The Irish standard., 1888-09-01

1 The visiting committee which ha
been formed to call upon Tom Morone.
at Kilmainham report that he is in tn
best Of spirits and is just as firm ant
resolute as the day on which he ap
peared in Judge Boyd's court. From
England he receives many messages O
sympathy, and among the more recen
Of his visitors was Mr.. ] John Prendvllle
} shipowner, of Liverpool, who expressed
his sympathy with Judge Boyd's pris,
oner and his admiration at the plucl
and spirit with which he Sas bearing
| his captivity. Keeping Tom Morone1
in prison, he added, is not the best way
in which to incuicate a respect for the
law in ireland,
FERMANAGH.
Mr.. Charles Smith. a wel..zn )wn and
PROSPEROUS man of DerrYgonnelly, died
on July 20. He was a generous benefac.
tor to the Home Rule cause.
| GALWAY.
Mr.. Bowler, solicitor Of the Ballinas-
loe Town Commissioners, has been re-
moved from that position for having re-
ferred to that body in careless manner.
KERRY.
Mr.. Patrick Breen, of Gloon, Glencar,
has been evicted from his holding at
the instance of the Marquis of Lans-
downe. This is Transformers second
eviction in Glencar, Timothy Foley
having been disposessed some time
since. Both farms are now in charge
of Emergency men.
On Sunday, July 20, a farmer named
John Forhan, aged about sixty, was
shot dead at Mount Cole, about three
miles from Listowel. He was returning
from Tralee, accompanied by three la
borers whom he had engaged at Tralee.
The part of the road was bounded by a
thick growth of trees, and ON the car
ARRIVING in the midst of it two men
jumped out oyer the ditch and fred at
Forean, causing injuries from which he
shortly afterwards died. The laborers
state that they were unable to give any
assistance, and the murderers de-
camped. Furhan was under police
protection for some time, but lately, the
feeling against him having subsidized.
the protection was withdrawn, but the
police patrols visited his house nightly,
and occasionally remained in it's vicin-
ity. lie lived at a place called Tulla-
more, between Llstowel and Ballybun-
ion. The murderer has not yet been
captured.
KILKENNY.
Mr.. Patrick O'Brien, M. F., at pres.
ent undergoing Imprisonment in Kill
kenny Jail, has notified to the coroner
presiding at the inquest On DR.. Ridley
that he can give important evidence at
the inquiry.
A desperate encounter took place on
Tuesday evening, August z, at the pre-
serves of Colonel Tighe, on his estate at
Brandon Hill, county Kilkenny, about
ten miles from New Ross, betw cen
gamekeepers and poachers. Two men
lost their lives, and four or FIVE were
wounded-some severely and others
slightly. About midnight a party of
gamekeepers, numbering four men,
found three disguised poachers on the
preserves Of Colonel Tighe. They Or
dered off the poachers, who refused to
go, and a gamekeeper fired and shot
one of the tresspassing dogs. This en-
ragged the poacher, who Immediately
raised his gun in anger, as if to strike
the keeper. At the same instant the
keeper fired on the poacher, who, as he
fell wounded, fired in reply. At the
moment this gamekeeper and poacher
were firing at one another conflict
was gong on between the remainder of
the tresspassers and gamekeepers.
The former. seeing their comrade fall,
fired on the keepers, who returned the
fire. All the guns were emptied. An
awful sight was visible when the smoke
cleared away. On the ground lay two
men dying-one grasping the other by
the throat; they were the keeper and
poacher, the former dying from a
wound which had completely lifted
the roof Of his skull, and the latter
bleeding to death from serious wound
in the right leg. The pcacher did not
die for some hours; and the game keeper
lived until late last night, when he
died. The name of the dead keeper is
Michael Walsh, a native of Inistioge,
about three miles distant from where
he met his death. Nothing is known
of the poacher's identity, who lisa young
man Of about q years of age. The
other keepers are wounded with pellets
in the arms. sides and legs. The other
two poachers fed in the direction of
Kilkenny. The police soon arrived,
but up to the present no arrests have
been made. An inquest will be held.
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