Ryan, the hero of the late tithe homicide at Dunkertin,
has been ar- rested upon a charge of wilful murder, and committed to gaol accord- ingly. It is improper to prejudge a case of this description ; but the concurrent testimony of no fewer than seven witnesses examined at the inquest, can leave scarcely a shred of doubt upon the mind of any un- prejudiced person, that the shut which Ryan fired at Fogarty was not only absolutely unnecessary to Ryan's safety, but positively created all the dif- culties existing in the way of his retreat. Fogarty used no threat to jus- tify Ryan's violence, further than raising his unarmed hand in what may have been equally an expostulating as a menacing attitude. He was alone, on the further side of the road from that which was occupied by the people, and from which danger could alone be apprehended. The evidence of the majority of the witnesses (the dissentient being one of the policemen) is, that not a single stone was thrown before Fogarty received his death-wound. Ryan had, therefore, comparatively little to apprehend ; and the crowd, whose numbers the...Standard so enor- mously exaggerated, was variously estimated by the witnesses at from 80 to 300 persons. There was not even a policeman found to tran-
scend in his estimate ' the. latter number. Under circumstances, there- fore, it would seem of no justifiable provocation—from pure thirst of blood—apprehending no possible danger from Fogarty's interference— did this wretched man, Ryan, fire the fatal shot which deprived the unfortunate countryman instantaneously of life. There are two con- current pieces of testimony which leave little doubt as to Ryan's hav- ing been actuated by malice prepense. A working farmer overheard him telling the police, that he was waiting his opportunity to "pick a chicken " from among the "cowardly mob ;" and another witness de- posed to his having overheard him boast the next day, that he had put an end to Fogarty's career. If this testimony be sustained ma the trial, there cannot be a doubt as to how it will eventuate; nor can the public fail to enjoy the opportunity of forming their own judgment as to the character of the men whom ministers of the gospel employ to execute their ruinous and execrable writs of rebellion.—Dublin Cor- respondent ofthe Courier. [Ryan has since been admitted to bail]
An attempt was made at Enniscorthy, in Wexford, on the 26th in- stant, to sell some cattle seized for tithes ; but not a bidder could be found. The peasantry to the number of several thousands, attended to deter any person from becoming a purchaser.
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