The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-13

idly. 1t was not by any means a sympa-
thizing or passive crowd. Many sailies
were made to oyerpower the attacking
party, hut the reyolvers kept a clear
space about the van. Kelley. Allen and
Rice were at the rear entrance to the
van while others were on the roof hurting
rocks aud other handy missiles at the
closed the prisoners. Something had to
be done quickly or the cause was lost.
Allen ran across the road to shoe max
er's shop and procured a hammer with
which he dealt stout blows on the pad
lock, but that too refused to be demol-
ished. But his stout arm kept pegging
away at the lock till suddenly small
wicket or door was driven 10. By means
OF this aperture the keys were passed into
Sergeant Brett at the Court House. The
wicket was not unlocked TILL the gaol
was safely reached, when the keys were
handed out and the paddock that secured
the door unlocked by an outside guard.
This aperture in the door of the van was
so small that one had to stoop and peer
close to see the inside. Sergeant Brett
stood at his post like true man. cutlass
in hand, never swerving from his duty.
The twenty-five common prisoners were
almost driven frantic with fright They
were not handcuffed or locked up in sep
arate compartments like Kelly and
Deasey. Peter Rice wishing to look in
size placed his face near the open wicket
when Brett thrust out his sword cutting
severe cash in Rice's cheek. Brett
continued pushing out his sword to Keep
his assailants away. Rice bled profusely
from his wounded face but did not on
that account leave his post STOPPING he
steadied his revolver on the edge of the
aperture and called to Brett to give up
the KEYS or his life would pay the forfeit.
Brett replied by lunging with his sword
and Rice fired, the shot taking effect in
Brett's brain. A woman prisoner then
took the keys from the dying mans belt
and handed them out. The Keys
were seized by Doran who at
once opened the door of the van.
Brett's body falling into the roadway
head foremost. while the prisoners in
their eagerness to get out jumped upon
made by the released prisoners and their
rescuers to the brick field, which having
reached, it was discovered that Kelly and
Deasy were not of the party. Consterna-
tion seized the rescuers. The mob had
now grown to 5000 people, all hooting
and clamoring Tor the blood of the hand
full of Irish Nationalists. These were
not to be baked. Forming in a compact
BODY they rushed with drawn revolvers
on the mob that had in turn taken pos
session OF the van and scattered them
right and left. O'Brien entered the van
ana DfOko open tne Two Sludll COuipdtt-
ments where keliyand Deasywere secure
ly confined. They were taken out hand
cuffed, carried to the brick field and
lifted over the twelve foot wall. In the
language of Thomas Davis i'll his de-
scriDtion of the battle OF Fontenoy:-
with bloody plumes the Irish stand,
The field Is fought and won. "
But with the dispersion OF the rescuing
patty, the mob plucky up courage. The
high wall divided their forces. Some had
to be lett behind to cover the retreat of
tae prisoners and their escort. The
many-headed monster thing" had now
become furious az wild beast, baffied of
its prey. They fell upon the few gallant
Irishmen and kicked them with their
thick navy shoes until the heroic band
was left bleeding and almost dead upon
the field; but that wall was barrier over
which not a man of them all dared cross
TO follow in pursuit of the armed Irish
men who were bearing off Kelly and
Deasy IN triumph. But the mob glutted
its vengeance in almost rending in pieces
every Irishman they could Law hands
upon who WAS not armed. They, soon
reinforced by soldiers ana constabulary,
even raided the homes of neighboring
Irish families who look neither act nor
part iu these proceedings, and after sub.
jecting the inmates to the most brutal
outrages. carried off the men to prison.
Meantime Kelly aud Deasy were being
further and further still. removed from
the scene OF the rescue and nearer and