The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-20

The Mob that Attacked che Baiiitss
and Police Who Were SERVING
Eiectmeut Notiees.

The Mob that Attacked the Baiitffs
Ejectment Notices.
nondon Telegraph.1
Our Dublin correspondent telegraphed
last night: "For more than a fortnight
past the peasantry Of Connemara have
been in an excited state, and the author
ities fearing an outbreak, distributed ex-
ira police forces throughout the district.
The ch ef scene of the rioting during the
b,st few days is a place called Carraroe,
about twenty miles west of Galway, ou
the Connemara coast. The country il
here rocky and barren, and the condition
of the people one of great poverty.
"Their present attitude is due, it il
stated, to the service of series of eject
ment writs upon the estates of Mr.. Kir-
Wan, Mr.. Berridge and other landlords Of
the neighborhood, and the etenantry made
no secret of their intention to obstruct
the issuing of those documents. Last
Friday matters came to a crisis, when a
body of constabulary numbering over
sixty accompanied process-server named
Fenton to serve the ejectment process
upon Mr.. Kirwan's tenantry in Carraroe.
A crowd of about 500 persons assembled,
large number of them women, and
loudly cursed the. police and the bailif,
making, at the same time, threatening
demonstrations. Sub-Inspector Gibbons,
sword in hand, went in through the crowd
by himself.
Ellis sword was broken and some mis-.
siles were thrown at the police from the
crowd. -Four of the police were struck
by missiles. The constables then charged
with fixed bayonets on the GROVE, wound
ing five or six of the men and one
woman, it is said, seriously. Her life,
however, is pronounced not to be in dan
ger. Four shots were fired by the police
without doing any injury. All the eject
ment processes were served. Where the
cabins were shut the documents were
nailed to the DOORS The people dis
tpersed after the firing. The police au-
thorities, however, apprehensive Of a
rising, applied for larger force than at
their command, and on Saturday night
about one hundred of the constabulary
arrived in Galway, and were on Sunday
forwarded to Carraroe."
A correspondent of the Irish Times has
sent the following from the disturbed
districts: "For the. last week the inhab-
itants of the islands and mainland Of
that part of Connemara that faces the
Islands of Arran have been in the widest
state of commotion. 1t appears that all
the tenements on the estate of Mr.. Robin.
son of Carraroe, an English gentleman,
who owns the fishery of Costello, near
this, have refused to pay rent in con-
sequence of not being granted abate.
ments. Mr.. Robinson gave orders to a
bailiff named Fenton to serve one hun.
dred and fifty notices of ejectment. All
went on quietly until a week ago, when
word arrived at night to the Spiddal
Police Barrack that Fenton's house was
surrounded by riotous mob Of several
hundred people and that they would Ger.
tainly take his life.
"The man was besieged in this way dur.
ing whole day. Upon hearing Of the
state of affairs, Head Constable Alexan.
der and party Of men went to the res
cue, marching across wild mountain tc
the bailiff's house, where they remained
on guard that and the following night
The country people meanwhile exhibit
ed most threatening demeanor. They
appeared utterly reckless, and declared
that they were wiling to suffer death
rather than pay rent, as they were starv.
ing and meant to be revenged on the po.
lice. This state of things continued un
till January I'd, much apprehension o.
disturbance prevailing. When at las
Fenton, the bailif, accompanied by thu
police, went to serve the ejectment writ
the party was attacked by mob of abou
5000 from different parts of Connemara
armed with sticks, stones, reaping-hooks
spades, scythes and every rude weapon
they could find
"EIeven police were badly wound
ed and several shots were fired on tn
mob without producing the slightest eff
feet. Seeing that there was more thai
twenty to one against them, the polio
returned to their barracks amid the wild
est shouting and stone-throwing. A
B Spiddal none of the shopkeepers will sent
J any provisions to the police, as they hav
been stopped, threatened and turne'
, back by the people. A bailiff near Moy
, cullen, some miles from Spiddal, wa
badly beaten on Friday night. Five Q
: six men have been arrested in the.iocai
ity and sent to jail"
A later telegram states the tenants q
. Isidore Lynch, Of Spiddal, were serve
! yesterday with e;ectment notices, in
: bailiAs who served the papers were SUI
8 ported by force Of one hundred police
There was only slight oppositio
| offered. Respecting the riot at Carraro
, it has been learnt that there twelve boa
7 loads Of men from different parts Of CO.
y nemara and Arran landed to assist tn
: Carraroe people and prevent the seryit
+ Of the ejectment notices The peop
have broken down a bridge to pfever
any persons bringing provisions to II
Il constabulary and they have also role
It immense rocks several tons in weight I'M
I the middle Of the road. Two Carts
: bread and meat intended for the consta
ulary have been seized and devoured /
6 the people. During the affray the womt