Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1880-01-24 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MURDEROUS FENIAN OUTRAGE IN DUBLIN.  A tragical occurrence took place in Marlboroughstreet, Dublin, and gill remains more or less shrouded 'in mystery. The muss, John Freeman, of 59, Marlborough-street, on whom the alarming outrage was committed, and who was *conveyed shortly afterwards to Jervis-street Hospital by Constable Patrick Sheehy, 104 0, continues in a very precarious condition. It appears that he was shot and stabbed at his own door by two or three men whom he did not recognise, and for no motive that he can imagine. He had been out, and about five minutes past ten o'clock reached the door of his residence, and whilst knocking to obtain admission he was fired at presumably with a revolver. His assailants, if there were more than one, slashed at him with one or more Imives. A crowd assembled at once, and there was an amount of excitement such as might be expected in comm. tion with such a terrible occurrence, but none of them, except the unfortunate object of the inexplicable vengeance of his assailants, could say anything about it, or, if they knew, were disposed to communicate their knowledge of the transaction. Freeman amen pensioner from the 2nd Battalion of the 20th Regiment. It is now stated that the outrage was deliberately planned, and that Freeman was mistaken by his assailant for another person, named ArGuinness, who, during the Fenian disturbances of 1867, had become an informer, and who has recently returned from America, whither he had fled, fearing for his life in Ireland, It appears that M'Guinness lived in the same house, in Marlborough-street. The account given of himself by Freeman appears to be correct in the main. Inquiry shows that be was employed for the last eight months at Shelbourne Hotel ; not, however, as he stated, as waiter, but as kitchen porter. While there he bore an excellent character for honesty, sobriety, and attention to his business. He has all the appearance of a steady, industrious, and inoffensive man. It is quite true that he served in the army, and also that he is a shoemaker by trede. A tailor, named James Carrol, residing at 204, Great Britain-street, was arrested on the charge of shooting the injured man. He was broughtto Jervisstreet Hospital, but Freeman Wad unable to identify him.  The visiting surgeon, Dr. Basilan, and the resident pupils made a minute examination of the injuries, and with some difficulty at length succeeded in extracting one of the bullets. It appears that it entered the body of the unfortunate man just above the hip joint, and, glancing off the bone, travelled over along the muscles to the middle of the abdomen. Fears were at first entertained that it had lodged in the viscera, which, , of course, would have rendered its extraction a very dangerous experiment. The medical men are now decided that there were but two bullet wounds inflicted. Search was made for the second bullet, which entered the right side of the bead below the ear. There are besides seven or eight incised wounds on the right arm, all of which are of a very serious nature. Having regard to the number and close proximity of the injuries inflicted, little hope is entertained of Freeman's recovery. So far, however, he has borne up wonderfully well. He distinctly remembered that when he fell after receiving the second shot, he mw two men coming up and stabbing him with knives. He can suggeet no reason whatever for the dastardly attack made upon his life except that he might have been mistaken for another.