The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-03-22
EVICTIOKS 4 CL0nG0REX.
Balfonrs Bloody Batteries With Bayo-
net and Bludgeon Brought 70
Bear On tie Bereayed.
OLESALE ARRESTS MADE,

i0LESALE ARRESTS MADE.
The Police Devoid Of Feeling As
sault the People on al Sides
Without Proyocation,
Ireland has witnessed many bloody
eyictions and reckless conduct on the
part Of Balfour's Irish constabulary, but
the following account Of evictions at
C]ongorey is, to say the least, sad in
this enlightened age:
On Wednesday morning, February 26,
one hundred policemen marched to
Clongorey and halted at Mr.. Daniel
Kelly's. The officer in charge kicked
in door and turned out an evicted ten
ant named Fox, who was sheltered there
for the last year, and vino is a cripple.
The police formed circle and placed
all the workmen in the centre under ar
rest. They next arrested the Messrs
Kelly for being on their own premises.
Everyone who put a foot inside the gate
was taken. All the men were hand
cnffed in twos in the midst OF q cluster
Of fifty policemen, bearing rifles with
fixed bayonets, and also carrying bat0ns
Several ATTEMPTS were made to force
back few Young girls and women who
gave an occasional cheer, Sergeant
Hurst distinguished himself in this
work, and, on failing to turn them back,
went to the head Of the procession and
attacked Mrs. Tormey. a respectable
lady. The prisoners were heartily
cheered through the town. at the in
stance OF Father Bolger the prisoners
were released. Since their discharge
they have been served with snmmonses
charging them with unlawful assembly
A HOUSE BEsIEGaD.
The most exciting part of the proceed
ings took place on Thursday. Shortly
after ten o'clock force Of fifty police
men from Mas, Newbudge and the out
lying stations was concentrated in Clon-
COREY, under the command Of County
Inspector Loch and District inspectors
EIalloran, of Athv, and Brooke of Mas.
They marched to the house Of Mrs.
Mary Kelly. The gate was locked, but
they climbed the walls. Finding the
door of the house locked, they took pos
session Of the yard. and surrounded
both the dwelling house and out-houses,
with their guns loaded with ball. They
also paraded the road beside the premi-
ses in large force The police refused
to allow Father Kinsella into Mrs.
Kelly's yard. Father Kinsella coun-
SEIZED the people to offer no pretext to
the police for batoniDg them.
A REMOYABLE's COURT.
. An adjournment was made to the
house from which Mr.. Peter Fnllam
(red( was evicted, and which is now oc
cupied by emergencymen. A table and
stool were brought out Of the house and
seated in the yard, with pen, ink and
paper before him, Removable Fitzgerald
held a court. Head Constable Mac
Donald was put forward to swear an
information. The proceedings lasted
nearly an hour. after which the court
retired within the house, where the re-
movable prepared his warrant.
sTORMING THE DWELLING.
at a quarter to seven Removable
Fitzgerald, with his guard, joined the
force round Mrs. Kelly's house. They
brought crowbars. with which they bat
tered the lock which secured the gate
until it was broken. The policemen
then piled the crowbar against the door
Of the dwelling house. After about
twenty minutes they had pulled down
the porch and effected an entrance. The
following tradesmen and their assist
ants, who were found in the house,
were placed under arrest: John Con-
molly, Patrick Mooney, Thomas Kelly,
Michael Mccormack, VIM. Ge1aghty.
Peter Murphy. James Eagan, Michael
SculIy, James Henrick. Hugh Hoolagan,
James Murphy. Patrick Fullam, Chris
TOPPER Kelly. John Mclntee, James
Kelly, Bryan Dunn and John Ander-
son. Another body of police broke into
the outhouses in which the work was
being carried on, and seized the masons'
tools, which thev brought with them to
New bridge.
DIG THEM IN TEE RIBS.
While this force was engaged In the
yard, two lines Of police were drawn up
on the road and stopped all the traffic
for three quarters of an hour, from
within twenty perches of each side Of
the house. District Inspector Brook,
of Mas, was in charge OF one Of these
police lines, and ordered his men to
shove everyone on. IF any one does
not move on said he, give him a dig
in the RIBS He relied Mr.. John Ma
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