The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26

v.hemcnt Vows Against the Grown Tt
,.rcd Only to he broken \ unrnnguo
from, the bench for which the Judge was
Hurned In ETgy In Every Town In Ireland
Hlnck Irgrntitude not to he Forgotten.
IA the telegraph tells us. Judge Kcogh has
br,ueht virtually toa close his irctful and turbu
liant career. anil found fate which must touch
the stcrncst heart with pity and satisfy and so
sonon the fccling " almost savage hatred with
which his name has for sornc years been re-
sardcd Nv Irshmon. wherever found As his
mania as In nearly all such cases those in our
limo remarkable Irish ones Of suicide. for in
stance vi Prot McCulagh. the Rev. Or. Sadlcir.
and Dr. But her. the Bishop of Meath all te-
lows u Trinity College and men OF rare ability
has evidently arisen from digestive dcrangc-
ments il IL possible that. having escaped self
destruction he may recover. Bu' he has playe;
his last part. His insanity has FOR the pres Mt
assumed a permanent character. and he :
confined in tho asylum near Brugcs. He
has escaped the doom Of Castlcreagh to find
that of swift. To see a man like the great Irish
man. Lord Punkctt fall into darkness before
death and tho form through which the mind
once shone waste away like q Wondering cas-
ket with the jewel gone. is terrible but more
terrible still is It 10 see man like Judge k"ogh.
erulting in the full vieor Of manhood. suddenly
stricken aud stripped OF his intellect. subject
for tho sentinel and chain. In such spectacle
the nerccst vengeance might find its Ill and
sleep.
The man TO whom this calamity has come the
Right Hon. William Keogh Second Justice ofthe
Queens Bench in Ireland has played remark
able part in Irish affairs. and has stood out Ms
one Of the most striking figures in the political
picture Of the last quarter Of n century. He was
a., in n
1917 His mother. to whom he bore a strong re-
semblance. and from whom he was fond of say
ing like Currnn OF his that he inherited what
ever abilities he possessed. was a Miss French
OF Galway. a lady OF gentle lineage. and pos
sessed OF small landed property near TINT
town. His father was Roscommon attorney of
very unsavory reputation. and though there
was no open breach between thcm. his son
rather uuivcrcd at tho mention Of his name. He
was less II solicitor at law than solicitor for
ofllce. II Is told " him. wa believe with truth.
that ia the nrr'cy contested pulli' election be-
tween Gregory and llrl Morpoth. then visiting
this country. but represented by OConnrn.
Keogh. who, though n catholic. supported the
then Tory candidate. headed a party To- smash
his own windows in order to establish n
claim Of martyrlom. In the Liberal jour
mails Of tho next morning were s,f-in-
served right while the Tory Journals wero loud
In thcir expressions 90 sympathy for an honest
citizen prosecuted for the expression Of an in
dependent opinion. He found his reward in
the ra'hor lucrative office Of Grown Solicitor for
Kilkenny. William Keogh was elu'atnd at
some " the minor schools I'm Dublin aud sub
kequ"utly Mt Trinity College. whore lac obtained
historical society in VIII h the great Irish ath-
letrs ~ "l9gurnrn. PlunNeu ana l}u-he. AMI 50
and Mhlteside, Chan 'ellor Ball aud DR.. Ma
gee. Bi-hop of Peterborough. now the most co-
quent iecMimcr IN the House of Lords. Of our
thcws that Keogh sought md obtained distiur-
ton. and laid the fouui aiion for whatever fame
he subsequently acquired He We also a con-
10 the D,Olirr street Library, AMI IN both was
renarkaple Tor mat fohsummai" tact III the
rather coarse satire and that ua-si mate en-
ergy NJ teciHWat ON which Were hi after char
course hc was called Co III" bar; IN lsin, ana 49,
lectcd The Connaught circuit His legal fuow,,-
eig, WIS very limited. though he published,
with Kindred spirit. Michael J. Barry AN
amusing cqmpllatoni entitled 'gh ana
Barry's Chnnrery Reports hut as an
WIS fdciIe prroeps on his own circuit.
and bad few = any ,superiors In -" gr'I na-
uonnl arena Of the four courts. He saw. how
ever, with keen vision thnt IN" road TO Judicial
position in Ireland. and consequent competence
II not wealth. Jay through the House, q Conn
mons. lndo"d 10 had always an ambition for
arliamentary life for which he was specially
hitel. nnd the opportunity came. There was
then at the head ~ the iron interest IN England
Mr. Matthias Atwood. man II immon.e
wealth who also had his amhtion-apeerngo To
obtain this II was coisi lered essential t. hive
pons"- he betrayed. and who. in return. on all
grea, party DIVISIONS. placed thruerly"s under
rood. and was returned for the Immaculate
iNrNnEh 81 Nh'nn". II f. curious circum-
sIen'e that Mr.. Bait, the present leader u the
Home Hul. party was also ono. Of Attwooi's
proi'g.-. From tho start Mr. knogh made u
mo- eminent marx in m" Housr which he i'm;
proved ca'h session down to his aeecItan 'c 81
ohi'n IN l752. whom he sank snve N ono in
stan" into the lucrntiv" taciiurnity Of the
Treasury bench. His first speech was sharp.
81 q" II 'u,". In which. allniing 20 three anti
lris' Speeches delivered hy him ~ tui X sue
hath uew'd and that he brought 90 the debate
n. ll!loqlss e.,"rlhty of an ingenious s"lf;lor-
ins 3D. Tory rarty ana ~ Mr Disracli.
W. Trey = 90. in WI, = WINS termod the Mans
d.h ''.' expressed his munifcouf sense - hi-
NluY nni hi- iilnWcs- to huy" him in hi,
h!h !: W tl a." in'r9ducil o "' a." E'ol"si
a7t.r Z lle, BIN ~ Tie VIII GoVrrnm.nt
M. rt l" n re7 frIr"s,n,,yrS ihi
r ,r' ',l' previous had struck on mig -hackles
a. -''i uni"'trr"i nn ir.". by far he
-. -p'akrr OF ihe lr.eh y. rs. Gppoecito
GG-'f. Moore. ne ". =. for Mayo. he NJ once
llh''! h'u- u IN front ~ tho band OF Irish
Mon g. VITO fought the hll The others
a. u-on'od 10 gather round hi- plume
Slrft lH tIr accumulation Oi l"lHl prin 'iplDs
,A ne wn- forn0 4 by III" rrnin"d
ti,, ti q.~I-tan" Of IL" presTnt Chlci
D. w.- io-raul aru-h'uI Iu TN" viEor OF their
tru' d = j In l!om.ily and the liwycrs
70 H. ri 80 'r. SIG james Graham. no moan |