, 1890-11-16
A SENSATIONAL CASE.
Interesting Developments in
the O'Shea Divorce Trial.
A Virtual Confession Of Adult
terry by Mrs. 0'Shea.
Parnell Likely to Be Con-
demned to Pay the Costs.
The o,shea divorce Case.

LONDON. Nov. l5.-Proceedings in the
O'Sbea divorce trial we're commenced to
ssy before a special jury. Counsel
Coward briefly opened the case for the
petitioner. He said as he understood the
case the respondent denied that she bad
committed adultery, as did also the CO.
respondent. Respondent further alleged
that petitioner had connived at her adul-
terry and wilfullv separated himself from
her. Lockwood, counsel tor Mrs. O'Shea.
stated that he did not intend to cross
examine any of the witnesses for the petit
TONER. He would not call any witnesses
in behalf oil Mrs. O'Shea nor take any
part in the proceedings.
Clarke, counsel for Capt. O'Shea. said
Lockwood's announcement seriously
altered their position, now that neither
PAruell nor Mrs. O'Shea would take part
in the case. II was therefore undefended.
That continuous acts of adultery had been
committed by respondent and correspond
ent would be placed beyond doubt. Wit
nesses would prove that while
respondent was visiting in Bed
ford square , she was visited
by Parnell, who went under the name OF
Smith. At another house be visited her
as Stuart On one occasion he had to
escape by a balcony to avoid O'Shea.
Respondent and Parnell actually lived
together at Eastbourne and Brockley.
Parnell could not face the evidence. He
allowed judgement to go by default be-
cause he dared not 20 into the witness box.
He did not wonder at Parnell's
refusal to answer the charges of fa:thless-
ness aud falsehood and betrayal OF
friendship OF the man who trusted him.
0'Shes stood for parliament in 1880.
He was then introduced to Parnell. who
dined with him and Mrs. O'Shea, Mrs.
Steele being one Of the party. Nothing
excited O'Shea's suspicion until 1881,
when Parnell visited the Respondent
at Ethan. His annoyance at Parnells
approaches to his wife led 0'Shea to send
achallenge. Mrs. Steele saw Parnell,
who assured her there was no ground Tor
jealousy or suspicious.
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fled in December last. Parnell then put
u simple denial. Mrs. O'Shea made a
dsaial and counter charges against her
baskand. alleging that he committed adul-
tery with a ndmter of persons, including
her own sister, Mrs. Steele. She also
charged him with cruelty and having con-
nIved at her adultery for a series OF years.
The plea almost amounted TO a confession
Of adultery. The husband would be able
to absolutely disprovo every possible sug-
gestion against hun. He could show that
the oh arges of eonnivrnce we're ~groundless;
that when O'Shea first heard of the init
macy he challenged Parnell to a duel.
Atfectionate relations between O'Shea
aud wife continued. Parnell was again
invited to Ethan in 1882. After Parnell
had been released from Kilmain ham Jail,
he renewed his visits to Ethan, and al
most habituslly slept here. Parnell used
to drive from parliamentary to Ethan,
aud Mrs. O'Shea would go down stairs to
meet him. Sometimes she slept away
from the house when Parnell was not
there. O'Shea wrote his wife, remon-
strating agsips these visits. Curious
scenes occurred between them. On one
occasion he found a portmanteau belonging
to Parnell at his house, and carried it off.
throwing it out at a railway station !
Continuing his speech Sir Edward
Clark described all the places and different
house where Parnell and Mrs. O'Shea had
met and the various stories about them.
He says O'Shea always wrote his wife con-
corning these stories and always re .eived
specific denials. For nineteen weeks in
1885 they occupied a house together in
St Johns road. Eastbourne. This oc-
CURED before November 1856, after re-
~spondents promise to her husband that a
new course would be adopted, Later a
gentleman calling himself Fox went TO
the office OF a house agent and engaged u
house on Trevillon street, Brooklyn. He
afterwards changed his name to Preston.
This man was Parnell. Mrs. O'Shea was
frequently at the house, calling herself a
sister Of the occupant. Next a house
was taken by Mrs. 0'Shea in Regents
rark, she giving as references Mr.. Pres
ton of Brocklcy, and Mr.. Parnell. Two
gentlemen in one, said Sir Edward, these