The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-17
PARNEJL'S DISGRACE.
He Fails to Make a Defense i
the 0'Shea Divorce Case.
CAUSES A GREAT SENSATION.
A Virtual Confession that tho Charges
OF Intimacy with ,O'Shcn's Wife
are Truc-.The Trial Opened on 81
saturtiay...Forcign News.

! LONDON, Nov.10.-The O'Shea diyorc
? case was called for trial yesterday in th
Divorce Court, before Justice Butt an
a special jury. Neither Mrs. o'She
} nor paraell, the correspondent, VS.
present. % ia sb,.f 5Nlg
Mr.. Lockwood, for the respondent
} stated that he did not intend to cross
examine any OF the witnesses called 10
tho petitioner. He would not call an
witnesses on behalf OF Mrs. O'Shea, no
take any part in the proceedings.
Sir Edward Clark, OF counsel 10
Captain OShea, said that Mr.. Lock
woods announcement had seriously Al
tered tho position, rs neither Mr.. Par
nell nor Mrs. O'Shea would take any
part IN the case, and, therefore, 1t wat
an undefended case.
Continuing, he said that in the inter
est Of his client it would DO necessary tc
prove the petitioners case by sufficient
evidence. The petition for divorce
was, he said, filed in December last, Mr..
Parnell had then put in simple denial
Of the charge OF adultery. = Mrs. O'Shea
did not content herself with denial,
but made counter charges against her
husband, alleging that he had committed
the o1ense with a number Of different
peraons, including her own sister, Mrs.
Steele. She also charged him with
cruelty and with having connived at her
adultery Tor period extending over a
eeries Of years. The plea almost amount.
ed to confession OF adultery.
The husband was cruelty ANNOYED at
the defendants charges, but would be
able absolutely to disprove every posi-
Bile suggestion against; him. He could
show that the charge OF connivance WAS
groundless. zF
Rad CHARGES AGAINST PAENELL.
In 1882, alter Parnell had been re-
leased from Kilmainham Jail. he 70
newed his visits to Ethan, and almost
habitually slept there. Captain O'shea
wrote TO his wife demonstrating against
these visits. and declaring his intention
OF vacating his seat in Parliament. Furi-
GUS Scenes occurred between him and
his wife. On one occasion he had found
a portmanteau belonging to Mr.. parnell
at his house, and carried it of, throw.
ing it out at railway station.
Sir Edward Clark further said that the
same night an angry scene occurred be-
tween O'Shea and his wife, and the
former leaving Wanherst Lodge, where
they were staying, walked to London.
The following day he went to Mrs.
Steele's house and told her OF what had
happened. It was then he challenged
Parnell to duel, but the quarrel was
arranged through Mrs. Steele's assur-
ances. In april, lSS3, Mrs. O'Shea and
her family went to reside at Bedford
Square, Brighton. Her husband used
to 20 there from time to time. When
he was not there strange gentleman
was Il constant visitor. Mrs. Dawson.
who kept the houee, and two servants
would tell the jury who tho stranger
was, and would prove that the pair were
sometimes locked in Mrs. O'Shea's room
together.
IA KEErlNG OUT OF o'suEA's WAY.
At another house Parnell also visited
the respondent. He waa careful always
to keep out OF the way OF O'shea, escap-
ing by way OF back balcony to avoid
the Captain and aitarward going to the
front Of the house and prezenting him
self as having just arrived.
O'shea went abroad i'll, and during
his absence, Parnell lived at Ethan.
Rumo,s reached Dishes about his vile
and Parnell, and he wrote to Mrs.
O'Shea for an explanation. He also
wrote to Parnell, saying: "You have
behave very badly 10 cause scandal by
your continued visits" 5.7
To this Parnell replied; II don't
know any reason OF any cause for scan-
dal." Mrs. O'Shea also wrote to ner
husband, pointing out that the children's
chance OF inhefiting the property Of
their aunt, Mrs Woods, would be dam
aged by a scandal. This occurred in
1854. O'Shea's suspicious were lulled
asleep, and the pair seemed more conf
dent as to what they could do at FL
than. After that new room was built
for parnell, with access, to the respond
ent's room,
SCENE AT CARLSBAD.
Sir Edward told OF scene that oc-
CURED at Carlsbad while O'Shea was
staying there. A lady who was reading
a paper began to read aloud paragraph
in which Q'Shea's name appeared, VIII en-
she stammercd and was unable to pro.
coed and everybody OF course became
curious. The paragraph referred to the
immoral relations OF tho respondent and
Parnell during the absence OF her hua.
band. O'Shea wrote. to his vile, mem
tioning the incident aud telling how
the paper narrated the story Of Parnells
suburban retreat with the Aspasia at
Ethan, md how he had put the best
face on things by exclaiming against the
introduction OF the Worst features OF
American politics into English public
life. Y T !, % 5i,. a ;,'.g ,'$,s'f . III ,5G'
!t Another paragraph appearing in a
Brighton local paper to the effect that
Parnell was staying with Mrs. O'Shea at
Eassbourn with her husbands knowl-
edge, ~.
+ 5l5.a53 KNOWN TO HER SON.
E Tho son, himself, although making
this abatement, took action, with the 70:
suit that the respondent gave her son an
understanding not to have Parnell at
Ethan. How -uttcrly.untrue were her
declarations to her husband that she
knew nothing Of Parnell's moveaeI "a.
For nineteen weeks in 1884 they oc-
cupied house together in 81. John
Easttousne. After, this they occupied a
house In St. Avely road, Eastboarne, at
which Campbell, Parnell's secretary,
was a visitor. This occurred be!ore
November, lSsgS after the respondents
psomise TO her son that n new course