The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1872-05-31 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER OF A LADY IN DUBLIN.  The Irish Times says —"On: Monday night about nine o'clock, a murder—the circumstances leading to which are still of a mysterious nature—was perpetrated at Rathgar, the victim being a lady named Harriett O'Neill, residing with her husband and family at Sydenham Terrace, Brighton Road. It appears that about the hour mentioned, according to the information received by the police authorities, either two or three men, dressed in the garb of farmers, were seen in Sydenham Terrace. About the same hour two men similarly dressed made their appearance at the door of Mr. Daniel O'Neill and one of them, who held a paper in his hand, knocked. The servant of the house happened to be absent at the time, and Mrs. O'Neill opened the door, which she had no sooner done than a shot was fired at her by the person holding the document in his hand, and who instantly decamped. The moment the report of the firearm was heard, Mr. O'Neill and his two sons, who were in the house at the time, rushed to the door, and were shocked to find the unfortunate lady lying in the hall in a helpless state. A pursuit was immediately made by some of them, and Mrs. O'Neill (in a dying condition) was removed to a chair in one of the apartments. No trace could be found of the men who had been seen in the neighbourhood a few minutes preciously. Dr. Bellis, of Rathgar road, who was first called upon to go to the scene of the dreadful outrage, found on arrival that the life of the unfortunate lady was extinct, she having only survived about three or four minutes. The bullet had penetrated close to the heart. It is stated that the unfortunate lady owned some property in the King's County, and had recently caused notices of ejectment to be served on some tenants at Tullamore. For the past few years Mr. and Mtg. O'Neill had lived in Rathgar. Information was immediately conveyed to the police station at Roundtown, and a number of men were sent out to the immediate district. No clue, up to the present, has been ascertained to lead to the discovery of the persons concerned in the murder." A Dublin correspondent, telegraphing on Tuesday night, says :—"Mrs. O'Neill was the daughter of Mr. Haughton, of Kildare. She managed her own business, without the interference of her husband, and owned considerable property in King's County. A short time since some dispute arose between her tenants and those of an adjoining property relative to a right of way. Mrs. O'Neill determined to eject some of her tenants, but she could not get a bailiff who would undertake to serve the notices to quit. This being so she herself went down to Edenderry, and finding the doors of the tenants she wished to dispossess closed against her, she thrust the notices under the doors and returned to Dublin. These "services" were held te be good, and Mrs. O'Neill was to have verified the affidavits on Tuesday. Upwards of fifty police officers are in search of the murderer and his accomplices."  The Japanese Ambassador visited Windsor on Tuesday. A Captain's good-service pension of .£l5O a year has been awarded to Captain William Gore Jones. A curious correspondence has passed between the Bishop of Peterborough and Mr. G. J. Holyoake. The Bishop recently preached at Norwich in defence of the Christian faith, and Mr. Holyoake now wishes to reply to him, but cannot obtain from the Norwich authorities the use of any local public building. He asks the Bishop to intercede for hail, but the Bishop refuses to do so.