The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-23
PROCESS-SERvING IN IRELAND.
The Work To BE Suspended Until After
Election-Oficers Severely Beaten.

The Work To BE Suspended Until After
Election-Oficers Severely Beaten.
90 LONDON, Nov 22.-The resident magistrates
in the southwest of Ireland have recently COM
planned to Earl Carnarvon of the frequency of
attacks upon process-servers, and the immunity
from punishment which the assailants seem to
enjoy. The magistrates say that the number of
writs served has been comparatively small. and
confined to few districts, but even under these
circumstances the bare attempt to serve a writ
has met with violent resistance, resulting in
personal injury to the server and his escort.
In reply to these complaints, the magistrates
have received instructions from Dublin Castle to
suspend the service of writs and abstain from
any act which might have an exasperating influ-
ence upon the people until after the elections. 1t
is represented that this is necessary in Or
der that the police may not be hampered in the
performance of their duty during the balloting
The magistrates are very far from being salts
fed that this is the proper course to be pursued.
They fear, and perhaps their fears not
gr0undless, that the people may see in sweep
ing victory at the polls that ascendancy in the
land which their hopes have promised them, and,
becoming intoxicated with victory defy the con-
troll of the constabes.. A few weeks of such a
state of affairs would certainly result dsas-
trously to the landlords who have already suf-
fered severe losses. A very large percentage of
the rents due for the months of October and
November is still unpaid, except in cases where
a reduction of from 80 to so per cent has been
voluntarily made by the landlords or the rents
have been judicialy reduced. In few districts
tenants are demanding reductions averaging 40
per cent, and trusting that an overwhelming
Parnell victory at the elections will secure them
immunity from eviction.
Two cases which occurred to-day furnish ex-
amp!es of daily events in the southwestern part
of Ireland. A process-server named McGrath,
escorted by Inspector Wynn and thirty con-
stables proceeded to the estates of Sir Richard
Chearnley. at Chappaqun for the purpose of
serving writs AS the posse marched into the
village the chapel bell was loudly rung and the
people rallied around one of their townsmen,
evidently their chosen leader. At the word of
command they rushed upon McGrath and his
escort, pelting them with stones and belaborng
them with sticks until they gladly seized the first
opportunity offered to fee for their lives
McGrath was seriously injured and several of
the constables were badly hurt 1t is needless
to say that the wrts were not served.
Later in the day server named McCaffrey
proceeded to Carrck- -on-Suir alone, the police
having refused to furnish him an escort. He was
not even permitted to come into the town, but
was met on the road and fearfully beaten. He
was found few hours afterward lying by the
roadside in dying condition.
In both cases large number of women par
ticipated, and We'd with the men in the ferocity
of their attack upon the common enemy. The
tenants sought to be evicted, both at Carrick on
SUR, and Chappaquin, have paid no rent what
ever for the last year.