Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-17

Messrss D1llon 0mA OsBraen Arrested
Tor Receiving Rents ~ Leashrea.
The Irish police have at last taken forcible meas
ures to stop the operations Of the 'plan OF cam
patgn" at demonstration at Loughrea YESTERDAY
MessrA Dillon, Harris and Sheedy. members Of
parliament. and william o'Brien, editor Of Unssed
ireland, were placed under arrest. Messrs Dillon
and o'Rxien addressed the meeting and at the con-
cusaoo Of the speeches opened rent ofnces for the
collection Of rents under the leagues 'plan OF cam
paign-" Hundreds OF tenants came forward and
pad the sums they were able or willing TO pay,
when suddenly strong force Of police headed by
Inspector Davies burst into one Of the of1ces,
seized the money, books and papers and arrested
strated with Inspector Davies and was assaulted
and roughly handled. The police then proceeded
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sent squad & pooe to s Arrest
arraigned before a magistrate and CHARGED with
conspiracy TO induce tenants to abstain from pay
Ing the rents they were lawfully bound to pay,
splracy to defrand. The prisoners were remanded
had co!lscted 500 and M S'BTien about $50. '''
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arrested gave bail in SlO,000 each. II is rumored
that the police have been instructed TO pursue a
similar course In the case OF other nationalist rent
collectors. The National League leaders have de-
cided TO continue their present tactics Several OF
OF Ireland for the purpose OF receiving rents Mr.
Dillon has obtained cross-summons against In.
spector Davies for assault.
element In Dublin, but there were no disorders.
Al the london datlies praise the action Of the
Dublin police.
Threatening Katie Metz.
ALL SORTS OF MEANS RMPLoyEp 10 CHANGE HRs
TESTIMONY.
The New York Times OF yesterday says: Katie
Metz, the young woman who testified In the Nc
Quade case concerning the meeting OF the alder.
men OF the board OF 1884 at McLaughlin's house,
has received from an anonymous source q particu.
Larry unique and bloodthirsty letter. It is letter
threatening her with violent death II she dares
to show her face out OF doors The sender of the
cheerful mtssive tells her by means OF letters cut
from the advertising columns OF newspapers and
pasted carefully upon q sheet OF paper, that she
had ruined McQuades family and done other
reprehenSible things by her testimony, and warns
Se .0Gn nss hss in Ss ::
frightened at this clamor for her lfes blood. She
answers the door bell at Mrs. MassettN No. 456
West 34th street, with as cheerful countenance
The threatening letter is supplemented, 50 to
speak, BY various dreadful threats that are lurk-
avenue. In the bakeries, in the butchers shops
three DAYS has been nearing all sorts OF terrifying
rumOrS As q rule the rumOrs have been some
thing like this: John Smith told Thomas Jones
that William Robinson told him that he hadheard
that II Katie Metz didn't change her testimony
something awful would happen to her. Another
form Of rumOr was that John Smith had told
Thomas Jones that William Robinson had heard
that II Katie Metz would change her testimony II
would be worth $1,000 to her.
Mrs. Massett has come in for share of attention
lady friend. whose sister is intimate friend OF
Mrs. McQuade, called to ask her to use her fnfti-
ence In inducing Katie Metz TO make any possible
change In her testimony in McQuades favor. The
grief stricken condition OF Mrs. McQuade and her
seven children was held up as an argument In
favor OF changing her testimony. Mrs. Massett
who would do anything that was right TO oblige q
friend called Katie up and asked If there had been
any mistake In the testimony, or II there was any,
thing that had not been told. Katie said she had
told the truth upon her bible oath, and could do
neither more nor less. Katie was sure that she
could not be mistaken, as she had seen the alder
men at McLoughlin's several times. 'What is
Several OF Mrs. Massetts friends have written TO
her asking her what she meant by getting mixed
up In the Doodle aldermen cases. SO far as any
one can see 1t was merely an accident that got
Mrs. MasSett or her house into the affair at all.
Mrs. MasSett has been told that she and Katie
and the house are watched by friends OF the In
dicted aldermen. Katie was followed on Monday
Neither Mrs. Massett nor Katie were out OF the
house yesterday. The latest rumor afloat was to
the effect that Katie's brother had been employed
TO hire her to change her testimony. The threat
ening letter was sent to the district attorney yes
terday. AS both the letter itself and the super
scrpuon were in letters cut from the newspapers,
there is thought to be little chance OF finding the
sender