The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-01-07
Gladstone replied that Parliament would

Gladstone replied that Parliament would |;
deal with the subject. |
legal argument of more than IN hour
ensued on NcDonough,s challenge. The
court decided that the travcrser8 had the !
right to challen.so in the usual way a GER |
tain number of Jurors, but the counsel for
the trasersers did not take advantage Of
this decision TO obetruct the course Of the |
trials. The jury consists Of eight Catho- |
lies, three Protestants and one Quaker.
When the jury had been constituted the
Attorney-General opened the case for the
crown ina firm buC moderats. tone. He
said the object Of the conspiracy in which
the traversers were engaged was to cause
social excommunication Of number Of
persons and to make their lives not worth
having. He pointed out the absurCIity Of
the idea Of parceling out ireland, among a
population Of five millions; it would
only add to the misery Of the unfortunate
country. He severely condemned the pol
icy Of the Land League which he said ad-
vocated freedom, yet brought all its power
SCea 1As t2&C LtC4StitLA I}ilFEsLC
ais, The government, he said, was bound
to institute proceedings to put down the
agitation. a great crowd cheered the
traversers on adjournment Of the court.
DUBLIN, December 29.-Parnell and sew
eral other traversers were not present at
the opening of the trials to-day. The law
officer Of the crown referred to the humble
occupation Of most Of the traversers and
said: DOUBTLESS they found the agitation
more profitable" He denounced the agi-
tation az % wholesale conspiracy, and the
government intended to protect the rich
and the poor from their frightful tyranny.
His remarks caused much feeling in court,
especially when he quoted traverser Nal
ly's wortls-s"That Ferrick's murder was
worth hundred speeches.
The counsel denounced the Land League
proceedings as q capital plan for reducing
society to it's original Chaos and Commun-
ism. He accused Brennan, Bayson, Cor
don, Sullivan and Nally ~ seeking pecu~
MARY gain. He dealt with the violent
speeches Of Nally, Parnell and Dillon sew
orally, scoring them for melting murder.
He cited passages from the speeches OF two
members Of Parliament. He quoted,
amidst general laughter, from the speech
of the beggar who said he didn't recon-
mend the shooting Of landlords, because
the wrong man had been sometimes shot.
After quoting Harris Recommendation to
the peasantry, to emulate the example OF
the French in 1908, he said: Gin word
the Land League is founded upon a basis
of sedition and treason" Parnell, wh'
4 was given to expressing his opinions mod
erateiy, had higTnself ses,zss.zs.,x< s'st'
oitah1e eople
was fatigued. Parnen was Iys,,elly cheero,
on leaving the court.
DUBLIN, December 3O.-A tenant-rigll
meeting, under liberal auspices, was helt
at Kilea, county Londonderry to-day. On
thousand persons were pr sent Resolu
tions were passed in favor Of the equitable
settlement Of the land question.
Patrick Hennelley, indicted for the muir
der of Montmorris, belongs iii Divory vii
lage. few miles from the spot where TIM
murder was committed,
Mr.. Law completed the reading OF tht
= n extracts from the speeches Of traversers
showing that they all connselled the peo
Dlc to withhold their rent. He then quotet
the Judgment Of Chief Justice Cockburn t
| the effect that conspiracy was the act o
/ two or more persons combining TO 1n]ure
: third party, and that it was not necessary
that the act which is to be done be GRIMM
al. A mere combination 70 effect ctVl
. injury would come within the law I'll
:. wished to read the opinion Of Daniel "
= Connell on the proposed strike OF the farm
= ers against rent-roll, but these were no
allowed bv the court. Law proceeded &
. explain the punishments which the traVer
IL sers advocated for those who took evicte
I farms and declared that one Of the traV
= ersers had been continued in his post as
7 maid agent of the Land League after haS
0 ing held persons mp by name to popula
y execration and murder. He dWelt wit
~ much effect on the point that the traVeri
~ ers had given prominence to the statemeI
81 that If 10000 persons were enrolled in tt
o. Land League NO army could enforce tt
land laws. Laws speech was not conclu'
'e ed when the court rose.
~ y. DUBLIN, December 3l.-Mr. Law,
"a concluding his speech, said: The prime
- pies taught by the members of the La'
League had been called American prime
y. pies, but they might more properly be d
80 -. scribed as Red Republicanism OF Nihilis1
-, He expressed the hope that when this M
- - chievous gospel was abandoned, tho
80 whom it was his duty to prosecute Wou
. turn their talents to better account tor Il
INV lands sake.