Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-18
William O'Brian Talks.

NEW YORK, Dee. IA representa-
tive of the Associated Press saw William
O'Bri-n this morning with reference TO
the seizure of the United Ireland Office
by Parneli- and its recapture last night
in his name. O'Brieu spoke OF the affair
rs follows: 81 know nothing, either of
the attack on the United Ireland, or it's
rrcapture, except what l have learned
from the newspapers. l am most lOath
to speak on what is to me i'll any aspect IL
heart breaking subject, but there nee
some Measurements in the newspapers
which / u ust correct. 1t is stated that
the edition which ParneII attempted TO
suppress by force was to contain bitter
personal attacks upon himself. l can
not believe tuni to be true, unless my
specific orders were disrrgnrded. When
the. controversy arose / cabled the
following instructions to Manager Dom
nelly: If the party decides in fuvor of
MIR. Parnell, hind over the establish
nent TO any authorized agent Of PurnelI.
If the purity decides against his leader
ship, support our views moderately, but
strenuouslv, avoiding nll unkind lam
guuge of Purnell personally, aud permit
nobody to Interfere.
81 received this reply message: RE
ceived your Instructions. VIII be
strictly obliged.
81 subsequently, cabled the acting ed
itor, Mr.. Bodkin, enjoining him to see
that nothing personally offensive to
Parnell should appear. and forbidding
him To use o cartoon in the
paper in the controversy. To insure
that nothing personally hurtful to Par
nell should appear, specially
instructed him TO print nothing OH the
subject except what HI should write hun
self. On the night before Parneil = raid
on the office. i'll reply to IL cablegram
from two OF Parnell's chief parlainen.
tarv supporters, begging Dillon and my
self to come TO PARIS. and asking me to
direct the UIi ed Ireland to observe nel-
trality in the meantime, l cabled the
following reply: 'Will be delighted TO
meet jack and you in Paris. Will GLADLY
direct neutrality OF the United Ireland
meanwhile. The controversy is sus-
pended all around.
s'The next l heard was that some of
the gentle men who had cabed me that
message was amoug those who had
broken into the Office and suppressed the
paper by force. II is stated Parnell
hCtcu virtue VI HIS dS d
director of the company who owned the
United Ireland aud that he owns n great
majority of the shares. The shares which
stand uominally in his name are less than
half the share capital of the company.
Parnell is not and has not been for
nearly five years past director of the
company. He ceased to be SO at his
own desire about five years ago for the
express purpose of guarding himself
from all pecuniarv or criminal RESPONSE
biliiy for the paper. That responsible
ity / have myself borne wholly through
out all these years. 1 entirely con-
CURED in the wisdom Of Parnell 3
course in that respect. l only
refer to it to show that as o matter
of fact it IS not true that
Parpell 10 director. 1t 10 not true that
any director OF the company accom-
panied him. and il 10 not true that those
who forcibly entered and took possession
of the United Ireland office with him had
shadow Of legal authority Tor their pro-
ceedings. AS to the recapture, which Is
reported 10 have follow d.. l can only
surrnise that some kind people OF
Dublin who had NOT altogether forgotten
me IN my absence, and who had not for.
gotten the record OF the United ireland.
allowed their natural feeling TO outrun
their forbearanre. l am sorry to have
been compelled to say even this much on