Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05

coran had his heart riddled with buckshot
and Bryan Flannery'S brain was pierced by
bullet. a dozen others We're wounded
more or less seriously. Dead and wounded
lay on the ground and presented a mel
archoly spectacle. Shrieks and groans filled
the ar. Some of the people fed and the
crowd had commenced to scatter, when one
OF their number woman, called excitedly
out:
fou towards. Are you going to allow
that murderer (pointing to the sergeanD to
cape?'
She ran forward to lead the attack
The people, having recovered from the
hrst shock, and grown desperate at the
sight of their dead and wounded friends
rushed rushed hercely on the little party. In their
excitement and eagerness to wreak ven
seance on the sergeant they did not notice
that Brodir and two of the police were
making their escape; otherwise the death
Ist would doubtless have been greater
nose three succeeded in reaching the bar
racks, having taken a near cut through
the fields and turned their coats as a dis
guise.
"Sergt. Armstrong and Constable Hayes
We're oVerpowered. The former had re-
loaded his gun, and was again taking aim
when the woman who led the attack caught
the barrel and forced it upward sending
the shot INTO the air above the heads of
the crowd. The unfortunate sergeant was
felled to the earth, and so belabored with
stones that his head was literally beaten
to pulp. His companion, Hayes was also
knocked down. and was about to be done
to death by the Infatuated people
Seeing escape impossible. Hayes who
was Roman Catholic. cried out:
Bring me priest first. for Gods sake,
and then kill me if you wish
'ThereupOn girl from the crowd-Mary
ManniOn by name-ruShed forward and,
throwing herself over the PROSTATE man,
cried ont:
You must kill me before you kill him.
The bravery and humanity of this act
on the part of the girl softened the savage
passions with which the hearts of the peas
ants had been filed. and not another hand
was raised against the life of the bruised
and bleeding constable. The life of Con-
stable Hayes was saved, and Mary. Man
Mon was his savior!
Whether, owing to the deplorable nature
OF the whole affair, or that the participants
in the fatal ARRAY had already suffered so
much. or to the impossibility of procuring
queens evidence among the people no pros
ecution ever followed.
Two Small Mounds.
Two small mounds of stones on the
roadside mark the spots where Corcora n
and Flannery fell; and to this day many
of the neighboring peasants never pass the
spot without uncOverng their heads and
uttering prayer for the peasant martyrs
Notwithstanding the terrible injuries in
flicted on the unfortunate sergeant, he held
on to life for two or three days; and when
the news of his death came bonfires. illu-
minating the hills for miles around. showed
the deep detestation in which he had been
held by the neighboring peasantry.
But what of Hayes and the girl to
whom he owed his life?
Hayes was retired on a respectable pen
sion and awarded a compensation of ST. 800
for personal injuries from which, how
ever, he shortly recovered. He then came
back TO Monasteraden. the scene of the
tragic occurrence in which his death was
so narrowly averted, and offered his hand
in marriage TO Mary Mannion. The offer
was accepted, and he then retired to his
native Ulster home, taking with him her
to whom he owed life and happiness-hs
savior and his bride