The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-08-03

that che appears to have Leen treated
with gross brutality even before his
trial." From Byrne's account it would
seem that he had no ''trial" at all, but
that Earl Mountmorris, whose house
at Camolin he had saved from plum
der, drought him in prisoner to the
British camp at Corey with a rope
around his neck, hung him up to tree.
ard fired a brace of bullets through
his tody!"
On June 1, 1898, portion of the Ir-
ish, under, the command of Father
Moses Kearns, attacked Newtonbarry
|-anciently known as Dunclody-where
L'Estrange was stationed. This town
was attacked by the Irish on both
sides, and, according to Hay, the gar
rison-consisting of Kings county mi
litia, the local yeomanry, cavalry and
infantry were driven out. Gordon
says that L'Estrange, according to
the too commonly practised mode of
the kings officers advised retreat,
and was only brought back into action
by the remonstrances of Colonel Wes-
fora.
Lecky says that he actually did re-
treat, but afterwards came back.
Froude, who accuses Rev. Mr.. Gordon
of being rebel, if not Jesuit in dis
guise-defends L'Estrange, and says
that his retreat was, like the British
skedaddle from Spion Kop, a master
piece Of strategy, resorted to for the
purpose OF. getting the rebels into the
town. Anyway, when the Irish did
get into the town they fell into disor-
der, and L'Estrange came back. Then
the English opened on the insurgents
with grape and musketry, followed by
charge Of yeomanry, with the result
that the Irish had 400 killed, and the
victory Of Newtonbarry became a de-
feat. If they had captured this town,
which stands on the west bank of the
Slaney, about ten miles from Ennis
corthy, they would have opened for
themselves a passage to the county
Wicklow.
Father Kearns also took part in the
fighting at Vinegar Hill on June 21,
and Cloney-who was fighting on the
Irish side that day-tells us In his mar
rative that fierce contest took place
at the entrance to the town of Ennis
corthy between General johnson and
division Of Irish under Father
Kearns, "who displayed the most un-
daunted courage" After the defeat at
Castlecomer, Father Kearns and Clo-
ney took refuge in the house Of ten
ant Of Cloney's father, near Killaugh-
ran Wood. In the meantime portion
Of the Irish, under General Holt, and
an ex-Franciscan named Taafe, had
literally cut to pieces the ancient Brit
ons who, not content with roasting and
eating the heart of Father Michael
Murphy, also, according to Gordon,
roasted his body and creased their
boots with the oil which dropped from
it," When these devils had met their
deserts at Ballyellis, some of the Irish
came to Killaughran and asked Father
Kearns and Cloney to become their
leaders, 81
Cloney, however, decided to stay
with his dying father, with the result
that he was captured and sentenced to
death, but-on the intercession of
Archbishop Troy and others-the SEN
tence was commuted to transportation.
Father Kearns and those under his
command made their way to Kildare,
where they were Joined by the insur-
gents Of that county. The combined
bands then directed their steps towards
Athlone, but were defeated by an Eng
lish force at Clonard. Here Father
Kearns and his brother general, An
thony Perry-a Protestant--were cap
tured, and being brought into Eden
derry, they were "tried" together, and
hung from the same gallows. Lecky,
writing of Father Kearns, says: 1T is
stated that, four years before, at Paris,
during the ascendancy of Robespierre,
he had been seized as a priest and