The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-27
rHr GREAT DUBLIN OUTRAGE.
Full Dstails.
ADDRESS oy P. }. sMYTH., NJ. p.

ADDRESS oy p. j. sMYTH., N. p. -
The following details Of the outrage commit q
ted upon the people in the Phoenix Park, on +
Sunday, August 9th, arc taken from tho ffee- !; =
man of the 18th: d
The amnesty meeting, intended to be held t
yesterday in The Phoenix Park, was crokeu up 9
by the police, and in the scenes which suose- '
nnently occurred . great number OF persons, 7
men, women and children, besides soTe con
The protected demonstration was made known
BY the following advertisement published IN !
the daily journals:
:" The Political Psisoners.-.A monster meesinG
to advocate the release OF tho Irish pohticai
prisoners still confined in English dungeons
viii be held in the Phoenix Park, on to.mor-
~ ~. A ssIoel esn snS
ESD, Mp. Irishmen! assemble in your thou;
sands. and show that you are not nn mn horl
rors of penal servitude in England for their
| love of Ireland"
On Saturday evening 8 printed notice was
posted in the city Prohio'ting inc 'nees'
This was the notice:
Notee-Phenir ParE.-Whereas certain ad- |
yertisements have appeared in the newspaPers
and otherwise Announcing snaS 10, nr;s"n-
ers viii be held in the Phoenix Park to-mor.
! row isunday), the 5th inst, this is to give
that such meeting with nS' have 1S BEEN is
"By order of the Commissioners OF faDhc
on Sc % & .as rGs1's Works. '''''" A''''
2 2 Up to three o'clock yesterday there were n. No
special indications of q public meeting AZ Sne
?. Wellington Monument: Numbers Of PEI persons on.
J. were lying about on the grass men ana NO
men were pro%ena san nf the pifar. Young
of people at any one POM mo,i sa
Is might be seen bivouacked at the entrance,
- Parkgate street, there was no sign Oh anS clnc
:. unusual being astir Iowafas aoui ot the
he place of the intended meeting, the nssemease'
10 such as it was, being largely composed OF ,aos,
Ne women and children but o qnai;, Mr. P. J.
le later M large e. n. Sullivan Mr.: Tinothy sulli
es van, Mr. John Nolan and other promoters; o,
q. the meeting, came down the side roaa ieaa,nS
us to the monument, cheering Justify. The Grove 70
cd and the gentlemen named made tneiI WY -
the sloping steps at the base OF tne s, ~
-, | the stems in an instant were CROWDED iEo" Col
to bottom, and Messrs. Slnyth, suls s, a ~.
Nolan were about taking up conyentMua. IL IL
We siton to open the proceedings, sna his wa,
oh RIhronSh the people apparently for the pur
pose Of reaching the leaders OF Inc eosias
i've This action on the Par a. hut he persevere
and was understood to state that his order
RE- were to prevent the meeting. some 1oe SaS
that be- tes shs almost
es- tremendous rush down tne s sS~ ~na5 sions
EFT, persons we're thrown down ana dl affsd abou
na. atrncI and hustled off the ground. Mr sull
nee van then moved that Mr.. smyth 90 tax
shs sn cheers f Ps%ssh had time
ties WI ieiihorately accept the position and De
ger to tell my felow-countrymen ana un a pi is
i i,a to m It is me. 1 will" when stror
ties body Of police advanced from the soutn n;
far end of the monument . Ut dn1 riebs into Il
hall ora~d scene of confusion, almost OF terre
ensued large section of the CROWD, h or
AZ many women, lads ana ?e.;n nnrsued by t
Vay, nolice. several of whom appeared 70 use Wv
lon batons freely, besides tripping np P Down
'vn. shey In the descent MI Timothy selliv
ond received severe blow on the temple from y
i'm policeman's baton. MI. A. M haen more
per- iass severeiy beaten, and others in the asse
Mage had injuries inflicted upon tee IN, u ~,
police. The advance ana d taat followed, W,
Mar as ;.messed bv crowds assembled on the rls
,nce, ground opposite the Wellington and proaI
last. and some OF 1ns paIIsd ont "cowards"
hout nen So there STould be an ARRAY between
,be ,nonle and the police. Mr. Timothy SUN. sun
the r. A. NJ Sullivan and Mr. r d ob s%y' of
many after short time, and se' .sed their bat
dis police, in which they ag gbs1 met provoked
Mains and tumbled every3ne necfators at distal
man, newed misses LUZ &c the cry of "cowar
es ~ BY this time, about Ten uiu wv S;nss of
there were fh lSng ,nss
pie ene1clDg the Tshiess on the main
staaaqs
iocese ms going on. Divisions of police were d
ers in marched rapidly across the sward TO tne i
cele ment where they took up poslGl?n1s tS 1s ~,
ss for date action. The plateau on S Viii It'll few
leary, ment stands and the step there Int all Idle
year sons scattered mere o s mainly over, when
IF the holdlns neeIt W hand was heard coming
sor of dls.ant . nuSr 'oOnment by side path from
q was $1,000 street entrance There was
Of the of neonle to meet the band, which was
inter- rounded and followed by concourseS H,
=, and young persons. Still playing, the paaa ct
tanned to be that of the skinner u. be stepslea
good advanced along the 1oaa w poJv of police
mestic to the plateau, m mronnd and. charging
activity vent 'tnys r o aedi
,lished inatrnments We're flung up in the air or d.
,on = +Ia Iva ndameu. Young mel