Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-29
MORE OF o,BRIEN,s LOGIC.
The Parneu Commission Evidently Non.
plussed by His Profound Reasoning.

) plussed by His Profound Reasoning.
LONDON, May 23.-The cross-examina-
ton Of William O'Brien raj continued by
Attorney General Webster. O'Brien de-
clared that his paper, "United Ireland"
working according to constitutional
methods and advocated nothing but peace
full means to attain the end sought by the
Irish parliamentary party.
He admitted the authorship of the article
declaring that 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 de.
ceived by a show of sham loyalty,
I am resolved to tell the truth!'
O'Brien said personally he had never
| spoken unexpectedly or Extensively
about the Prince of Wales. No people, he
declared, ever suffered more for loyalty
than 1rishmen, and proited more by
protestations of loyalty than those who
oppressed them. II it was clear England
would not satisfy the aspirations OF Ire.
land, and there was any rational appear.
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made to rebel.
Mr.. O'Brien explained when he made the
speech in which he used the words, I'VE
are in a state of civil war, tempered bv
scarcity of fire arms" he was exasperated
at his expulsion from the house of com.
mons, and spoke under the intense feeling
OF fearful hatred displayed by the majority
Of the house against the Irish members. |
He declared if any people had a right to |
rebel, the Irish then had that right If there |
was a chance of success.
Attorney General Webster said: "You |
only tobiected to rebellion because it was
hopeless"
O'Brien-"In the circumstances of the
time, unquestionably. Violent language
could not have further inflamed the peo.
pies minds against England. Their minds
became like q lightning conductor when the
air was charged with electricity"
O'Brien justified certain articles written
by him and printed in United Ireland to il.
~lustrate the brutal argument that because
the English people numbered 80, O 900
and the Irish people but 1900, 900, the
English were entitled to do az they liked.
Attorney General Webster quoted from an
article in United Ireland, headed: 'sAIlen.
Larken and O'Brien honored BY their Chi.
cago Kindred" and asked the witness
whether it referred 10 the Manchester muir.
O'Brien replied it did not refer to the
murderers, but to the men engaged in open
warfare who shot the policemen by acci.
dent.
Attorney General-"Then shooting at the,
police in the at Manchester was legiti.
mate warfare?"
O'Brien-"It was not criminal. Men who
openly take the liberty to release their com.
rades are no more mnrderers thar anybody
here. They acted from the highest and
noblest motives
Attorney General Webster (aoldine an
paper)-'Do you see the heading: Allen
Larkin and O'Brien honored by their
Chicago kindred?'"
O'Brien Yes, and the article was written
BY me-" 4
Proceedings here were interrupted by /
Attorney General Webster-"Why those
|,
Presiding Justice Hannah Threatened ;f I
order was not maintained he would have :
he court room cleared. He said he under. 4
that O'Brien did not consider The :
at Manchester murder. hnt he
wished to remind him that the court did so j..
,egard it. T
O'Brien said be and Redmond intendsd =
FORD to be present at the Chicago conyen. !.
ion. As a proof OF the change in the feeI. y
ng wrought by Gladstone, O'Brien cited !
TACT that Ford seemed to regret kis for. 1
ner views and appeared to be harmless
MS concluded O'Brien's testimony, q
I. D. sULLvAN's TESTIMONY. q
LONDON, May 24.-T. D. Sullivan Z!
member OF parliament, and formerly treas.
lrer OF the Land League, testified bafo,o t.
he Parnsll commission, TO-DAY. Hs r
tated that a portion of the lsaon.,s J;
looks and documents had been taxi u
he residence Of Mrs. Maloney, in Dnhl; 70
Artnnr oConnor took some to I,ondon Y
md Egan took Others to Paris. ~ &C