The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-02-06
CRUEL DAYS IN fREtANp.-
TIE RECENT EvICTIoNs IN COUNTY
MAYO.

MAYO.
The story of the eviction of the DENIM
seys from their little home in County Mayo
Ireland, has been briefly told by telegraph
as has also the fact that they were restored
by private subscriptions. The Connauph
1etcyruph gives the details of the eviction
rs follows:
The Dempsey family has been for eight,
years past tenants on the Blosse estate, and
about thirty years ago it was removed from
one portion OF it to Loonamore, where it has
been toiling for that period, paying Bosse
annually sum of EGG as rent. The Gov.
ernment valuation is e21 10 shillings.-
Dempsey.
OWED ONE YEARS RENT
In May last, and at the following County
Court sitting the landlord took decree for
possession on account of the non. payment.
The costs amounted to about E7, making a
total of 933. This Dempsey was unable
to pay, and the sheriff attended at his home
on the 18th of November last for the pur.
pose Of evicting him. Dempsey was in q
most helpless condition. His mother, apet
81 years, depended upon him for support
together with young wife and five helpless
children, the oldest Of whom is only seven
years of age, and three of them suffering
from scaratina of malignant type Ow.
Ing to the state of the children tho sheriff
could not carry out the eviction, and with
drew, stating that on that day week he
would return, and charging Dempsey
f2 FOR Ills VISIT.
Yesterdays proceedings surprised every
body, for although more ample arrangements
were made, and large number of police
were drafted in from Castlcbar, Chremorris
Bclcarra, Balla, and Ballyglass no one even
suspected that the eviction was to take
place. The sheriff left Westport by the
. 30 A. Nj. train, and on arriving at Castle.
bar party of armed police, numbering ten,
entered the train aud went to Manulla.-
The sheriff then sent for the constable, who
learned Tor the first time his destination.
The police marched off towar!. Loonamorc.
and the sheriff waited for sometime at the
station. So strict was the privacy main.
tanned that the sheriff on being asked at
Manulla whittier he was going declined to
tell. a car subsequently arrived on which
Mr. Iandy, j. T., the agent of Sir Robert
Blossc, was seated. The sheriff took his
seat on the vehicle and drove off, On over
taking the police the horse walked slowly
for IL long distance Immediately before them.
The appearance presented was something
like that OF
MILITARY FUNERAL.
On arriving the sheriff informed the now
distracted Dempsey that he had come to
execute the decree. Dempsey pleaded for
time to endcavor to procure the money by
some means at Balla, and this the sheriff |
agreed to, but before Dempsey returned the
work of eviction had commenced There |
were at least fifty or sixty police present,
headed by sub Inspector Pepper The
was extremely cold, and there was
Il severe frost. The children, mother and |
aged grandmother, were turned out by the |
bailitls, and cried loudly and bitterly during
the sad ceremony. The children, who were |
barcfootcd and poor by clad, rushed into the
house several times from the cold, but were |
again and again led out by the baiitFs The
beds and furniture were next hurricdly |
thrown out, the house was locked up, and |
the sheriff, the agent, and the police turned |
from the scene, leaving the unfortunate vic.
tins behind still sobbing bitterly and
suIvERING WITH GOLD.
Mr.. Thomas Reilly and the brokcd hearted |
Dempsey arrived, having failed to procure
the money. a fire was lighted in IA field,
around which the family seated themselves
The sheriff before leaving handed Dempsey
the se2 which he received on his former
visit. A ncighbor of Dcmpscy's, struck |
with pity, came up and offered the family |
the shelter Of his house if Mr.. Reilly would |
obtain for him the consent Of the agent (!) |
rs he would be afraid to allow them m.-
This Mr.. Reilly refused to do, and he re-
turned to Balla, stating that he would take
the family to his own residence. At 8 |
O'Clock in the evening he and party from
Balla arrived with cars, and the unhappy
family badc adieu to its homestead, proba- |
bly, forever. The whole proceedings were
OF Il most revolving nature.
TIE CRUELTY oS 1T.
The following particulars arc taken from
the Mayo Ecomincr d: All the signs Of fear
and apprehension operating upon their III,
noccnt little minds were painfully evident
on the childrcn's faces. One poor little
fellow was in bed and awokc after he en-
tered the house. The playful dreams of
childhood were soon torgottcn-hs full,
bright eye bchcld the grim reality, and, af>
frightcd and nervous, he made for the
side Of his old granny. * = The
silence, the agony Of mind, depicted in the
poor little household at this trying time, far
exceeds this necessarily hasty description
Without were hcapcd many mute but sig
nicant memorials Of what was passing
the big red household chest, bed, chairs
potS dnlf bcliliup and tho nnnr old or,nd