The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-09
He Denies That O'Donnell Was in
Collusion With the Times.
Notionalists Grievously Disap-
pointed With the Result.
They Had Expected to Receive an
Impartial Trial.
The Irish Orator Challenges Attorney
General Webster to Prosecute Par
nell Gladstone Was subpenaed
to Give Evidence In the Case.

LONDON, July Sin his speech at tho
Irish demonstration at Glasgow Yesterday.
Mr.. Michael Dayitt, referring To O'non.
ncll's libel suit against the Times, said IL
had been limited that there was collision
between O'Donnell aud the Times The
charge, he said, was entirely unjust and
untrue. On tho contrary, ODOnnell had
pursued the course taken by him against
his own judgment and will, and on his
(Dayitts) advice, along with that OF some
other Nationalists, who believed that the
case would receive an impartial hearing be-
foro II British judge. They had been
grievously disappointed. Surely, Chiei
Justice Colcridg', when lac discovered that
there was no case on which to 90 TO the
jury, ought 10 have prevented Attorney.
General Webster from trying To make out
a charge against men who were not in
court and Who had no means oi defending
themselves The excuse OF the Ems tina,
the lives OF their iulormants would not be
safe il they wcc brought forward Was alb
surl, AMI uu insult to common sense.
The real danger was that the iniormants
themselves would he placed In the deck ON
the Chnrlp' NJ forgery. The attorney gen.
erals assertion that hc could prove the
charges contained IN the Ima On Par.
uvll,m aud Crime made thc taking ui
Mrthcr action inevitable. Hut hv whom
WIS such action to be takcnl II tho let
ten ALLEGED 10 have been written hy Nr.
larncll Wcrr genuine, il the attorney. gen.
cml, ~ u law officer ui the crown, really
held proof sufficient tn convict purncll, the
speaker and Others ui conspiracy 90 mur.
der, Il was his duty a. place them in tho
dock. lChcrr llc challenged the at
toury general tu adopt such q course. II
the latter did up, take up the challenge as
given from public platform, hc .nIyitt)
would pat It la letter and give the attor.
ncy general the altcmltn, either ui all
mtiing that thrr WJs no proof ul which
tn suhsiguiIatc the charges uT ui forcing
the government tp playo ON ttiul
Mr. ramvu and hims,u II tive
government dil not put hrn in
| tho dock u would be because they
/ know that the allegations we're lut tile
/ weapon, ui COWurdly moral assassination.
/ This WIS the only W1y he which The
! chargys could bc suited a. the luUlm aud
| the truth hr made known tp the people vt
| Gput Britain aud lWlui There could
hr no slirking this. The NHuHfI Ulsufr
says The drcIaim"r made uu behalf Of
Mr. ranvll ui any approval oi - nunuoll's
action against the Tim. Be- correct so ilr as
Mr. rlrncll personally b. concerned, but
the lunclliics admit, M the instance Ut
Mr. niyiu, Mr. uarsur ug Treasurer ui tho
party, WIS in constant uul friendly com.
muu.rlu1n with OUnuurll during the
preparations iur the trial.
Mr. ~ nuuurll writes to q news agency
that his counsel adopted tar mHlr ul pro.
crluv taken in his suit against ihy i,u0,
At tie iuslig,ion aud pn the uuaskcd al.
vice ut two eminent Gnlstuuiln members
Ol the House 1T Commons. These -,uilr.
uyn, huih Di whom uID lawyers, ursyI hat
the iW0 would be- completely exposed II
that paper were compelled tp show
is whole hand, they rsuNug 40
material evidence, including that ui
unounrll, Tor rchuitiug the case.
O'luunclIs solicitor also writes 20
contradict tie rlurll.ic denial II the
ease. lIr states that plyitt wrote iu Fob
rulry offering un behalf ui Mr. lamcll
every assistance iu his power ~inrr then
thcy were acquainted with everything that
iuuspiUl. Mr. luruoll requested that
Onunurll return from Italy iur tlu pur.
pose VI having q private interview.