The Sun. — 1816-11-11 (London, England)

UREA WWI. MURDER.  On the evening of Mon,lay, -the 14th of October, betwixt the hours of six and eight olekek, the dwelling-house of Laurence sen. sitoate in Howell. in the palish of Kilbeagh, in the County of Mayo, farmer, and of his son, rence O'Hara, jun. of Cloomueen, iu the sato Pa rish, about a (Nailer of a mile distant front each other, were successively entered by three persons, tinned with pistols and swords ; who, after tourtiering the said Laurence O'Hara, sen. by shooting hits through the head, breaking his jaw-hone, and mangling his body in the roost brutal manner, rlpaired instantly, as is supposed, to t heb once said son, who had about an boor before returned, fatigued, from. the fair of Lougliglyn, about miles off, and had lain do upon the bed to rest himielf, when the first of the three persons rushed into his cabin, the door being open, and presented a pistol to his breast ; which, as be started up, he had the good luck to parry, arts) the halt missed him, and hit the wall at the back of the bed, on which it was found next morning. A secant person rushing in at this instant, made a cut at him with a large sword, which he also warded off, and had actually released himself front both of them, and was making out of the door, when he found there a third person (his own brother-in-law, whom his fatter and himself had been compelled to dispossess of his holding under them, about *ix or eight months ago, and was supposed to be at this time in England), which third person charged at him with a pitchfork and small sword to prevent his escape, anal made several prods at him with the foil*, wounding him in five or six 'different parts of the body ; but having got hold of the prong or fork, he wrenched it from the pole to, which it was attached, and was then dreadfully wounded by the small sword under the right area, The three- ruffians then attacked hint altogether, and threw hint on the ground at the dour but still struggling and crying out, he alarmed a neighbouring house, and a woman happening to come out, the villains suddenly made off—and as they passed the woman, one of them gave her a cut over her forehead, which has disabled her ever since.  If appears, as•well LIT the information of the said Laurence O'Hara, jun. who is yet unable to move or to be moved, and Charles O'Hara, his brother, taken by Matthew Wyatt,' Esq. a Magistrate of the County of Mayo, as by'the evidence of the snid Charles O'Hara, and several others given before a Coroner of the Soda county, at the Inquest held Un the body of the said Laoretire sen.. that the said murder was committed by Thomas Phillips,.the son-in-law of the said Laurence, and James Phillips and Myles Phillip's, brothers of the said Thomas, with the privity of Michael Phillips, Patrick Phillips, and Simon Phillips (three other brothers of the said Thomas Phillips,) and that they are the same persons who also committed and abetted the assault with intent to murder the said Laurence O'Hara, jun. who owes his life, under Providence, solely to his own heroic exertions.  The said Thomas, J'ames, and Myles Phillips, aftei committing the murder, took the road from Cloonmeen to 13allybaunis, where they were seen on Tuesday morning the 15th ult., passing toward Dunmore. It was believed that they en. deavoured either to return to England, front whence they arrived incog, only a few days before the murder, and for that single purpose, for which it is supposed they were selected in preference to the other three brothers (who were known to be at home)) as being supposed to be still abroad; or to have proceeded to Galway, and thence to America or perhaps to take refuge in Conarneaa, They are natives of the Barony of Costello, parish of liilbeagh; the two latter were well known in 'England as hawkers of pottery, and it was sup. posed had a licence. They frequented Lane end, near Newcastle, Staffordshire, and here polchaseri their pottery.