New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-18
THE LOUGHREA AFFAIR.
DETAILS OF THE LATEST TORY ASSAULT ON
THE NATIONALISTS.
fuRTnER ARRESTS AND PROSECUTIONS LIKELY TO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN THE CABINET
TIE FIGHT TO BE KEPT UP
IN IRELAND.
IBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.l

yBY CABLE TO THE TRiBCNE.I
DUBLIN Dec. III have Just been to see Mr..
Dillon and Mr. O'Bricn. Bruised, sprained and
worn out they after having been thrown
but of carriage last night and their days ex-
ritemcnt yesterday. it would be cruel to subject
ihcm to q formal interview. but our talk will en-
able me. think. fairly to represent their views
IS well as my own in what shall saw regarding
yesterdays proceedings at Loughrca.
First, as to the particulars. When the public
meeting was over and the rent collection under
the "plan of campaign had been going on for
some time. large force of police in Plain clothes
suddenly entered the different rooms Of the rent
pflice grabbed at the money on the tables and ar
rested the four Members of Parliament. The sum
scizcd-about ninety pounds-was but small pro-
portion Of the amount collected. as Mr. OBrien
and others. seeing the approach Of the police got
The money out of the way in time. Mr.. Dillon,
however, was taken unawarcs FUilce inspector
Davis, infiamed with drink, clutched pile OF
bank notes in front of him while policeman
.cized the honorable gentleman from behind MT.
Dillon struggled for the notes, when the drunken
Inspector assaulted him. The thing was simple
highway robbery. one Of the grossest and shpldest
outragcs ON the law ever penetrated by an Irsh
government. Mr.. Dillon will Immediately prose
cute the police for tie recovery OF the stoleh
money.
As 10 The pOl1Cy OF Jnc OONcrH1lcuO III ohc hi"'-
ter they arc actually playing into our hands. They
could not go q surer way about DESTROYING their
credit in ENGLAND They will not stop the pro-
grcss Of the "plan' which will be pushed forward
with the same vigor. but with more caution. and
whatever proceedings they may take agalnst us
we shall laugh at them and come up smiling when
hll is over and they arc discounted, as stronger
Governments before them have been by The Ma
lionalist party.
The four members arrested arc charged with
conspiracy. and il is plain that the object OF sum
IN, ming Mr.. Dillon to the Court OF Queens ench
was through the mouth of Judge Ol}ricn to patch
III in some way the damage done by Attorney
General Holmes in his opinion that the plan
was beyond reach of the law. To prosecute for
c'nspiracy will neccsstatc great state trial be-
fore jury, and unless jury is packed there VIII
he no chance for conviction. In the hope OF Sc
curing packed Jury it is likely the Government
will order the trials to take place at sligo, at the
winter Asszes. where one panel has already been
discTedied.
Further arrests and prosecutions are. L think
likely My own name, l understand, Is On the
list Of those to be attended TO tomorrow but the
fact of the matter is the Government do not know
what to do They are not of the same mind for
4 minutes together. The Cabinet is torn with
dissens ons One section wants TO please Hart
inston and display Lord Salisbury's strong arm
another party is all for bulldozinc the landlords
and making friends with the National League
Their official machinery has become so demoIa =
lied hy the example of one prominent official
after naturalization. Butler, Turner lBullers
successor in Kerry, plunkett, end even Clifford
Lloyd, turning Nationast-and the discovery OF
Castle secrets by "United Ireland" that IL may,
c said to have utterly collar scd A striking
sicn of this fact is that ,DenlSinson, cxchief OF
dete tives and of unenviable notoIicty. arrived
-, tic Castle this morning. He is brought over
to reorganize and brace up the broken machinery.
Ii is forlorn hope. and it will be well If he too
does not become disguised with the Job ami like
the others declare himself Home Ruler
TIP GILL, NJ. P.