The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-09-03

NV ORLEANS. SUNDAY NOR
sive bandsmen, who were set upon in the
brutal manner above described. by the po-
lice in the Park, and had their band lnstru-
ments broken into fragments by the same
body, appeared in the police court as de- !
tenders in an action brought by their as
sailants, and were mulcted in fines. On
Monday evening the event was made IN the |
House of Commons the subject OF series
fquestions, referring to the real authority
ny which the meeting was prevented, 20
:i.e injuries inflicted, and to the course
which the Executive now proposes to itself
to take. The answer of Mr.. Dowse was
weak attempt to make it appear that the
use of their batons by the police was afeer,
and not before, tho stone throwing by the
statutes which place the Phoenix Park in
the care of the Board of Works. But the
very next evening Lord Harrington stood
up aud revealed Fhe real nature OF the
whole transaction by admitting that Mr.:
Hornsby had acted "by the dlrecti0n o,
Hartipgton's) sanction and concurrence.
rat' IMPARTIAL TESTIMONY.
From amongst dozens of others, we select
two letters written by foreigners, eye wit
nesses of the event, which show conclu-
sively that the accounts published in the
Irish papers are not overdrawn. Mr.. r. c..
Cumming. a Scotch gentleman, who ar
rived in Dnblin in time to==ssIszsesst <lsss
scene, writes:
proceeded to the Park in perfect igno-
rance of the fact that q meeting for any
purpose was about to be held there. 1t was
only on entering the gateway that l dis
covered from a proclamation posted on 1t
that some such affair was to take place.
had no intention of joining it, however,
nor did do so, but while passing through
the Park saw a sudden attack made by
the police upon the people. certainly
never ga W anything at home in Scotland to
equal the shocking violence employed by
the police. The people broke and fed, but
the police pursued them in all directions
striking those they overlook, and beating
them with barbarous cruelty. Some OF tht
people retaliated by throwing stones at the
police; but saw nothing to justify the ex
traordinary violence used against the PEG
: ple. | was forced myself to fly to the ell
e closed gardens for safety, being in grav'
4 personal danger while in any portion ut TIL
3 Park outside.
Mr.. Edwin P. O'Hara, in a letter to til
v Freeman, says:
O AS q stranger, visiting the native land q
J. my father from the United States, Will 20
d permit me, through the medium OF you
Il drelism evinced towards me yesterday
1t the Phoenix Park by the police. wd
10 quietly taking stroll and smoke when
Or observed q large assemblage of people, til
1T object of which afterwards learned wa
os for the release of the remaining portion {
ID the political prisoners. Joined in tt
I'd crowd, and when the row commenced
ir saw a burly- looking policeman strike q
I'D uuoffendipg little boy and knock Ill
i'll down. 1 remarked that he was ruffian
of do such q think to such a lad, when lmm
a diatsly another policeman administered
y, fearful blow of a bludgeon on the back
a. my head, the blow coming on me SO une
TIL pectedly and savagely that was laid pre-
le. trate for nearly ten minutes. L have be
nd in nearly every country, aud l must
ed positively that SO ungailant, cowardly, 81
he age preservers of the peace l have nev
tai seen. I subsequently saw two of these ga
ok ages charge a small, isolated crowd, chic
T. comprised of old women, little girls
Ter bows, and deal blows of their bludgeC
ed. all round Unfortunately.
to OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
OF AS was to be expected, the pap
md throughout Ireland are devoting mt
md space to the discussion of the brutal
elr tack made by the police. Without
inc dissentient voice they agree that it
led one of the most wanton, and atroci
hey outrages ever perpetrated upon an una
S vh ed and peaceful populace in modern tin
EN-. and call for q thorough and immediate
ark vestigation We do not give extri
len' from these articles, which are manly
rere dignified in tones, but in order that
lice, readers may understand the llegai' al
J of fact, ridiculous position assumed by
'H nor government,-Lord Harrington and
and Loro Lieutenant haVlng ASSUME" 'no
cir sponsibility for the issuance OF the pro-
Sc f;on order.-we COW from the Lo1
the f.,,ou..
l on AN"se0' 40
fen If there 10 one fault worse than any