Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-24
STRONG LANGUAGE.
Mr.. O'BRIKS's ADMISSIONS OF WHAT
HgHAD WRITTEN.
Queen Victoria, Earl Spencer, and the Prince
Of Wales Denounced Before tho
Parnell Commission.
[By Apglo-Amorican cablo TO Tho Dispatch. ]

[By Anglo-American cablo 70 the Dispatch.l
LONpoS, MAY 23.-Mr. Gladstone was pres
ent nj the session Of the P0rnell Commission
to-day. The cros%examiuatlon Of Dir. VII.
liam O'Brien was Continued bv Attorney
General Webster. SIR. O'Brien declared
that the United Irelsnd, his paper, worked
according 10 constitutional methods, and adj
vOcsted nothing but peaceful means to at
tain the end sought by the irish parliament
tary party. He admitted writing the article
which had been printed I'm the United
Irelsnd. IN which II was stated that Queen
Victoris was only known IN Ireland
bv her scarcely dccently disguised
hatred a Ireland and by her In
ordinate salary. He admitted having witt.
ten another Article declaring that Earl
Spencer would De the last strong English
man who would attempt 10 rule Ireland by
barbarian, paid perjury. hatchery, and the
use Of the sacred rope. lie admitted the an
thorship also Of sn article declaring that the
chairman Of the committee selected 10 re-
ceiye the Prince Of Wales on the occasion OF
his visit 10 Ireland would be hunted from
public life.
At this point Mr.. O'Brien became excited
and vchemently exclaimed Gle has been,
and rather than 10 allow the Englishmen to
be deceived bg a show OF sham loyalty am
ItbolNfu W lftt tutul NV ihfh
Continuing, NT. O'Brien said that he per-
sonaly bad never spoken disrespectfully or
oiIenHvcly about the Prince OF Wales. No
people, he declared. ever suffered more for
loyalty than the Iiishmen. and name prOfied
more by their protestatlons OF loyalty than
the people who oppressed them. II II was
clesr that England would not satisfy the
aspirations Of Ireland. and II there was any
rational chance Of success, m attempt should
ho made 10 rebel. lie declared that the Lou
don papers were more responsible for the
actions Of the dynamite party than was
either Finity or Ford. But for the views
those papers had expressed $1,000 would
not have been collected in America for the
use Of dynamtards.
Referring 10 the articles concerning the
Queen and Prince OF Wales. previously men
toned in his testimony, O'Brien sad they
wero justified al tie time they were written,
but were not justified IN the present state OF
the relations between England and Ireland.
The articles were not intended 10 calm the
peoples objections to British rule ~ then
administered. He thought the British rule
hateful Their aud he thought 1t hateful now.
The Parnellites, when the yi'it Of the Prince
OF Wales was under discussion by the au-
thOriiles. passed resolution sdylslng
the people that the visit was not
intended for party purposes and should
not I've made an occasion Tor trouble.
THIS action Of the ParDeilites resulted
IN creating q feeling Of calmness In puO-
lie opinion. The Prince oi Wales was al
lowed 10 pass throughout Ireland untrouOled
until the Times published an article de-
clarlng that bis visit had crushed the power
Of ParueIl. II wsS then thought desperately
necessary 10 show EngshDen that this ~
n mistake and that the Princes visit was
heiuR used 10 strike down tue IRISH cau.e.
O'Brlcn explained that when he made the
speech in which be used the words, owe
are IN \ STATE OF civil war, tempered by a
scarcity OF drearms," he was eXaspelated bY
his expulsion from the House OF Commons
and smoke under intense feeling. caused by
the fearful hatred displayed by the majority
OF tie House Of Commons against the Irish
members OF that body. He declared that il
any people ever had "A right 10 rebel, the
Irish people then had that right u there was
q chance Of success.
Attorney. General Webster Interrupted the
witness at this point, saying; You only
objected 20 the rebellion because 1t was
hopeless ~
O'Brien: ain the circumstances Of that
time, unquestionably. Violent language
could not then have further inhamed tue
ueople's minds against England. Their
minds had become Ike lichtn!ng.cOn-
ducior when the air is charged with cleo
trIcitv."
O'Brien justified certain articles written
by him and printed in the Uulted Ireland to
illustrate the brutal argument that because
the English people mum nercd 10000. 900 and
the Irish people 4,001,OOO the English were
entitled 10 do a. they liked.
NVnl fnr fffrfad fran N
article ia the United Ireland headed "Allen.
Larkip, ana O'Bren Honored by Their
Chicago Kindred" and ssked witness
whetaer II referred 10 tue Manchester muir
defeIs.
O'Brlen: "Not murderers, but men en-
gaged IN open warfare who shot the police
man by accident"
The Attorney General: "Was the shoot.
ing ut the police in o yau at Manchester le-
Ultimate waIiare?'
O'Brien: &" Il was not criminal Men who
openly take risks 10 release tbeH comrades
are no more murderers than anybody here.
They acted with The highest and noblesi mo-
tiyes"
Acknowledgement Webster holding mp a
paper: "DOy You sec the heading, 'Allen,
Lafken, and O'Bnen Honored by their
Chicago Kindred -
O'Brien; es; the article was WflIlen
by me-"
The proceedings were bere interrupted by
cries Of Hear" " Hearl"
Attorney.Genersl Webster; "Why those
1Heacs'f"
Preddiog-Juslice Hammer threatened that
II order was not maintained he would have
the courtroom cleared. He said be under
stood that O'Bren did not consider the
shooting at Manchester murder, but he
wished TO remind him that the Court did so
regard II.
O'Brien said he and Redmond invited Ford
to be present al the Chicago Convention. As
a proof Of the change in feeling wrought by
Gladstone, O'Bricn cited the fact that Ford
seemed 10 regret his former Vows aud ap-
pc red to be harmless.
This con cNdcd OBrien's testimony.
FOREIGN NOTES.