The Capture of "Tim Hurley's Castle."

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 193, 5 March 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

The Capture of "Tim Hurley's Castle."

A "Daily News" telegram from Cork gays : — The Government hare at laett successfully evicted the man Tim Hurley from his farm at Castle View. It will be remembered that a short timo ago Hurley successfully resisted a large force of police who attempted to evict him, and he was afterwards arrested for having dynamite in hU possession. The authorities have) been compelled to go to enormous expense to effect the eviction, and it ie computed that the money expended in the eviction proceedings would pay the tenant's rent for many years. At an early hour on Tuesday morning the evicting force went to Ballinaecarthy by speoiftl train to capture "Tim Hurley's Caatle," Mi his house is popularly called. The force comprised sixty police, under the command of Mr Cronin, R M , County-Inspector Curling, Bandon ; District • Inspector Carr» Clonakilty ; Smith, Macroom ; Mr J. Gale, eub-eheriff, and eight bailiffs, with two cartloads of ladders, tools and other appliances. Owing to the early hour and the secrecy observed, the people were taken unawares. Tim Hurley was absent, being in Cork, awaiting his trial for having explosives in his possession. The evicting party proceeded from the station to Castle View. The only occupants o* the house were Mrs Hurley and her five young children. The poor woman was startled at the unexpected visitors. The bailiffa at once commenced removing thefurniture, which occupied several hours. There was no resistance, offered save some jeering at the bailiffs, On its becoming known, large crowda collected, but the business had nearly been completed on their arrival. A further reinforcements of sixty police from Bantry, andJ3kibbereen» under District-Inspector Crane, arrived by the ordinary midday train at Ballinaecarthy, and at Castle View about one o'clock. The furniture and effects were removed from the dwelling house and the extensive out-offices, after which possession wan taken by Cambridge for the landlord Mr Bennett. The doore were looked, and no aretaker put in.