The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-02-05
AN IRISH EVICTION.
Dublin Correspondence to the London
Standard

stabulary a. place called Knock
richard, near Claramorris, County
! Mayo. Ga Friday process server
named Langley was severely handled
by the people and his processes tax,
en- from him and destroyed. He
was stripped and left nude in field,
from which he had to make his way
to the nearest constabulary barracks
for clothes. In consideration of this
outrage The authorities determined
to make an effort 10 serve the re
msinder of the processes on Saturday.
All the available police were con
centrated at Balyglass, 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
maneuvers, even to examining their
rifles and pouches by the sub inspec
tors in charge (Mr. T. 5. McSheehy,
K. NJ was 10 command of the whole
party, and set forward for Knock
rick ard They had not gone more
than hundred yards before Lang
ley discovered that all the processes
except one had been taken from bis
pocket. A Constable was sent back
to inquire about the missing docu
ments, but his Inquiries were met
with mingled cheering, laughter and
groaus. 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 a man
who had been his bitter enemy for
years AT Curry the crowd which
followed the police numbered about
800 men, women and boys, but be
fore Cregawn was reached it had in
creased until there could not have
been less than 500 women, and
about the same number of men and
boys. 1t was at this place that the
constanbulary met ~vithethe first Sc
rious 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 400 women, who stood on the
road leading to Knockrickard, 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 p The process
server having been discovered in the
midst of the police, all the women
made an iOdiscriminate charge with
the view OF securing him and his
precious burden. 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 barefooted and
bareheaded. A young woman nam
ed Mary Fahy received a terrible
cash on the back of her hand. An
other woman was wounded by bay
ouet thrust in the arm, while several
were Knocked down trampled upon,
their faces backened and their gar
ments torn Most of the constabalr
airy behaved manfully under the cir
cumstances, but few exhibited
ciuel savagery which vas shocking
to behold, thrusting at the breasts OF
the women with the butt ends of
their rifles. The charge to capture
Langley was repulsed, and the resi-
dent magistrate demonstrated with
the women. I'VE have duty to
PERFORM he said, 'and though it be
disagreeable, yet we still must do it,
The men in the meantime stood mo-
tionless looking on and melting the
women to resistance. A voice from
the crowd cried, I'VE do not want to
do anything to the police at all, =
Another person said, Every police
man 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 the same Mr..
McSheehy, the resident magistrate,
then said. Retire, now, and let us
do our duty. | should be sorry to
see hair of your heads hurt A
voice shouted, we are starving
we want something to eat, and here
is what we are getting
Again the anger of the women,
fierce beyond belief, was on the
point of bursting upon the police 10
a second charge when the two sub
inspectors rushed past the front rank
with sabres drawn, one of them
shouting, I'll drive it to your heart, ,
turning the point and actually touch
ing with it to the lips of the women
addressed The men could no lon
ger control themselves, and rushed
pas. the women, and confronting the
constabulary shouted, 'Put up your
swords we have bnt one life to lose
and we are now on the point of it. -
Better die now than hereafter Of
hunger The police, however, con-
tinued their march, the women every
now and again making rush for
Langley. At village called Ool4
they drew several carts across the
road to impede the progress of the
cOnstabulary At leOg'h Knockrick-
ard was reached and halt was made
before the door Of house 90 be serv