Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-17
A DRAMATIC SCENE.
Lady Mount Morris Paints While Testify
Ing Against the Land League.

Lady Mount Morris Paints While Tsstify'
Ing Against the Land League.
LONDON, November 16.-Ths proceed.
inos of the Paruell Commission to-day
were made interesting by the appearances
on ths witness stand Of Lady Mount Nor
ris, whose husband, Lord Mount Morris,
was murdered ct Cloubar, County Gal
way, in 1880. L,dy Mount Morris tsst''
fed that friendly feeling had existed be-
tween her Husband and his tenants on the
Eber Hall estates at Clonbar until the
Land LesRus hg.n to hold meetings
there. In July, 1880. her husband OBJ
tanned a writ Of tjectmspt against ten-
ant. In the following. September, wnile
witness was In Scotland, her husband was
sbot She went TO Ireland to attend the
fupsral. She heard that men refused 70
sssist In putting the coffin In the heirse-
Witness i.ft Eber Hall IN October, while
ON her way 10 the steamer, the psopie
laughed at and booted her, and . stone
was thrown at her eight year old con. hss
husband received threatening noticts oniy
After League meetings bad been hale
Sir. Charles Russell, Counsel Tor the Par
nellites, was preceding to cross examine
LADY Mount Morris upon the exact dates,
of the League meetings alluded 70, when
the witness tainted, and would have
fallen 10 the foor had not . court o1lcef
caupbt her, Sir. Cbarlts thsrtupon In
timsted that he would not procsed any
further In the cross examsnat'on.
Oonstsble Drummond, Of CIonbar, Wa
then called, be testified that during the
ipguiry into the murder OF LORD Mont
Morris, he could not get any assistance
from the people. After the formation Of
the Land League he hAd noticed decided
change. In the manner Of the people to-
vsrd The laudlords. On cr0s examination
he ,aid, he attributed the hostility OF the
ue,ple. towards Lord Mount Morris,
nsr.ly 20 his lordship's conduct, In his
capacity ss . magistrate, and partly to his
attitude on the land question.
Mr.. Dlyett then cross-eIamined tho
vitpts, and ELECTED this ttneneat thst
Lord Mount Morris bad led the people 10
bslieys that be held secret communifa'
tious with the Dablin Cattle sushoiiths.
Sergeant O'Connor testified that he saw
q nnmber Of men with hands Joined, dane
ipu round some marks Of blood on the
no, where Lord Mount Morris wAs mur-
dered.
Sir Henry james. Of the Times counsel,
them announced that II was now proposed
70 give evidences in relation TO ouusges
committed 10 County Kerry. >,
Sir Charles Russsll protested. he o. q
| II would be very difficult to fellow toe
ca.e II the prosecutors moved from one
county 10 another without touching e'i'
d.ncs connecting outrsGes with tbs per.
sons sccussd. Presiding Justice Hsnnsu
sgresd with Sir Charles Rasssll that The
com mission could follow the evidence by
the method in which it wss proposed 70
give IL, only with enormous mculty'
But whsn sss7red BY counsel that tntrs
ma, no OTHER means 70 shorten ths csas
than the c,urss proposed, the court ws'
bound TO asebt.
Sir Charles Russell thsnuroa sai6,
warmly: "All I can DO, then, 10 70 pro
test against o ceuns which certainly vii
NOT conducs 10 facilitate the enquiry."