New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-30
DENOUNCED BY MIR. MORLEY.
HIS GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF TIE TlPPERARi
OUTRAGE.
nvscp1n1vG TO AN ENGLISH AUDIENCE AT 81
uELEN'S TIE BRUTAL CONDUCT OF TIE
POLICE IN IRELAND.

Describing TO AN ENGLISH AUDIENCE Al si'
uELENs TIE BRUTAL CONDUCT OF THE
POLICE IN IRELAND
Iordon Sept. 29-.John Morley spoke at ~.
IIelen's tonight to n large audience Tic saN' u
o,aphic account of his experiences during MS
recent tour of lwland referring particularly l."
the condition of affairs in Tippcraiy and 10 'he
scenes in which he himself took personal part
The speaker began by askn. the 'ocrcioii's's I"
ST. Ilelens and of the whole couEtry whe'h'r '"'
state of Ireland was what they had narsai'""
for when they voted for the present doVerhN'eh'
Then he went on to give instances ILLUSTRATING '"c
arbitrary and tyranncal methods OF the IrlSh
authorities. lie said that week ago J"hh Diii"h
went to address his constituents IN East Mayo
Upon arriving at the town where the hrs' h''V''"S
was to lie held Mr. Dillon found the platform OF 'lle
station surrounded by police and nil'arF' al" n'
was told by Cnionist magistrate that II he use"
illegal language il would he the MAGISTRATES 5 ""'A
IN dispcrsc the meeting Now, in the first place,
this simply meant that the divisional masi"r''
would be the Judge as to whether Dillon's Language
was legal or illegal; and in the second place, wh''
appea red TO he almost incredible, il meant that II
Dillon used language that tie ha-l>'I''
considered illegal il was the magistrates
and rife After four years OF rrs"iu'c
rovcrnment could not an IRISH member oi laf-
amcn, be trXstcd to address his constituents with
out the adj lion of such measures suppose
that az that meeting he Morley had said some
thing which the chief constable of the dlstricI
should choose to think Illegal, was the constabic
instead of aricsting the speaker. Ia baton ana
shoot the audience?
Many Cnionist orators, said the speaker. had
prcparcd addresses FOR the autumn campdl9h' 'i."
chorus Of which was that bank deposits ana rail-
way returns in Ireland wcrr unprcccdrn'cd 1la'
the National League was a thing of the past tla'
the Nationalists were cOwcd ana beaten, ana th''
tbe Irish movement had blown over, as Irish
movements had blown over before The TipprIar.
prosccutions. however, had cruelty bli-h,"d the
homes of the Cnionists and given the lie :" their
rose-colorcd pictures The proceedings of the l:is'
fortnight in Tippcrary wouhl have the in"Vi'ahic
effect of rnlying every Nationalist, lay and cl"rcal'
and of once more closing the Nationalist ranks
II was no wonder that the Coercion party had
been thrown into state OF CONSERVATION. ~
would he claimed that this was not question a!
policy, hut question of the law being broken, AMI
that it was the duty of the Government 10 strike
at the nwbreakelS BIT this excuse would not
do because by the Governments OWN showing
these legaitics began as far back as January
last.
Turning to the problem of the conocSt"t DIS
tricts, the speaker said it opened up questions Of
the gravest compexity, and hc would welcome
an attempt 10 settle these questions apart from
oil party considerations But what, he asked,
was the use of appealing 10 Ministers who were
capable Of the acts Of criminal folly now brin:
perpetratcdo Neither could Mr.. Parncll nor the
speaker help 10 solve the problem with men who
were 50 infatuated lie (Morlcy had been
criticised for going to Ireland. That
seemed to be q dog-in-t be- manager policy.
Mr. Balfour would neither go TO Ireland himself
nor let any one else 60. The speaker went TO
Tipperary because he felt that the proceedings
there marked the turning point in the great bat
tie and because he felt that the Government was
going 10 drive good strong ndi! into It's own
coffin, and he wanted to see the first blow Of the
hammer When he arrived at Tippcrary with his po-
ltical friends lie wall peaceably to the crossroa
without having any fear Of disorder when sud
denly he was hustled pushed and ncnace1 by
cOnstables in state of great fury. The gather
Ing people were few in number. and no kind Of
obstruction was offered, the nearest approach 10
riot being shrill Tipperary cheer raised on his
account lie never saw such an act Of folly as
the attitude of the authorities. The two mem bcrs
Of the House Of Commons under arrest were IN
charge Of a squad of cOnsiableS who had the
right of guarding the prisoners from rescue ;
hut Throughout, the day the Government officers
put the constables in an attitude that was calcn,
lated t. provoke a breach of thr peace. Colonel
C;ddell stated in thr courtroom that this was one
Of the most disor:crly gathering, hc had ever
witnessed. Three or four English ladies' who oc-
cupicd front seats in the court room laughed az
the absurdity of Caddc!rs statement, and soon
after th, the Colonel withdrew his men
These proceedings, said Mr.. Morley would have
been ridiculous if they had not br"n SO dan@crcls
But they were nothing I" what followed. The
courthouse was in small inclo,rirc provide !
with strong gates. 1t had been assert 'd
that he and his companions were fol-
immense multitude This he abs ,lutrly denied,
1lc believed tiat at no time did the armed men
defending the court house number less than three
TO against the civilians. It. was insignl-
his life. Mr.. Dillon, the speaker. Mr. Harrison.
NJ p, and others were admitted ~ the gates. bnt
the police refused admission to the t0wnSmcn.
lIe next saw townsman. solicitor: flung vio-
went out and protested against the exclusion
Of the public. Mcssrrs. Dillon and Harrison
Joined Mr.. Ol'rien. and their voice, grew loud.
With or without orders, the police drew their
Blood irgan TO flow freely lie saw 10
stones thrown. He would undertake to say
that couple of English constahlcs would
to the court Mr.. Harrison went ont u the con-
stables and eNposiuatcd. but the only reply was
an attempt Ia strike him on the head while he
was trying to Approach 4 constable who was baton
ing the peoples heads. Another officer then bat
Harrison. his head dripping with blood, Was adj
mitted NJ the gate. He Morley constable
strike Reporter keaiin" murlcrous blow on the
mouth. llrocking linn OF the wall which lie
was sitting. and causing blood 10 flow freely.