DISCOVERY OF THE MURDERED BAILIFFS.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1527, 18 April 1882, Page 4

DISCOVERY OF THE MURDERED BAILIFFS.

Tiik discovery of the bodies of the two missing bailiffs of Lord Aidikun fit the bottom of Lough Mask ro\ eals one of tiie most atrocious crimes committed in iccent times, even in the most lawless districts of Ireland. About a fortnight ago «i report was ciiculatcd that the boilics had been found at the bottom of this lake, chained together. The statement was afterwards proved to be incorrect or premature, and doubtless originated in the common belief th.it the missing men had been so basely disposed of. The discovery ultimately made is said to have been due to information given by an old woman. She declared that on the e\ cning of the day when the bailiffs were missed she saw several men row out to the centre of the lake and drop into the water two loads. Lough Mask is a comparatively small sheet of water lying in a portion of the County Galway, known as "Joyce's County," and some 30 miles distant from the town of Galway. Immediately outside the town is Lough Corrib, which stretohes in a north-easterly direction for upwards of 20 miles, and seven miles beyond the northern extremity of Lough Corrib of Lough Mask. Acting on the information supplied, the services of a steam launch Avcre secured, and twenty-thice bluejackets belonging to Her .Majesty's gunboat Bantcrev were engaged tor twelve days searching the portion of the lake indicated, occasionally exploding dynamite in order to biing the bodies to the surface. The lake was dragged in all directions, and at length their persevering efforts were rowaided with success. The bodies were found in '2 If t of w ater, nearly close together, eacli enclosed in a Separate sack, heavily weighted A\ith hugh stones to make it sink. The spot .where they were discovered is not far from the shore, and only a short distance from the house of the man Kerrigan, now under arrest on suspicion, and -with whom the bailiffs weie seen to go loi the purpose of serving writs. Their employer Lord Ardilaun, is a popular Irishman, known for his gre.it wealth and liberality as a landloid. The people against whom he had been at length forced to proceed had refused to pay rent for years, and disdained all suggestions ot a compiomise. They trusted to their own ravage chaiacter and the remoteness of their mountain district, and they certainly have sustained their evil reputation. Lord Ai diliiuu has inlui ested himself untiringly in the discovery ot the fate of his unfortunate servants. It is probable that the men were killed before they were immersed in a Lough. Four bullets were found in the head of the elder bailiff, and several in the body of his nephew or grandson. Captain Grant, of the Bantercr, had the bodies wrapped in sail-cloth, and forwarded by a party of policemen to a temporary police barrack. A short time afterwards tlu> corpses were placed on a jaunting-car, and a piocession of the constabulary on cars having been formed, the remains were earned to Clon)>ar Court-house to await an inquest. Theie is abundant evidence to show that the fate of the unfortunate men was matter of common knowledge tluoughout the district, while the horrible crime by which their existence m.is terminated seems to be lcgaided with sullen and brutal indilierence.

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