The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-28

NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL ~, 1878

sight of his lordship, owing to a turn in the
road. l was just coming in sight OF him aSain
when heard two shots fred immed lately after
in advance of us, then saw Mscken and the
driver were eff the car. Buchanan was lying
on the road. Mscker was just getting on his
feet coming towards us. Lo2uet, the driver,
could not make my horse go. J got eff tho car
and ran to meet Macker. He pnt MS arms
around me and told me he was shot. Mscker
was then about hundred yards from the n 81
me to return to Manor Vaughan, as he SAID We
would be all murdered. 1 did not go paok.
Lord Leitrim was at this time in front quar-
relng with two men, and two shots we're Then
fred, and Myeker fell, apd caught bim. He
then said II am DONE" He then became weak
brought him up part Of the road. and then
two more shots were fired, and LORD Leltrin
then got off the car: could see his white
hair after heard the last shots fred. lsaw q
man taking mp a weapon to his lordshiP
There were then two men on the roao VIII
on, and two more shots were fred. did not
hear Lord Leitrim cay anything. heard the
voices, but did not know what they were say
and come. He said he wouldn't, that any per.
son who would go there would be murdered.
did not go forward for some time. hearo no
more shots. When Lord Leitrim oisapPeatea
the men also disappeared. It might be ten
minutes during the fling: When got up TO
his lordship be was partly lying on his side
with his head in the water, and was DEAD
cav on the road until saw two men rowing
boat across the water. The two men on the
road had grey coats, the men 10 the boat wore
dark coats. lifted Lord Leitrim's body on
our own car, his own borse had gone on as far
as CrstI9 Wood. When got mp, the boy
Mcbride was sitting on the car, and going to
of it. Lord Leitrim carried arms. but he did
not use them at all. l saw two men go in q
boat, but could not identify them.
TUE ,soursr AND VERDICT
| Letterkenny, April 4h = The adjourned in
quest was resumed to day before Coroner KAN
eey, and in the presence of County inspector
| Carr, Sub-Inspeotors Baily, Croghand and MO
| CURE and q number of collectors who appear
ed on behalf of next Of Kin OF Loro Leitrlm
and Macker and uchan8u.
| Dr. Orborne and D. Dunlop deposed,-We
| have examined aud made post ntortef" examl.
nation of the body of William Sidney, Earl OF
| Leitrim, and found as folioRs-A PuDctured
| wound on the back about two inches from the
vertFebia column opposite the first dorsal YER
treb ae on the left side, and about nine others
ON the back sud about thirteen others on the
inner part Of the left am. One in the armpit;
two or three laoer ated wounds on the left ear
and a wound on the bridge of the nose. We
extracted several pellets of lead, some as isrge
as pee, and some the size of shot, from the
, back and arm. The inner part of the left arm
} was shattered. There was hemorrhage from
the left ear. The wounds appeared to bs
caused for the most pert, by gunshots. Iht
i. chief discharge had taken effect in the lower
part of the left arm, and portions OF the coat
, were carried into the Wounds. Besides seVera
slight abrasion on the left side of the face snt
head, there WAS one transverse wound OF tn
SCALP on the vertex three inches in length
? with a fracture of the skull visible through 1t
5 On removing the skull cap this fracture coutt
be traced, extending from the bottom OF tn
middle forsa of the base of the skull, across tn
q top of the skull, and into the iuner angle o
q the corresponding forsa upon the left side, al
: most completing circular transverse Jnnotur
!. of the skull about the top of the head.
8 second fracture branohed eff from the other
3 running posteriorly to it, which at last tnrne
6 petrous bone. Just below the scalp woun
z there was a curved crack about an inch long
n there were two short fractures through th
K synamous portion of the left temporal Don,
9 There was much effusion of blood into the sol
q tissues in front of the left ear, also under th
n scalp near the temples. The came gentlema
!, also deposed that he examined Buch nsn's BOD
o and found six pellet wounds on the 'front.' OF 70
y right arm, tw wenty-three or front and side OF th
Q right breast, one on the left breast, three o
Q the back and right side Of the chest. They e1
o amined the body of John MReker, and foun
K no external marks on him, except one sma
y punotured wound about an inch above and b.
hind the left ear, in which there was grain
shot. On opening the skull we founo gre
effusion of blood. We believe that Was 81
d cause Of death.
d Leitrim and Charles Buchanan oame by the
re deaths from gunshot wOUnda inflicted by son
a. persons unknown to jurors and We hnd tn
a she Earl of Leitrim's death was FASTENED
"a blows Indicted by come heavy weapon, 81
IL both came by their deaths in the tOwnlSnd
"a Wood Cratloe on I'd Of April, 1875 and we ii
1e that John Macker died on the road at Cratic
a same day, of effasion on the brain, probSb
"a caused by great excitement, and from Woui
re- behind the left ear.
n: private magisterial inquiry was held, VIII
n: the following Ave prisoners, who have be
Of arrested on suspicion, were RENTED to liho
iii Jail pending further inquiries: = Char
"A MITaGUnrt Cratloe: Mansfield FonHbolt,
Ii thony BranRan, and Thomas McGrennan, .
ne another whose name 10 not publiSed. The
I'd ouiry was adjourned for eight daya.
ID. A telegrSphiO despatch says that hve mn