The New York herald., 1879-11-25

lry were ni;trcninS W anu iro octWeeh the Jaii,
Court House and police station Mr. Parnell
was expected by the midnight train. A large
crowd, with band, waited at the station, but
Mr.. Parnell was detained. The crowd, how
ever, insisted that he was in the omnibus of the
hotel where Mr.. Parnell had already signitied
his intention of stopping. They wished to take
the horset out and draw the carriage They
also threatened to cut the traces of the govern
ment hotel omnibus.
SEE, THE CoNoUERING HERO CONES!
Mr.. Parnell arrived at ten in the morning.
He visited the prisoners in the Jail and accom-
panied them to the court. Before this time
large numbers had gathered. party of them
loudly cheered Moloney. There were three
other magistrates on the bench. Mr.. Monroe,
law adviser to the Irish government, conducted
the prosecution. Mr.. Louden, Dublin barris-
ter, defended Daily. Mr. Asea, we'll known
blatherslSite, generally believed to be slightly
crazy, defended Killen Davitt defended him.
self The court was crowded with friends of
the prisoners, interspersed with policemen,
Crown officers and ladies. The gallery was
filed with Sligo beauty.
THE PRISONERS
DaSitt is about forty years old. He is one
armed and has black side whiskers and mus
tache. He was dressed in blue clothes, with a
sprig of green in his buttonhole. Killen is
also forty. He has brown beard and mus
tache and wore an ulster All seemed in good
health and spirits. Daly's case was first called.
Several witnesses, comprising constables and
shorthand writer's, were examined to prove the
occurrence at the meeting where the seditious
words were alleged to have been uttered. The
notes of two shorthand witnesses for the Crown
proved to be very different verbally, though in
sense they were substantially the same. The
defence took advantage of the difference to
maintain that both were inaccurate One of
the constabulary tainted under severe cross
examination. He was carried out of the court
The case promises to last several days.
WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENCE
The defence called no witnesses, but
in consequence of tho magistrates leaving
the bench during short pause caused by
the indisposition of witness Mr. Louden
applied for the release of the prisoners, rs the
magistrates left the bench without adjourning
the Court or remanding the prisoners. The ap-
made short speech, which wanted both ability
and ingenuity. He was only applauded by one
man in the gallery, who interrupted and cried,
''He is not guilty." Mr.. Monroe replied briefly.
DAILY was then committed and bail was allowed
in the sum of Ell 900. Davitt's charge will be
dealt with in the morning. Rea threatens to
adopt obstructive tactics and to continue
Killens case for week. Several thousand
persons, with band followed DAILY and
Parnell to the Victoria Hotel. On the
news of Days liberation reaching Castle
bar there were great rejoicings nlumi-
nations were prepared to celebrate his arrival.
Mayo will insist upon his being its future rep
resentative in Parliament.
THE 'oRANGE-FENIAN APPRENTICE BOY
SOME ACCOUNT OF MR.. JOHN REA, ArToR-
NEY-AT-LAw, KILLENs DEFENDER
There great many eccentric mon In Ireland.
but John Rea the Belfast attorney who loves call
himself L''the Orange-Fenian apprentice boy" is
decidedly the most eccentric within the four
walls" of the Emerald Isle He has been in more
scrapes than any who ever trod tho
green sod. and he is really happy
except he has somebody to fight. He has
been committed for contempt of Court so many
times that whenever he has big 1t is always
expected matter of course that the Judge is to
be .beardcd in his den." and that John is to be at
least from court by physical force But tho
place of all others where no loves to kick up q row
Is before Parliamentary committee, and few years
ago he shocked London by a characteristics scene
at the bar of the House of Commons
from which he had to be carried by
main force and confined till they got
tired of keeping him--for John never submits He
once got into with the Mayor Of Belfast. and
faifing obtain Justice in Belfast, he appealed
to higher court in Dublin for tho Mayors arrest
and after heated argument the Judge failing to
comply, he denounced in tho fercest manner on
the very bench partisan. On another
occasion, when John was tried for libel, he
defended himself. and. after what the papers
called an ''inhammatory" speech, he wound
up by saying. Gentlemen of well packed jury
convict me if you can. defy your verdict" The
report states that the scene that followed inde
scribabo. Juries, however. generally let him of
easy. He is regarded as privileged character. and
has an awkward habit of filing bills of exceptions
which result in endless litigation. with all this
cccenircity John Rea is unquestionably one of
the ablcst attorneys in Ireland and has an
immense knowledge of law. He Is q graduate Of
Trinity College, Dublin. and man of extensive
reading. A man of Independent means, he practices
law from love of it aud BECAUSE as one of his
countrymen once said. he couldn't keep doing
nothing" A Presbyterian in religion, he has
always espoused the popular side. and In 1s4s
was q stanch adherent of John Mitchell. Al