The sun., 1890-11-16
PARNElL AND MRS. VSHEA.

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THEY MAKE NO REPLY TO THE
CHARGES OF THE wOMAN's HUSBAND.
The Case, it 10 Expected. VIII be Decided
Ia Favor OF Mr.. O'shea. a.d farneil
viii Have to Fay Costs-The News
Makes . Great ssssstion-R Rumors that
Parasii win Resien the Irish Leader.
ship In Fariinneat and that Sexton win
Succeed Hin - Remark able Statement
Made by the Accusing Husband
LONDON. Nov. 15.-The trial Of the O'Shsa
divorce case opened In the Divorce Court this
morning. A large audience was present Mr.
Justic Butt presided. A special Jury had been
i'm mpanelled to try the case. Sir Edward Clarke.
and Messrs. Inderwick. Lewis. and Coward ap-
peared for Capt. O'Shea: Messrs. Lockwood
and Pritchard for Mrs. O'shea, and Mr..
Mccall for Mrs. Steele. sister Of Mira.
O'Shoa, against whom there Is counter
charge Of adultery with Capt O'Shea Mr..
Parnsll. the correspondent. was not represent
ed by counsel. Capt. OShea was seated In
front Of Mr.. 1ndsrwick.
Mr.. Coward opened the case for tho petit
tioner. He said that a. he understood the case
adultery. as did also tho 90. respondent. The
respondent, he said. In addition to her denial,
further alleged that the petitioner had con-
nived at her adultery: had willingly separated
himself from her. and was guilty OF unreason-
able delay in bringing the action against her.
Mr.. Lockwood. for tho respondent, said that
he did not intend to cross-examine any OF the
witnesses called for the petitioner. He would
not call any witnesses on behalf OF Mrs. O'Shea
or take any part In the proceedings.
Sir Edward Clarke OF counsel for O'Shea
said Mr.. Lockwood's announcement had
seriously altered the position, now that neither
Mr.. Parnell nor Mrs. Oshea would take any
part In the case.
Mr.. Justice Butt here remarked: Tho sit
uation is quito now to me-" and asked: Does
any one appear for Mr.. Parnsll2"
Il have inquired" responded Sir Edward,
but find that no one appears for him. It Is
therefore an undefendsd case"
Continuing. he said that in the interest OF
his client and in view Of the remarkable plead
ines. 1t would be necess sary to prove the peti-
toner's case by sufficient evidence. Tho petit
ton for divorce. he said. was filed in Decem-
Der last Mr. Parnell had then put In a simple
denial OF the charge of adultery. Mrs. O'Shea
did not content herself with denial but made
counter charges against her husband. alleging
that he had committed adultery with a num-
ber Of different persons, including her own
sister. Mrs Steele. She also charged him with
cruelty. and with having con nived ut her adul-
tery for period extending over series Of
The plea almost amounted to q confession of
adultery. The husband was crnelly annoyed
possible suggestion against him. He could
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challenged parneli to fight q duel on the Don:
tinont That continuous acts OF adultery had
been committed, BY, the respondent and CO.
respondent would be PLACED beyond doubt.
spondent was visiting in Bedford square she
was visited by Parnell. who went under tho
name q smith At an smother house he visited
Gssasppss Gessaps by balcony to avoid detection BY
ne RESPONDENT and Mr.; PsrneIl. Sir Edward
.s sona nos and ,cs Ss Nj, hra1
not 60 into the witness box. The criminal law
had teIrors for some neople whom moral law
lessness and falsehood and betrayal Of the
ns r q
dipsd With hin and Mrs, 0'shea. Mrs. Steele
o'sheas % suspicion VI until 1881. xhsn NJ Par Par.
nell visited the respondent at Ethan. His
his vie ed % Cspt ushsa to send s tie chaliense s
Mrs steele saw Parnell. who assured her
Sh. to ks
replied that hs had answered through the aa-
he as FHsn bsS.sn s s1s a sp I'd
invited to El,ham. in 1852; after Parnell had
newed his visits to Ethan, and almost habit
nally slept there, Parnell used e drive from
60 down stairs to meet him when he arrived.
Sometimes she slept away from the house
when Parnsll was not there.
against these visits, and declaring bis inten-
ton Of vacating his seat In Parliament. Fu-
WIZ Vie. On one OCCASION s.T he had found Ia port
and carried It Oh. throwing It out Ut Of & faiiwss
tween O'shea and bis. wife. and the iormer.
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what had happened. i was then he ehallensed
Parnell. but the quarrel was arranged through
o's6ea and hsr family went 70 reside In IN Bed.
20 there from time 10 time. Wien he was sI not Of
stsr VA
were sometimes locked In Mrs. OShea's bed
room together.
At another house Parnell also visited the re-.
spondent He was careful always to keep out
q the way Of O'shsa, cscapine by way Of .
ward going to the front of the house and pre-
sentinR himself as having Just arrlvod.
O'SheR went abroad III. and during his sb-
sspS.s Parnsll lived at Ethan, Rumors Isaoh-
wrote to MIRA 0'shea for an explanation. Hs
also wrote to Pernell. saying: :,
You have behaved very badly to cause scan
dal by. your continued visits
To this Parnsll replied:
Il don't know any reason or any cause for
Mira O'Shea also wrote to her husband. point
Ing out that the children g chance of inheriting
b. damaged bv 2 scandal. This occurred In
1884. O'Shea's suspicious were lulled asleep.
and tho pair seemed more confident as to what
they could DO a Elthsm. In 1885 three horses.
bought The tlrst wa. ParneIIs hack. The sec
old hack for common use, about. the fate OF
which," Sir Andrew added with malicious
new room was built for farneil. with ACCESS
to the'respondents boudoir.
In 1855 . paragraph In the pspsrs described