, 1890-09-26
N~aTIONALISTS ON TRIAL
O'Brien and Dillon Have a
Hearing at Tipperary.
Exciting Scenes Outside the
Court Room.
Harrington Brutally Beaten
by a Policeman.
pfllon and o,Brien on Trial.

1--WE any information as to when he would
be taken to Tipperary for hearing, but late
last night the Nationalist learned that he
would be conveyed thither by the morn
ing train today. when they at once made
preparations to give him a worthy escort.
Much to the surprise of the authorities
large delegation OF prominent National
ISIS boarded the train at the same time
the officers appeared with O'Brieu.
Among these was John Morley, who has
been in Ireland for some time studying
the Irish question; John Dillon, Alfred
Qlingsworth, member OF parliament for
Bradford; 7. NJ. Healy. Harrington and
several others. On the arrival of the
train at Tipperary the Nationalist started
for the court house IN a body. They had
not gone tar when they stopped at a street
corner. They we're ordered by the police
to move on.
John 0'Connor. member of parlia-
ment, took vigorous exception to this
order and called on the crowd to give three
cheers Tor John Morley. The cheers were
given with good will. much to the exas-
p~eration of the police, who there
upon 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.
The Nationalist continued their way
slowly toward the court house. As this
was the day fixed for the trial of the ar
rested Nationslists the streets were flied
with people interested in the case. The
Nationalists had thronged the town from
all adjacent parts early in the day. 1t be-
came known that still another arrest had
been made. The victim this time was
Thomas j. Condor, member of parlia-
ment for Tipperary, east. He was taken
this morning at Limerick and also brought
to Tipperary. When the hour for
the sitting of the court arrived an i'm
mense crowd had collected before the
court house ready to rush In the moment
the doors were thrown open.
The crowd pushed forward trying to
force a way into the court house. The
police stoutly resisted, charging repeat
edly. For fully five minutes there was a
stand up fight between the now excited
throng and the police. At last. how
ever. che crowd was gradually forced
back and the police succeeded in nam
tanning a clear space in front of the court
house. During the conflict many per
sons we're wounded with blows from the
policemen's blddgeons. Among them
was Timothy Harrington. He made his
way into the court room, his hair and
coat collar saturated with blood. His APP
pearance created a sensation and lent I'd
dltlonal emphasis TO the compliant which
William OBrien was making to the
court Of the brutality OF the police. At
first O'Brien had refused to enter the
room unless the public were admitted,
but at last decided that he could &C
cOmpllsh more by appealing TO the court
ana entered the room and bitterly de-
nounced the clubbing of the crowd. Then
John Morley arose and appealed to the
court to protect the populace against the
wanton use of clubs by the police.
Meanwhile the Nationalist leaders con-
uuued to protest against the exclusion of
the general public. and the magistrate
finally ordered the doors opened.
The room was at once filed to its ut
most capacity. All the proceedings were
followed with intense interest At the
outset Dillon objected to being tried be-
lore the resident magistrate, Shannon, on
the ground that he had a personal en-
counter with Shannon once at Cashel.
Shannon had grossly insulted him. He
urged, therefore, that it would be mani
lest Improperly in Shannon's sitting at
the present trial. Shannon refused to
admit the validity of Dillon's objections
and declared he would perform his duty
without bias.
Wm. O'Brien also objected to Shan
non. The last time he saw Shannon the
latter was at the lead of police who were
using clubs upon the people. Moreover,
Shannon had already tried him three
time on similar charges. His sitting in
the present case was al indecency and an
Insult. The magistrate answered
" Briens objections in the same way that
he had disposed of Dillon's.
Roman, counsel for the crown, asked
the permission OF the court to make a
slight alteration in the charges against the
prisoners. The latter protested vigor-
ouslY, urging that it was illegal. The
court paid no heed to the protests, but
permitted the changes. Roman then re-
viewed the circumstances which had led
TO the arrests. These, he said, went back
10 the time when the plan of the cam
Ralgn was put in force on the Smith
Barry estate at TipperarY, May 10, and
proposed to present evidence to prove a
conspiracy on the part of the defendants
from that time down to the time when the
arrests were made. The defendants pro-
.ested against the introduction OF evidence
uouchlng matters anterior TO the dates
specihed In the warrants. The court de-
uued that the prosecution might produce
.esumony OF a general character to prove
tne existence of a conspiracy prior to the
yates given in the warrants, but that no
evidence could be permitted concerning
.ne acts of the defendants done anterior to
tne dates mentioned in the warrants.
After the court had given its decision
70 the matter of the protests Roman, on
oenalt OF the crown, continued to recount
events that had occurred in 1889 in con-
ueetion with carrying out the plan of
campaign. Healy declared the whole
ssalng a sham and demanded that counsel
~ the crown come to the particular acts
ppnh which the defendants were charged.
nonan protested that 1t was entirely out
al MS owe to shorten the proceedings.
aIuerman Dillon. of Dublin, applied for
summons against Sergeant Kennedy of
s su,e police force for the assaults upon him
sni Harrison, member of parliament
nv q magistrate. notwithstanding many
rro'ests, declined to grant the desired
msumons and referred Dillon to another
suu After the question of the
s"mons had been decided the maeis-
announced an adjournment until to-
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