Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-11
BALFOUR AGGRIEVED
At the Flight of Dillon and
 O'Brien from Ireland.
A SEVERE BLOW TO HIS PLANS.
The Government is Mortified Over Their
 Escape.

The 8IO, 900 Bail Which the Men Were
 Under Will be Paid by the League-NTr.
 Gladstone on Our TariE-A DeplOrabls
 Existence.
 LONDON, Oct. 1.-The flight of MeRsrs. Dillon and O'Brisn Is the great sSnsa- tion of the hour. All concur in the be, lief that they are on their way to the United States, but by what route no one sesmS to know. Some say they have gone to France and win embark from there while others believe they are already on the ocean. None of the outgoing transatlantic steamships from English ports has booked the men for passage.
 When the conspiracy cases against them were called at Tipperary yestsr- day, and it became known that they had left, the court was thrown in great excitement and declared the bail for feitsd, and warrants for their apprs- hsnsion issued.
 The Star indulges in some severe sarcasm aimed at Chief Secretary Balfour, whom it twits with not being able to shadOw prisoners effectively. The SIG, 900 bail which the absentSes have forfeited will be paid by the LeaRua The Conservatives declare that this money comes. from America, and is being applied to another pur- pose than the one to which its con tributors designed. It is now believed that the illness of Mir. O'Mahonsy, one of the accused, was feigned, in order to secure an adjournment of the case and give time for the ripening of the plot for the escape of MeSsrs. Dillon and O'Brien.
 Secretary Balfour Is deeply aggrisved over the affair, and has ordered an in- vsstigation in order to fix the blame for the escape upon some of his "shadowers."
 It is taken for granted that there is e traitor in the camp, for it seems impos- sible for the fugitives to have gotten away without cOllusion on the part of some detective. The system of espion- age was too thorough to admit of any other explanation. So closely were the spies instructed to follow the accused that the constables detailed to keep an eye upon MT. OiBrien were known to have watched the window of the bed room occupied by himself and wife, refusing to go away when requested by Mir. O'Briep, To have escaped such vigilance may indeed be regarded as miraculous, except on the theory that
 
 escape was connivsd at.
 The flight of the two principal ob- jectA of the Governments prosecution Is regarded by the leading NAtionAlists as a severe blow to MT. Balfour's plans, which undoubtedly aimed at keeping them away from America at all hazards until after Parliament convened. MT. Harrington is quoted as saying that Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien will be worth a great deal more in America ts the Irish cause now, as fugitiVes from British injustice, than they would have been as simple commissioners in behalf of the Irish people.
 The escape has created great admira- tion and enthusiasm in the anks of the Nationalists both in England and Ire land, while the Government ia confused by the readiness with which officers, cautioned to be especially on the alert, have been hoodwinked.
 The Government has caused all out going steamers at the various ports of the Kingdom to be searched by detec- tives, but no trace of Dillon and O'Brien has been found, and the author ities are convinced that the fugitives are already on tho ocean. It is thought possible that they are aboard yacht, waiting to join a steamer outside of Queenstown.