Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-30
PARNELL'S ERROR.
The Irish Leader Led into Paths
Forbidden.
AN AGGRIEVED HUSBANDS CHARGE

Captain O'Shea Makes the Home Rule
Chief Correspondent I'm Divorce Case
The News No Particular News In
London-History of the Affair-Dom
PedrO's Grief Over the Death of His
Devoted Wife - Gladstone's birthday
Anniversary.
LONDON, Dec. 30-The sensation of the day
Is the divorce suit brought by Capt. William
Henry O'Shea against his wife, with Charles
Stewart Parnell as correspondent Capt.
O'Shea gives his address as No. PA Victoria
street, Westminster; his occupation as justice
of the peace, County Clare Ireland. The
ground alleged by O'Shea is infidelity Of his
wife with Parner at Ethan, York Terrace
Brighton, and Aldengton. According to an
informant Parnell has lived for a considera-
BILE time since 1886 at Ethan with Mrs
OShea, and at this place both lived secluded
lives O'Shea has handsome quarters in Vic
torla street, where he lives with his son. He
admitted Saturday night that the report
that he had brought suit was correct, but
wondered how it had become public The
charges cover a period from 1886 until a year
ago.
Not Much of a Surprise.
Parnelrs position in Capt OShea's family
has been known to the world for years. He
lived with them as one of the family and as
their most trusted adviser and friend. There
was never the slightest attempt at conceal
ment when OShea was in parliament For
instance, he and Parnell always drove home
together 20 the formers pretty suburban
home at North Bank, Ethan Everybody
in the district knew Parnell, who was fond
of driving out with Mrs. O'Shea and her
children. Parnell frequently escorted Mrs
O'Shea in public, and always with Capt.
O'Shea's full knowledge and consent Not
infrequently the Tory newspapers have hint
ell that Parnell's position in another mans
family was anomalous, and less than six
months ago Tory evening newspaper here
had to make an humble apology to Parnell
for a paragraph on the same lines.
Except Apparently to O'shea.
O'Shea always derided these suggestions of
evil, and never tired of telling people that
Parnell looked upon his wife as an elder
sister and himself as a brother. O'Shea,
therefore, can not plead ignorance of what
the world was saying, and he will have to
explain why, with such knowledge in his
possession, he continued to receive Parnell as
a member of his household 1t was not until
the PaTnell commission began its investiga-
tions that any GOODNESS appeared between
Parnell and O'Shea, and then the latter ap-
peared as witness for The Times, but his
evidence was not considered, among Irish
men at least, as of any consequence.
Can Probably Make Case.
1t is more than likely that O'Shea will he
able to prove his assertions. 1t was well
known TO certain newspaper correspondents
here that when Parnell left town without Civ
ing any idea of his whereabouts he might be
found at O'Shea's house at Ethan. So
well was everything understood that upon
at least one occasion, when Parnell was
interviewed there, It was with the under
standing that the fact that he was there
should he kept secret, and that in
the interview he should be located in quite a
different place, In the coming legal fight, if
it is pushed 10 a conclusion, Parnelrs position
may be very painful one Consideration
for Mrs. OShea, assuming the generally &C
cepted story of her relationship with Parnell
TO be true, will make it necessary for Parnell
TO deny the accusations brought against him.
This will prevent his setting up in court the
defense that OShea was aware of his rela-
tons with Mrs O'Shea.
O'Shea's Parliamentary Experience.
In 1877 Parnell selected O'Shea to represent
the Home Rulers in parliament from an Irish
constituency, much to their disgust All the
Home Rule leadrs were opposed to O'Shea, and
it required all of Parnelrs influence to secure
his election. After he entered parliament he
was "sent to Coventry" by the Irish members,
and it is said that frequent remarks implying
that O'Shea was lie Mari complaisantn were
made in the captains hearing