The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-04

for the once powerful chieftan who had
deied the ontire Catholic hiera, chy of
the United Suites to make himself
heard. Cries of "Imbecilew Spirit
the invasion of Ireland now?" and
other discordant sounds, We're heard
from all parts of the hall. The pRrti-
sans of O'Mahony made strong effort
to obtain silence for their chief, and
succeeded. O'NIahOny was then placed
upon the stand, and was subjected for
nearly two hours to tho most rigid and
scrutfniZing cross-eXamination by the
delegates, individuallynndc collectively.
He was questioned and crOSS-queS-
toned repeatedly us to how the money
of the Brotherhood had been expended,
and several members denounced him
in the most violent terms. O'Mahony
fought for the mastery like lion, but
did not succeed in impressing the dele
gates in his favor. Tho scenes mt times
equalled anything ever seen in the
Council of Five Hundred, during the
French Revolutions; and, Mt times, 1t
seemed us If O'Mahony was about to
give way under the terrible cross-exam-
ination which he had to undergo. At
times he would rise, throw his long hair
back from his forehead, and repel the
accusations hurled at him only to have
them flung back in his face. His face
was pale us death throughout, and
made splendid fight for domination.
At one time when questioned as to how
he came. to send killian on the wild
goose chase TO EMstport, and not being
able to answer the question, he looked
around i'll supplicating manner and
asked of the conventions: Gam to be
destroyed for this, the one, great mistake
of nv life?" But he was met with the
answers from several delegates who
jumped on the feet: at is not your first
mistake" "You are servant of the
Feniau Brotherhood, not the master
any longer" And, eve have made
YOU, and we will unmake you;" and
several other equally determined an
swers. Captain Mcmahon, a brave SOL
dier who unmHsked battery during
the war in the Second corps denounced
O'NIahony in unmeasured terms as an
'imbecilc." 1t was proposed to depoSe
him at once by several delegates, when
O'NIuhony, finding himself driven to the
last ditch, produced n letter purportlng
to be from James Stephens, in which
that gentleman stated that he would
leave Hnvre for the United States on
rive here on the 9th OF May. ~
compromise was then effected, and
committee was appointed tOtake charge
of the Union Square headquarters, and
the books, papers, and rooms therein
until James Stephens arrived, for the
lion. The committee is now in charge
of the mansion and the valuables, if
any remain to be taken care of, which
is doubtful. The utmost indignationi is
felt against Iillinn, and should the
great "mobilizer return to New York,
it is probable that he will meet with
rough treatment ut the hands of the
outraged and swindled Fenians.-
O'NTnhony. it is said, is already nearly
crazed, and the entire corps of salaried
officials mt Union Square, who have
been swallowing up twelve thousand
dollars n month, have been discharged
by order of the committee appointed.
Crowds of the disaffected yesterday Wis
tied the headquarters of President
Roberts, and rendered their services,
which were accepted with the proviso
that they meant fight. And thus is
ended the great swindle of Union
Square, with its magnificent furniture,
its liveried servants, its sumptuous
Congress, its salaried officials, and all
its other regal appurtenances. Sic
transit O[Orid O'IllIhOnV.