The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-26
IRISH NATZ0HALISTS.
Two New Arrests Cause Great
Excitement.
TRIAL OF o'BRIEN AND DILLON.
The Riot in Tipperary Timothy Harringtons
Bloody Appearance-JOhn Morley Was
There-L0ndon Press Comments

DUBLIN, Sept. 25.-Patrick OBrien, who
was arrested at Cardiff Tuesday, was
brought to this city yesterday and placed
in prison. The police refused to give any
information as to when he would be taken
to Tipperary for a hearing, but late last
night the Nationalist learned he would be
conveyed thither by the morning train to-
day, when they at once made preparations
to give him worthy escort. Much to the
surprise of the authorities, large delega-
ton of Nationaiists boarded the train at
the same time that the officers appeared
with O'Brien. Among these were John
Morley, who has been in Ireland for some
time studying the Irish question, John
Dillon, Alfred Iilingworth, member of par
rington, and several others. On the ar
rival of the train at Tipperary the Nation
alists started for the courthouse in body.
They had not gone far when
they stopped at the steeet corner,
and they were ordered by the police
to move on. John OConnor, member of
parliament, took vigorous exception to this
order, and called on the crowd to give three
cheers for John Morley. The cheers were
given with good will, much to the exas-
peration of the police, who thereupon
charged upon the group and attempted to
force 1t to move forward. In the melee the
policemen did not hesitate to use their ba-
tons. but the Nationalists continued their
way slowly toward the court house. AS
this was the day liked Tor the trial of the
arrested Natlonalists, the streets were full
OF people interested in the case. The Ma
tionalists 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 for Tipperary east.
lie was taken this morning at Limerick,
and also brought to Tipperary When the
hour for the sitting OF 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
pressed forward, trying to force its way
into the court house. The police stoutly
resisted, charging repeatedly.
For fully i've minutes there was stand
up fight between the now excited throng
and the police. AT last however, the crowd
was gradually forced back and the police
succeeded in maintaining a clear space in
front of the court house. During the con-
hlct many persons were wounded with
blows from the pOlicemen'S bludgeonS
Among them was Timothy Harrington. He
made his way into the court room, his hair
and coat collar saturated with blood. His
appearance created a sensation and lent ad-
dltlonal emphasis to the complaint which
William O'Brien was making to the court
of the brutality of the police. At first
O'Rrien had refused to enter the room I'M
less the public was admitted, but at last he
decided that he could accomplish more Dy
appearing in court, and entered the room
and bitterly denounced the clubbing of the
crowd. Then John Merely arose and ap-
pealed to the court to protect the populace
against the wanton ust of the club by the
police. Meanwhile the Nationalist leaders
continued to protest against the exclusion
of the general public and the magistrate
finally ordered the doors opened. The room
was at once filled TO its utmost capacity.
All the proceedings were followed with in
tense interest. At the outset Dillon OBJ
lected to beng tried before Resident Mag
lstrate Shannon, on the grould that he had
personal encounter with Shannon once at
Cashel; Shannon had grossly insulted him.
He urged, therefore, that there would be a
manifest improperly in Shannon's sitting
at the present trial. Shannon refused to
admit the validity of DilIon's objections
and declared he would perform his duty
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 their clubs upon the people.
and, moreover, Shannon had already tried
him three times on similar charges. His
sitting in the present case was an indie
cency and an insult. The magistrate ans
wered O'Brien's objections in the same way
he disposed of Dillons. Roman, counsel for
the crown, asked permission of the court to
make slight alteration in the charges
against the prisoners. The latter protested
vigorously, urging it was Illegal The court
paid no heed to their protests, but permit
ted the desired changes Roman then re-
viewed the circumstances which had led to
the arrests. These he said, went back to
the time when the plan of campaign was
put in force on the Smith Barry estate at
Tipperary, May 10, and he proposed to pre-
sent evidence to prove conspiracy on the
part of the defendants from that time down
10 the time when the arrests were made.
Inc defendants protested against the in
PRODUCTION of evidence touching matters an
terror to the dates specified in the war
rants. The court decided that the prosecu-
ton might produce testimony of a general
character to prove an extension of the con-
spiracy prior to the dates given in the war
rants, but that no evidence could be
PENDANTS done anterior to the dates men
toned in the warrants.
After the court had given a decision in
the matter of the protests Roman on be-
half Of the crown continued to recount the
events that occurred in 1889 in connection
with the carrying out of the plan of cam
paign.
Healy declared the whole thing sham,
and demanded that counsel for the crown
come to the particular acts with which the
defendants were charged.
Roman protested it was entirely one OF
his power TO shorten the proceedings
Alderman Dillon, OF Dublin, applied fol-
a summons against Sergeant Kennedy, oil
the police force, for assaults upon himsel!
and Harrison, member of parliament. The
magistrate, notwithstanding many pro
tests, declined to grant the desired sum
mons and referred Dillon to another magis
trate. After the question of summon:
had been decided the magistrate announced
an adjournment until tomorrow.
London Press Comments.
LONDON, Sept. 25.-The Neus' Tipperary
correspondent declares marked chang,
occurred in the demeanor of the police wher