The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-01
IRISH AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Cox Again on Trial-Tr. Blame Sentenced
to Four Months imprisonment.

Mr.. Cox Again on Trial-Mr. Blame Sentenced
to Four Months Imprisonment
DUBLIN. Jan. 3L-A man named Fitzmaurice,
who recently took farm near Tralee. County
Kerry, from which two brothers had been
evicted, was going to work at Tralee, when he
was approached by the two brothers, who shook
hands with him if to make sure of his ndent-
ity, and then shot him fatally with revolvers.
The trial of MIR. Cox, member of Parliams mt
for East Clare, on a charge of violating the
crimes act by addressing the tenants at Kildy-
sart, was begun to-day in that place. Mr.. Cox
was tried last week at Ennis on
charge Of addressing proclaimed league
meetings and sentenced to four months,
imprisonment He appealed and on his release
on bail be was rearrested on t he charge on
which he is being tried to-day. The people of
Kildysart and the surrounding neighborhood
gathered this morning and headed by priests
marched toward the courthouse They were
charged by the police, who used their batons
freely and succeeded in clearing the streets.
Many persons were injured. The people col
lected again. and finally the police decided to al
low them to remain. The court; ;oom was filled
with priests.
Mr. Henry Joseph Gill, who represents Linn
erick City in Parliament. has given notice of
his intention to resign his seat.
The magistrate who sentenced Father Nc
Fadden, of Gweedore, TO three months impris-
onment. will remit the question to the treat
ment the priest shall receive in prison to the
judge who hears the case on appeal
Two evictions were made at kilmihill, County
Glare, to-day. The sheriff was protected by a
force OF 200 policemen. mob in sympathy
with the tenants tolled the chapel bell groaned
and threw missiles at the evictors. The police
charged the people and hot skirmish took
place.
Messrs. Roche and Boland, merchants of
Longford, have been sentenced to three months
imprisonment each, ana nine farmers to
month each. for taking part in unlawful
semblage on the occasionl Of the release from
prison of Father Egan.
The trial of Mr.. Blame, member of Parliament
for South Armagh, on a charge of melting ten
<ants to resist the authorities took place to day.
and resulted in a conviction. He was sentenced
to four months Imprisonment Notices of ap-
peal were given.
A private inquiry is being pushed by a section
of the Irish coercion force at Woodford, with
the object of ferreting out conspiracy against
one Patrick OBrien TO compel him to refrain
from occupying a farm resigned by the previous
tenant because of the excessive rent exacted by
the landlord. This is the first proceeding of the
kind under the crimes act, and il it should yield
the desired information the conspirato-s will be
summarily dealt with, while the precedent
tablished by the investigation will be extern
sively pursued tnrouehout Ireland.
The Saint James Gazette devotes a long leader
TO advocating a return TO the practice of trans
porting criminals instead of imprisoning them
in England, and the article conveys many
persons the suggestion that the ulterIor motive
of the writer or inspirer is to make it possible
to transport offending Irish Commoners when it
shall seem to the Tory governments desirable to
do