The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-05
NAME TOWN AFTER
RICHARD CROKER
Prisoner Eats Iron Bars of
His Cell
BURGLAR is CAUGHT
Becomes Wedged in Chimney When
Frightened By Housewife-Giyes
$4,000 Annually to Send
Irish to America

Dublin, August 4.-tspeclal.)-An IRISH
town is to be called after Richard Croker,
the retired leader of Tammany hall In
New York, now an Irish squire The resi-
dents of Ballywen. County Dublin, have
decided TO change the name of this an
cient village to Crokerstown, and they
have invited Mr.. Croker to the christen-
ing. He has not yet replied, but it Is
expected that he will accept and probably
offer to put up library or recreation
hall.
A remarkable human ostrich has just
discovered himself at Mallow Jail. Denis
corcoran was convicted of a minor offence
and tired OF confinement. He bit the
bars of his cell windows clean through,
swallowing a good part OF the old iron,
and then proceeded to feast on the hard
stones of his prison Corcoran was re-
moved to q fresh cell where the window
is too far up TO be reached by his sharp
and strong teeth.
burglar entered dwelling in the out
s]xfrts OF Armagh and In trying to escape
when the lady of the house disturbed MIN
packing up her valuables, got wedsed IN
the chimney. The good woman followed
him on to the roof and made him promise
TO marry her II she let him go free lie
consented, thinking she would help him
out of the tight place in which he was
in; after that he intended to run for Free
dom
When she secured his promise, the
woman-a widow, and good judge of the
ways OF men-got down from the roof
and ran for the priest and witnesses
In the presence of her friends she took
the burglar for better or worse, then
after the knot was tied tight. helped him
from the chimney and gave him sound
beating He decided to make the best oil
bad bargain and now he Is footing turf
for the WILDLY his wife.
Thomas Gallaher, the irish tobacco king
has set aside an annual sum of 5000 10
send sons OF Irish farmers to the United
States so that they may study tobacco
culture in the southern states and in New
England and apply the knowledge thus
gained at home. The first students OF
the soil to benefit by this grant will leave
for America just before the ground Is
broken for the next American crop OF
the weed" They will go to work on
farms selected by Mr.. Gallaher. who has
extensive interests In the southern to-
bacco belt.
What is believed to have been the act
of London wandals--the robbery of a
woman dead two hundred years-is stir
ring the Indignation of the pious people
Of County Tipperary and squirting the
Irish police in an investigation which
promises to lead to worldwide chase.
The sexton OF the old graveyard AT New
ton Amer found one morning that the
ancient tomb of a ducal family OF ST.
Adams had been entered by force The
old bronzed door had been forced. pieces
of collins, old velvet and decayed linen
and bones long buried were scattered
about the vault. He notified the rector
and the clergyman and sent for the police
Investigations proved that the ghouls had
ceased their gruesome work at the crypt
where a famous Duchess of st Adams
WAS inferred two centuries ago. 1t was
found later that two men with strong
Cockney accent. evidently Londoners, had
remained in the village and left hurriediy
without setting their account early on
the morning of the discovery OF tho out
rage. In their room at the inn was Iouhn
a clipping from a London ne"spavei
giving particulars of the valuaples purieu
with many famous people and descriping
particularly an emerald necklace ana
rings which were placed In the vault when
Sophia. Duchess Of ST. Adams. was laid at
rest by her husband. the duke OF TWO nun
bred years ago.