The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-08-05


office and requiem mass for him we're
celebrated on July 9Th, at er which the
interment took place.
KERRY.
A curious scene occurred recently, at
the meeting of the Listowei Town Com
missioners. The commissioners had, at
a previous meeting, passed 8 resolution
to exclude the Press from all future
meetings, and they asked a reporter who
was present to leave. The reporter de-
clined to &C, and the police were called
in with the result that the meeting came
to premature end amid much confu-
sion, the police not recognizing that they
had any right TO remove the representa-
tiyes of the press from what should be
an open meeting.
KILKENNY.
The Kilkenny Municipal Council have
unanimously adopted resolution in ia
vor of Amnesty for the political prison
ers The motion was proposed by Mr..
Purcell and seconded by Aid. Mulhall.
LEITRIM.
In the Record Court at the assizes at
Carrick ON Shannon, on July 9th, (before
Justice Harrison and a common jury,
the case Of Gill v. Gillooly came up. This
was an action for breach of promise for
marriage, brought by farmers daugh-
ter against Il neighboring farmer, who, it
was alleged, had induced her to leave
her fathers house and go 20 live with
him, under promise Of marriage which
he subsequently repudiated. The jury
found for the plaintiff $40 damages.
LIMERICK.
We regret to record the death, on July
9Th, in London, Of Mr.. James O'Mara,
third son OF Mr.. James O'Mara, j, F.,
Limerick. The deceased had attained
the age of thirty-four and his many ster-
ling qualities were we'll known to his
friends and Acquaintance %. He was act
ing in the capacity OF commission agent
for his father in London, and inferred
in the family vault at Mount st. Laur-
ence, on July 9th.
LONGFORD.
Charles O'Shaughnessy and John
O'Shaughnessy were put forward on q
charge of having on the 22d April last
killed Francis Farrell From the evil
dence it appeared the Farrell family and
O'Shaughnessys, all living at Moyglaes,
disputed the ownership of portion of
spreadbank, and on the above date
Charles O'Shauehnessy dealt Francis
Farrell three blows on the head with
spade, and his two brothers other blows
with similar instruments, the result Of
which was that Farrell died ten days af-
forwards. One OF the witnesses for the
defence having shown signs of being
tempered with previously, the prisoners
advised Mr.. Patched (their counsel) to
plead guilty on their behalf. Judge
Holmes, in pronouncing sentence, said it
was very ,rtunate the prisoners pleaded
guilty, as the manslaughter of the old
man Farrell was of most brutal nature.
The elder prisoner, Charles, was SEN
fenced to five years penal eervitude, and
John to two months Imprisonment. with
hard labor.
Dr.. Callan, Coroner for the Northern
Division Of the county Louth, held an
inquest on June Oath at the Bush touch
ing the death of Mr.. James Larkin, Bush
House, Carlingford, who died on the pre-
vious day from the effects Of blow he
received in Dundslk fair on the 2lst.
The evidence showed that the deceased
and q man named Owen Mathews had
an alteration in the pig fair. Larkm
struck Mathews and in retaliation Math-
ews hit him on the temple. Blood
flowed profusely, and the wound was
dressed in the Louth Infrmary. Mr..
Larkin drove home that evening to the
Bush, a distance OF over. ten miles. He
died on the 23d The jury returned q
verdict that James Larkin's death was
caused by the blow of stick Owen
Mathews gave him on the 2lst June, in
the Fair Green, Dundalk, caused by pro-
vocation by deceased.
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