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; AT Limerick assizes on Thursday, be
fore Mr.. Justice Johnson and a cit
special jury, Patrick O'GOrman,
farmers son, residing at Gortnalougha
Corofin. county Glare. sued Peter ant
| Michael O'GOrman, farmers, sam
place, to recover damages for persona
injuries sustained on Sept. 20 last
The evidence for the plaintiff was tina
he was engaged tackling a horse whe
a swarm of bees belonging to defen
dantS, attacked the animal and him
self. with the result that he was pushed
by the horse against a small wall anC
his back bent over it. PLAINTIFFS Spina
cord was injured. He was, according
to medical evidence, practically incur
able, and could not now stand or walk
without assistance. The defence was
that nothing was said to defendants Oh
the day in question that plaintiff was
hurt, that for some time before the
alleged occurrence he had been noticed
to walk badly and seemed suffering
from stiffness in the back, and that he
Lad sustained two falls from hay
cart. Medical evidence was that the
plaintiff suffered from disease OF the
spinal cord of some months standing
previous to September.
The Jury found that the bees were
the property of Michael O'Gorman, and
found verdict for plaintiff, with &2OO
damages The Judge granted stay of
execution on the application of counsel
for the defence.
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A son of The O'Conor Don, Mr.. Denis
O'Conor, landlord of one of the Asso-
ciated Estates, has come to an AMIGA
bic arrangement with his tenants. he
has withdrawn all the ejectment proc
esses. civil bills and writs that had
been issued, and has agreed TO dis
charge the costs. To the tenants whose
first judicial terms have expired he has
agreed to give reduction of shillings
in the pound; and he has consented on
the basis Of the rent so reduced to sell
to the congested districts board for
sixteen years purchase, should the
board agree TO take the estate from
him on those terms. This is the third
of the Associated Estates on which an
amicable settlement has been arrived
at. Lord De Freyne and Mr. Murphy
still remain obdurate. On the Worth
ington estate, which adjoins the Asso-
ciated Estates, the tenants have re-
ceived a reduction of shillings in the
anu kiANy AiofC cNAAN-NS%H0Ag >~0
to the financial support of the De
Freyne and Murphy tenants on whom
the brunt of the struggle has now
fallen.
AT Kilkenny assizes on Friday, before
Mr.. Justice Madden, Mr.. j. P. Walsh,
he secretary of the United Irish
League, Callan, charged under the
Whiteboy act, was brought before a
Jury and acquitted. The charge arose
,ut of the writing of an alleged threat
,ning letter.
On Tuesday County Court Judge |
)'Connor Morris opened the Roscom-
non quarter sessions. The grand jury
'aneI having been called over,
His honor said he was sorry the gem
lemen OF the grand jury were sum-
noned. There was only one case on |
he list which was not going on. The |
gentlemen of the jury need not be
worn, and he had no observations to |
ddress to them this time.
Mr.. p. ]. Clarke, D.C.-Before you
ischarge the jury. have resolution
D propose. Proposed by Mr.. P ].
larke and seconded by Mr.. Robert
atchwell: -ResoIyed-"That we, as
rand Jurors assembled at Roscommon
uarter sessions for the discharge of
riminal business, hereby enter our
[rongest protest against the action of
number of landlords and agents, who
omprised the grand jury at the re-
ent spring assizes. in describing this
ounty as being in a state of lawless-
ess and as a locality in which crime
listed, in order TO back up the final
ruggle of rackrenting landlordism,
nd calling on the coercion government
this downtrodden country to put in
rec the powers vested in them to sup
'ess a just combination of the people |
r their lawful rights; and as proof !
the crimeless state of this county
e, as ratepayers and representatives |
the people, again protest against (
ing summoned from distances when
Vt a single charge. agrarian or other
se, is preferred against any individ-
Il. That copies of this resolution be
mt to the county representative and {
e chief secretary"
His honor said he would have the
solution forwarded, and discharged
e grand jury