The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-12
How the Antis Got Possession on Wednesday
Night-What Editor 0Brien Says About
the FlOps Of His Newspaper.
ParDeIl Warmly Received at Cork but
Almost MObbed on the Way There.
Address TO His Constituents in Defense Of His
Course-Speeches BY Gladstone En-
Route to His Home at Hawarden.
UNITED IRELAND nEoApruREp.

Mr.. Parnell I'm Possession of the Paper Again.
Using . Crow-Bar to Force Entrance.
DUBLIN, Dec. 1.-THE struggle for pos
session of United Ireland assumed a new
phase this morning. and again Mr.. Parnen
is in possession of the Offices of the COM
pany. When the opponents of Mr.. Parnell.
who succeeded last night in forcing an en-
trance to the Office, and in destroying all the
editorials prepared by Mr.. Leamy, who was
appointed yesterday TO succeed Mr. BodkiD,
who was acting editor during the absence
of Mr.. William OBrien. took their de-
parture, they left q guard in possession.
with orders to resist any attempt of Mr. Par
nell or his friends to enter the buildings.
This morning Mr.. Parnell proceeded TO the
Office. and. with the assistance of a crowd
of his supporters, forced open the doors and
took possession. The police witnessed the
affair. but did not interfere in any way.
After he had succeeded in recapturing the
Office. Mr.. Parnell went to q window and
addressed the crowd outside.
To guard against any further attempt on
the part of Mr.. Parnelps opponents to re-
capture the Office, no one was allowed TO
enter. and the doors and windows were
closely bolted and barred. Mr.. Parnell was
pointed yesterday, and when the Office was
secured against iDtruders all conversation
with outsiders was carried on through a
key-hole. When Mr.. Parnell made the
sault upon the office this morning he him
self was armed with a bar, which he
used in forcing the front door.
Another dispatch gives further details or
the recapsure of the United Ireland office
by Mr.. ParnslL At noon to-day crowd OF
ParnelliteS surrounded the office. They
anon forced ant RI and eiRcfpd eight
rough looking fellows who had been de-
tailed as guard by the anti-Parne llites
who seized the office last night. In a short
time Sheriff Clancy accompanied by
strong force, appeared aud resumed pos
session of the Office in the name of Mr.. Par
nell. Mr.. Parnell appeared at one of the
windows of the office. shouting that he
would fight the battle to the last;
that be could only allow the country to de-
eide the issue and that be would submit to
the dictation of no man. He appeared to
be fercely excited and TO have lost his
usual self-control. He afterward, in COM
pany with Mr.. McGough. solicitor for the
National League, drove in a car to the rail-
road station. where he took q train for
Cork. Crowds lined the streets along the
route and the windows of the houses were
warmly cheered all the way from the news
paper Office 10 the station. After entering
the railway carriage Mr.. Parnell, from one
of the windows addressed the crowd sur
rounding 0lus. he expressed us
for the confidence they had shown in him
and said what Dublin felt to-day Ireland
would feel tomorrow.
The recapture of the officeso United Ire
land last night By the anti-Parnell men was
easily effected. Shortly before midnight
party of twenty men appeared in front Of
the Offices and knocked at the door. which
was promptly opened by the care-takers
wife, VIII, was the only inmate of the place
at the time. The men instantly entered,
ond NJ
the books and documents in the Office. At
2 O'clock in the morning the care
taker returned home, and was allowed TO
enter the building and remove his wife and
children. He says that he did not recognize
any of the men in possession. Some MEM
bers of the old staff were admitted to
the offices this morning. To all who ap-
piled fox admission Mr.. Bodkin. who
appeared to be in command, put the ques-
ton: with whom are your sympathiesf'
If the reply was ''Parnel" the applicant
was dismissed. Newspaper men who came
to make inquiries were answered from the
inside that there was no one to see them,
and that they would not be admitted. The
printers refused TO set copy for Mr.. Bodkin.
To q discharged clerk Mr.. Bodkin said that
he intended to hold the offices until the
question of proprietorship was legally set
tied.
Before Mr. Parnell made the attack ON
the office this morning he procured two
crow bars from the house of one OF his ad-
herents in the vicinity. Handing one OF
them to Mr.. John O'Connor, they proceeded
to the door, which was soon smashed by
the blows showered upon IL with the imple-
ments. Mr.. Parnell has ordered that all
persons shall be treated fairly in the col
umns of United Ireland, and that abuse
shall be eostalned from.
Peter Moran. the man arrested yesterday
for striking Mr.. Healy with stick, was
arraigned in the police court this morning
and formally charged with assault.
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is beng printed in the Office of Mr.. T. y.
Sullivan's paper. the Nation. One of tne
sub-editors of United Ireland, who was IN
the scutfie yesterday with the sherif's
officers. was so severely injured that he had
to be conveyed to the hospital.
What Chief Editor OrBrien Says,
NEW YORK, Dec. ia representative Of
the press saw Mr.. William 0'Brien this
morning with reverence to ths seizure OF
the United Ireland Office by Mr.. Parneii
and its recapture last night in his name.
Mr.. O'Brien spoke of the affair as follows:
II know nothing either of the attack on
the United Ireland Office or of its reported
reaapture, except what / have learned
from the newspapers. / am most loath to
speak on what is to me, In any aspect,
heart-breakine subject, but there are
some misstatements IN the newspapers
which | must correct. 1t 10 stated
that the edition which Mr.. Parnell
attempted to suppress by force was 10
contain bitter personal attacks upon
himself. i cannot believe that TO be true,
unless my specific orders were disregarded.
When the controversy arose L cabled the
following instruction TO the manager, Mr.
Donnelly: If the party decides In favor OF
Mr. Parnell hand over the esta bii shment TO
any authorized agent of Mr.. ParDell. liz
the party decides against his leadership
support our views moderately. but siren
uously avoiding all unkInd Language of Mr..
Parnell personally and permit nobody TO
interfere L received a reply: Message
received. Your instructions will be strictly
obeyed.'
II subsequently twice cabled the acting
editor. Mr.. Bodkin. enjoining him 10 see
that nothing personally offensive TO Par
nell should appear, and forbidding him
to use the cartoon OF the paper
in the controversy. To insure that
nothing personally hurtful TO Parnell
should appear, specially instructed him to
print nothing on the subject except what
be should rite himself. On the night be-
zore Mr.. Parnells raid on the Office, in
reply to q cabiegram from two OF Mr.. Par
nelrs parliamentary supporters. begging
Mr.. Dillon and myself TO come TO Paris,
and asking me TO direct United Ireland 90
observe neutrality in the meantime. /
cabled the following reply: will be- de-
lighted 70 meet Jack and you in Paris.
Will gladly direct neutrality of United
Ireland meanwhile. IL controversy is sus-