Shocking Murder.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3368, 23 November 1889, Page 2

Shocking Murder.

What is believed to be a shocking mrder came to light on September 8, on the exhumation of the body f a farmer, named Dennis Dillon, •ho was buried some time since m lullinahone graveyard, count Tiperaiy, Ireland. Dr. Wall, of Carrick-n'-Suir, ami Dr Maloney made the summation of tlio body as directed, nd it was subsequently submitted toiaf court of polico investigation, over fbich Mr George Bolton, Crown lolicitor, presided. From the deposi ions made it appears that th" eceased, Donnis Dillon, held a farm t Killahy Castlo, about half a mile com the town of Mullinahone, and t the time of his death ho had a arm servant named Byrne autl his on in bis employment. Bryne lived fitli his family at Mullinahone, but leld half an acre of the Dillons'farm. Mloii returned home from Carrick-ou iuir ono evening somo time ago ipparcntly in his usual good health, 4 nit was never seen again alive by his f leighbours. When his death was mnounced there was no suspicion of oul play aroused, and the body was nlerred with the usual formality. Dillon's son succeeded him on the 'arm, and the Byrnes remained only i week or two with him. After leaving poung Dillon's employment, the Mallinahone police, hearing a rumour that the Byrnes had mentioned slrango things about tho death o£ Denis Dillon, they summoned th*M to a magisterial investigation at which they swore that en the night Dillon last returned homo'alive thty heard the old man and his sou disputing in tho kitchen; that they then saw young Dillon, who had a heavy stick in his hand, strike his father several terrible blows on the head with it; that tho old man foil insensible on the floor, bleeding profusely; tint they assisted, at the son's entreaties, to carry his father up to tho bedroom, whero he died almost immediately. To rebut this evidence, young Dillon had two witnesses examined, who swore that tho Byrnes had told them that they would hang him. In tho end the Court, on the strength of the« rebutting evidence, committed tho Brynes for trial on the charge of conspiracy and perjury. Old Byrne, in justice to himself and his son, requested that the body of Dennis Dillon should be exhumed. .Mr Bolton having submitted the information to the Attorney-General, he ordered the exhumation of the bod|L and it was disinterred as above stated? Drs Wall and Maloney, in their examination, found that the skull of tho deceased had been fearfully fractured, -in fact literally hammered in—by repeated blows from somo blunt instrument, exactly corresponding with the injuries deposed to by tho Byrnes, Mr Bolton at onco communicated with the AttorneyGeneral to have the Byrnes discharged and directed that Dillon should be placed under surveillance.