The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-20


know why ! was among the drsi," SAID Mr..
tenant rights man, and thought could
speak my nnd as freely there as | can
here" wnai followed Lord Lcitrims notice OF eric
tion ~ tod as locws IN a letter which Nj. Lawns
wrote at the time:
''some time afserward. in tho month or April. tho
Earl OF Lcitrim visited his Donegal estate and nd.
dressed him letter, hoping HIS Lordship would
take my case into consideration and allow
me Tor my improvements l In MIL
ford the same day forwarded my appcs-
ton tor payment ana got message that Lord Lotrim
wanted TO see nc. Immediately vent 10 tho once,
ana there found Mr.. buchanan, Constable Hughes
and two sub-consiauieS When Icutered Mr. Buchanan
went 10 the inside ohce, aud heard him say that
Mr. LAWNS was waiting.
l cAsr Yoa 40 MAN
Lord Leilrim anu his agent, Mr.. Wray. came out
and his Lorisnp addressed Constable Hughes fol-
iows navs sent for you, Sergeant, 10 near tho toll
lowing examination rend;' and turning to Mr.. Wray
addressed mo as olows:-Now sir. know you
weli, aud no ono loot OF land small you ever enjoy
RibDonman, Molly Magu,rc's man, a Ten.
ant rights man or White Boy
after so,ue mouths. You nsvo made the matter pub
lie. This ~ my answer for the present" Aftcr Hi
Lordshp had Delivered The above communication he
turned ult OF abe Office. pnd did not give OPP
portunity o. replying. did not trouble HIS Lordshp
again until his agent, Mr Wr.y, wished ie
make another appncation. DID so IN
lew lines la the month Of August, 1857
but received no answer Mr. wray then took up my
case, bsiug convinced OF the equity Of my CLAIM and
when he could not get me any compensation be honor
ably resigned the agency TO Lord Lelrim, who ap.
pointed anotEer immediately
CONTINUED INJUSTICE.
after Mr. Wrdy had lot Milford In September last
thought II woud as well to try ana SEQ Lord Let.
iri'D, and called on Captain Batter, the prescn;
agent, and requested interview WITH HIS Lordship
Captain butler politely received sage. and after
somo tno returned and told ne lnc Eaii of Lctrin
would not SEQ me. 1 SAID IT hard. bus
II Captain Butler would be kind as TO say TO Lord
Lciirim that II he woula not IN MIS- Office
would DO forced 10 spiak 10 han III tho Ny
quest aas again dccnci and Immediately aitcrward
went aud spoke 20 Lord Lci,rm. VINO was walking
ny The street with Dir. Bucnanan When | at.
tempted 10 speak 10 aim he called Out for
pol,ce constable and a. soon the constable
up LORD Lcitrim ordered mo TO be taken up tor
annoying hiin ~ The street. really did hot think
haa oesn s'vlps much annoyance by asking pay.
ment Tor my properly, whch HIS Lordsh'p bass
let 20 the government us consiaDulary barrack ro
ordinary tenant having teen lound ~ take ~ When
Constable hughes @ouid uot arrest N. his ioidship
returned % ISIS Office sent Tor my iaihcr, and told
hn tnat had insvltcd him lLori Lc,trm,, and
Il woEid speak 10 hun ANY Giorc he would turn him
(my .atLei) out IA November; | may say, out OF y
property winch had cost 81, 5Uo y
Tho concluding Paragraphs 81 tae letter was AS fol-
| lows:-"l feel bound 10 ncntion to Your Lordship
that James Layas 81 MILFORD. my ia,ber, has never,
rnrdins tho matter IA a.spnto oci.ixt Your Lordship
anu myxci. nor has he any cou.iul my actions,
SO your Visiting any OF our vengeance Against tho
poor old would DC very cruel indeed. Az son
| iee proua oil him--hc mas very lew cncm.4-and
trus. the samo Providence tina has guarded hlm In
times gone past VII no, iotsakc ann IN his old agc.n
loru lcitrn soon altcrwnrd fulfilled HIS threat aud
turned Inc uncilcnaing old man out upon inc ~or.d
u
wero turned out IN 1851 and 10 ths day Lord Lcitrm
has never found a tenant who would 1--we IN our
places although they wore the nncst Of his farms.
suppose 'Ies are gong 70 rack ana ruin
| now took another farm aitcrward. on another
voluntarily put l3s rloughs to ana plorghed up
the whole My acres IA nvc hours. But sooa found
out that could not live IN Ireland. would have
been sure 10 get in,o trouble II anything happened
! to Ioru Leirin, as l thought there would II he
tinued bis expressions. Ishoud have Dcen the hrsl
Quo 10 be arrested
ARRESTED ron THREATS.
"Hc did have mo arrested ior threatening his lite
claming that had SAID would snool him. oi
haa saIa nothing OF tho KIND. aud when his
lawyers found ho could prove nothing against
me legally, a. tho petty sessions, DO DC.
ciarrd that bad made the threat 10 my
wife, bat the law could not compel vie 20 testify
against her husband. at once demanded that my
me she was examined, aud the osIy throat sbc
could testify 10 was thai she had once mari
mo say that ! would MS soon lose my lilo as
my property However, tho stipendiary magIstraLo
before whom was arraisncd was induced 10 hold
wnen asked II the Bench believed me guilty. OF
ahroateniLg his lordAhips lilo tho magistrate ssid
"Mr Layins, snail report TO tbs government that
there little Of tho assassin IN your couuteuancs
| us IN that OF Lord i.citrim niinscit."
| LonD LEiraia's DenAucuERY.
| asked Mr. Lawns II no had read tho remarkable
story published la lhursday's HERALD, giving as ths
cause oil Tho assassination OF Loru Leitrim his d..
he had read tho ar.,cle. ms nnew IL.
| girI referred 10. aud lar as inc story
r. acd 10 her ru In by Lord Lctrim IL was true. ia
ana no. know OF his own saowsara ina. Il was IA re-.
vengo Tor this outrage that ne had D.cn snot bat u
| might DO This WAS not tho only gri ho
| han ruined. lie haI heard OF otheB whom
| TINS nobIcman had icbauchcd-the daughters ol
his tenants. Lord Lsilrlm expected 10 command at
ali times tho abject service OF tho sons ana 1au
oil ms tenantry, aud IL gir TOOK mis- iancy he wou
orcr her 10 bc sent To tho castle 10 learn doucsc
work. sir. Lawns did not know the men Who
| did tho shooting, but no was very that tho
McGreDa.hans, whom the police have arrested, arc
not guilty, u Tor no otnor reason than THAI they
have not btans enough W plan or commit
such sxiliuily executed crime. rhe reward that
has been offered a worry large one, amounting "a
$4,000, anu might provo terrible ten ptatou ios
the d.tcosvcs 10 make out pc,Jurcd against
tho McGrcnagnans Tor Inc purpose vi securing such
A PROPHETIC LETTER.
Apropos OF tho Lawns eyctions, tho following ex.
tract from pubic letter al crossed To LORD Lolifi
at the uno and published IN tue lsondouIoiry
Guardian Of February 10, 1885, u Interesting SNOW.
Ing the truth Of the WRITER'S productions IN tho con-
c.udiug paragraph Of the cxtraci:-
rs% me called 20 as. yss .s l as H. Of Milford
e"ss' ", CO... a.a. II ~. lien 49," s%all s,.
OF smai low. ihassasi Aoa,s. .n% The Sss's ia,S;
esseient father. nis son ana ascais-~ror yoa.
fathers ~ord ~ the tonans conslaarei cqu. 1
-s.r. his hand the c.us. ~ mskinS Milford
become. iria most ccnteaptito little 'asae. place
sapp'as Tie produce 81 lie esantry oes~sss "a
asisst price Tor .hcf produce and importing good,
inward aud seinf ne Sosas ap"f'ss .as"p - ,s
iiYsos Milford ~oaii have smalnei 'h. wresehss
expenaed VS.. sam, money. earned by their
AMI industrS. Ia makin. prominent buildings And
improvements the iowa o. Milford. aud ON land adoin
ng thereto. tor whicl, nciiacr thoy nor their ian
| HES haso been nerntel Now. would DO fail
just tsk. all these buildings anu improvements
frum them, without compensation Whatever. that
thsy made on tne faiin oi your fathers ward snd
"a tho worth tho
tenants able ,ayf Reverse W L,rd ,appos,
that you thv tenant, what would you soy II
e.tcdy Now. Lord. tell what
the consequences vii be. The houses. " deprived
oftenaat. viii 10 rapidly q No man viii " ~
ing take under the circamstances Of as'clei
tenancy Ths trade ~ Milford will also
fal and other Your Lordshp will Os ieii
the laDic tha lad the goose that laid the
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