Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-28
THE TipPeRARY TRIALS.
The Magistrates Decide TO Try the Cases
| Coilecssveiy--The Sationsiists' Score

The Magistrates Decide TO Try tho Cases
| Co,i.e,sveiy-rhe Nationaiists' Score.
| fBy Angio- American cable to the Dispatch.l
DUBLIN, September T.-There is no
abatement OF the interest in the trial OF
tho conspiracy cases against the National
ist leaders now in progress at Tpperary.
The proceedings yesterday created very
\ general impression that the Government
was deliberately trying TO prolong the trial
as far as possible. An adjournment took
place yesterday afternoon before Roman,
the Crown prosecutor, had finished his
opening speech. At the outset this morn
| ing the speech was concluded.
| IL was the desire Of the Crown prosecutor
that the cases should be tried separately,
and the magistrates were inclined at first
TO consider that the proper course. To
this the defendants unitedly objected,
urging tho Court to hear all the cases at
once. The magistrates Mt last yielded to
| tho persistency of the defendants and de-
| cided in favor Of the collective hearing.
Roman was evidently disappointed of this
decision. and was reluctant TO accept It,
He declared that he bowed to the decision
Of the magistrates because he must, and
said he would refrain from expressing any
opinion of its fairness. The Nationalist
were considerably elated at scoring this
point.
ATTACK on SHANNON.
A sensational feature of the morning was
the renewed attack by the defendants on
Magistrate Shannon. 1t will be renem-
bered that on Thursday both Dillon and
O'Brien protested against Shannons sit
ting in the case and gave reasons why they
thought he might tie biased in his Judg-
ments where they were concerned The
peremptory manner in which the protests
were decided of no weight was very exas-
perating TO the Nationalsts. They decided
after careful consultation to bring before
the Court their objections TO Shannon III
moro formal way. They prepared
with much care statement of the
reasons why the defendants severally
and collectively objected to being tried
before that magistrate. This statement
was made in the form Of an affidavit, to
which each of the defendants affixed his
signature and took oath. This joint afii-
davit the defendants took into the court
with them this morning, and when
favorable moment came attempted to pre-
sent 10 TO the Bench. The Nationalist
who were in the secret were on the alert to
sec what effect their boombshell would
have.
TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
The magistrates, who had received no
intimation of the defendants purpose. were
taken completely by surprise.
As soon as they understood the nature
of the document they peremptorily de-
clined to receive it. Instantly Roman.
counsel for the Crown. was on his feet de-
| nouncing the action of the defendants. 1t
was difficult, he declared. to find language
strong enough fittingly to characterize it.
The document they had sought to
present to themagistrates was an Infamous
| libel on Shannon. Shannon himself pro-
nounced the affidavit an attempt to make
O scandal of Justice.
HILARIOUS LAUGHTER.
This expression was greeted by the de-
PENDANTS with roars of hilarious laughter,
which was not easily checked despite a
rebuke of the Bench. When the prelimi-
nary matters were disposed of and the
time had come for the taking of testimony
to begin it was found that two of the de-
PENDANTS we're not in the courtroom. A
short recess was thereupon taken to give
time for the absent ones to be summoned.
1t was subsequently decided to adjourn
the case until Monday without taking any
testimony