The Irish standard., 1902-12-06

them by Removables Bourke and
Dease at a Coercion court held at
Roscrea on Sept. % and % last. They
were convicted on the charges of con-
spiracy and intimidation towards
William ]. Mention, solicitor. The ex-
prisoners arrived at Roscrea by the
9.2O train that night, and were record
ed reception which, both in num-
bers and enthusiasm, has seldom be-
fore been equalled in the town of Ros-
crea.
WATERFORD.
On Nov. z, in the Kings Bench,
Dublin, before the Lord Chief Baron
and a special jury, the fifth trial of
the action, O'Keeffe V. Walsh and
others generally known as the Tallow
Conspiracy case) opened. The first
trial, at Waterford county assizes, be-
fore Justice Kenny, and the second, at
Cork city assizes, before the Lord
Chief Justice, on a criminal charge, at
the instance of the Crown, for con-
spiracy to injure OKeeffe in his trade,
resulted in disagreement Of the juries.
O'Keetfe then brought civil action to
recover 100000 damages from the
present defendants for conspiracy to
injure him. A trial of the civil action
took place in May last before Justice
Madden, and resulted in a disagree
ment. A second trial of the action,
and fourth in the case, commenced
i'll the following month of June before
Lord Chief Justice and special jury.
The case was at hearing for several
days, and one Of the jurors became
too i'll to continue to serve and the
plaintiff refusing to go on with eleven
jurors, the trial had to be abandoned.
On Nov. Z fifth trial of the case
commenced before the Lord Chief
Baron and County Dublin special
jury. The plaintiff in the case is
David O'Keeffe, of Tallow, and he
sued Messrs. Patrick Francis Walsh,
John ]. Walsh, Thomas Mccarthy,
John O'Brien, Redmond O'Brien, John
Magrath, Laurence Walsh, Alexander
Heske, Cornelius Roman and John
Condor to recover 100000 for alleged
conspiracy to injure him in his trade
and business. The defendants ira
versed all the allegations in the state
ment of claim. The trial continued
until Nov. II, when the jury returned
verdict of $4,000 damages against all
the defendants, with the exception Of
Condor, and $500 against all the de-
PENDANTS, including Condor. The
Chief Baron refused to give judgment
against Condor for $500, and reserved
until next day the question as to what
judgment should be entered against
Condor and the others.
WEXFORD.
| For some time past series of dar-
ing robberies had been perpetuated in
Enniscorthy, and the extraordinary
| feature of the matter was the total in
ability Of the police to trace the cul-
prits. On Nov. 6, Michael Sheridan,
| carpenter, was remanded to the Win
ter assizes in connection with two of
the robberies, and two days later there
was great excitement in Enniscorthy,
when it was learned that the police
had made some startling discoveries
| on the licensed premises of Edmond J.
Moore, publican, Slaney street. Ser
geant Groves, armed with a search
warrant, made survey of the prem
ises on the lookout for illicit stores,
The first thing that attracted his no.
tice was a stillhead and worm, with
all the apparatus for the manufactur-
ing of potteen. In close proximity
there was a barrel of pot-ale, which
had not been brought through the full
process of brewing The police also
found a miscellaneous lot of goods.
including a side of bacon, hams, piles
of paper bags and wrappers, rolls of
oil cloth, etc. These things were all
removed to the barrack, and Moore
himself was arrested and formally re-
manded by Sir William Paul to Wex-
ford Jail pending a magisterial investi-
CATION.
WESTMEATH.
Mr.. Worthington is making arrange
ments for promoting bill in the next
session of parliament for the construc-
tion of link line Of railway from
Mullingar to Kells, the securing of
running rights over the Great Northern
railways line of railway from Kells
to Drogheda quays. The proposed
route has been surveyed,-the ell
gineers concerned are making q SUI
vey of the Droghcda end of the sys-
TEN, and the plans are being pre-
pared for lodgment in the parliament
office during the present month. Con-
siderable interest is being manifested
in the project, as the necessity of
having railway connection with
Drogheda quays has long been felt
to be a great drawback i'm the develop
ment of the port.
The Black Gladstone.