The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1882-07-08 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

MORE IRISH HORROR'S.  We have said that the state of Ireland continues terrible. The foul murder which was committed in Dublin on Wednesday would almost of itself be sufficient to justify the extraordinary measures used to pass the Prevention of Crime Bill. The correspondent of the Press Association says that at about twenty minutes to one o'clock an altercation was heard in Sevilleplace, in the vicinity of the railway arches of the Great Northern line. The incident did not attract much notice at the moment, as it was supposed to be 'merely a street brawl. A gentleman, who was within a short distance of the spot, heard high words and a sound which appecred to him like the stroke of a stick. A voice also cried out, "Oh, dont." Immediately afterwards the report of firearms was heard by the same gentleman, who also observed a flash, That was repeated three times, and then one of the men fell to the ground, and the two others were seen to run away. No opportunity was, however, afforded of seeing the latter with sufficient distiuctness to load to their identification. The shots were also heard by several other people who happened to be within a short distance of the scene. Two men who were among those attracted to the place by the explosions ran down Seville-place from the diicotion of Amiens-street, and when they had proceeded to within a few yards of the railway arch they found a man on his hands and knees. He was unable to speak, and blood was flowing freely from him. Information was immediately given to the Summerhill Police Station, which is hard by, and all the available men were at once turned out and hastened to the place where the man was lying. On reaching Seville-place the police at once got a car, and the body (for by this time it was evident the unfortunate victim had breathed his last) was placed on it, in charge of Acting-inspector Garry and several policemen, and was driven off at a rapid pace to the nearest hospital, Jervis-street. Dr. Chance and the resident pupils were in attendance, and a superficial examination of the body was at once made. From a num, bar of wounds the blood had copiously flowed, and in the entrance hall of the hospital during the few minutes that elapsed before the corpse was placed in the deadhonse a large pool of blood had formed. The body was that of a stout, strongly-built man, of about 80 years of age. His clothes were marked in several places by blood stains, and punctures made by the bullets were discernible in several places. The edges of the perforations appeared to  be singed, a fact which would lead to the inference that the revolver must have been fired very close to the person. There were also several clean cuts as if efiected by some sharp instrument. The under coat was tattered almost beyond description, awl the trousers, which were of brown tweed, were also in a state of dilapidation. Deceased wore a belt, and this article furnishes a clue as to the character of the crime. It was a leathern belt,- well worn, and a brass buckle, with the words, in a circular band around the ring into which the plate fitted, " God save Ireland," and on the plate is a harp. There are bullet wounds on the left side of the body and on the left shoulder, and to similar wounds on the back of the head. In addition there are seven punctured wounds as of a knife on the left side of the body and in the region of the heart. The body has been recognised by the widow of the deceased as that of John Kenny, of Canon-place, Oriel-street.