The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1880-08-13 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

AGRARIAN MURDER IN IRELAND.  One death has resulted froiti the agrarian outrage committed on Sunday in the neighbourhood of New Koss, an outrage which vividly recalls the circumstances attending the assassination of Lord Leitrim. Mr. Thomas Boyd is a solicitor in good practice in the town of New Boss. His residence, Chilcieuly-loilge, is prettily situated in a demesne in the outskirts of the town, but on the county Kilkenny side of the river Barrow, which divides that county from the county Wexford, in which the town itself is situated. He is the owner of a considerable amcunt of property, extending from his own residence nearly a couple of miles down the right bank of the river, and through which the county road to Waterford runs. Mr. Boyd, who is between 50 and 60 years of age, was, it appears, in the habit of driving out on Sunday afternoons With one or more of the members of his family to a farm, which was in his own occupation, about a mile and ahalf down the river. On Sunday' about half-past four he left, accompanied by his two sons Evans and Charles and a nephew, Mr. Gladwill Boyd, from Kilkenny, who was on a visit. The latter drove, and Mr. Boyd, sen., sat beside him on the right-hand side of the car. Mr. Boyd's two sons were an the left-hand side. The road, which runs for some distance close by the river but branches off inland, is a tine wide open one. As they reached a place called Shatntrough three men leaped out from the lefthand side of the road' one of them ran round to the right-hand side of the car, while the two others remained on the left-hand side. Three shots were fired in rapid suc-ession. The shot aimed at Mr. Thomas Boyd was partially turned off by Mr. Gladwill Boyd, who on the first appearance of the assassins handed the reins to his uncle, and with a stick raised the gun a little, and caused the contents to pass only through Mr. Boyd's shoulder, inflicting but a slight wound. Of the shots fired on the left-hand side of the car, one entered the left side of Mr. Charles Boyd, a little below the heart, passed through the lung, and making its way upwards in a slanting direction came out of the right of the spine. The shot aimed at Mr. Evans Boyd was warded off, and merely grazed the lower part of his leg. The guns were military rifles of 1871 patent, which, on the issue of the Martini-1f enry rifle, were disposed of at a cheap rate. Each had a sword bayonet fixed, and of that aimed at Mr. Evans Boyd, the point of the bayonet touched his face, and was near entering his mouth. He pushed down the rifle, and the result was that he only received a slight wound in the leg. Mr. Boyd, sen., received a second bullet, which penetrated the back obliquely, and from the very slight wound which it inflicted it:is believed to have been the spent bullet which had already passed through his son's body. All this was, of course, the work of a few seconds ; the horse was never stopped, and Mr. Thomas Boyd drove on rapidly. The men followe.l a few yards, but knowing no doubt that there was a house occupied by a Mr. Byrne about 200 yards further on, ceased their pursuit. Mr. C. Boyd died on Monday afternoon. The rents had been taken; but Mr. Boyd ha I made an allowance of seed potatoes and lime. Six arrests have been made, and the prisoners are in Kilkenny Gaol.  11011.0wAv's