The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
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Dillon and OBrien Jump Their Bs
Bonds and Leave Ireland for AmerIca

Dillon and O'Brien Jump Their Ball
Bonds and Leave Ireland for America.
DUBLIN, Oct 1.-The case Of the
Crown against William O'Brien and
John Dillon. who are charged with con-
spiracy in melting tenants to pay their
rents, was again called in the
magistrates court at Tipperary Friday.
Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon have
hitherto been present at all
the hearings, but when the court
opened they did not put in an appear
ance. Both the defendants are
members of the committee which
was appointed at the conference of
Irish Natfonalists held in Dublin
last Friday to visit America for the
purpose of soliciting aid for tho Ma
tionalist cause, and rumor is current
that they have forfeited their bail of
Ell, 600 each in the conspiracy case, and
that they sailed Thursday for tho
United States.
There is little, If any, doubt that the
objective point of Dillon and OBrien
is the United States. IT is known,
however, that they have avoided the
ordinary routes of travea between the
two countries, and up to the present
hour absolutely nothing is known of the
manner in which they succeeded in
eluding the watchfulness of the large
police and military force gathered in
and about Tipperary. The es-
cape has excited great admiration
and enthusiasm in the ranks
of the Nationalists both in England
and Ireland, while the Government is
confused by the readiness with which
officers, cautioned to be especially on
the alert, have been hood odwinked.
The action of Dillon and O'Brlcn in
dicates that the two great Nationalist
leaders intend to carry out the plan
Of operations outlined by them a few
weeks ago, when they said they would
come to America, forfeit their bond,
and allow sentence to be passed in their
absence. Then, after an extensive
they will return here and serve out their
sentence.
When court opened a demand was
made for the prod uction of the bodies of
John Dillon and William o. Brien. Com
pliance with the demand being impos-
sible. the court ordered that their
sureties come in and make good the
amount of their bonds. Thereupon Mr..
Healy arose and submitted to the court
obligations with the appearance be-
fore the bar on the first day of
the trial of Mr.. Dillon and Mr..
O'Brien. Mr.. Healy argued that the
crown having in certain particulars
amended the original charges against his
clients the bail could no longer be held
as good. The magistrates decided
that the charges after amendment
remained substantially as originally
made. A certificate Of non-appearance
was then attached to the bail bonds,
and the court adjourned to en-
able counsel to consider what steps the
prosecution would take in view of the
complications created by the escape of
the prisoners Warrants have been is
sued for the apprehension of the alb
tees.
Detectives have boarded all outgoing
steamers and searched in vain for Dill
Ion and O'Brien. They are convinced
that the two are already on the way to
America. 1t is possible, they say, that
Dillon and O'Brien sailed on a yacht
and boarded a steamer outside of
Queenstown harbor.
The amount Of the bail bond will be
paid by the National League.
Mr. T. p UConnor's paper (the Starr
saws that MoSSrS Dillon and O'Brien
went to Waterford and from there to
Havre Wednesday, and that they pro-
ceeded from the latter port to New York.