The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-21
KERRY'SREIGNOFT
RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY TELL
OF OLD OUTRAGES.

Farmer Culloty Given a Clip on the
Head With a Spade and Then Shot
in the Leg-A Mysterious Letter In
troduced Before the Commission,
But Not shown Up.
LONDON Nov 2O-The Parnell commits
sion resumed It's sitting to-day.
Attorney General Webster, counsel for the
Times, complained of the difficulty exper-
fenced in bringing forward witnesses from
county Kerry. He called the judges at
tention to a article in the Kerry Sentinel
(Mr. Edward Harrington's paper, which
stated that "The judges composing the
Parnell commission were showing signs of
measles now, although at the openin of
the inquiry they had appeared to be spot
less. The judges we're the creatures 7
conspiracy entered into by the government
and tie Times, and were manifestly unable
to veil their preiudices."
ASKED THE COURT TO ACT
The attorney general appealed to the court
to take action in the matter, as such publica-
tions tended to defeat justice and amounted
to the grossest contempt.
Mr.. Reid, on behalf of Mr. Harrington,
cOmplai ed that no notice of charge oe
this char cter had been given then and it
at present. He asked that the matter be
adjourned until tomorrow.
Presiding Judge Hannen and the attorney
general both agreed to this, and the matter
stood over.
The examination of witnesses was then
resumed.
BADLY USED FARMER.
Farmer Culloty Of Castle Island, county
Kerry, testified that because he had served
On In tvyfD Wis Al
him, and one of them struck him with
spade and the other shot him in the leg
The leg had to be amputated. He was
aftarward boycotted On cross-examinatiou
he said the quarters of the nearest branch
of the league was six miles distant from his
farm. He considered that rents throughout
Kerry were too high. He denied that the
two men who attacked him were relatives
of a servant girl whom he had wronged.
THIS WAS A LETTER THAT CAME.
Constable Mccarthy testified that he
searched the house of man named
Mcmahon, who was treasurer of branch
of the league, and found number of
papers. A letter was here produced and
handed to the clerk to be marked for the
purpose of Identification, but was not put
in as evidence.
Sir Charles Russell asked to see the letter.
Attorney General Webster objected, say
ing that counsel was not entitled to see 1t
until it was read.
Mr.. Russell maintained that he was
| entitled to see it on its way to the witness.
| He said there was no such thing as marking
documents behind a counsePs back.
CUSTOMARY TO SHOW THEM.
Justice Hannen observed that it was the
usual custom to allow the opposing counsel
to see documents in order that they may
say whether they object to them or not.
The attorney general SAID he would per-
sist in his refusal to allow Sir Charles to
see the document unless the court ruled
otherwise.
There was a short consultation between
the judges, and Justice Hannen said the
court were of the opinion that it was a
matter of courtesy
The attorney general adhered to his re.
| fusal, remarking that there were reasons
why Mr.. Russell should not see the letter
| until it was pnt in evidence.
FIRED AT BY MooNLIGHTERs.
Other witnesses from Kerry were then
| examined, all of whom attributed the out
RACES III that county to the instigation of
i the league. A laborer named Williams
| testified that he had been fired at by the
captain of the moonligbters, and said that
| placard had been posted in various places,
Offering $500 to any one who would shoot
| him and his employer, who had taken an
evicted farm. On cross-examinati on, how
| connecting the league with any Of the out
rage, they had referred to.
| Mr.. Russell then read an article from the
Kerry Sentinel denouncing outrages.
MURDER OF CURTIN
Lydia Curtin was next called and de-
scribed the boycotting Of her family and
| the murder of her father. Mr.. Russell
read a circular issued by the league de-
nouncing the treatment of the Curtins
Near the hour of adjournment, Mr.. Reid,
in the absence of Sir Charles Russell, APP
pealed to the opposing counsel to bulk the
| outrages to which they wished to refer and
to cease giving such evidence in detail. The
inquiry threatened to last long enough to
ruin anybody if the present methods were
continued.
| Sir Henry James declared that the Times
was equally anxious 10 limit the time and
expenditure.
Justice Hannen said there must be an
earnest effort to shorten the work Of the
| commission. He considered that there had
| al ready been enough details OF outrages,
! and other branches of the inquiry ought to
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