, 1890-10-02
Opening of Their Trial at
Ttpperary,
BRUTALITY OF THE POLICE
Timothy Harrington Among Those
Severely Clubbed-Crowds
in Attendance.

would be taken to Tipperary for hear
ing, but late last night the natl onalists
learned that he would be conveyed
thither by the morning train to-day,
When they at once made arrangements
TO give him worthy escort. Much to
the surprise of the authorities a large
delegation of prominent nationalists
boarded the train, aud ut the Same time
the officers appeared with O'Brien.
Among them were John Morley, who
has been in Ireland for some time
studying the Irish question: John Dill
Ion. Alfred lllingworth, member of par
lament for Bradford; I. NJ. Healy,
Harrington and several others.
On the arrival of the train at Tip
perary, the nationalists started for tho
courthouse III body. They had not
gone far when they were stopped at q
street corner. They were ordered by
the police to move on. John O'Connor,
member of parliament took vigorous
exception to this order, and called OH
the crowd to give three cheers for John
Morley. The cheers were givon with a
good will, much to the evaporation of
the police, who thereupon charged upon
the group and attempted TO force It to
move forward. In the melee the police
men did not hesitate to use their batons.
Tho nationalists continued ON their way
slo WY toward the courthouse. The
streets were filled with people interested
in the case. The pa;ionalists had
thronged to town from all ,adj jacent
parts.
Early in the day it became known that
still another arrest had been made. The
victim this time was Thomas j. Condor,
member of parliament from Tipperary.
When the hour for the sitting of the
court arrived an immense crowd had
collected before the courthouse ready to
rush in the moment the doors were
thrown open.
The crowd pushed forward, trying TO
force its way into the courthouse. The
police stoutly resisted and charged re-
peatedly. For fully five minutes there
was stand up fight between the now
excited throng and tho police. At last,
however the crowd was gradually forced
back and the police succeeding in main
tanning clear place in front ofthe court
house. During the conflict many per
sons were wounded from blows from po-
licemPns batons. Among these was
Timothy Harrington. lie made his
way into the courtroom hatless ana
coatless and saturated with blood. His
appearance created "a sensation and lent
additional emphasis to the complaint
which William O'Brien was making 10
the court of the brutality ofthe police.
At first " Brien refused to enter the
room unless the public were admitted,
but at last he decided that lie could ac-
complish more by appealing to the court
and entered the room and bitterly de.
nounced the clubbing of the crowd.
Then John Morley arose and appea led
to the court TO protect the populace
against the wunton use of clubs by the
police.
Meanwhile the nationalist leaders con-
tinucd TO protest against the exclusion
of the general puUic, and the magis.
trate finally ordered the doors opened.
The room was Ut onCo filed TO its ut
most capacity, aud all the proceedings
were followed with intense interest.
At tine outset D.llon objected to being
tried before Resident Magistrate Shan
non, on the ground that he had had a
personal encounter with shannon once
at Cashel. Shannon had grossly insult
ed him. He urged, therefore. that 1t
would be manifest impropriety in Shan
mons sitting at the present trial. Shan
non refused to admit of the validity OF
Dillon's objections aud declared that he
would perform, the dJty without bias.
William o Brien also objected to Shan
non. The last time he saw Shannon.
the latter was at the head of the police,
who were using cubs on the people and,
moreovey, Shannon had already tried
him three times on similar charges. His
sitting in the present case was indecency
and all insult.
The magistrate an swered o Briens OBJ
jections in the same way.
Roman, counsel for The crown, asked
permission of the court TO make slight
alteration in the charges against the
prisoners. The latter protested yigor-
ousiy, urging that 1t was Illegal. The
court paid no heed TO the protest, but
permitted the desired changes. Roman
then reviewed The circums tances
which had led to the ar.
rests. These he said Went back
to the time when the plan OF the cam
paign was put in force on smith Barrys
estate, in Tipperary, on May 10, and he
proposed TO present evidence to prove a
con spira " on the part of the defendants
from that time down to the time when
the arrests were made.
The defendants protested against the
introduction OF evidence touching mat
ters anterior to the dates specified in tho
warrants. The court decided that the
prosecution might produce testimony of
n general character to prove the exten-
sion OF the conspiracy prior to the dates
given in the warrants, but that no evi.
dence could be permitted concerning
acts of the defendants done anterior to
the dates mentioned in the warrants.
The counsel for he crown went on to
recount the events that occurred in 80
In connection with the carrying out OF
the plan of the campaign.
Healy declared the whole thing n
shame, and demanded that the counsel
for tho crown come TO the particulars
with which the defend ants were charged,
Roman protested that II was entirely
out of his power to shorten the pro-
ceedings.
Alderman Dillon, of Dublin. appcaled
TOR a summons against Sergeant Ken.
nedy, of the police force, for assaults
upon himself and Harrington,
Tie magistrate, ,notwit outstanding many
protests, declined to grant the desired
su nimons and referred Dillon TO another
magistrate.
He then announced adjournment until
Tomorrow.
CABLED THEI SYMPATHY.
CIYcINNATI, Sept. 2a-The news Of the
attack OF the police upon the people of
Tipperary, in which Timothy Harring-
ton received IA serious wound and John
a