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Herald Of The Valley
Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia
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On the evening of the 23rd inst., 16-year-old Patrick Maguire tied 6-year-old John Young to a cow's tail near Lisburn, causing the terrified cow to drag the boy to death on the road. Maguire fled after failing to stop the animal.
Merged-components note: Continuation of the tragic incident story across pages; relabeled to domestic_news as it fits local news better than general story.
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About seven o'clock in the evening of the 23d inst. Patrick Maguire, a lad of about 16 years of age, tied John Young, a very fine boy of 6 years old, who had accompanied him to a field near Lisburn, to a cow's tail. At first the animal moved slowly forward, but soon, as it appears, became terrified by the unusual weight appended to her tail, and ran furiously along the road, till stopped by the driver of a mail coach. Maguire, as was proved on the inquest, called in vain to some passengers on the highway to stop the cow, which rushed violently through the turnpike on the Hillsborough road. Before the arrival of the mail coach, the poor child, contused and mangled by percussion on the pavement, had expired. We are informed that his mother was just returning from Belfast, when she was thrown into a state of distraction in which she still continues. Maguire has fled.--Belfast News Letter.
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Near Lisburn
Event Date
Evening Of The 23d Inst.
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john young, aged 6, died from being contused and mangled after being dragged by the cow; patrick maguire fled.
Event Details
Patrick Maguire tied John Young to a cow's tail in a field near Lisburn. The cow became terrified and ran furiously along the road, dragging the boy. Maguire called for help from passengers but failed to stop it. The cow rushed through the turnpike on the Hillsborough road until stopped by a mail coach driver. The boy had already expired from injuries before the coach arrived. An inquest proved Maguire's attempts to stop the cow.