The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
MRS. RYAN'S
 HUSBANDS She Had Them at the
 Same Time. ONE AMENcAN-RISH MAN Ee Fell Dead When She Was
 Arrested. Trasie story frem IreIana-Grest Ex- citement Attended the Big Meet-> ins ef the Nationaiists--Protes-
 tant Families IBoycotted @H by Neighbors.
BY TIMOTHY ;. o'CoNNoR.

Dublin, Dec 5s--A sensational occur renee is reported from the neishbor- hood of Cappawhite, Tipperary, where the wife of a. returned American, named Michael Ryan, was arrested q couple of days ago on charge of bigamy :, The accused woman. it Is stated. has had the distinction of being married to three diffefsnt Husbands, two of whom, 1t Is alleged were alive at the time of her arrest last Thursday, but since then a tragic sequel has attended the affair. It~seems that the prisoner's . latest wooer was the man Ryan, with whom she Hecaffie acduainted after his return from America, where heiaEnassed some money in the State of Indiana, and, as a result of their friendship. the pair got married a few months ago, while her reputed first and lawful hlis- hand was still alive, and an inmate of the Abbeyleix Linton. Ryan purchased some land near Cappawhite prior to his marriage, and the pair lived on the holding, together with a young step" child! ca5
 After a short time, unpleasant ru- mors got afioat respecting the prevf- ous career of Mrs. Ryan. and 1t ulti- mately became notorius that she had contracted marriage on no less than three occasions Tine second husband died some time ago, thus leaving two to claim, her affections. The police, as a result of their inquiries. arrested the alleged blgamist. i and. pending fur. ther investigation, she was remanded in custody to Limerick prison. Her maiden name has not, so far, trans pired, nor that of her first or second husbands. but it is stated that she is a native of the town of Thurles. She is a rather prepossesstng young woman, with sandy hair, and of medium height. 1 eA- .Ar a Ga q oA with. the sensational occurrence. The unhappy man, Ryan. went to the Tip perary WorlShouse about ii o'clock one morning for the purpose sof procuring a nurse for his wife's child, and few minutes after he had entered the por- ter's hall and taken a seat, be was no- ticed to display symptoms of weakness. pr. M. ] ... Madden, who was on the premises, was called to his aid, but the unfortunatet man never rallied, and ex- pired within a quarter of an hour. An inquest was held on the remains, when the medical evidence went to show that death was due to heart disease, and the jury found verdict accord ingly.
 T Excitement at e Meeting.
 Great excitimeTfts attended 6 recent NationMlietuo meeting in Longford. Tn the neighborhood of Newtownforbes,. abouIs three miles from the town, in- tense indignation has been aroused among the tenants on the Douglas es- tate by the action of the Estates Com- missionerB, who have acquired. only 300 acres of the untenanted lands for distribution among the tenants on the property. It is said there are 1,500 acres available and the tenants grlev- ancel is that the Commissioners have not yet bought out the entire grass lands. At 1:30 D. m., brake arrived containing Messfs. J, P. Farrell. M. P.; David sheeny, M. P.i P. J. Nal lon, solicitor; D. Motley, Charles Mo- KennE Thomas Duffy, Organizer. U. I. L.; M. P. Molloy and, D. Molloy. Nothing unsual occurred until the brake came near Newtownforbes.. and then 1t was seen that 500 armed police had lined the roadways leading to Lamagh and Ballykenny, where are situated large tracts of the grazing lands at- teached to the Douglas estate.
 MT. Hurst, D. l., told MT. Farrell that he had orders from Dublin Castle not to allow the parade to enter on the Dallykenny or Lamagh roads. and, if necessary, he would used force to pre- vent 1t. MT. Farrell and the others protested.,s The police remained at their posts on the roads, and the brake proceeded towards Newtownforbes, where 1t met contingencies from the Drumlish and Dallinamuck branches of the United Irish League and Divisions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, with three bands, and fully 10000 peo- pie following. The procession was then formed and, headed by the brake, marched back towards Longford, and when approaching the guarded cross-