The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-16
AGRARlAN MOTIVES DENIED.
The Outrage That Led to De-
liberate. Vengeance.
AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY
Two Of His Slayers Now Safe
in America.

Or WAS II dark product OF personal vengeance 10 a
question which has been much discussed and hitherto
not satisfactorily settled Tho noble Lords relations
with his tenants gave warrant Tor either hypothesis,
and each thereof found numerous supporters. Yes
to-day there into tho possession of Tho HERALD
Information OF q character which sweeps away the
presumption that land troubles had any thing TO
10 with his taking off, and goes lar TO prove
that his death resulted from tho force rescn tmcnt
which sought TO avenge dlshonored homo. he In
formant IS q relative OF two OF tho men who wero
concerned in the death of the Earl OF Lctrim and
who are now, he says, safe IN America, technically,
NO doubt within reach of tho cxtraion treaty. but
practically beyond its operation and beyond the
potent and far-reaching sway Of British gold. Only
,ne other party, he says had anything do with the
hooting OF Lord Lerim and his security is not yet
10 perfectly assured, he makes his communication
with scme reserve. He himself left Ireland when
quite boy and has not been there for twenty.seyen
years
TIE HONOR HOME
He has memories, however, OF some Of It's worst
days OF landlord sway and au.ocratc tyranny OF ais
possessed tenants, OF prolgatc opuence and dishon
oIed peasant families, aud not having known any Of
tho amoicrations of these evils is quick sympathy
with what ho would doubtless still call "the wild
Justice OF revenge" Upon this topic nc burst
into strain Of passionate, natural elo-
euence, avowing that he would, with
out ruth or mercy, kin the highest official
In the land II he should be guilty of violating his
nome. "rhers was nothing asrarian In this" he
SAID; "thcrc organization; ihree men, and
only three men. had any thing do with it. and two
OF them are where British gold never bring them
back" When asked for his reason touching the mo-
tive which led TO the Killing Of Lord Leitrm, he drew
alctter IRON his pocket from which he permitted
the reporter to copy oil that bore upon tho SUBJ
tcct He made tho condition. however, that dates
and rames OF persons should be omitted and
also names OF places or inconsiderabe extent, but
permitted FREQ reference to large towns like Liver
pool and Glasgow, believing That they woull afford
cicw to the police authorities The letter. which is
written in rather indifferent hand, is not remark
able Tor photographed exactncss nor precise struc
tnrc, but at least points very Explicitly motive
OF what society calls q crime what these men call
strict and stern justice. 1t follows, no At
tempt being made 10 improve Its dcton its orthog
raphy:-
THE MOTIVE INDICATED
DEAK COUSIN ----Beioro this reaches you there
Will be news the death oil the ould villain
and some others don't love over much. You Know
who mano ---. HIS times up and passed. Nor
hc ddn't die IN his bed either, butjust ia the bed
made Tor many "a hundred and thousand Of his own
over from tho - (heir place OF business) OF LIVER
pool more nor tore months ago. - just forced
that IS neece - diod % - last harvest,
nnd - says us how he thinks no sent you
scarce anything since her death. She wont against
his VIM tho day she TUX the big wages from the oud
thing, anu the child died aiore her and ever since
then - has his blood up, ana wonder. God
nights just tninkIn OF It all, and no came
himself and ----- aud they both took lodgings in
ana saw IS brother tor week and then lett.
Ican give you any OF tho partickers OF The oud
MINES aoaih. but maybe you u hccr u from their
lips alorc long and death oil the Driverthat cud
not DO helped and the agent that with both,
Us they la not none OF them timo 10 say much
prayer Pm ould So you 500 tho law is 0crin grgtc
suns OF mouoy for Information, but there's nobody
going yet Il, for can't inform much on their
selves you know. They'll sail this week Il possible,
for there isn't Tho Taste dinculty and maybe they'll
go by Glasgow, IN scotland ana Maybe they'll 60 by
Liverpool.
WHERE wRoyo7
The purpose OF going by Liverpool Is stated 10 the
letter. but as IL might a1ord cew the recipient Of
the letter did wish its publication But here was
Tho motive stated with distinctness :-"-'s niece,
-, dicd ~ - last harvest. She went against
bis will the day she took the big wages tho ould
varminI Well, at any ratio sho died poor enough,
poor thing, tho child died afore herr There
tho tale told In few words, In winch
resentment and sympathy unconsciously
mingled Was u not then IN tho showing
Of this letter another Of tho "nexpable wrong
The unuttcrabe shameW Or was tie wrong. alter Al
incxpiab!cP On tho hand were the dead child In.
intcnsc agony OF her shame at time when her days
should have been brightest; on tho othor tho dead
Earl stricken Ia the autumn Of his days when ,he
honors and tho fair lame OF good would hav,
attained their full fruiton, and the dead driver aud
dend agent anmoa by tho very necessity OF this
lendy vengeance
LORD LRirRMs DEATH ELABoRATgLY PLANNED
"rhc niecc,r said the Informant OF tho writer
"thas accounts for It ali; that tho p,vo. upon
AIT sl.a .t...f.
entered into H. II Will DO observed that In tho
above lot,cr the namo OF the Earl OF Lcilrlm is
never mentiorcd tho reference always being
TO tho ould villain the ould varmri.,n
This fact pointed out by tho HERALD
representative, and In reply his informant sad that
before receiving that letter he had received another
la which that matter nxcd beyond doubt--a let
bsr which contained sstno head WORK. MS he put H.
and in which, In TACT, the Earl OF Lciirms death
planned. lie was a.kci II no would not willing u
Evc publicity this document also, but this he SAID 10
soud not consent TO do until the security OF the third
party involved was assured beyond any possible doubt
FOR tho other two he had no apprehension what.
Ivcr. Thor escape without my difficulty or
ietcnton no attributed the fact that they hal not
lived In Ireland They were not all engaged In agra
rian pursuits, but we're active workers among tho
masses OF one OF tho large English industrial commu
mites The dshonor, however, which had bcialen .
momber OF their family ranked IN their breasts and
their plans Of rc;ripuion brought them 10 Ireland.
There, with tho aid Of the third party resilient Of
Tho country, they succeeded In their terrible aud
anching purpose
GLoRyISG ~ THEIR DggD.
Their deed was denounced ms murder and assassinn.
tion, but they only regarded it retrbutlon They
fd not account any worse than what has been just
led ero now US "smiting tho smler with the
scimiaru The circunstantial details of the killing
OF Lord Lcirim and his companions the Informant OF
tho writor could not communicate, but he said that
no obstacle stood In the way Of thor escape They
were separated at Liverpool by q blundcr, a
puperstition, no added, and ono camo by that way
and the other by Glasgow One arrived in Boston
and the other in Now ork, tho latter landing nfst.
.Both have since been together In New York." no
rvoccedcd al have been with them. and they are