The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-02-06

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at the scene to-day were three of the con
stabulary, who watched the photographine
of the house, the grandmother, children and
furniture, which were mingled together on
the promises.
EVICTION IN FAMINE TIME.
The Women Of Knockrickard Defyino
Bayonets and SuJres to reach Process
Seruer.
An exciting encounter occurred between
the people and the con stabulary, at a place
called Knockrickard, near Claremorris,
County Mayo. On Frid,y process. server,
named Langley, was severely handled by
the people, and his processes taken from
him and destroyed. He was stripped and
left nude in a field, from whichshe had to
make his way to the nearest sonstabulary
barrack for clothes. Iu consideration of
this outrage the authorities determined to
make an effort to serve the remainder of
the processes on Saturday. All the availa-
BILE police were concentrated at Ballyglass,
the nearest police barracks. Langley had
been provided with copies Of the stolen pro.
cesses and accompanied the police. At the
Village of Curry the police were put through
series OF man9uvres, even to examining
their rifles and pouches by the, sub inspec-
tors in charge, (Mr. Il. s. McSheehy, r. NJ,
was in command Of the whole party,) and
set forward for Knockrickard. They had
not gone more than hundred yards before
Langley discovered that all the processes
except one had been taken from his pocket.
"A constable was sent back to inquire about
the missing documents, but his inquiries
were met with mingled cheering, laughter
and groans. Langley's story about the
theft is regarded with suspicion, and it is
stated that the only process he retained after
destroying, as IS thought, the others, was
for man who had been his bitter enemy
for years At Curry the crowd which fol-
lowed the police numbered about three
hundred men, women and boys, but before
Crcgawn was reached it had increased until
there could not have been less than three
hundred women and about the same num-
Der of men and boys. 1t was at this place
that the constabulary met with the first
serious opposition. A small body of thirty.
five or forty men had been sent forward in
advance of the main body, but they were
kept at bay by about four hundred women,
who stood on the road leading to Knock
rickard and refused to let them pass.
The arrival of the main body of police
was received with groans and shouts of
defiance, and cries of "Where is Langley 2"
The process server having been discovered
in the midst of the police all the women
made an indiscriminate charge with the
view OF securing him and his precious bur
den. A scene Of the widest confusion
ensued. The sub.inspectors drew their swords
and rushed into the midst OF the women,
most Of whom were barefootei and bare.
headed. A young woman named Mary
Fahy received terrible cash on the back
of the hand. Another woman was wounded
by a bayonet thrust in the arm, while sew
eral were knocked down, trampled upon
their faces blackened and their garments
torn. Most of the constabulary behaved
manfully under the circumstances, but q
few exhibited cruel savagery which was
shocking to behold, thrusting at the breasts
of the women with the butt ;nds of their
rifles. The charge to capture Langley was
repulsed, and the resident magistrate re-
monstratod with the women. "We have a
duty to perform" he said, "and thought il
be disagreeable, yet we still must do cit
The men in the meantime stood motionless
looking ON and melting the women to re
sistance. A voice from the crowd cried
"We don't want to do anything to the po
lice at ALL" Another person said, "Evcry
policeman had mother like us, and they
ought not to be doing the dirty work they
are at to-day" A third man exclaimed
"Let them stand or fire. and we will do th'
same" Mr.. McSheehy, the resident mag
istrate, then said, "Retirc, now, and let u
do our duty. | should be sorry to see
hair Of your heads hurt" a voice shouted
owe are starving; we want something t
eat, and here is what we are getting"
After some further alteration the magis
trate ordered the women to be removed. 4
scene then followed which almost battles des
cription Many of the constabulary dragge
the women by tho hair, THREW them on tn
ground, and one young stripping actual
struck with the butt end of his rifle poo
old woman. Several more received cuts y
their hands aud heads, and one girl name
Bridget McGorn received deep woun
on tho check. A man named Carroll wa
wounded in the hand. At last the wome
were removed, the double line of police wa
formed, and Langley posted the notice o
the door. The police then left for the
several stations.
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