Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1889-01-05 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

EVICTION CAMPAIGN IN  DONEGAL.  EXCITING SCENES.  A series of very exciting scenes charecterised the opening proceedings in the eviction campaim on the Olphert estate, County Donegal. The police and military force, two hundred strong, marched out from Falcarnagh at nine o'clock, protecting a party of eight Emergency men. and Mr Ilewson. agent of the landlord, Mr Wybrants Olphett, D.L. A halt was called at Bealam, two miles 'off, opposite the house of a black. , smith,l named Patrick O'Donnell. The house, , sittich adjoined the forge, was prepared in a , most ingenious way for defence. ' The doorways and lower windows were built up, and loopholes constructed on three sidet of the house. A week's provisions were laid in, together with heaps of stones, pitchforks, dc. The bailiffs, on attempting to make a hole in the , gable, were asse.iLd with stones and a shower of I slates, which came off the roof. Evidently at i least ten persons were inside, and a fierce fusi. I lade was kept up for about an hour. Finally the ' bailiff 3 began to throw stones back whenevet a chance of striking anyone presented. An i enormous crowd of peasants bad assembled in I front, and as each volley of stones was diecharg,ed I from within ringing cheers were given. Father i McFadden, of Gweedore. and Father Stephens. both of them recently released from priscm,and Mr John Kelly, an uganiser of the Nationst League, were amongst "those present. After long. continued delay the authorities decided to force an entrance at the point of the bayonetwif nems. Barr. A ladder was placed against the front wall, and Sergeant McComb° ascended. Bs was, however, thrust back by pitchforks, one Di which stabbed bins on the cheek, and another Oki ! the leg. He was also struck on the head by a heavy stone, and falling to the ground, was put 1 011 duty. The resident magistrate now had • 1 conference with the County Inspector, after which I the Riot Act was read. But this solemn pro. I needing was received with ringing cheers, and 1 hostilities continued with undiminished vigour. i The bailiffs again and again rushed to the assault ' endeavouring to protect themselves with an improvised shield made of a mattress nailed to A polo. but were as often forced back. Ladder after ladder was knocked down by the defenders. and a cart which was wheeled up to afford csavcr to the besiegers was practically put out of action by a fierce and incessant fusillade, which rendered the approach to it very dangerous. The resident ins,Tatrate wee evidently reluctant to give flung orders, and several times ho appealed to the parish priests and curates present to eity the one wori which he told them would arrest bloodshed, Father McFadden declined to interfere, sayillit that nothing had been done to justify ihe extreme measures threatened, and that the resident magistrate would be held responsible for any harm done to the people. Major Minds, the officer in charge of the troops, replied that the fact that s policeman Wiring been stabbed there was safticient justification even for ordering the soldiers to tire, if that should be 1 necessary to secure the arrest of those inside, 1, all of whom had been guilty of felony. Fun 1 ther parley appearing to be futile, the resident , magistrate handed to Major Minds the warrant formally calling uPon him to aid the civil 1 the house The ma'or 1 power by firing into . . j ' promptly ordered two ndemen to prepare to load, and they were in the set of inserting cartridges in their rides when Father Stephens moved forward and advised the garrison to eerrender. The priest's advice was followed immediately and without question, and some eight or ten men slowly descended • ladder, amid the enthusiastic cheers of the spectators, and were taken into custody. They will be prosecuted for misting the course of iiistans, and for riot. Further evicting license are expected, as many evictions have yet to be carried out.  MIIADI/11 NT a MAD MoTilem—An in quest wait hold M Stoke Newington on Towley touching the death of Mabel Constance Stucker. nail, aged Dine soothe, who was drowned by her mother, Jolla Spiekernell, M Booth Hornier. 81:turday. The mother called her lodger day, and eaii that she hod killed her child. A the body of the baby was afterwards found with its bead throat into • pail of water.—The jury fouud that Mns Spickernell comuntied murder whilst temporarily Mamie.  lasi thal -f