St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-12
BEYOND THE LAW,s REACH
Still the Prosecution of Dillon and
O'Brien Will Be Continued.


O'Brien Will Be Continued.
DUBLIN. Oct. 11.-When the magis-
trate's court at Tipperary re-assembled
this morning, Crown Prosecutor Roman
stated that the crown had decided to
prosecute the charges of conspiracy
against all the defendants, notwith-
standing the fact that Messrs Dillon
and O'Brien had of their own vOltion
abandoned their defense eand left the
country. The courts, he Saiu, had de-
cided that under circumstances such as
had arisen i'll the present case, il was
not necessary to stop proceedings in a
trial. MIR. Healy, of counsel for the de-
PENDANTS, argued that after the ruling
of the bench regarding the reception
OF evidence, it was impossible for
the proceedings to be continued.
Mr.. O'Mahoney, one of the defendants,
whose recent Illness caused an adjourn
ment of the court, is again ill, and the
physicians who Oh the former occasion
OF his illness were appointed by the
court to examine him were summoned
to make another examination and report
to the court as to the condition of the
defendant. DR.. Conway, one of the
physicians, reported that in the present
condition of the defendant it would be
dangerous for him to attend the trial
daily. Mr.. Roman urged the court to
proceed with the trial of the case. He
promised that no evidence against MIR.
O'Mahoney would be introduced until
he was able to attend court. 1t was i'm
possible, he declared, to erase Mr..
OMahOney'S name from the indict-
ment.
Mr.. Healy asked Mr.. Roman: Are YOU not
satisfied with ten victims? Suppose Mr. O'Ma-
honey sh uld die, what would become Of
your case?'
Mr. Roman replied: THAT would De all
right"
Mr. Healy retorted: eyes it will be all
right for him. He would then go before a
just Judge.
1t is definitely known that Messrs.
Dillon and O'Brien were not among the
passengers who sailed on the steamer
La Bourgogne from Havre for New
York to-day. There is no reliable in
formation as to how they left the coun-
try, but the theory that they went
on board yacht and boarded a steamer
outside is fayOrite one. The ST. James
Gazette ridicules the statement in the
Chronicle that the government did not
desire to keep Messrs. Dillon and
O'Brien in the country. or otherwise
they could not have escaped the vigil
lance of the police. The Pail Mall Ga
Vlncial papers express some miSgivings
as to the effect their flight will produce
in England. They do not doubt the brill
fancy Of the coup as far as Ireland and
America are concerned.
The magistrates decided that it would
be impossible to proceed with the trials
in the absence of Mr.. O'Mahoney, and
the court was adjourned until Monday.
Warrants for the arrest of Dillon and
O'Brien arrived at the castle this after
noon, but they were not given to detec-
ives. No steps have been taken by the
government for the arrest of Dill
Ion and O'Brien in America Mr.. Har-
rington has been in the Office of the Ma
tional league all day, but no informa-
ton could be gained from him regard
ing the movements of the fugitiveS. He
says that he really knows nothing con-
corning their whereabouts, but ex-
pected TO hear hourly. The efforts
of the Conservative press TO faSten
the charge of cowardice upon Messrs.
Dillon and O'Brien for their escape from
Tipperary is furnishing occasion for
amusement to the unprejudiced public.
1t is believed in many quarters that this
clustering attitude of the official press
conceals secret feeling of qualification
over the fact that the escape may enable
government to drop the prosecution and
avoid the results of what had come TO
be recognized as a political error. A
section of the Liberal press takes the
ground that the Nationalist are above
the Sneers of the Tories. but that they
might better have served the cause by
remaining under trial.