Barbarous Murders in Ireland.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 214, 11 September 1886, Page 4

Barbarous Murders in Ireland.

A HORKiJiLE agrarian murder took place in Headford, county Kerry, Ireland, rocentiy. Tho murdered man, Patrick Tangney, had been bogranger. He had been threatened by Moonlighters. Tangney and hia wife lived with his daughter and hU These were the inmatea when a knock was beard at tho door. Doherty ac once opened the door. Two men, armed with guns, walkedintothekitchoD. They asked Doherty his name, and he gave it at once. They thou asked tor tho old man, who, like tho other inmates, with the exception of his wife had all gone to bed beforo the Moonlighted arrived, Tangney at onco got up, and, hurriedly dressing hicnself, came into tho kitchen. One of the Moonlightors asked him to go outside, with tho objoct, os is supposed, of murdering him out of tho presence of hia wifoand daughter. Tho daughtor Eaid the would aot let her father out, and the old man asked what ho had done that ho should be molested. One of the strangers—the man who afterward phot him -paid :"X thought \ou would r.ot bring us this way any moro." Tangney replied : " Did I not keep my promise?' And the stranger f aid : "Did I not tell you to sell bog last week? Tho old man denied this, and the second visitor said: "Wo will pardon you this time." The portion of the gang who were still outside demurred to this, and urged those inside to shoot Tangney. Tho first-mentioned of tha visitors then ordered Doherty and his wifo and the old woman Tangney to go to an adjoining room, or they would 6hoot them. The old woman alone appears to have resisted thU order, and even the at last, on a gun being pointed to her broa«t, withdrew, observing that, "she wan satisfied to leavu it all to tho Hlersed Virgin." One of tho men then said, " One, two, throo," and diecharirod his weapon at Tangnoy. Tho Moonlighters left, and Mrs Dohorty came out of the room, and wont to aaaiet her father. Tangnoy died about live minutes aftorwarda.