tried?"

"Those cases arose out of her case," said Colonel Turner; "the publicans
last week arraigned, 'boycotted' a fortnight ago the police and
soldiers who were called in to keep the peace during the trial of the
dealers who 'boycotted' her.

"Her case was first publicly made known by a letter which appeared in
the Dublin _Express_ on the 28th of January. That day a line was sent to
me from Dublin ordering an inquiry into it. I endorsed upon the order,
'Please report. I imagine this is greatly exaggerated.' This was on
January 30th. The next day, January 31st, I received a full report from
Milltown Malbay. Here it is,"--taking a document from a portfolio and
handing it to me--"and you may make what use you like of it."

It is worth giving at length:--

"James Connell, ex-soldier, and his mother, Hannah Connell, of
Fintamore, in this sub-district are boycotted, and have been since
July last. James Connell held a farm and a garden from one Michael
Carroll, a farmer, who was evicted from his holding for non-payment
of three years' rent, July 14, 1886. After the period of redemption,
six months, had passed, the agent made Connell a tenant for his
house and garden, giving him in addition about half an acre (Irish)
of the evicted farm which adjoins his house. In consequence Connell
was regarded by the National League here as a 'land-grabber.' About
the same time the agent also appointed him a rent-warner.

"On the 22d June last Connell received a letter through the
Post-Office threatening him if he did not give up his place as a
rent-warner. I have no doubt the letter was written by (here a
resident was named). On the 10th, and again on the 17th, of July,
Connell was brought before indoor meetings of the National League
here for having taken the half acre of land, when he through fear
declared he had not done it.

"At the first meeting the Rev. J.S. White, P.P., suggested that in
order to test whether Connell had taken the land, Carroll, the
evicted tenant, should go and cut the meadowing on it, which he did,
when Connell interfered and prevented him. At the next meeting
Carroll brought this under notice, and Connell was thereupon
boycotted. Immediately afterwards the men who had been engaged
fishing for Connell refused to fish, saying that if they fished for
him the sale of the fish would be boycotted, which was true