The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-16
TOUGH ON PARNELL.
The Evidence in the O'Shea Di-
vOrce Case
Is VERY DAMAGING INDEED.
The Irish Leader Makes no Defense, Neither
Docs Mrs. 0'Shea. Which Causes Pro-
found Sensation in London

Mis- " ohed COUNSEL Salu he ala not IN
tend to cross-examine any witnesses or
call any on behalf of Mrs. O Shea, or take
any part in the proceedings. This collapse
OF the defense caused an immense sensa-
ton. 1t involves the condemnation of Par
nell to pay the costs.
Coward briefly opened the case for the
pettoner. He said, as he under
stood the case, the respondent denied
sne had committed adultery as did also the
correspondent Respondent forther alleged
thaI the petitioner connived at the adultery
ana wllfully separated himself from her.
Lockwood, counsel for Mrs O'Shea,
stated that he did not intend to cross -ex-
anime any OF the witnesses for the petition
er. He would not call any witnesses on
oehalf OF Mrs. O'Shea nor take any part in
the proceedings.
LockWood's announcement seriously al
tered their position now that neither Par
nell nor Mrs. O'Shea would take the OATH
IL was therefore Undefended, and that con-
tnuous acts OF adultery had been COM
mltted by respondent and correspondent
would be placed beyond a doubt. Wit
nesses would prove that while the respond
ent was visiting in Bedford square she was
visited by Parnell, who went under the
i"niC VI hou1tn Az duOGuer mouse ne VS.
lted her as Stuart, and on one occasion he
had to escape by the balcony to avoid
O,Shea. Respondent and Parnell actu-
ally lived together at Eastbourne and
Brockley. Parnell could not face the evil
dence. He allowed judgment to go by de-
faulf, because he dared not go into the wit.
ness box. He did not wonder at Parnelrs
refusal to answer The charges of faithIess-
ness, base falsehood and the betrayal of a
man who trusted him.
OShea stood for parliament in 1880. He
was then introduced TO Parnell VINO dined
with him and Mrs. O'Shea, Mrs. Steele
beng one of the party. Nothing excited
O'Shea's suspicion until 1881, when Par
nell visited respondent at Ethan. His
annoyance over Parrell's approaches to
ms wife, led O'Shea to send challenge.
Mrs, Steele saw Parnell, who assured her
there was no ground for the Jealous sus
plclons of O'Shea. She wrote Parnell and
the latter replied. He answered through
the assurances that he had given. The pc
tltlon for divorce, he said, was filed in De-
cember last. Parnell then put in a simple
denial. Mrs. O'Shea made a denial and
counter charge against her husband,
alleging he had committed adultery
with number of persons. including
her own sister, Mrs. Steele She also
charged him with cruelty and having con
nlved at her adultery for series of years.
Inc plea almost amounted to confession
OF adultery. The husband would be able
to absolutely disprove every possible sug-
gestion against him. He could show that
The charge of connivance was groundless;
that when O'Shea first heard of the in
tmacy, he challenged Parnell to a duel.
Mrs. Steele afterwards saw the affec-
Tomato relations between O'Shea and his
WIFE continued, and Parnell was, again in
vited to Ethan in 1882. After Parnell
had been released from Kilmainham iail.
he renewed his visits to Ethan, and al
most habitually slept there. Parnell used
TO crlve from pal lament to Ethan, and
Mrs. O'Shea would 90 down stairs to meet
him. Sometimes she slept away from the
mouse when Parnell was not there. O'Shea
wrote his wife demonstrating against these
visits. Furious scenes occurred between
them, and on one occasion he found port
manteau belonging to Parnell aa his house
and carried it off, throwing it out of the
railway station.
Continuing his speech, Sir Edward
Clarke described all the places and
different houses where Parneil and Mrs
O'Shea had met and the various stories
about them. He said O'Shea always wrote
ms VIE concerning these stories and
always received specific denial For
nineteen weeks in 1856, they occupied
house together in ST. Johns Road. East
bourne. Later they occupied another
house in Eastbourne. This occurred
before November 1886, after respondents
promise to her husband that new course
would be adopted. Later gentleman call
ing himself Fox went to the ONCE of a house
agent and engaged a house on Trevilon
street. Brockley He afterward changed
his name to Preston. This man was Par
nell. Mrs. OShea was frequently at the
house, calling herself a sister of the
occupant. The next house that was
taken by Mrs. O'Shea was in Regent
park, she giving as reference
Mr. Preston, of Broc!lley, and Mr.. Parneu
Two gentlemen in one day, said Sir Ed
ward: THESE facts proved the pair con-
cealed their intimacy to the last, and cleared
OShea of the charge of connivance. Re-
spondent and Parnell used this house to-
yether from 1887 TO 1889 All this. said Sir
Edward, would be proved in evidence. and
would surely enable the jury to return a
verdict that would liberate Captain O'Shea
from marriage ne now looked upon as a
bondage.
captain O'Shea was then called to the
stand. His testimony was corrob-
oratlve in detail of what was touched upon
oy Sir. Edward Clarke in his opening
speech. He said, among other things, that
"hlle ne was candidate for Galway he
leard statements about Parnell and Mrs |
Shea. He demonstrated with his wife |
out she said her acquaintance with |
2arneH was for political purposes.
She told him she knew Parnell |
lad been secretly warned. When para
yraphs appeared In the papers about Par
lell's visits to Ethan, O'Shea wrote to
lis wife expressing annoyance at the cir,
'umstance. There was talk about taking
proceedings against the news. |
'apers, but 1t was thought it would onlv |
make the scandal worse, and the idea was |
Ibandoned. Afterward he saw a nara |
'raph to the effect that Parnell |
lad been staying at Eastbourne
WIN MRS. OShea and wrote her.
sometime after he (O'Shea) saw
paragraphs stating. that Parnell had been
i Eltnam. Plaintiff showed this to Par
ell, who seemed much annoyed, On April
D, 1887, plaintiff saw his wife and had a
ong and painful interview with her show
ng her sons letter. The letter referred to
vas read by counsel. 1t communicated
eaters relative to the visit of Parnell to
lrs. O'Shea. The son said he had heard
he voice of that awful scoundrel, Par
ell' and should liked to have knocked him
own but dared not, as he did not wish
offend his mother, who told him Parnell
al only come to dinner. The latter con-
Inued, perhaps l ought to have kicked
i'm. You, however, know more about
hese things than do. If you wish me to
lex him, it shall be done at the first on
ortunlty." There was no cross exami
alton.
Photographs OF Parnell and Mrs. O,Shea
7ere placed in evidence and Harriet Bull.
ormerly in the service of Mrs Dawson. OF
brighton, WIS called. She remembered
lrs. O'Shea. Some i've or six years ago
,aptaln O'Shea came there, as did also
mother gentleman whom she identified by