woman is one of the most pitiful I ever heard.--I am, sir, yours
truly,

ALFRED TURNER."

As the cost of the extra policemen sent to Milltown Malbay at this time
falls upon the people there, this letter in effect offered the priest an
opportunity to relieve his parish of a burden as well as to redeem its
character.

The next day Father White replied:--

"DEAR SIR,--No one living is more anxious for peace in this district
than I. During very exciting times I have done my best to keep it
free from outrage, and with success, except in one mysterious
instance.[20] There is but one obstacle to it now. If ever you can
advise Mrs. Moroney to restore the evicted tenant, whose rent you
admitted was as high as Colonel O'Callaghan's, I can guarantee on
the part of the people the return of good feelings; or, failing
that, if she and her employees are content with the goods which she
has of all kinds in her own shop, there need be no further trouble.

"I have a promise from the people that the police will be supplied
for the future. This being so, if you will kindly have prosecutions
withdrawn, or even postponed for say a month, it will very much
strengthen me in the effort I am making to calm down the feeling.
Regarding Mrs. Connell, the head-constable was told by me that she
was to get goods, and she did get bread, till the police went round
with her. This upset my arrangements, as I had induced the people to
give her what she might really want. In fact she was a convenience
to Mrs. Moroney for obvious reasons, and her son is now in her
employment in place of Kelly, who has been dismissed since his very
inconvenient evidence. It is, and was, well known they were not
starving as they said, they having a full supply of their accustomed
food.--Thanking you for your great courtesy, I am, dear sir, truly
yours,

"J. White."

On the 14th Colonel Turner replied:--

"My dear Sir,--We cannot adjourn the cases. But if those who are
prosecuted are prepared to make reparation by promising future good
conduct in Court, I can then see my way to interfere, and to prevent
them from suffering imprisonment.

"These cases have nothing whatever to do with Mrs. Moroney.[21] They
are simply between the defendants and the police and other
officials, who were at Milltown Malbay that day. I am greatly
pleased