>From The Cork Examiner, 15 October 1861 - AN attempt at murder was made on Saturday evening by a man named Hallisey. About eight o'clock he entered the house of Thomas Barry, in Hospital-lane, and attacked him with a razor, cutting his throat across. He also attacked the wife of Barry, but happily not with the razor, and she suffered more from terror than from any bodily injury. Hallisey then left the house. Soon after the constabulary at the Bandon-road station were informed of the outrage and they went to the house in which Hallisey resided, for the purpose of arresting him. On knocking, Hallisey opened the door for them. He held a lighted candle in his hand at the time and appeared quite unexcited, allowing himself to be taken into custody without offering any resistance. Brien [sic] was removed to the South Infirmary, where it was found that the wound which he received was not dangerous. The prisoner appeared to be, and we believe is, mentally deranged. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Ireland Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.IrelandOldNews.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -