The Irish standard., 1888-01-21
FEARFUL OuTRACES IN CORK.
The Horrible Practices Of Government
Functionaries in Ire
land.
INFORMATION FOR Mr.. BALF0UR.
canon 0Gahony's Serious Uharges---Will
the Government Institute an
Investigation.
fFreemen's Journal, December 81. ]

Freeman's Journal December 81.
Revelations Of startling character
have followed upon the statement made
at the meeting Of the Hooper Iesti
n1onial Committee by Rev. Canon
@ hIahony re criminal conduct Of q
Government official The matter IS the
engrossing topic Of conversation. and
we publish as fully as possible having
regard for the delicacy of the question.
The first disclosure of this shocking
matter was contained il a speech de-
liyered by Canon O'Mahony, OF Cork,
last Friday, at the meeting, to which
the proprietor of the Irish Times con-
tributed e5, protesting against the
treatment OF Alderman Hooper, NJ. =.
tThe very rev gentleman said
f:If the thing called Government in
Ireland performed the same duties as
Governments do in other civilized
countries. it is not at the door OF the
Herald office their detectives would be
stationed. They would be set to watch
some infamous Government function
aries in this city who are syste1natica}~
ly corlupting children Of tender years.
But the detectives could not be spared
from the Herald office to take their
stand near the Courthouse at the mid.
night hour TO discover one OF those
pests Of society entering the building
with his false keys for his nefasious pur-
poses His Ithe speaker's) fellow citi-
Zens might take his word for it that he
did not make this charge against Gov
ernnent officials lightly OF without due
consideration"
This Freeuaan's journal OF Tuesday,
commenting On the speech. wrote
At this moment we are given to un-
derstaud there are in the Cork Magda-
!eu Asylum half a dozen female child,
rem OF twelve OF thirteen years Of age
who have been corrupted by the scound
rels to whom Canon O'Mabony alludes.
Is immunity from the punishment Of
such crime one Of the compensations of
official ''loyalty7' Alderman Hopper
has ever been scrupnlous in fulfilling
all his duties as a Christian, and now
he is d ''criminal." Tne ruifians who go
unwhipped OF Justice haYe the mark
"Loyalists.
The Pail Mall Gazette Of Tuesday
Wrote:-
We are informed that Canon O'Ma-
isony referred not to several Govern
ment functionaries, bat to one whose
name has been sent us by local cor
respondent, and which we have sent on
to the National Vigilance Association
with request that they should take
Immediate action in the matter.
The Cork Herald of Tuesday, in a
leading article demanding the prosecu-
zion OF the criminal, says
We now call Oh Captain Plunkett to
take instan! action in the matter. II
the particulars of the case are not with
in his knowledge already, they are
known to some of those from whom he
sgets his information about crime" in
the city-then let him go TO Canon
O'Mahony and he will give him the
necessary proofs. The covering looks
OF Cork ot1icialdom on Saturday be-
trayed the alarm this disclosure has
) created amongst them. Time must not
be given the culprit to escape, We de-
mand that Captain Pluukett will de-
siSt from intimldating respe ctable shop.
keepers for one day, and ease the pub.
lie mind by putting this man-if we
can call him so--under lock and key.
Every official of the Government III
Cork walks about under suspicion nutil
this is done. If for any reason Captain
PlunketJ cannot see his way move
in & matter of this kind against broth.
81 functionary, IL is County Inspector
Carey's duty to do so. IF the offender
were Nationalist he would undoubt-
edly have been arrested On Friday.
Cork, December 2S-..With reference
to the recent allegation made by Canon
O'Mahony at "a public meeting in Cork
that certain Government officials had
ruined little girls Of tender years and
had false keys for the courthouse, the
reverend gentleman has this evening
communicated the following to the
Press:-
have taken the first step to day to
make good the charge I recently made.
For the past few days have waited for
the Government to move in the matter,
and 1 have intimated that I was pre-
pared to give them every assistance.
Seeing that.they were not disposed TO
move. o. went to day to the Mayor and
asked IS him to accompany me as a mag !