The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-16
O'SHEA DIVORCE suit.
The Respondent and Paflsll Decline to
Make Any Defense.

LONDON, Nov. 15.-The trial of the O'Shea
divorce case was opened before special
jury this morning. Parnell. the correspond
ent. was not represented by counsel. O'Shea
was the only prominent figure present.
Mrs. OShea's counsel said he did not intend
to cross-examine any witnesses or call any
in behalf of Mrs. O'Shea, or take any part
in the proceedings. This collapse of the
defense caused an immense sensation and
involves the condemnation OF Parnell TO
pay the costs
Counsel briefly opened the case for the
petitioner. He said, as lie understood the
case, the respondent denied that she bad
committed any act of impropriety as did
also the Correspondent. The respondent
further alleged that the petitioner cOnnived
at her acts and willingly separated himself
from her.
Lockwood, counsel for Mrs. O'Shea, stated
that he did not intend to cross examine any
OF the witnesses for the petitioner. lie
would not call any witnesses on behalf of
Mrs. O'Shea, nor take any part in the pro-
ceedings.
Clarke of counsel for Captain O'Shea said
LOCKWOOD $ announcement seriously altered
the position, now that neither Parnell nor
Mrs. OShea would take part In the case.
1t was, therefore, undefended.
The counsel then made long statement
of what he expected to prove by the testi-
mony of witnesses. BY these lie sid he
would show the relation that existed be-
tween Paneil and Mrs. O'Shea.
Captain O'Shea was then called to the
witness-stand. His testimony was corrobo-
rative in detail of points touched upon by
Sir Edward Clark in his opening address.
he said among other things that while he
was candidate for Galway he heard state
nents about Parnell and Mrs. 0'Shea. He
demonstrated with his wife, but size said her
acquaintance with Parnell was for political
purposes. She told him she knew Parnell
had been secretly married.
When certain paragraphs appeared in the
papers about ParnelpS visits to Ethan,
O'Shea wrote to his wife expressing his an
noyance at the circumstance. There was
talk about taking criminal proceedings
against the newspapers, but as It was
thought it would only make the scandal
worse the idea was abandoned. Afterward
he saw paragraph TO the effect that Par
nell had been staying at Eastbourne, where
Mrs. O'Shea was, and wrote to her. Some
time after his (OShea's) son showed him
paragraph stating that Parnell had been at
Ethan. Plaintiff showed this paragraph to
Parnell, who seemed much annoyed.
On April 10, 1881. plaintiff saw his wife
and had long and painful interview with
her, showing her his sons letter. The let
ter referred to was read by counsel 1t
of Parnell to Mrs. O'Shea. The son said he
like To have knocked him down. but did not
wish to upset his mother. who told him Par
nell had only come to dinner.
There was no cross-eXamination of
O'Shea.
Photogranbs of Parncll and Mrs O'Shea
were nlaeed in evidence, and Harriet Bull
formerly in the service of Mrs. Dawson of
Brighton. was called. She remembered
Mrs O'Shea some five or six wears AGO.
Ca tain O'Shea came there as did aIso
another gentleman whom She identifed bv
the photorraph as ParneIl.
He wGpld come every dav and at all
tiInes When lie came +he cj,il6ren would
20 ont and no one wonId he in the house
Int he and Mrs 0Shes. They wonId he
together for hours. He once slent in the
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