Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-21
O,BRIEN QUE OF JAIL.
His Looks Show that His Constitution
 fa Shattered.

His Looks Show that Ills Constitution
 Is Shattered.
 DUBLIN, Jan. 20.-Mr. William O'Brien, M F. and editor of United Ireland, who has been confined in prison since October 31 1, was released from Tullamore jail to-day. He proceeded to the priests house in Tulla- more, followed by large crowd which cheered him repeatedly. There was no dis order. MT. O'Brien's looks denote that his constitution is shattered and his physicians insist that he should go to the south of France for the benefit of his health. The people of Tnllamore have presented MT. O'Brien with an address in which they say they are indifferent to the coercion law, but that Mr. Balfour's execution of the law is brutal and disgrace to the government.
 MT. O,Brien Reaches Dublin-His Arr
 dor Unquenched by Ills Cenfine-
 ment.
 DUBLIN, Jan. 20-Mr. O'Brien arrived here this evening. He was greeted at the railway station by an immense crowd which included many members of Parliament and 8 large number of priests. On alighting from the train he entered the Lord Mayors car riage and was driven to Q hotel followed by a long procession. The paraders carried torches and marched to the music of several bands. Many houses along the route were brilliantly illuminated and bonfres blazed in all parts of the town. On arriving at the hotel MT. O'Brien made 8 brief speech. His voice was very hoarse. He said he rejoiced' that in spite of MT. Balfour's efforts the Irish were stronger than ever. Although the English were slow in joining them they would be slow in deserting them. The Irish would not resort to outrage, but would follow Parnell and Gladstone trusting to the democracy of Great Britain to make Ireland nation. MT. O'Brien received many congratulatory tele- grams in the course of the day, some coming from America In several Irish towns gar ! lands were hastily hung across the streets in ! honor of MT. O'Brien and in the l evening there were processions and | Tullamore Mir. O'Brien said he had the great | est difficulty to find adequate words with which to express his gratitude for the kind ! ness of his eountrymen, more especially | Messrs. Moorhead and Egan, without whose ! assistance in his lonely duel with the jail au- | thorities they would likely have had much | different event to celebrate. Referring to MT. Blunt's charges against MT. Balfour he said he had heard them from Mir. Blunt him \ self long before there had been any likelihood | that MT. Blunt would be a victim. It was
 because he (O'Brien) had that statement 1T mind that he told Noorhead and Egan 1T
 the beginning that he believed tha
 he had been brought to prison tt
 be murdered, for he knew Blunt would le I his hand wither in the fire before he woult ! tell lie He confessed that though he kep l good face he went to prison with the per
 feot conviction that he would never emerg
 alive. Apart from Blunt's revelations h
 thought they had right to infer the wors
 from Balfour's secresy in immuring them 1T
 what he supposed would turn out to be tn
 Tullamore catacombs It was justEto sa
 that the prison officials performed their odi
 ous duties with the least possible harshness