ESCAPE OF WILLIAM O'BRIEN.
SERIOUS RIOTS.
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fPKB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Received January 26th, Lls a.m.
London, January 24. During the trial of W. O'Brien at Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, on * charge of using inflammatory lanpage at Ballyneate, in September last, prisoner escaped from the open Court, the crowd covering his flight. A riot ensued, and a fight between the police and the populace lasted some hoars. The former repeatedly charged the mob, using their batons first, and afterwards, when they found their efforts repulsed, having recourse to bayonets. Twenty rioters received etaba of a serious nature and scores of others were more or less wounded. A dozen policemen were injured by stones.
A somewhat similar scene took place at Cionakilty, County Cork, during the trial of a priest. Thirteen policemen were wounded by stones and bottles. In three instances the injuries are dangerous, and in another fatal. Thirty of the populace were injured.
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Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7265, 26 January 1889, Page 5
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