The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-08
Irish Evictions.

between the people and the constabulary
at a place called Knockrickard, near
Claremorris, County Mayo. On Friday
process-server named Langley was Sc
verely handled by the people and pro-
cesses taken from him and destroyed. He
was stripped and lett nude in the field,
from which he had to make his way to
the nearest constabulary barrack for
clothes In consideration of this out
rage, the authorities determined to make
an effort to serve the rest of the pro-
cesses on Saturday. All the available
police were concentrated at Ballygrass,
the nearest police barrack Langley
had been provided with copies of the
stolen processes and accompanied the po-
lice. At the village of Curry the police
were put through series of mannuvres
even to examining their rifles and
pouches by the Sub-Inspectors in charge
(Mr. T. S. McSheehy, r. nj. was in
command of the whoe partly, and set
forward for Knockrickard. They had
not gone more that hundred yards be-
fore Langley discovered that all the pro
cesses except one had oeen taken from
his pocket. A constable was sent back
TO inquire about the missing documents,
but his inquiries We're met with mingled
cheering, laughter and groans. Lang
ley'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 followed the
police numbered about three hundred
men, women and boys, but before Gre
GAVIN was reached it had increased until
there could not have been less than three
hundred women and about the same
number of men and boys 1t was at
this place that tie constabulary met
with the first serious opposition. A
small be y 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 Knockric-
kard 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 wv here
is LangleyP The process server having
been discovered in the midst Of the
police, all the women made an indis-
criminate charge with the view of Sc.
curing him and his precious burden. A
scene of the widest confusion ensued
The subinspectors drew their swords
and rushed into the midst of the
women, most of whom We're barefooted
and bareheaded A young woman
named Mary Fahy received terrible
cash on the back of the hand An.
other woman was wounded by bavonet
thrust in the arm. while several were
knocked down, trampled upon, their
faces blackened and their garments
torn. Most of the constabuary be-
haved manfullv under the circum-
stances, but few exh bited a cruel
savagery which was shocking to behold,
thrusting at the breasts of the women
with the butt ends of their rifles. The
charge 10 capture Langley was repuised
ard the resident Magise ate remon
strated with the women. ''We have a
duty to perform he said, ''and Al
though it he disagreeable, yet we still
must do it," The men in the mean ime
stood motioness, looking on and incit-
ing the women TO resistance A voice
from the crowd cried, "ANe don't want
TO do anything to the police at all y
Another person said, Every policema an
had a mother like US, and they ought
not to be doing the dirty work they are
at to-day. third man exclaimed,
LET them stand or fire, and we will do
the same " Mr. Mc~heehy, the resident
Magistrate, then said, "Retire, now, and
let US do our duty. / should be sorry
to see b ir OF your heads hurt" A
voice SHOUTED, ave are starving; we
want something to eat, and here Is what
We are CITING"
Again the anger Of the women, fierce
beyond brief, was on the point OF
bursting upon the police in a second
charge, When the two sub-inspector-
rushed past the t, ont rank with sabr,-s
drawn, one of them shouting, ''l'll drive
1t to your heart, turning the point ami
actual touching with it the lips Of the
women addr sseI. The men could nu
logger control thems. Ives, and rushed