, 1889-05-24
A TYPICAL FRESHMAN.
Bold and Defiant, VIM. 0'Brien
Tells Unpleasant Truths.
ParnelI Hopeful of the Success
of Parliamentary Action.
Samoan Commissioners Have
Agreed on All Dis
puted Points.
Gladstone Attends the ParneII Com.
mission.

Gladstone Attends the ParneII Com
mission.
LONDON, May 23.-Gladstone was
present at the session of the Parnell com
mission to-day. The cross examination of
William O'Brien was continued by Attor.
ney General Webster. O'Brien declared
United Ireland his paper, worked accord
ing to constitutional methods, advocating
nothing but peaceful means to attain the
end sought by the Irish parliamentary
party.
He admitted the authorship of the ar
ticle declaring the chairman OF the COM
mittee selected to receive the Prince Of
Wales, on the occasion of his visit to Ire
land, would be hunted from public life,
and vehemently exclaimed: He has
been, and rather than allow EnGlIshmen
to be deceived by a show OF sham loyalty,
| am resolved to tell them the truth"
OBrien said personally he had never
spoken Gisrespectfully or Extensively about
the Prince of Wales.
No people he declared ever suffered
more for loyalty than Irishmen; none
profited more by protestations of loyalty
than people who opposed them. If it was
clear that England would not satisfy the
aspirations OF Ireland, and if there is any
rational chance of success, the attempt
should be made to rebel. He declared
London papers more responsible for the
actions of the dynamite party than either
Finerty or Ford. But for the views
those papers expressed thousand pounds
would not nave been collected In America
for the use of dynamiters.
Mr.. O'Brien explained that when he
ma lie a speech in which he used the
words: I'VE are in a state of civil war
temper ed by the scarcity Of firearms"
he was exasperated by his expulsion from
the house of commons, and spoke under
intense feeling caused by the fearful
hatred displayed by a majority of the
house against the Irish members. He
declared that if any people ever had the
right to rebel. the Irish people then had
the right. if there was a chance OF sue
cess.
Attorney General Webster said: " GU
only objected to rebellion because it was
hopeless?"
time, unquestionably. Violent language
could not have further influenced the PEG
pies minds against England. Their
llih 1ab lhO a htiluihk COuuuClpl
when the air is charged with electricity"
O'Brien justified certain articles written
BY him and printed in United Ireland, to
illustrate the brutal argument that be-
cause English people numbered 30, 900. 900
and Irish people 1000, 900 the English
were entitled to do as they liked.
Attorney General Webster quoted from
au article in the United Ireland: ALLEN,
Larkin and O'Brien honored by their
Chicago kindred" and asked the witness
whether it referred to the Manchester
murderers.
"O'Brien replied: mot murderers,
but men engaged in open warfare. who
shot policemen by accident"
Attorney General-The shooting at
policemen in the van at Manchester was
legitimate warfare?
O'Brien-lt was not criminal; men
who openly take to release comrades, are
no more murderers than anybody here.
They acted from the highest and noblest
motives.
Attorney General Webster. holding up
a paper-Do you see the heading, AL
len, Larkin and O'Brien honored by their
Chicago kindred2"
O'Brien-Yes, and the article was
written by me.
The proceedings we're here interrupted
by cries of hear"
Attorney General Webs:er-Why these
"hear?'
Presiding Justice Hammer threatened
ii order was not maintained, he would
have the courtroom cleared. He said he
understood O'Brien did not consider the
shooting at Manchester murder, but he
wished to remind him that the court did
so regard 1t.
O'Brien said he and Redmond invited
Ford to be present at the Chicago conven-
ton, as proof in the change of feeling
wrought by Gladstone. O'Brlen cited
the fact that Ford seemed to req ret his
former views, rnd appeared to be harm
less. This concluded O'Brien's testi-
mony.