The Irish standard., 1900-06-09

charge OF intimidation. Both defend
ants were marched to Rathkcale police
barracks, and after some time were con-
veyed under police escort to Adare,
distance OF eight miles, and detained
tor some time in that constabulary bar
racks, awaiting the arrival of Mr..
French, r. M. District Inspector Hus-
sey prosecuted, and Mr.. Francis M.
Moloney, solicitor, defended. An in
formation by man named Ruttle was
read, which set forth that the defendant
and his son had used intimidating Ian
guage towards deponent, as it was al
legged that a brother OF deponent's had
taken an evicted farm in the district.
MIR. French bound both defendants to
the peace for twelve months in the sum
of f5o, or in default two months inl-
prisonment. The defendants refused to
give bail, and were conveyed to Liner
ck prison.
MAYO.
! AT all advanced age, devoted wife
Mrs. MacPhilpin, died at her residence,
on Sunday morning, May 6, greatly re-
gretted by friends and neighbors The
| deceased was sister to the late Canon
Ulick ]. Burke, the talented president OF
St. Jarlath's college, Tuam, for many
years, and subsequently, at the time OF
his death, P. P. of Claremorris She
was the mother of the late Rev. Father
Peter MacPhilpin, c. c., and OF Mr.
John MacPhilpin, proprietor of the
Tuam News. Her funeral took place
on the 9Th, to Ballinew, after High
Mass, at which Father Lyons, P. P,
was cclebrant; Fathers O'Malley and
MacLoughlin, deacon and sub-deacon;
Father O'Flaherty, master of ccremo-
nies. Father I. Walsh, p. p, Tur-
Tough and Park, and his curates, Faith
ers Burke and MacEvilly, were in the
choir. The funeral was large and re-
spectacle, and every sign OF mourning
and sympathy was manifested as the
solemn cortegc passed through the
town.
MEATH.
On May IS, Mr.. Reilly, coroner for
Meath, held an inquest touching the
death OF James Gibney, who was found
dead at his residence, Maudlin street,
Kells, on the previous night. From the
evidence it appeared that Thomas Glib
ney, who lived with the deceased, his
brother, had left the house at 6 o'clock
OH the previous Monday morning. De-
ceased was at that time apparently in
good health. Thomas did not return
till about II o'clock on Monday night.
On his arrival he found deceased in a
sitting posture at the side of the bed,
life being extinct. DR.. Sparrow, who
examined the deceased found that the
immediate cause of death was hemor-
rhage, caused by the bursting of blood
vessel. The jury returned verdict in
accordance with the medical testimony.
ROSCOMMON.
At special court held in Boyle, on
May 19, the magistrates present were:
w. Jones, R. M. (chairman); DR.. Ro.
den, ]. p, Keadue, and M. Tully, M. P.
Two young men named Patrick Quinn
and Thomas Spellman, from the Kea.
due district, were brought up on re-
mand charged with an offence under
the Wlliteboy Act, attacking a
man named Finnegan. Mr.. Robinson,
crown solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr.. P.
c. MacDermott defended. Finnegan's IS
first deposition was read over, describ-
ing the attack, at midnight, at Kilronan
churcllyard. In cross-examination by
Mr.. MacDermott he admitted reluct-
antly that he was fined on the day pre-
vious to the attack at Drumshambo
Petty Sessions for drunkenness. Mr..
McClelland, D. l., was sworn, and ap-
piled for further remand. Mr.. Mac
Dermott asked to have both the de-
PENDANTS admitted to bail Mr.. Rob-
inson said Spellman was already on
bail, and he could not agree to bail in
the case of Quinn. Finally, however,
it was decided to allow Quinn out on
ball. of two sureties of f25o each.
! TIPPERARY.
At recent meeting OF the ratcpayers
and inhabitants of the Glen of Aher-
low, Very Rev. Canon Ryan presiding,
the application Of Mr.. G. M. Dawson,
for compensation for alleged malicious
burning OF his wood, for the amount OF
fI,15o, was considered, and a resolution
was passed declaring that the people OF
the district repudiated as slander all
charges of sympathy with such out
RACES A committee was formed to in
quire into the matter, and take whatever
steps they thought necessary
WESTMEATH.
The Westmcath county council have
unanimously resolved to reject the in
creased salaries which the Local Gov
ernment Board is cndeavoring to sad
die upon the district for the benefit Of
the hangers-on of the landlord clique.
Some of the jobs are monstrous. AS
an example,-the county surveyor had
f4oo year as long as the grand jury
were his paymasters. The county coun-