The morning call., 1890-09-26

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same time that the officers appeared with
O'Brien. Among these were John Morley,
who has been in Ireland for some time
studying the Irish question, John Dillon,
Alfred Illingworth, member of Parliament
for Bradford, 7. NJ Healey, Harrington and
several others.
ASSAULTED BY POLICE.
On the arrival of the train at Tipperary
the Nationalist started for the Court house
in body. They had not gone far when
they stopped at street corner. They were
ordered by the police to move on. John
O'Connor, member of Parliament, took Wig
orous exception to this order and called the
crowd to give three cheers for John Morley.
The cheers were given with good will,
much to the evaporation OF the police, who
thereupon charged upon the group and at
tempted to force it to move forward. In
the melee policemen did not hesitate to use
their batons. The NationalistS continued
their way slowly toward the Courthouse.
AS this was the day fixei for the trial of
the arrested Nationalists the streets were
full of people interested in the case. Ma
tionalists thronged the town from all the
adjacent country.
ANOTHER ARREST.
Early in the day 1t became known that
still another arrest had been made. The
victim this time was Thomas J. Condor,
member of Parliament for Tipperary East.
He was taken this morning at Limerick
and also brought to TIP erary.
When the hour for the sitting of the court
arrived an immense crowd lad collected be-
fore the Courthouse ready to rush in the
moment the doors were thrown open.
The crowd pressed forward, trying to
force its way into the Courthouse. The
police stoutly resisted it, charging repeat
edly For fully five minutes there was
stand-up fight between the now excited
throng and the police. At last. however,
the crowd gradually was forced back aid
the police succeeded in maintaining clear
space in front of the Courthouse.
BRUTALLY CLUBBED.
During the conflict many persons were
wounded with blows from policemen's
bludgeons. Among those was Timothy
| Harrington. He made his way into the
| courtroom, his hair and coat collar saturated
with blood. His appearance created a SELL
sation and lent additional emphasis to the
complaint which William o. 'Brien was max
| ing to the court of the brutality of the
| police.
| At first O'Brien had refused to enter the
| room unless the public was admitted, but at
| last decided that he could accomplish more
by appealing to the court. He entered
| the room ana bitterly denounced the blub-
| bing of the crowd. Then John Morley arose
and appealed to the Court to protect the
population against the wanton use of clubs
by the police. Meanwhile the Nationalist
leaders continued to protest against the ex-
| cluSiOn of the general public, aud the magls-
trate finally ordered the doDrS opened.
| FARCICAL PROCEEDINGS.
| The room at once was filed to its utmost
| capacity and all the proceedings were fol-
| lowed with intense interest.
At the outset Dilun objected to being
tried before Resident Magistrate Shannon,
| on the ground that he had personal en-
counter with Shannon once at Cashel. Sham
non had grossly insulted him. He urged,
therefore, it would be manifest improprlety
in Shannon's sitting at the present trial.
Shannon refused TO admit the validity of
| Dillon's objections. He declared that he
would perform his duty without bias.
William O'Brien also objected to Shannon
| The last time he saw Shannon, the latter
was at the head Of the police, who were
using clubs upon the people. Moreover.
| Shannon had already tried him three times
on similar charges. His sitting iu the pres
| ent case was an indecency and an insult.
| The magistrate answered O'Brien's OBJ
jections IN the same way that he disposed Of
| Dillon.
PREJUDICED JUDGE.
| Rohan. counsel for the crown, asked per-
mission of the Court to make Slight alter
| alton in the charges against the pris Dners.
| but the latter protested vigorously. urging it
| was illegal.
| The Court paid no heed to the protests,
| but permitted the desired changes.
Rohan then reviewed the circumstances
which had led to the arrests. These. he
| said. went back to the time when the plan
| of campaign was put in force on the Smith
| Barry estate at Tiprerary Nav 10Th and be
| proposed to present evidence 10 prove con-
| spiracy on the part of the defendants from
that time down TO the time when the arrests
were made.
| Defendants protested against the intro
| duction OF evidence touching matters ante
rior 10 the dates specified in the warrants
The Court decided the prosecution might
| produce testimony OF general character to
| prove the existence of a conspiracy prior to
the dates given In the warrants, but that no
evidence could be permitted concerning the
acts of defendants done anterior to the dates
mentioned In the warrants.
! A WARRANT REFUSED.
| After the court had given its decision in
the matter OF the protests. Roman, on behalf
Of the Crown, continued 10 recount the
| events that occurred IN 1889 IN connection
with the carrying out Of the plan OF CAM
| paign.
Healy declared the whole thing sham,
and demanded that counsel Tor the Grown
| come to the particular acts with which the
defendants were charged.
Roman protested that IL was entlrely out
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