The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-05-13
SUPPRESSION.
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Another English Measure for
Irish Crime.
An Emergency Bill Which Depends
upon One Mans Integrity.
Further Arrests in Connection with
the Dublin Murder.


London, May l2.-ln commons Har-
court, home secretary, introduced a bill
for the repression of crime in Ireland.
He characterized the prevalence of
crime there as a national disgrace. He
said the time had arrived for the entire
house to unite in taking steps to suppress
it. The case we deplore to-day is not
solitary; crime is a plague spot on Ire
land, and l believe the Irish people de-
sire it removed. 1t springs from secret
societies, and must be ~extirpated. The
main spring of crime is the expectation
of immunity, which is only too well
founded. The government has there
fore concluded that it is necessary in
these places where ordinary law is not
observed, that special tribunals, con-
sisting of three judges, be appointed
by the lord lieutenant, to try cases
without jury. The judgment of the
court must be unanimous; appeal can
be made to the supreme court, and the
judgment of the latter shall be given hy
a majority of the judges. The supreme
court may diminish but cannot increase
the severity of the sentences, and par
lament will be asked to provide for
special remuneration for special jury.
The bill also contains the following
provisions: 1t gives power to Oh
for secret apparatus of murder, such as
arms, threatening letters, ETC.; power
to enter houses by day or night, under
warrant of lord lieut.; power to arrest
persons prowling about at night and
unable to give an account of them
| selves, who are to be dealt with suma-
rily; power to arrest strangers, as the
crimes are generally committed by for
eign emlssaries, the hospitality of Eng
land not being for such persons as the
agent of O'Donovan Rosa, and power
to remove any foreigners considered as
dangerous to the peace Of the govern
ment; therefore it is the intent to re-
vive the alien act. Secret societies will
be dealt with summarily, and mem
bership thereof will constitute an Of
Tense under this act. The case of an
aggravated assassin will be treated in
a summary manner; power will we CIV
en- to repress intimidation and unlaw-
full meetings, the latter to be dealt with
suDarily; newspapers containing sedi-
tons and inhAmmatory matter will be
suppressed and the proprietors required
to enter into into recognlzance not TO
repeat the offense. Justices can compel
the attendance of witnesses about TO
abscond; the lord lieutenant can ap-
point additional police where necessary
at the cost of the districts concerned
compensation for murder and outrage
will be required Of districts where they
occur; outrages will be dealt with sum
arily by the courts, which are to consist
Of two st~ipendiary magistrates; the
government reserves for consideration
any further alterations of the jury
system.
The home secretary admitted that
the bill was extraordinary, but it was
necessary to meet extraordinary cir
cumstances. The operation of the bill
will be limited to three years. The
government will do all in their power
to prevent innocent persons suffering
from the action of the bill.
He added that the bill placed almost
unlimited authority in the hands of the
lord lieutenant, and concluded by stat
ing that the measure would partly b,
followed by n dealing with arrears IL
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