Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
THEIR IRISH UP.
Trial of the Irish Nationalist
Leaders in Tipperary.
Their Friends, Who Congregated in
Great Numbers, Forbidden to
Enter the Courtroom.
They are Set Upon and Many are Clubbed I'M
mereifully by the Police Great
Excitement Prevailed.
Ordered to mMove On.


who was arrested at Cardiff yesterday I,
was brought to this city ana
placed IN prison. Much to the surprise
of the authorities, large delegation of
Nationalist boarded the train for Tip
perary this morning at the same time the
officers appeared with Mr.. O'Brlen :
Among these was John Moreley, who has
been in Ireland some time studying the
Irish question; John Dillon, Alfred
Illingworth (member of parliament for
Bradford) T. P. Healey, Tom O'Con-
nor, Harrington and several others. On
the arrival of the train at TIpperary the
Nationalist started for the courthouse IN
a body. They had not gone far when
they stopped al q street corner and en-
tered into q conversation. While they
were standing, and IN no way disturbing
the peace, they were ordered by the po-
lice to tmove on John O'Connor,
member of parliament for South Tip
perary, took very vigorous exception to
this order, and showed his contempt for
the police by calling upon the crowd,
which by that time had become large,
to give three cheers for Gen. Moreley.
The cheers were given with hearty
good will much to the evaporation of
the cops, who thereupon rode upon the
group and attempted TO force 1t to move
forward. In the melee that followed the
police did not hesitate to use their batons.
One burly constable aimed blow at
John Moreley himself, but John Con-
nor, who stood near, warded it off. The
Nationalist then walked slowly to the
courthouse.
THE STREETS OF TIPPERARY.
AS this was the day fixed for the trial
of the arrested Nationalist the streets of
Tipperary were filled to overfowing with
people interested in the case. National
lists had thrOnged to the town from all
adjacent places, many carrying the
national weapon, the shillalan, and
were prepared to use it if provacation
would arise. Early in the day it became
known that still another arrest had been
made. The victim this time was Thomas
J. Conden, member parliament for Tip
perary east. He was taken this morn
ing at Limerick, and also brought 20
Tipperary. When the hour for the sit
ting Of court arrived
AN IMMENSE CROWD
had collected before the courtroom ready
to rush in the moment the doors were
opened. The authorities thereupon de-
rided not to open them to the general
public, and TO admit only those who
were Immediately interested in the trial E.
The crowd did not take kindly to this
treatment, but pressed on, trying to
force their way into the courthouse. The
police stoutly resisted, charging repeat
eddy upon the crowd and using their clubs
freely on whoever happened to be within
reach. On many their blows took effect,
but the crowd did not yield. For fully
five minutes there was a stend-up fight
between the now excited throng and the
police. At last, however, the crowd was
GRADUALLY FORCED
back and the police succeed in maintain
ing q clear space. The leaders of the
crowd continued making vigorous pro-
tests against being excluded from the
courthouse, and the police were sub
jected to jeers and taunts from the angry
and wodnded victims of their recent on
slaught. During the conflict many per-
sons were wounded with blows from
the policemen "billy,' several men
SO badly hurt as to require surgical aid.
Among the wounded men were Tim Har-
rington, member of parliament for Dub
lin, and Mr.. Halifax. Both received
heavy blows on their heads, which
BLEED PRoFUsELY.
They made their way into the courtroom
as soon as they could. but by that time
their hair and coat collars were satu-
rated with blood, and they presented q
pitable spectacle. Their appearance in
court created profound sensation and
lent additional emphasis to the COM
plant which D 'Brien was making to the
court of the brutality of the policemen.
He bitterly denounced the wanton club
bling of the crowd, of which he had just
been a witness. 1t was while he was
speaking that the sensational entrance of
MEssRs. HARRINGTON AND HALIFAX
occurred. Then John Merely arose and
addressed the court, manlfesting great
agitation both in tone and manner. He
earnestly appealed to the court to pro-
tect the populace against the wanton use
of the clubbing police. Meanwhile the
Nationalist leaders continued to protest
against the exclusion of the general
public from the courtroom. Both Mr..
Merely and Mr.. Dillon appealed to Col.
Caddell, presiding magistrate, TO re-
verse the decision to keep the doors shut
against the public. For some time he
refused, but at last yielded and ordered
THE DOORS THROWN OPEN.
The room was at once filed TO its ut
most capacity, and all proceedings were
followed with interest.
At the outset Mr.. Dillon objected to
being tried before Resident Magistrate
Shannon, the grounds of his objection
being he had had a personal encounter
with Shannon on one occasion at Case
at the time he asserts Shannon had
grossly insulted him. He urged, there
fore, there would be manifest impro-
priety in Shannon IS sitting at the present
trial.
Mr.. Seannon refused to admit the val
idity of Dillon q objection. He knew of
no reason why he should not go on with
the case. He declared he would
PERFORM HIS DUTY WITHOUT BIAS.
Mr.. William O'Brien also objected to
Shannon. The last time he saw Shannon
he said Shannon was at the head of q
body of police who were using clubs upon
the people. Moreover, Shannon had
already tried him three times on similar
charges. His sitting in the present case,
O'Brien said, was an indecsncy and in
sult