The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-29
THE llsl>il TRIALS.
The Defendants Gain IL POint-Thc Testi-
mony Snturd+y.

Tho Defendants Gain IL POint-Thc Testi-
nuny Saturday.
DUBLIN, Sept. 2S-There is no abste-
ment OF interest in the trial OF the con.
spiracy cases against the Nationalist
leaders, now in progress at Tipperary
The proceedings Friday created very
general impression that the Government,
was deliberately trying to prolong the
trial as far as possible. The adjourn.
ment took place yesterday afternoon b !.
fore Mr.. Roman, the Grown Prosecutor.
had finished his opening speech. At the
session Saturday morning the speech was
concluded.
1t was the desire OF the Crown Prose.
cutor that the cases should be tried sep.
arately, and that the magistrates were
inclined at first to coneider that the
proper course. To this the defendants
uuitedly objected, urging the court to
hear oil the cases ut once. The magis.
trates at last yielded to the persistence
of the defendants, and decided in favor
of the collective hearing. Slr. Roman
was evidently disappointed Mt this de.
cision, and was reluctant to accept it.
He declared that he bowed to the de-
cisiou OF the magistrate because he must,
and said he would refrain from express.
ing in any fairness.
THE SATloSALlsTs ELATEp.
The Nationalists were considerably
elated at scoring in this point. The sen!
sational feature OF the morning was a re-.
newed attack OF the defendants on Mag.
istrate Shannon. 1t will be remembered
that on Thursday both John Dillon and
William O'Brien protested against Shan.
non citing in the case and gave reasons
why they thought he might be biased
in his judgments when they were con-
cerned.
The peremptory manner in which
these protests were decided OF no weight
was very exaspsratiuc to the National.
lists. They decided after careful consul.
ta,ion 10 bring before the court their oh.
jections to Mr.. Shannon in more for
nal way. They prepared with much
care statement OF the reasons why the
defendants severally and collectively
objected to being brought before that
Magistrate.
This statement was made in the form
OF an affidavit to which each OF the de.
fendants affixed his signature and took
oath. This affidavit the defendants took
into court Saturday, and when IT,
voEa5le moment came, attempted to pre-.
sent 1t to the bench.
IT CAUSED A SENSATION.
The Nationalist who were in the Sc.
cret were on the alert to SEQ what the
effect OF their hombshell would he. The
ma.lstrGtee, who had received no init.
nation OF the defendants purpose, were
taken completely by surprise. As sooh
as they understood the nature OF the
document they peremptorily declined 10
receive it.
Instantly, Mr.. Roman, counsel for the
Crown, was On his feet denouncing the
action Of the defendants. 1t was diff.
cult, he declared, to lind language strong
enough tiiting)y to characterize it. The
document they had sought to present to
the magistrates was an infamous libel on
Mr.. Shannon.
Mr.. Shannon himGeli pronounced the
atld:s'. Fan atte;apt to make q scandal
Of iustice.p This expression was greeted
by the delendanta with roars Of hilarious
laughter, which was not easily checkad
despite the rebuke Of th. neucn. y Then
tue taxing ct testimony WAS commenced,