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    3. All the following from the Times. 11-7-1912 Crime in County Tipperary Dublin July 10th 1912 The Lord Chief Justice, Lord O'Brien, addressing the grand jury for the North Riding of County Tipperary at Nenagh today, said that there had been a slight increase in the specially reported cases. One of the bills referred to a case in which a bomb was exploded near the dwelling of a farmer named Doheny. It exploded with a tremendous noise and set fire to a portion of a house. A second bomb had also been placed in position, but the fuse was extinguished before an explosion could occur. Several cases of fires, for which no one had been made amenable, were reported from Templemore and the surrounding districts, and there were also cases of firing into a house and of setting fire to a house. 11-9-1907 Cattle Driving in South Tipperary. Dublin Sept. 10th. The first cattle drive in South Tipperary took place on Saturday on a farm near Clogheen, occupied by a "planter" named Coakley. On Sunday morning the animals were missed, and the police in the surrounding stations received notice. After a long search Coakley found one of his cattle in a dying condition two miles away from the farm. It had evidently been unable to keep up with the others, and it died soon afterwards. Yesterday, all the police-stations in the district were notified by telegraph that the cattle were missing; but, up to the present, the constabulary have failed to discover them. Coakley has been in possession of Shanbally farm for the past 12 years, having been put in possession after the former tenant, William Galvin, had been evicted for non-payment of rent. 15-1-1910 Boycotting To the Editor of the Times. Sir-Mr. Birrell in a speech made at Bristol on Jan 7th is reported to have said that he did not believe any person was boycotted in Ireland so that he could not get bread. I am so severely boycotted that I have to get bread from Dublin, 90 miles distant, and am obliged to send my horses ten miles away to be shod. In 1908 a conspiracy was started against me by some rich farmers to drive me out of the country, in order that they could get possession of my house and home farm, which was the only property I have left. I am not a landlord as I sold to my tenants four years ago. I have not evicted any tenants, and my farm has never been let for grazing. In Nov. 1908 , a mob attacked my house and broke the windows. Ever since then I have been boycotted and under police protection. I am guarded by 20 police, seven of whom sleep in my house. This state of affairs has been going on for more than a year. Some of the men who attacked my house were tried at the Cork assizes and found guilty. They were, however, released without punishment and were given return tickets and refreshments at the expense of the Crown. Last feb. attention was drawn to my case by questions asked in Parliament, and a leading article was published in The Times about it. The Government then prosecuted some of the members of the Holycross United Irish League on the charge of conspiracy at the assizes last March, but the trial was adjourned and nothing has been done since. I have been obliged to attend as a Crown witness, three assizes, two petty sessions, and four special courts, without any result. I have therefore had plenty of experience of "ordinary law". When questions were asked in Parliament about my affairs the answer was "Sub Judice". The case has now been "Sub Judice" for more than 10 months. I have never injured or interfered with my neighbours, and the sole reason for the attack on me is the selfish greed of some rich farmers. They have been encouraged by two Priests who have made violent speeches against me. Charles N. Clarke. Graiguenoe Park. Thurles. Co. Tipperary Jan. 12th. Mary

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