The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-26
EXCITING SCENES
At the Trial Of O'Brien and His
Fellow Prisoners.
IRISH PATRIOTS ARE CLUBBED

at Tirpcrary by tho Police Witho,
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: Sensational Features,
DUBLIN, Sept. 25.-Patrick O'Brie
, who was arrceted at Cardiff on Tuesda,
was brought to this city yesterday an
placed in prison. The police refused I
give any information as to when h
would be taken to Tipperary for n hea,
Ing. But late last night the Nationalist
learned that he would be conveye
thither by tho morning train to-day
when they at once made preparations t,
give him worthy escort. Much to til,
surprise OF the authorities large dele
CATION Of prominent Nationalists boarded
the train at the same time the officers
appeared with Mr.. 0'Brien. On the
arrival Of tho train at Tipperary the
Nationalists started for the court house
IN body. They had not gone far when
they stopped on q street corner and on.
tered into conversation. While they
were standing there, in no way disturb.
ing the peace, they were ordered by the
police to move on. John 0'Conuor.
member OF Parliament for South Tipper.
ary, took very vigorous exception to this
order aud showed his contempt for ths
police by calling upon the crowd, which
by that time had become large, to give
three cheers for John Morley. The
cheers were given with hearty good
will much to the evaporation OF tho
police, who therenpon charged upon tbs
group and attempted to force it 10 move
forward. In the melee that followed.
the police did not hesitate to use their
batons. 0ne buriy constable aimed A
blow at-John Morley himself, but John
OConnor, who stood near, ,warded it oil.
The Nationalists then continued their
way slowly toward the court house.
THE sHlLLELAu's READY,
AS this was the day fixed for the trial
OF the arrested Nationalists the streets Of
Tipperary were full to OVERLOOKING with
people interested in the case. Nation.
alists had tlocked to the town from oil
adjacent parts, many Of them carrying
the national weapon, the shillelah, and
to use 1t ii provocation would arise.
Early in the day it 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 al
Limerick and also brought to Tipperary.
When the hour for the sitting Of the
court arrived an immense crowd had
collected before the court house ready
to rush in the moment the doors were
thrown open. The authorities decided
not to open the doors to the general
public, but to admit only those who
were Immediately interested in the trial,
The crowd did not take kindly to this
treatment, but pressed forward trying to
force way into the court house. The
police stoutly resisted, charging repeat.
edly on the crowd and using their clubs
freely on whoever happened to be within
reach. During the conflict many per.
SONS were wounded with blows from the
policemen's bludgeons. Among the
wounded were Timothy Harrington, NJ.
P, for Dublin, aad Mr.. Halifax, Both
received heavy blows on their heads.
which bled profusely. They made their
way into the court room as soon as they
could.
A SENSATION. ,h
Their appearance in court ere.
ated profound sensation and lent
additional emphasis to the complaint
which Mr.. O'Brien Was making to the
court OF the brutality OF the police. Mr..
John Morley arose and addressed the
court, manifesting great agitation, both
in tone and manner. He earnestly ap.
pealed to the court to protect the popu-
lace against the wanton use of the club
by the police. Meanwhile the National
ist leaders continued to protest against
the expulsion Of the general public from
the courtroom. Both Mr.. Morley snd
Mr.. Dillon appealed to Col. Glddem, the
presiding magistrate, to reverse his de.
cision to keep the doors shut against the
public. For some time he refused to re.
cede FROM his determination. Messrs.
Morley and Dillon, however, continued
to labor with him and at last be Welded
the point and ordered the doors thrown
open.
At the outset, Mr.. Dillon objected to
being tried before Resident Magistrate
shannon. The grounds OF his objection
were that be had had personal en-.
counter with Shannon OIL one occasion
at Cashel. At that time he asserted
Shannon bad grossly insulted him. He
urged, therefore, that there would be
manifest improperly in Shannon's sit.
ting at the present trial. Mr. Shannon
refused to admit the validity OF Mr.. Dill.
Ions objection. He knew OF no reason
why he should not go on with the case.
He declared that he would perform his
duty without bias. .s....
William O'Brien also objected to
Shannon. The last time he saw Shan
non he said Shannon was at the head Of
body Of police who were using their
clubs upon the people. Moreover,
Shannon had already tried him three
times on similar charges. His sitting in
the present case, O'Brien said, was an
iDdecency and m insult. The magis.
trate answered O'Bren's objections in
the same way that he had disposed Of
Dillon's. -
Mr.. Roman, counsel for the Crown,
asked permission OF the court to make
some slight alteration in the charges
against the prisoners. The latter pro.
tested vigorously against such permis.
sion, urging that it would be illegal for
the court to grant it. The court paid no
heed to the protests but permitted the
counsel for the Crown to make the
desired changes.
THE CASE OPENED.
Mr.. Roman then proceeded to open the
case for the prosecution. He reviewed
the circumstances which had led to the
arrest Of the Nationalists. These, be
said, went back to the time when the
plan OF campaign was in force on the
Smith 4 Berry estate at Tipperary. That
happened in May, 1850, and he proposed
to present evidence to prove conspiracy
on the part OF the defendants from that
time down to when the arreats were
made. During all that period he pro-
posed to prove that the delendants were
conapiring to prevent the payment of
reuts to Mr.. Smith Barry, and were