Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-02
RIOTS IN TIPPEHzaY.

was brought to this city yester lay any
placed in prison. This police refused 10
| give any information as to when lie would
be taken to Tipperary for O hearing.
But late last night the nationslists
learned that he would be conveyed
thither by the morning train to-day
when at once made preparations
to give him q worthy escort.
Much to the surprise OF the
authorities large delegation of
prominent natiopalists boarded the train
at the same time that the officers appeared
with 0'Brien. Among these were John
Morley, who has been in Ireland for
some time studying the Irish question;
Judge Dillon, Alfred Illirgsworth, men,
Der Of parliament for Bradford; T. NJ.
Healy, Oommoner Harrington and sew
erai others. On the arrival Of the train
at Tipperary the natiopalists started for
the court house in body.
They had not gone far when they
stopped at o street corner and entered
into conversation. While they we're
standing and in no way disturbing the
peace there they were ordered by the
police to move on.
John O'Connor, NJ. P. for South Tip
perary, took very vigorous exceptions to
this order and showed his contempt for
the police by calling upon the crowd,
which by that time had become large, to
| give three cheers for John Morley.
The cheers were given with hearty
good will much to tine exsspere ion of
the polics who thereupon charged upon
the group and attempted to force it to
move forward. In the melee that fol
lowed the policemen did not hesitate to
ne L.
aimed blow OF John Morley himself but
John O'Oonnor who stood near wsrded it
off. The natiopalists then continued
their way slowly toward the court house
As this wss the day fxsd for the trial
Of the arrested nationalists the streets Of
Tipperary were full to owe flowing with
people interested in the case. National
lists had thronged to the town from all
adjacent parts, many OF them carrying
the national weapon, the shilelah, and
prepared to use 1t if provooAtion would
arise.
Early in the day 1t became known that
still another arrest had been made.
The victim this time was Thomas ].
Condor, member of parliament for Tip
| persry-East. He was taken this morning
at Limerick and also brought to Tip
perary.
When the hour for the sitting of the
court arrived an immense crowd had COL
| leeted before the court house ready to
rush in the moment the doors we're
thrown open. The authorities thereupon
decided not to open the doors to the gen.
eral public but to admit only those who
were Immediately interested in the trial.
The crowd did not take kindly TO this
treatment, but pressed forward trying to
force q way into the courthouse. The
police stoutly resisted, charging repeat
eddy upon the crowd and using their
clubs freely on whoever happened 10 be
within reach. Many of their blows took
effect. But the crowd did not yield in
stnntly. For fully five minutes there was
stand up fight between the now-excited
throng aud the police.
At last however the crowd was Qradu-
ally forced back and the police succeeded
in maintaining clear space in front of the
court house. The leaders of the crowd
continued to make vigorous protests
against being excluded from the court
house and the police were subj acted to
jeers and taunts from the angry and
wounded victims of the recent onslaught.
During the conflict several persons
were wounded with blows from the po-
licemen's bludgeona. One OF the most
serious cases was that of q man some of
whose teeth were knocked out and forced
into mis- throat. Several men were 40
badly hurt as to require surgical attend
anoe.
Among the wounded were Timothy
Harrington, NJ. p, for Dublin, and
Ar. halifax. Both received heavy blows
on their heads which bled profusely.
They made their way into the court room
as soon ss they could. But by that time
their hair and coat collars wers saturated
with blood ard they presented pitiable
spectacle. Their appearance in court
created profound sensation and lent
additional enphas.s to the complaint
which Mr.. O'Brien was making to the
court of the brutality If the police.
At first Mr.. O'Brien had refused to en-.
ter the court room unless the general
public could be freely admitted. He
maintained this attitude for some time,
but at last decided that he could accom-
p.ish more by appealing to the court, en-
tered the room and bitterly denounced
the wRnton clubbing of the crowd of
which he had just been witness. II
was while he was speaking that the sem
sationel entrance of Messrs. Harrington
and Halifax occurred. Then John Nor
ley arose and addressed the court mani
Testing great agitation both in tones and
manner He earnestly appealed to the
court 10 protect the populace against the
wanton use of the club by the police.
Meanwhile the nationalist leader con-
tined to protest against the exclusion Of
the general public FROM the court room.
Both Mr.. Morley and Mr.. Dillon ap-
peRled TO Col. Oaddell, the presiding
magistrate to reverse his decision to keep
the doors shut against the public. For
some time he refused to reoede from his
determination. Messrs. Morley and
Dillon, however, continued to labor with
him end at last he yielded the point and
ordered the doors thrown open. The
room was at once filled to its utmost
capacity and all the proceedings were fol-
lowed with intense interest.
At the outset MIR. Dillon objected to
being tried before resident magistrate
Shannon. The grounds Of his objection
were that he had had personal en-.
counter with Shannon on one occasion at
Oashel. at that time he asserted Shannon
had grossly insuited him. He urged
therefors that there would be manifest |
improperly in Shannon's sitting OF the
present trial.
MIR. shannon refuse to admit the |
validity of MIR. Dillon's objections. He
knew OF no reason why he should not 60
on with the cass. He declared that he |
would perform his duty without bias.
William O'Brien also objected to Shan |
non. The last time he saw Shannon, he |
said, Shannon was at the head of body |
of police, who were using their clubH |
upon the people. Moreover Shannon |
had tried him three times on similar |