The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-17
A CLEVER TRICK.
How the Killers OF a Gemekeeper in
Ireland Saved Their Necks.
From the Boston Globe.

How the Killers OF a Gsmekeeper in
Ireland Saved Their Necks.
From the Boston GIObe.
"See that man in the corner Of the carp
said gentleman 70 a Globe man in Back
bay car one evening last week. "Look him
over quickly, for he will get out at the next
stop" The man referred to was Of medium
hight, well dressed. had q determined
expression, and would pass as q business
man.
That man, continued the speaker, fig
ured IN one of the most sensational murders
ever committed in Ireland, and he escaped
by one Of the cleverest tricks known TO the
human mind refer to the shooting ARRAY
that took place on Lord Clifton's estate in
place called Brandon Hill, County Kill
kenny, Aug z, 1855 when three poachers
and i've ganekeepers came together. and
before they separated one member Of each
party was stretched on the field dying.
Zone OF the gsmekeepers who pursued
the poachers was more yenturesome eban
the rest and started out in advance of his
companions. After wandering about for
an hour he was startled by a handsome bird
dog bounding toward him. A moment later
the dog lay struggling at his feet with a
handful OF buckshot in his head and breast.
The discharge Of the gun attracted one of
the poackers named Pat Burns, who emerged
cred with a mask
" Burns asked: Did you shoot that dogP
Welch replied: Yes. and if you don't look
out will also shoot you Burns did not
scare worth cent, but bent down on one
knee and examined the dogs wounds.
When be got up WEIGH had bead On him.
Welch was about to pull the trigger of his
gun when report rang out in the bushes
near by and WEIGH, the gamekeeper, was
lying on the ground with a load of shot In
his head.
Tho noise attracted the other gamekeep-
ers. who took it for granted that Burns was
the man who had shot their comrade, and
they at once opened fire on him. He at
tempted to escape, but the blood was run
ming from his wounds. and 100 yards dis
tant he fell from exhaustion. A rapid ex.
change OF shots followed and the poachers
we're driven back. The keepers gave up
the chase to care for their fallen comrade,
who was in awful agony. Burns, the
wounded poacher. would probably have
survived, but one OF the keepers pulled the
bandage of his wounded leg, and he lived
only an hour. having bled to death.
WEIGH. the keeper, died at the end of the
eighth day.
Kilkenny jail was crowded with sus-
poets a week after the shooting took place.
After the shooting the poachers took to the
mountains. A surgeon was called to vacci-
nate child in the neighborhood. The
poachers kept watch Of the child, and when
the proper time came took the virus, and
after scraping the flesh around their shot
wounds they inoculated themselves The
result was the shot wounds were completely
covered with cow-po marks. The poach-
ers we're finally arrested and lodged in Kill
kenny jail. q, When the wounds on their
arms we're discovered experts were called
In to examine them, but after a most criti-
cal examination lasting all day the men
were released.
THAT man pointed out to you," contin-
ued the speaker, is one of the two men who
evaded justice SO cleverly. l came TO this
country six months later than he did and
was astonished to find him engaged in a
lucrative business