The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-24
O'BRIEN'S WRITINGS
REFERRED TO BY THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
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eut-Lntest Developments o"
the Cronfn Murder Case.

LONDON. May 23.-Mr. O'Brien al
mitted writing and printing in his pa
per that Queen Victoria was only
known to Ireland by her scarcely de.
Gently disguised hatred of Ireland and
by her inordinate salary also. thai
Earl Spencer would be the last strong
Englishman who would attempt to
rule Ireland by means Of ban tarlsfn.
paid perjury. butchery and the use oil
sacred rope"
lie also admitted writing that the
chairman of the committee on recep
tion to the Prince of Wales, on the oc-
casion OF the latter's visit to Ireland
some years ago, would be hunted from
public life.
Mr.. O'Brien here excitedly ex-
claimed: He has been driven from
public life. and rather than allow Eng.
iisbmen to be deceived by show OF
sham loyalty. | resolved TO tell
them the truth. never per
sonally spoke disrespectfully or offen-
sively Of the Prince of Wales. III,
continued the witness. lit is clear that
England will no. satisfy Ireland 3 as
piratiors. and if there is any rational
chance OF success an attempt should be
made on. the part of the Irish to rebel. %
The London papers. the witness Dc
clared. were more responsible Tor tie
use Of dynamite than the efforts OF
Messrs. Finnerty and Patrick Ford. But
for The views the London journals had
expressed it would have been impossible
to collect Ct 900 in America for dyna-
mite.
The articles in United ireland rsferr-
ing to the Queen and the Plnce OF
Wales were, in the witness opinion.
iu;tihable when they were written.
but he did not consider them JIstlii-
able in the present state OF relations.
British rule. as then administered
was. hateful. When the Prince OF
Wales visited Ireland. which visit
was arranged by the Tories with the
hope Of crushing Parnellism, the Par
neilites resolved for party purposes. not
10 make IL an occasion OF trouble,
hence the calmness Of the Irish press
in commenting on the royal visit. The
affair was allowed to pass without
trouble until the London Times declared
that the visit had crushed Mr. Parnell s
power in Ireland.
Then, " said the witness, Il thought
il desperately necessary to show th-t
this assertion was mistake.
The Attorney Genera referred to a
speech of Mr.. O'Brien's in which he
said: We are in state Of civil war.
which is tempered only by the s;arci y
of firearms
This SD .ech, tho witness explained
was due to evaporation at his expul-
sion from the House of Commons. lie
,spoke under strong feeling and with a
keen appreciation of the fearful hatred
felt by English commoners for IRISH
mem bers of Parliament.
'If it was ever right to rebel, " said
Mr.. O'Brien. "the Irish pc )ple then had
that right. if there had been any chaffce
of success"
Attorney General Webster. you
ONLY objected torebellion then, becau Sc
it was hopeless -
Mr.. O'Brien: Under the circum-
stances at that time, unquestionably.
The Attorney General then referred
TO the Manchester murders. and men
toned Massrs. Allen, Larkin. and
O'Bien as the murderers Of the police
killel In the riot at Manchester.
Mr.. B-ien-" They were not mur-
ders. but we engaged in open war
fare
The Attorney General" Is shooticg
a policeman legitimate warfare
Mr.. O'Bnen 1T was not criminal IN
this case. Men who openly take risks
to release their comrades are no more
murderers than any one present here,
who would have acted from the noblest
motives"
Toe witness then stated he wrote an
article in which he said that he said
Martyrs Allen. Llrkin aud y Brien
were honored by their Chicago
kindred. This statement was greeted
with rousing cheers from the specta-
tors present.
Presiding Justice HaDnen thereupon
threatened to clear the courtroom II
such demonstration was repeated. lie
reminded Mr.. O'Brien that the Court
regarded the Manchester shooting
as murder, and the men who
were hanged for the crime as murder
ers. The Attorney General then de-
clared that he had finished the cross
examination Of the witness. aud Dir.
O 'BrIen was allowed to leave the stand