Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-24

An Irish Patriot Who Stands by Ola
Erin.
LONDON, May 23d.-G Gladstone was pres
ent at the session Of the Parnell Commits
sion to-day.
The oSs-examination of VIM. o'Brien
was continued by Attorney. General Web
ster. 0'Brien declared that United h'elaRG,
his paper, had worked according to consti-
tutional methods, and had advocated moth
ing but peaceful means 10 attain the END
sought by the Irish Parliamentary patry
He admitted the authorship OF he arti-
Gle declaring that the Chairmsn of the COM
mittee selected 10 receive the Prince OF
Wales on the occasion OF bis visit to Ire
land would be hunted from public life.
Then he vehemently exclaimed:
And he has been, and rather than allow
Englishmen TO be deceived by show oi
sham loyalty, | am resolved TO tell them
the truth O'Brien said that personally
be had never spoken disrespectfully or OF
fensively about The Prince of Wales. no
people, he declared, ever suffered more foy
loyalty than Irishmen. None profted
more by protestaiions Of loyalty than the
people who oppressed them. II il was clear
that England would rot satisfy the aspira-
tons OF Ireland, and if there was am
rational chance of success, an attempt
should be made 10 rebel. He declared that
the London papers were more responsible
for the actions of the dynamite party then
either Finerty or Ford. But for the views
those papers expressed II Geo could not
have been collected in America for the use OF
dynamiters. 0'Brien explained that when
he made the speech in which he used the
words " We are in a state of civil war, ien-
pered by the scarcity of firearms, he was
exasperated by his expulsion from the
House of Commons. and spoke under the
intense feeling caused By maiority OF the
House being against the irish members.
He declared that If any people ever had
right to rebel the Irish people then had
that right If there was any chance of sue
cess.
Attorney General Webster said YOU
only objected to the rebellion because i
was hopeless"
O'Brien-"In view of the circumstances
Of the time. unquesiouably. Violent
language could not have further inflsmed
the peoples minds against England. Their
minds become like a lightning conductor
when the air is charged with electricity.
O'Brien justified certain articles written
by him and printed in the United Ireland
to illustrate the brutal argument that be-
cause the English people numbered 10000
600 and the Irish people but 1000 600 the
English were entitled to do as they liked.
Attorney General Webster quoted from
an article in the United Ireland headed
Allen Larkin and O'Brien Honored by
their Chicago Kindred" and asked the
witness whether it referred TO the Man
chester mUrderers.
O'Brien replied; i" Not murderers, but
men engaged IN open warfare, who shot
policemen by accident"
Attorney General Shooting at police
men at Manchester then was legitimate
warfare ?n
o'Brien-"It was net criminal. Men
who openly take risks TO release their com
rades are no more mpIdereTs than anybody
here. They acted from the highest and
noblest of motives
Attorney General thold:ng up The paper
- Do you see this beading Allan Lar
kin and O'BIien, bonored BY their Chicago
kindred ?"
o'Brien-" Yes; and the article was
written by me"
The proceedings were sare interrupted
by cries of = Hear n5a-
ATTIC rney General N.iy those hears -
Presiding Justice Hannah threatened if
order was not maintained he would have
the courtroom cleared. He said he I'M
derstood O'Brien Gid sGt consider the shoot.
irs at Manchester mn7Ger, nut be wished
TO remind him that The Court did so regard
ii.
O'Brien said ne ard Redmond invited
Ford to be present Al the Chicago Conven-
ton, as proof of the change in feeling
wrought by Gladstone 0'Bien cited the
fact that Ford seemed 20 regret his former
views. This concluded 0Brien's test;-
mony.