The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1882-07-01 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

ANOTHER ATROCIOUS DOUBLE MURDER IN GALWAY. The Press Association states that an atrocious doable murder of an agrarian nature was committed on Thursday morning, about half -a-mile from Loughrea, the victims being Mr. J. H. Blake, of Rathville, Kiltuli, Athenry, agent to the Marquis of Clanricarde, and his steward Thaly Keane. They were returning together with Mrs. Blake on a car from Naas, and when they reached the spot mentioned, they were fired at from behind a wall, which had been loopholed for the purpose. Mr. Blake and Keane were both shot dead, but Mrs. Blake appears to have escaped unhurt. The murder had evidently been most carefully planned, the circumstances attending it being almost exactly similar to those which oharaeterised the murders of Mr. Bourke and the dragoon Wallace at Ardrahan. In each case a wall had been loop-holed to afford cover for the murderers, as the victims in both eases were riding on a ear. The police are stated to be in pursuit of the murderers, but up to Thursday evening no arrests had been reported. Great sensation was caused in the House of Commons in the evening when the news became known through the official declaration of Sir William Harcourt. A Team correspondent states that the murder was committed while the people were coming from mass, Thursday being a Roman Catholic holiday. Mr.l3lake was an aged gentleman, married, with a young family. , Besides being Lord Clartricarde's agent, he was a magistrate and a grand juror. Until recently he was popular, but lately had incurred the hostility of the extreme anti-landlords' party. His servant Keane was a countryman. Previously they had been under police protection, but had neglected the precaution on this occasion. All pollee stations in the country have been communicated with, and stragglers will be carefully watched, but aa yet no arrests have been made in connection with the tragic affair. Later intelligence from Team states that the deceased were going to attend mass at the Catholic Chapel when marderad. Mrs. Blake, being on the opposite side of the ear to her husband, escaped unharmed. When the bodies fell out of the oar, the horse proceeded slowly into the town, Mrs. Blake being too agitated to drive. She was unable to give any account of the number of assassins. The shots were heard in the Green, as the murder took place within a quarter of a mile of the town. Soldiers were sent to scour the country, but so far without result. It has been ascertained that three shots were fired. Mrs. Blake, who sat by her husband, was slightly wounded in the left hip, but kept the reins until arriving at Loughrea. Both the deceased survived their wounds about 45 minutes, and received the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church.  ANOTHER SHOCKING MURDER The Press Association Belfast correspondent reports that a shocking murder was committed on Tuesday night at Ballinaehee, near Ballyelare, County Antrim, when a man named John McCausland, a cooper of Belfast, who has a small farm near Ballyclare, and his servant named Haskine were attacked by a number of men. McCausland was wounded with a scythe and died the following morning. Eluskine also was wounded. It is believed the sad affair was the outcome of a drunken quarrel.