AGRARIAN OUTRAGE IN IRELAND.

Dunstan Times, Issue 960, 10 September 1880, Page 3

AGRARIAN OUTRAGE IN IRELAND.

A serious outrage occurred near Ballinrobe in the first week of July, in which a tenant farmer, named Feerick, was shot, and who now lies in a hopeless state. His own account of the outrage is that he had been attending a baronial session, and left to return homo to Browristown. lie had ordered a car to meet him, and walked on while waiting about for it. When he was about a quarter of a mile from Ballir.robe he saw three men looking over a wall into a field of oats, lie had hardly passed them when he received a shot in the arm. The bullet struck him about the elbow, and, going through the flesh, passed out at the wrist. Ho turned round, and then receive.l shots in the left eye, cheek, and nose.

He saw tlio three men standing back with a revolv'd' pointed at him, and almost simultaneously a volley was lired at him. lie staggered a few pacts and then foil on his face. As ho was falling he received another shot in the back, which penetrated the spine, and it is feared will prove fatal. Lest their work should not be completed, the assassins shot him twice in the legs, he feigned to be dead, and they turned him over, searched his pockets, and took his j purse, containing L 3 15s, and left him for , dead. lie lay 1 'ceding for some time, till some men who happened to pass saw him, and went into Ballinrobe for assistance. After they had left, Mr Glover, the county surveyor, drove up, and at Mi*Feerick’s request returned to the town for a priest, and gave information to the police. He was afterwards placed on a car and taken to the hospital of Ballinrobe, .followed by a crowd of nearly 1000 persons. His clothes were found to have been pierced by 10 bullets, and two dropped out of them. Three bullets have been extracted from bis body Paralysis of the lower extremities has resulted from the injury to his spine. He stated that the three men were strangers. Since the previous attempt on his life lie had carried a revolver, but, unfortunately, bad left it at home on the day the assault was committed. On .Inly Bth seven persons were charged with being concerned in this case. Five wore discharged and two remanded. Fceriek is now said to ho very much worse, and is not expected to live.