New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-24
A STORY OF LANDLORDISM.
EVICTION. ROBBERY AND STARVATION.
,1sxRY AND DEATH OF TWO WOMEN WHO WERE
DEPRIVED OF NINETEEN TURKEYS AND TWO
GEESE, THEIR SOLE MEANS OF
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DUBLIN Nov. 23.-One Of these cases when crys'A-
ize the whole meaning of Irish landiordisn-" s'o''
which deserves to become as famous In i'e way u W"
may say it without rrcverenoe, as that Oh A"'' "-
Nanoths yineyard-was brought to light yesterday "'
m coroners inquest at Tullamore. DAVID oher'ooN' >"
velknown Dublin barrster, is Landlord Oh Piopo,?
in Kings County which he lately inherted Ho"' "'
unce. Five years ago this uncle evicted two women
Margaret and Anne Byrne, mother and daug"'er'
age eighty five and forty-fye respectvely-from q
wretcned little holding Tor which IA year was Iaoh
rent After eviction they were re-admitted 10 tuei
cabin caretakers at w"Ss rrea oi one bat the
PATCHED up the roof well as they could. ihey MI n
not allowed to farm their scrap OF land wh,cu ay .tf ,
or cut turf from their bog, but with the ad OF ..o
hs pgard in front the cabin they managed 10 rsU M
some fowl and the produce OF these Win tue cn"'''
of their priest enabled them to keep alive. -
Toward the end OF last September cheriocS S ~
shooting over his property attended by his baii when
his eve was csugnt by number OF geese ana t t;in
in the haggard of the old woman: lie sat on the SUE @
nonnted Them over and coveted them. There were
nineteen turkeys and two geese. lie mAuo .nc wv"
proposOn which was that ne wGuld % turkeys
in satisfaction tor years rent owed when she hau
been evicted five years before. The poor ola cIea,e
was n type of the Irish peasant OF the preLand League
dav, She had the nameless horror OF eviction ana
the nameless attachment TO her sod OF land one ua
not know that Sherlocks proposal was atrocious san
what was MORE illegal 1t did not occur to ner that
rent that was fair five years ago, let alone rem tna
yos exorbtant woud be monstrous In these desperate
times She did not understand that since the rent
owing an arrears act had been passed when shoulu
have wiped of her liability. She only thonent sne wa
about to get leave once more TO I'LL her h''io i' anu
she oyerjOyed.
Sherlock sent his steward for the turkeys, and again
in a few DAYS alterward sent HIM back with tne word
that the two geese would also be necessary 10 make W
fhe tull amount of the rent @That moment 10 quote
the words of widows deposition, she got the ioaI
of neiehbors cart and sent every FOWL she nau IN
world 10 the landlords mansion where her SOD
them as they came into the yard" She was then maui
to sign an agreement that the fowls were 10 20 -
satisfaction Of years rent OF the Two que az .'
time of the eviction. She was also to make herse
liable for rent for the five years during wnlcn sn'
acted as car.taker although she was not allowed
use the farm those years at all and she was 10 Iore
all CLAIMS TO the penny week caretaKeTe "as-e
none If which she had been paid. On these TERM
she was established in the position OF tenant ono
again.. I'D ,o.h;nr =,
live upon They pawned their bedolohes and coVere'
themselves with strip OF cotton as they isy az
in their cabin through the dsmantled roof OF whci
the rain poured in. They pawned their gowns, ana Tn
doctor deposed at the inquest tha: neither oil tncn
wore clothes enough to keep the body warm. ie'
days ago the daughter died. There was no 1uei 10 t
cabin-athough bog lay near the door-ior tne. IN
were forbidden to touch the turf, and the mothe
walked me across the hog to borrow some iron
a neghbor She was too weak to carry IT back, an
the neighbor helped her. The coroner. having ~
suspicions, determined TO hold an mquest INTO .u
circumstances of the daughters death. ihe nq"es
was postponed in order to obtain medical evidence
and in the of the postponement the moher ue'
Yesterday the inquest. after hearing Tue eNiucnC
of the priest and doctor the neghbors and the DaII
the inry returned the following verdlct: iht
deceased died heart disease accelerated by IoVer'
and want caused by beng deprived OF the value
nineteen turkeys and two geese their soe means cans
support l. l. oiLL'