Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-26
Conflict Between the Police and Irish
Nationalists.

IRISH ARRESTS.
Conflict Between the Police and Irish
Nationalists.
DUBLIN, September 18th. = Patrick
O'Brien, who was arrested at Cardiff Tues
day was brought to this city yesterday and
placed in prison. The police refused 10
give any information as to when he would
be taken to Tipperary for a hearing, bat
late last night The Nationalist learned be
would be conveyed thither by the morning
train to. day, when they at once made pre-
paraIions to give him worthy escort, and
much to the surprise of the authorities
large delegation of prominent Nationalist
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 Illingworth,
Member of Parliament for Bradford; 7. M.
Healy, Harrington and several others.
On the arrival of the train at Tlpperary,
the Nationalist started for the Court house
in a body. They had not gone far when
they stopped at street corner. They were
ordered by the police to move on. John
O'Connor, Member of Parliament, took
vigorous excep ion to this order and called
the crowd to give three cheers for John
Morley. Cheers were given with a good
will, much to the evaporation of the po-
lice, VINO thereupon charged upon the
group and attempted TO force it to move
forward. In the melee policemen did not
hesitate to use their batons The Nation
alists continued their way slowly toward
the Courthouse.
AS this was the day fixed for the trial of
the arrested Nationalist the streets were
full with people interested in the case. The
Nationalist had throDged the town from
all the adjacent parts.
Early in the day i, became known that
still another arrest had been made. The
victim this time was Thomas J. Condor
Member of Parliament 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
immense crowd had collected before the
Courthouse ready to rush in the moment
the doors were thrown open.
The crowd pressed forward, trying to
force its way into the Courthouse. The
police stoutly resisted it, charging repeat
eddy. For fully five 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 finally succeeded in maintaining
a clear space in front of the Courthouse.
During the conflict many persons were
wounded with blows from policemen's
bludgeons. Among these was Timothy
Harrington. He made his way into the
Courtroom, his hair and coat collar sat
urated with blood. His appearance created
sensation and lent additional emphasis to
the complaint which William O'Brien was
making TO the Court of the brutality of the
police. AT first o. Brien had refused to en-
ter the room unless the public was admit
ted, but at last decided he could accom-
plish more BY appealing to the Court. He
entered the room and bitterly denounced
the clubbing of the crowd. Then John
Morley arose and appealed to the sCourt to
protect the population against the wanton
use 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 filed TO its utmost
capacity and all the proceedings were fol-
lowed with intense interest.
AT the outset Dillon objected to being
tried before Resident Magistrate Shannon,
,fl the ground that he had a personal en-
counter with Shannon once at Cashel.
shannon had grossly insulted him. He
urged, therefore, it would be manifest i'm
propriety in Shannon's sitting at the pres
ent trial,
Shannon refused 10 admit the validity of
billions objections. He declared that he
would perform his duty without bias.
William O'Brien also objected to Shan
non. The asst time he saw Shannon the
latter was Is the head of the police, who
were usirg ubs upon the people. More
over, Shan va had already tried him three
times Oh ,.rnilar charges. His sitting in
the present case was an indecency and an
insult. The magistrate answered O'Brien's
objections in the same way that he dis
posed of D lions.
Rohan counsel for the crown, asked per-
mission o, he Court to make slight alter
alton in the charges against the prisoners.
but the latter protested vigorously, urging
it was Illegal.
The Court paid no heed to the protes 5,
but permitted the desired changes.
Rohan then reviewed 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 h, a'd
he proposed to present evidence to prove
conspiracy on the part of the defendants
from that time down to the time when The
arrests were made.
DefenGantS protested against the INTRO
duction of evidence touching matters ante
rior to the dates specified in the warrants.
The Court decided the prosecution might
produce testimony of general character to
prove the existence of conspiracy prior to
the dates given 10 the warrants, but that no
evidence could be permitted concerning
the acts Of defendants done anterior to the
dates mentioned in the warrants.
nt-prrN Acrr.rrn
DUBLIN, September 25th.-The excite.
ment when the arrests of Dillon and
O'Brien were made has its counterpart in
Nationalist circles to-day. The dispatches
from Hpperary created profound sensa-
ton. The fact that John Morley is present
at the trial is considered subject for much
congratulation. 1t is thought the trial will
afford him more insight into the true in
wardness of the Irish problem than weeks
of ordinary travel and investigation.
SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA.
CINCINNATI, September 25th.-The news
of the attack OF the police upon the people
of Tipperary, in which Timothy Harring-
ton received a serious wound and that John
Morley narrowly escaped death, aroused in
tense indignation among the members of
the n NATIONAL Council. The Irish League is
now in session in Cincinnati President
Fitzgerald sent cablegram to Harrington
expressing sympathy and horror at the
deed, and admiration of the Council for
Morley.
TERRoR-sTRICKEN PEOPLE.