A Ghastly Discovery.
A, terrible crime has just beeb brought tc. light at Cast'letownroch^, m Couuty; Cork. Three bodies havje ' been discovered ut the bottom of k | well about 80ft deep, and theyraTfe b - Ugyed to b& ther r 'riema^iis v of a M&* ' She^ban somet ime since held two \farma, of 70 acres, at -Carrif Downing, between ftermoy and Mallow. Her daughter, and Wb sons named ; Thomas fandrMillianS,rfesiaeai With ncr, wnile another sou named John, who was married occupied a public house some distance away, and s«U lives near Castlefcpwnroche. Mrb : Shee^^i-. her : daughter, and sop. Thomas having disappeared from thJB district, William Sheehan ,ga.ve pu!t t^^fie'^5 X JpVdvsfe| Jtb'jp^ with; £oo<s, and^tEat c^hey Ha'j gone away to start m America. He took possession of the iarm, and he! d it until left with \m wife foij- Australia., Thb pol ice, -r it'vis- f»i4:' idyesgiscei'tained : that lie is still m the colonies. Ms the well where .tjhe bodies were founli is 900 yards distant from M^s that more v than one person must have participate^ in -the Hupposed? crime.; [ •Tdhnt; Sffifeetian^aneges tha&he com- . municated to the police that the .sadden depaf t^fii jof ifcfy jflatiohs h^d;; i alarnieu him, bnt the authoritite! '$$%i!-lst bi:n :;^*i'c nii.t fit .ii.'r'miiih^ ".'UiV'» *i<» f :
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Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 132, 14 November 1884, Page 3
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212A Ghastly Discovery. Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 132, 14 November 1884, Page 3
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