Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1888-11-24 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

THE LEAGUE. John Conway, living at Ardfert, in Kerry, said he held bog land from Lord Listowel. Three years ago, in July, 1885, a party of five men visited him, and wounded him in the right foot with a revolver. He told the League that, if he had eommitted himself in taking the bog, he came to give satisfaction if it was for that he was shot. He told them he would give it up, as he did not care whether he cut it or not. Nothing was said about his being shot, but one of the members of the League said that was satisfaction enough. Pat Sullivan, estate agent, of Ballyroney Causeway, said a man tired several shots from a revolver at him, one going through his leg and another injuring his _arm.  Upon witness being asked whether he knew either of the Mr. Harringtons, Mr. E. Harrington said : I think it very unfair, and an impudent suggestion, my lord. 1 hare never seen this man before to-day. The President said there was no justification for Mr. Harrington addressing him as a witness. Some altercation ensued, and at length Sir J. Hannan indignantly ordered the Court to be adjourned. Upon the return of the judges, after the lapse of 10 niinutes, Mr. Harrington apologised for his observations, and Sir R. Webster repeated the question. Witness : I do not; and I should not know them if I saw them. CUTTING A MAN'S EAR Orr.  • Giles Ray,Castle Gregory. said he served a number of writs there on tenants in 1885 or 1.886. Some time after a number of men came to his house, and after blindfolding his wife, cut off his ear. Mr. Arthur Bennett, land agent, Tralee, said in November, 188 L two men named Thomas and John Clifford were placed in charge of an evicted farm, Thomas was visited by the Moonlighters, and hal five shots put into him- A man named Cahill then went in as caretaker of the farm, but he was killed one evening while on his way home. By Mr. Biggar: A rr.an named Poff was hanged for the murder of Cahill. Was the jury packed f—l don't know. Edward Herbert, county-court bailiff, said he was warned against serving writs by the Land League. He served some writs, and was boycotted. He saw his father come home bleeding from cuts made by stones thrown at him. He himself was fired at, and had a bullet extracted from his arm. _  By Mr. Biggar: He was under police protection. He never heard of a secret society in Kerry before the National League. He would nob say whether the National League was a secret society, but he believed it enouraged these outrages. Sergeant Flynn, R.1.C., cross-examined by Mr. Davitt, said he aid not see General Gordon in Kerry in 1880, and did not know that he offered a landlord ELMO to live in one of his own tenant's buts for a week.  Thomas Clifford, Tralee, said he knew a Patrick Driscoll, who was evicted from a farm of Mr. Blennerhassett's. He herded the farm after the eviction, and about a week after he commenced eight armed and disguised men came to his house. He was fired at four times with a revolver. He was hit on the thigh. Cross-examined by Mr. Lockwood: No man could make a living out of the land paying five guineas a year for it. He did not suspect the Land League of interfering with him or doing this injury to him. The Commission then adjourned.  I  A . , , • • •