The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-16
PARNELLITE HEARINGS.
The Commission Resumes it's sittings
at London.

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LONDON. Jan. 15.-The Parnell commits
sion resumed its sittlngs to-day. Sir
Charles Russell, counsel for the Parnellites,
applied for an order against the Worcester
Times for certain comments made upon the
commission
Presiding Justice Hanuen said he
regretted the repeated applications of
tn char cter, which he de-
clared caused more distress to the court
than the prosecution Of the inquiry itself
He appealed to the cour sci to use their IN
huence to prevent such statements as it " as
charged that the Worcester Times had pub
lished The court, he said, would decide on
Mr.. Ru3sslI's ap. llcation later.
Mr. O'Bren appeared before the commits
sion under citation. He stated that he ac-
capted the responsibility for the article in
United {relond for which be was sum
moned, but denied that be inten led any dis
respect T. the court and dlsciaimed imputing
that Q judges were not dol z tn if d ty.
The court reserved judgment in the matter.
WHAT HE COMPLAINS OF.
Mr.. O'Brien said lie did not assume to
question their lordshios' ruh rgs, but urged
that he was ent tied to comment upon the
scandalous evidence that was being given
before the commission. Continuing, he
SAID. eve are most anxious to meet the
charges made against us. Mon,h after
month we are incurring frightful expense,
and yet the Times has not touched
one allegation made in its columns
which, if proved, wil render all this mat
ter superfluous. We do not criticise the
court, but the conduct of the TtmeS. We
desire to come to the point. That is the
object of our Scotch actioc,'
Attorney General Webster said be had
carefully considered the question of short
ening the inquiry, and with this
in view he proposed to pro-
duce neutral statistics from "blue
books" and report which the Irish under
secretary's solicitor offered to compile
from the police outrage book. 1t would
however, be necessary to call few more
land agents, and to deal with speeches, but
this would not take long. He hoped to pro-
duce evidence relating to the forged letters
next week, nd would then take up the
subject of the leagues American connec-
tionS.
BRoDERICK'S COMPANION.
Counsel for Mr. Broderick, warden of
Merton College, Oxford, who was sum-
moned to appear before the conmls ion to-
day for making a speech in which he com
pared Messrs. Davitt aud Dillon to the
Whitechapel murderers, repudiate1 the
construction placed upon the speech and
denied that Mr.. Broderick had intended
any contempt of court.
Justice Hannen said that after the assur-
ance or the counsel it was unnecessary for
the court to take any further steps in the
matter
The taking of evidence was then re-
sumed and testimony vas introduced rela-
tive to evictions in Tipperery.
ARCHBISHOP CRoKE INDIGNANT.
Archbishop Croke has donated ESQ to a
fu for the relief of evicted tenants. In his
letter accompanying the don n3tion the arch
bishop says: There is no other lind, saw
age or civilized, where such scandaaous
and unchristian like scenes could be enacted
without fierce contest or even blood shed
The sending OF crown forces to demolisa
the dwelling Of the po r for the benefit Of
Pampered few is a crime that cries to
heaven for vengeance"
HABEAs CORPUS FOR HARRINGTON.
conditional writ of habeas corpus has
been granted in Dublin for the release of
Edward harrington, who was sentenced to
six months Imprisonment for publish & in
his paper, the Kerry Sentinel, reports con-
corning meetings of suppressed branches Of
the national league. The writ as granted
on the ground thai the certificate of publi-
cation under the newspaper act was in
formal The case will be argued on Friday.
wATERFoRD's ROW.
DUBLIN, Jan. l5.-During a charge of
the police at Waterford yesterday upon a
crowd which was accompanying persons
who had been sentenced for participating
in the Manchester Martyrs demonstration
a police inspector and fourteen co stables
were injured. John O'COnnor, member of
parliament for South TiDperary, against
whom a warrant was issued for offenses
under the crimes act, has been arrested.
A summons has been served upon Denis
Kilbride, member of parliament for South
Kerry, to answer charges made against him
under the crimes act.
A national league organizer named Kelly
was arrested at Falcarragh to-day. Father
McFadden was served with summons at
the same place for melting the tenants TO
adOp5 the plan of campaign.
John Dillon made farewell address at
the national convention at Marlborough
to-day. He praised the Luggurchurran
tenants for their struggle against Lord
Landsowne, and ad vised them to continue
the contest until he returned from his
tour. He was confident that this move
would be brought to successful issue.
Mr.. Carew, member of parliament for
North Kildare has been summoned to
answer a charge similar to that against Mr..
KIlbride.
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