The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-05-05
a CLEVER TRICK.
How, the killers CT n Gamekeeper IN Ire
land saved Their Neeks.

@See that man in the corner OF the
carr" said a gentleman TO Boston
Globe man in a Back Bay car one even
inr last week. Look him over quick
IL, for he viii get out at the next stop.
The man referred to was OF medium
HEIGHT. well dressed, had a determined
expression, and would pass as a busl-
ness man.
That man" continued the speaker,
Figured in one of the most sensational
murders ever committed in ireland,
and he escaped BY one Of the cleYerest
tricks known to the human mind. L
refer to the shooting affray that took
place on Lord Clifton's estate IN a
place called Brandon HILL County
Kilkenny. Aug. Z. 1888, when the
poachers and five gamekeepers came
together. and before they separated
one member of each party was stretch
ed Oh the field dying.
One of the gamekcepers who pur-
sued the poachers was more venture
some than 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. \ 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 poachers named
/ Pat Burns. who emerged from the
| cover. gun in hand, his face covered
/ with a mask.
Burns asked: Did you shoot that
dog@ Welch replied: Yes, land II
! YOU don't look out | will also shoot
/ YOU Burns did not scare worth a
cent, but bent down on one knee and
examined the dogs wounds. When
he got up Welch had a bead on him.
! Welch was about to pull the trigger OF
| his gun when a report rang out III the
bushes near by and Welch. the game
keeper, was lying on the ground with
load of shot in his head.
The noise attracted other game
keepers, who took it for granted that
Burns was the man who had shot their
comrade, and they at once opened tire
on him. He attempted to escape, but
the blood was running from his wounds
and 100 wards distant he fell from eX.
haustion. A rapid exchange of shots
followed and the poachers were driven
back. The keepers gave up the chase
to care for their fallen cOmrade, Nelch
who was in awful agony. Burns, the
wounded poacher, would probably
have survived, but one of the keeper:
pulled the bandage off his wounded
leo. and he lived only an hour, having
bled to death Welch, the keeper
died at the end of the eighth day.
Kilkenny Jail was crowded with sus
poets a week after the shooting tool
place. After the shooting the poach
ers took to the mountains. a surgeon
was called to yaecinate Il child III tn
neighborhood. The poachers KEEP
watch of the child, and when the prop
er time came took the virus, and ate
scraping the flesh around their shot
wounds they inoculated themselves
The result was the shot-wounds wer
completely covered with cowpo
marks. The poachers were finally al
rested and lodged in KILKENNY jail
; When the wounds on their arms wer
discovered experts were called in t
; examine them. but after most crit
zeal examination lasting all day tn
men were released.
THAT man / pointed out to you,
continued the speaker. lis one of tn
two men who evaded justice so clever
". | came to this country six month
later than he did and was astonishe
TO find him engaged in a lucrativ
business. 4"