The Irish standard., 1888-05-05


Tie castles of Shannon, the halls OF Adare.
aavc passed to the stranger, the tyrant an6
Yet the fame of their nast shall not soon be for
Once more in fair Munster the green flag doth
SHINE,
And the clans ,ida the word OF 4 l}rdly o. Hrien
ANTRIM.
Six bulloeks belonging to Mr.. John
Pinkerton, N, p. have been poisoned
in county Antrim.
Alr. Robert Dunlop, x. O., a wealthy
Belfast merchant, was arrested Satur-
day, April 7, charged with forgery and
fraud in connection with The life assur-
ance affair in Belfast, He YVES re-
manded without bail,
ARMAGH.
Recently Miss i5ellina Prior, daugh.
ter of the late Colonel Prior, was
brought Up in the Court House, Ar
magt. before Captain Preston. charged
with having drowned Annie Sleyin, a
child three years and nine months old,
the daughter Of Joseph Slevin, a labor
er, residing in Callan street, Armagh.
The prisoner, who wore thick black
veil; was placed in the barristers' seat
in trout Of the bench. She WAS accom-
panied by a natron Of the Jail, and i'm
lnediately after entering She court she
was joined by her mother, sister and
brother. The dispositions Of the yari
Gus witnesses taken at q previous ill.,
vestigation We're read over. Dr.. Gray
and Dr. Palmer we're examined, but
neither stated that the prisoner was in
sane. Dr.. Gray gave it as his opinion
that the drowning Of the child was &C
cidentai; aud with regard to the prison
er's own statement chat she had killed
the Child, he had known many hysteri-
cal females to accuse themselves Of a
crime OF which they were entirely inno-
cent. Captain Preston, after hearing
all the evidence, returned the accused
for trial Oh this capital charge. For
about u minute OF two the accused
said nothing, but Kept looking straight
at the bench. She then began to sob
and cry. and, in ~ broken voice she
said, as we'll rs she could be understood
in the reporters seat she was sorry for
the trouble she had given her mother.
Mr.. Peel stopped down and whispered
to her, and her mother, sister and
brother immediately ran to SUPPORTER.
Her mother flung her arms around her
neck and kissed her. The scene was
one Of the most affecting eyer witnessed
i'll q court of justice. The accused was
shortly afterward removed to jail in {.
covered car, and before leaving she was
kissed by her mother, sister and
brother.
CLAIRE.
March 20, at the residence of her son,
Kilcredaune Lighthouse. county Clare,
Catherine Moore, after long and pain
full illness, deeply and sincerely regret
ted, aged IS.
CORK.
At Newmarket. county Cork, on Fri
day, April s, the Rev. Father Kennedy.
G. e., and fourteen other men, were
sentenced under the Grimes Act to three
months imprisonment each for taking
part in meeting Of suppressed branch
of the League on the 4th of March.
About o'clock on Saturday morning,
April z, District Inspector Rice and a
number Of police effected six important
arrests in the county Cork, near Brosna,
for shooting at Robinson, the National
teacher.
Captain Cremer, a Cork landlord.
bought in for 20s a farm, held by man
named William Murphy, whose interest
was valued at between e400 and $500.
A violent scene afterward took place
between them. 1t was alleged that
Captain Cremer called Murphy robber,
presented revolver, and threatened to
shoot him. In an action for damages,
tried on Friday at Cork Quarter SEES
sions, the jury awarded $3.50 to Murphy.
DONEGAL.
One Of the most solemn ceremonies
Sc the Catholic Church took place in
The pro: Cathe dral, I.etterk kenny, Tues