The Irish standard., 1901-07-27

wilful murder. The grand jury found
a true bill against John Flanagan, and
no bill in the case of James Flanagan,
who was accordingly discharged. John
Flanagan was then put forward,
charged "that he did at place called
Ballycalon, on the Goth March last,
murder Joseph Corcoran." Mr.. Coll,
B. L., for the prisoner, asked that a
charge of manslaughter be substituted
for the capital charge, to which the
court assented, and the judge directed
the jury to find verdict of man.
slaughter. The prisoner was sentenced
to twelve. months Imprisonment with
hard labor.
LIMERICK.
At the last Askeaton petty sessions
five young men were charged by the
police with having aided and assisted
in the burial Of the remains of Patrick
Sheehy, in the cloisters of Askeaton
abbey, in which burials have been
prohibited by the local government
board, by an order made some two
years ago. The defendants were fined
IS each, or in default seven days i'm
prisonment. They refused to pay and
were removed in custody. A large
crowd cheered them, and sergeant
in charge of the police escort was
struck by stone. One arrest was
made.
On July 3, while DR.. Bunbury, the
Protestant bishop of Limerick, was out
driving with his wife, stone was
flung at the carriage when passing the
village of Truagh, county Glare. DR..
Bunbury reported the matter to the
police, who are investigating the oc-
currence. The people of the vicinity
declare that the outrage was planned
by the proselyters, who have been
creating trouble, of late, in Limerick,
and one of whom named McCabe, was
fined by the magistrates a few days
previously for using abusive and OBJ
scene language in the streets.
MAYO.
The cavalry barracks in Ballinrobe
were completely destroyed by fire OH
Wednesday morning, July g. The
origin of the fire is unknown, and the
damage is estimated at over $4,000.
The authorities allege that the burning
was malicious, but how they arrive at
that conclusion it is difficult to I'M
agine. The barracks had just been
renovated at cost of over thousand
pounds, for the reception of invalid
troops, who were expected in town this
month. There was no caretaker liv-
ing OH the premises. This is the
fourth fre-,each of them q large one
that has occurred in Ballinrobe with
in six months.
MEATH.
Letters of administration of the per-
sonal estate, valued at Ell ,O42 5s Id,
of Captain Frederick Baines Dillon, Of
Coesleigh, Newburby, Berks, and OF
the Goth regiment, who died OH April
IS last, aged "a years, have been grant
ed to his brother, Sir John Fox Dillon,
of Lismullen, Navan, county Meath.
QUEENS COUNTY.
On July 4 the summer assizes for
the Queens county opened at Mary
borough. Justice Madden, in his ad-
dress to the grand jury, said that only
a solitary bill, unkindly interposed to
deprive him of the pleasure of accept
ing at the hands of the high sheriff, a
pair of white gloves. The light calen-
dar fairly represented the condition of
the county with regard to crime. The
grand jury found true bill against
Martin DooleX, soldier, for man.
slaughter. The prisoner ON being in
dicted pleaded guilty; and it having
been established that he accidentally
shot Thomas Addcrley with rock
rifle, believing the weapon to have been
unloaded, he was allowed out OIL his
own recogniZance.
TIPPERARY.
While the Clonmel sports We're in
progress OH July ) large crowd as
sembled on the Gashouse bridge, which
overlooks the cycle track. Conversa-
ton around turned OH jumping, and
someone challenged local celebrity
named Jer. Minihan, to leap from the
bridge. Jer., who is bit of bragga-
docio, accepted the challenge, mounted
the parapet, and before lie could be
stopped leaped into the river dis
lance Of some.twenty-five feet in shall
low water. The people thought he
had jumped to his death, but on look
ing down they saw him in the water
gully humming the "Swanee River"
and capering about. He invited two
fishermen who went to his aid to come
into the water and dance. However,
the shock of the fall told OH Jer and
he had to be removed to hospital
subsequently. He is all elderly man
and q grandfather. How he escaped
serious injury in. such shallow water
| is q marvel.
WATERFORD.
In the court of Kings bench, Dub
lin, on June 90, in the case of the King
VS.. Walsh and others, against whom
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