Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-09-24
An Irish EyictiOn-A Novel Means OF
Defense,

ton drama in real life was presented
this week in picturesque district called
Shanbough, near New Ross, in the
County of Wexford. At early noon
strong force of cavalry, infantry and
police moved along the highroad, evil
IDENTIFY on serious business bent. In the
rear of the little army there followed
number of bailiffs and general utility
men," carrying crowbars, pickaxes,
sledge-hammers, ladders, and other
properties They were en- route to
the residence of widow woman named
Holden, who was tenant on the prop
erty of Mr.. Boyd, whose son was shot
lead one Sunday afternoon some time
ago, while driving along the road with
his father, who at the time escaped with
his life as if by a miracle. The Widow
Holden was under eviction. She,
through her family, held possession of
the farmhouse, and the large civil and
military force was proceeding to aid the
Sheriff in the execution of the laws de-
cree by force of arms, if necessary.
When the widows house was reached it
was seen that "No surrender" was the
order of the day, and that there was
tough work to be done.
The scene is well "set'' on a stage
acres in extent; infantry soldiers and
police in a semi-circle in front of the
widows cottage; a fringe of cavalry in
their rear, and a background of excited
peaSantry-men, women and children.
In front of the troops are the property
D(H ~, o,,l IS
the expedition. There is heard the rat
Ting of muskets as the soldiers bring
their arms to the rest; the clanking of
sabers, the champing of ridle-bits, the
light laughter of the troops, and the an
CRY talk of the peasantry in their native
tongue. Enter now the Sheriff, with
the original writ of ejectment in his
hand. The door of the cottage
is shut and the windows are barred
from within. The Sheriff knocks
at the door with the handle of his riding
whip, and, in q somewhat uncertain
tone of voice, demands possession by
virtue of the Queens writ to him di-
rected. There is no response save de-
risive shout from the crowd grouped
around the line of military; all is as 81
lent within the cottage as if it were de-
serted. But the Sheriff knows that it
isn't deserted, and this is the trouble
with him. AT q sign from him the
"property men" advance and set to
knocking in the door with sledge-ham-
mers and crowbars. The first blow OF
sledge is the signal for action from
within. From an upper window comes
q deluge of boiling water on the men
beneath, who drop their implements
and run swearing from the scalding
shower. A wild shout of triumph comes
from the crowd, there is a short consul
tation among the chiefs of the expedi
ton, and the "property men" again ad,
vance to the door, not at all with alacri
ty; again the boiling water leaps out al
the windows on their heads, and comes
Kissing into their faces through every
space in the gaping door. One power
full fellow, who has been badly scalde;
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hurls it against the door, which shakei
on its straining hinges, but doesn't Civ,
way. A long and heavy ladder is nov
used as "battering-ram," and before
some of its impetuous blows the enfee
bled door groans, gapes still wider, ant
ultimately falls in.
But this is not much of a gain for tn
storming party, who find themselve
face to face with well-built barricad
of stones and wood in the hall. Tn
house is now surrounded by the militar,
and police, who have orders to captur
the garrison. The bailiffs set to worl
TO tear down the barricade, and tn
boiling water does cruel execution upol
their heads and faces. 1t seems as if the
had been boiling water for week i
the cottage in anticipation of tn
seige; the supply appears to b
unlimited. The barricade in tn
hall is ut length torn down, when neN
trouble and danger present themselve
in the form of the Widows stalwart son
and retainers holding the pass arme
with pitchforks. The Sheriff's mer
regarding this obstruction as more ser
GUS than boiling water, refuse to ad
vance. The bayOnets are ordered ur
A party of police, led by an officer, cor
front the men with the pitchforks, upo
whom the officer calls to surrender c
take the consequences. They won
surrender, they say, and they don't car
for the consequences, and saying TIL
they take up strong position on tn
stair-landing. Prepare TO charge,
says the officer to his men, and the bay
oneted rifles drop to the regulation al
gle for charging purposes. "Charge,
shouts the officer, and away 90 the bay
onets up the staircase. There is strue
gle, short and sharp, and whenit is owe
the men on the landing are in custod
4, and disarmed. They are handcuffe
and led out prisoners of war. I'll
process of clearing out every article {
furniture is now begun, and when, it
completed the woman of the house an
her daughter alone remain. They I,
fuse to cross the threshold, which til
law requires to be done, otherwise til
entire proceedings would be abortiv,
The end of it is that the widow and he
daughter are carried outside the thrcsl
old, and then the legal process is con
pleted. There are loud lamentatior
from the women of the crowd; the me
are excited, and, probably, but for IL
presence of what they call "the army
in such overwhelming force, they wou
plunge into the scene. The house
now garrisoncd in the interest of Il
landlord, and the troops reform al
march off the ground with their priso
crs. All this, think, leads to the co
clusion that if dramatists who now wri
powerful Irish plays" would give l
atiemptinp TO invent sensation seen