Widnes Examiner. — 1888-08-04 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

TERRIBLE MURDERS IN IRELAND.  John Forham was shot at five o'clock on Sunday evening, at Mount Cole, near Listowel, wlst returning from Tralee, where he had hired three Itbourers, who were with him on a car. Two disguised men suddenly jumped over a fence and shot him dead. Forham, who was 60 years old, bad been boycotted for taking a farm from which a tenant had been evicted. Lately the police protection afforded him had been limited to a night patrol. He lived at Tullamore, between Ballylongford and Listowel. In making their escape the murderers were screened by a wood. The labourers communicated as soon as possible with the Listowel police, who hurried to the scene of the outrage. On Saturday morning, between eight and nine o'clock, a murder was committed at Glounamuckla, about tee miles from Newmarket, the unfortunate victim brim: James Rouare, and the scene of the murder in the heart of a most disturbed district bordering upon Kerry. The deceased proceeded to a friend's in Glounamuckla, for the purpose of mowing hay for Daniel M'Auliffe, by whom he had been employed as labourer. Rouare went to work, and M'Auliffe, who was standing near him, saw a man disguised with a white flannel over his eyes, and armed with a double-barrelled cue, jump over the fence and walk in the direction in which they we:.e standing. He gruffly asked their names; M'Auliffe complied, but Rouare said his name was John Fleming. The stranger told him to beg his pardon, which heimmediately did. At that moment the disguised assassin presented the gun and fired two charges in rapid succession into the man's body. Rouare fell on his back, crying out that he was murdered. The disguised man then pulled out a revolver, saying, "If that won't do you, take that," at the' same time 'discharging the revolver. During all the time the shocking tragedy was being enacted, M'Auliffe, who stood by, says his senses were paralysed for the time being, and were only recalled by the moaniec, of the dying man. Lie states that he cannot identify the assassin. A priest and doctor were sent for, and the unfortunate man was removed to his house, three miles distant. On the way, M'Auliffe asked him if he knew who the murderer was, and ho replied that he did not, but would leave him to God. Rouare barely survived to have the last Sacrament administered, and the police at Kiskeane were immediately communicated with. The only motive alleged for the murder was that deceased worked for a farmer named Twomey, who is somewhat unpopular in the district, and has had two policeinen protecting him for some time past. The origin of Twomey's unpopularity is difficult to ascertain, but it appears that Twomey evicted a man for non-payment of rent, but reinstated him. About a month ago a notice was found posted on Rouare's door threatening him with the same death as Quinn, a bog ranger who also worked for Twomey, and who was recently murdered in the district. Notwithstanding the notice Rouare worked for- Twomey, as he had received similar notices warning him not to work for several people. Deceased, who was 35 years of age, was married and had one child. A young man named Cornelius Beeffe has been arrested in connection with the affair.  Mr. Geo. Besviek, a London solicitor, was on Monday seized with illness as he was addressing a judge in chambers. He was removed to a private room, where he died. The death is attributed to heart disease.