EVICTION OUTRAGE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2141, 23 December 1890, Page 3

EVICTION OUTRAGE.

A despatch dated from Dublin, November 11th, says : —The eviction outrages on Mr Telpher’s estate in Fall-Carragb, which were interrupted some months ago, have been resumed. It was a bitterly cold day, with a storm of wind and rain, when a large police force formed a double cordon around the houses. Two men named Swift and McNeill were repulsed while attempting to pass the cordon. They were marked with chalk for the purpose of future identification. A number of emergency men assembled, armed with hatchets, pickaxes and crowbars. Sixteen families were turned out of their homes. Two were cases of exceptional hardship and cruelty. A poor woman, just recovering from her confinement, was driven out with her new born baby to the wretched shelter of a ruined stable. Some English soldiers, touched with pity, gave the poor creatures the little aid and comfort they could. Another case of hardship was that of a widow who had paid the rent, and was evicted by mistake. The landlord promised to rectify the mistake. The widow, however, was evicted to-day. The Rev. Patrick O’Donnell, Bishop of Baphoe, arrived on the scene before the proceedings terminated and visited the evicted tenants. His Lordship promised to stand by them, and will be present to-morrow. A number of English visitors witnessed the evictions, and afterwards held an indignation meeting, denouncing the action of the owners of the estate. In the houses where evictions were expected no potatoes were found, but in one house, where eviction was not looked for, two tons ot excellent potatoes were discovered.