New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-12
"UNITED IRELAND" RETAKEN
THE PARNELL FORCES CARRY IT AT THE
POINT OF THE CROWBAR.
eARNELL LEADING THE ASSAULT-THE O'DRIEN
MEN ELECTED, AND THE OFFICES PLACED
INA STATE OF sIEGE-PARNELL's

morning Mr. Parnell regaining possession of the
offices of the company. WhcA Mr.. Parnelrs OPP
ponents who succeeded last night in forcing an
entrance to the Office and in destroying all the
leaders that had been prepared ny Nr Lcamy,
who appointed yesterday succeed Mr Bod
kin, acting editor during the absence OF William
O'Brien went away, they left guard in pos
session, with orders to resist any attempt of Mr.
Parnell or his friends to enter the building.
This morning Mr.. Parnell proceeded 10 the
Office. and with the assistance Of a crowd of
his supporters, forced open the doors and took
possession. The police witnessed the affair, but
did not interfere in any way After he had sue
ceeded in recapturine the office, MI Parncll went
10 window and addressed the crowd outside.
To guard against any further attempt the
part OF Mr.. ParnelS opponents to rccapturc the
Office, no one allowed to enter it,. and the
doors and windows were closely boltcd and barred.
Mr. Parnel accompanied by the staff of editors
be appointed yesterday and when the Office was
occurred against intruderS all conversation with
outsiders carried on through a kcyholc.
Before Mr.. Parncll made the attack on the
offices, he procured two Crowhars from the house
of of his adhcfcnts in the vicinity Handing
one of them to John O'Connor. y proceeded
10 the door. which was soon smashed by the
blows showcred upon it with the implements.
Mr. Parncll has ordered that all persons shall
be treated fairly in the columns of United
Ireland" and that abuse shall be ahStaincd from
The recapture of the Offices of UNitcd Ireland"
last night by the anti-Parncll men was easily
effected. Shortly before midnight a party of
twenty men appeared in front of the Offices, and
knocked al the door which was promptly opened
by the carctakers wife who was The only inmate
of the place at the time The instantly en-
tered and, after destroying the type, seized all
the books and documents in the office At a. IN.
fbe rptu p
TO enter the building and remove his wife and
children. He saws that he did not recognize
any of the men in possession.
Some members OF the old staff admitted
70 the offices this morning. To all who applied
for admission Mr BodIn, ,-Nyho appeared to be in
command, put the question: " With whom are
your sympathies? If the reply was Porncn"
the applicant was dismissed. Newspaper men
who came to make inquiries We're answered Ion
the inside that there was no one to see them and
that they would not he admitted The printer,
refused 10 set copy for llr Bo!kin. To a dis
charged clerk MI Bodkin said that he mi nGei
10 hold the Offices until the question of pro
prietorship was legally settled
London. Dec. IA dispatch from Dublin
giving further details of the recaptme of th'
United Ireland" offices by Mr. Paucu, says th1t
at noon to-day crowd OF Flrnrlnes surrounded
the office. They soon forced an entrance, and
elected eight rourh-lookin4 fellows who had
been detailed as a guard by the anti-PaTrA-
ties who seized the Office last night
In a short time sheriff Clancy, accompanied by
a strong guard, appeared and resumed possession
of the office in the name Of Mr.. P3rntI. Hr.
Parnell appeared ~ one of the windows "l 'H'
CAica shouting that lie would fight the h"llle u
tie last that he would aHo" oaIN me coIu,I| a."
decide the issue, and that he Wou'I .'pmil y" "l.
dictotion Of no o maa lie 2pP@@rsq2 P".q So 90 rr,r"
He aftervard. in company with Mr.. Mr""Uen'
solicitor for the National League drove IN q car
10 the railway station, where ne loon d '"h l''
Cork Crowds hEcd the streets along tlc I"H'''
and the windows of the houses were hI'l VIII
spectators Mr. Parncll was warmly ch-crej all
Tie way from the newspaper Office = jAc seton.
After entering the railway carriage pr lWLrll,
from OF the windows. addrc>Sci me crow
surrounding him He expressed hls -rtl'lu' Tor
the confidence they had shown IN nm. ana S'ii
that what Dublin felt today Ireland would feel
tomorrow.
Regarding the forciiIe srizurc by Nr PANEL Of
thc Office Of TINTED Ireland" william VI"en said
Yesterday: Il know nothing either Of the attack "n
Inted JrclanG'>' Office o. of il, reported rccapuF
except what have learned from the newspapers. J
Am most loath speak on what j. 10 M, ih any
aspect heart hrcaidng subject. bnt thee are SOM"
nh.statements in IN, newspapers which must correct.
IL j., stated that the edition which Mr. Parucl al
tempted 70 suppress by force Wa, 10 contain bt1
pc;SOnal attacks upon himself cannot believe tla'
10 be true unless my specific order we're disregard H.
When the controversy arose, ! cahied tie following
instructions to the h'h'-cI' VT. N""'"'
II party d'cide' m i'N"' " ',' ,, -,
establishment 10 any ".' - - .t
il party c''l'es "t'l"'' ,' '-. % u H.tId r.,...
noa RAJ ~, iNt s'''hou''' ''"''.- o., .
OF MI fflr" y
'''''' ~. ,.,.,,. .,,,,. will ho .,,ir,..
NSi-0 ''
81 subsequently twice cablcd tie acting cdt)r Mr.
podlin cui,ning him that nothing personally #
n ,, r,.u .,,,d ann, and ( r.idfiu.
-. va ca,,,,,s in tlc paprr in tie corjr lv,r-,.
- ,,., rotltnr rcr,oua,ly hurtful 10 Pain"ll
~ ! .,o,..Iy i,s,r,,ctcd him io PRINT
sl'"i" "lI a..o,.t ,,i.t ho .to,ld ,yrio
nothing on the o"tJc'' Nf'
himself. on the nlelt bni re- Mr. I"f'eA D Ia" "
A., c.o f., ronlv tn a callcgi am from TWO of Nr.