Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-07
SATURDAY. OCTOBER T. 1866. MOI
DAILY LEADER.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER :, 7865.
"Arbitrary Arrests" in ireland.


The London Star gives the following
resume of the proceedings of the Irish au-
thorities in suppressing the Fenian move
ment. 1t is mostexcellent comments ary
On the English diatribes against our gov
ernment for its sarbitraFy arrests" inter
ference with the freedom of the press and
of speech, SC, &c, of which We have
heard so much: .... s
Two wretched ballad-singers are
brought up for droning in the streets of
kingstOwn 'seditious song called "The
Green above the Red'-a well known poem
by the late Thomas Davis, which we dare
say has often been sung in London draw
ing-room. The ballad-singers are remand
ed for week-sentto prison for a week
III order that the police may make induir-
les INTO their character and objects. and
thus assist the magistrate to decide on
what further course of proceedings to be
adopted against them. = A man is
seen learning down one of the Govern
ment proclamations and he is brought up
on charge of Fenianism. He is found
to have in his pockets book on Rifle
and Infantry Tactics and at his lodgings,
are discovered a copy of WHO
Fears to Speak of '9SP and some
scrubbed verses the Fenian
men, their green banners, and |
the blOssoming heather. The magistrate |
before whom this formidable rebel is |
brought declares that considering the |
grave nature Of the charge against him, |
he could not even allow the prisoner to |
remain at large on bail pending fur |
ther proceedings; and so the lackless ad- |
mirer Of Fenian poetry is consigned to
prison. . A girl who sees some people
arrested makes use of a vulgar term of con-
tempt in connection with the name of the
Queen, and, though she expresses t6r-
ful cOntrition Immediately after, she is ]
solemnly committed for trial, and sent to |
prison to abide the due course of Justice
But yet more extraordinary proceeding
was that whichIed to the committal of a man
named Patrick Gilligan by the magistrate
at the Chapel street police office, Dublin.
This man was charged by one John
O Brien with having endeavOred to enroll
him as a membef of the Fenian Brother.
hood Mark how the treason was COM
mitted In the open street, Just before
noon, according to o Brien's story, CALI
gan, with a person who had a large
like an American, an artistic
touch that about the American) came up,
asked him to become a member of the
Fenian Brotherhood, promised him " a
good spree if you will come with us, and,
pulling Out-a book wanted to swear him | .
n then and there. This, O'Brien admits,
was in the open street and in the presence ,
If all the passers by. The book is pro !
luced, and turns out to be a common ac-
,ount-book, with the address of the prisoner 1
written in it. The prosecutor is compelled
o admit that three hours after this mar
TelOus encounter he himself was arrested
~ the police ou the charge of being drunk
md disorderly; that it was between seven
md eight o'clock in the evening when he {
vas released from the BrideweQ on bail !
hat he then had a row of some sort with l
he prisoner, and then he finally made the .
against him about Fenianism s
nd the profered enrolment. Now, will
be believed that Dublin magistrate {
lot a country justice, not Squire West
IN, but a magistrate in aEcapital city |
eally received this cock-and-bull story 9
old by a man Just released from the l
runkards cell, and treated it as grave
nd serious charge? Yet this was what
ctually happened. The magistrate sent {
he prisoner back to Jail, thara 20 await I
ne further proceedings which the law :
ficers of the crown may think fit to di-
ect against him.