Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-11-16
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r,Nsa Tears Away the Yell
from Pllnell'S Lifs'
,rD ggrElLS IT TO THE WORLD
g.., q. he DARK and Gruesoms "a''rS
k51A~'
Of Styx.
p,7yELL DOES NOT DEFEND

\ Thereby. Virtually GenieS'S MS
ms OShsa Also Refuses to
/ NJ 0,i.,5 Her H,nr--CaPt O'Shsa's
| sr Very 'rounstandal
W.hg. Denial
v,rs~.ber l5.-The trial of the
LHNi. -.,, sr'- opened in court this
OS-e- nrre crowd was present.
moran r, .. r-,.,iiei \ special jury was
I-''.-' .''5 n, -rv the case. MeSsrs. Lock
e-l--..-f ,~f pr.ichari appeared for Mrs.
g.s- s-., ,he respondent. and Mr.. Mccall
Ve,,,,- S-esie' sister Of Mrs. O'Shea.
- -. ,rbon there is a counter charge OF
---., -. ,r,tb Captain O'Shea. Mr.. Parnell
- .,,snondeut was not represented Oy
Mrs O'Shea's attorney said he
mi intend 90 take any part IN the pro
rr-s or offer witnesses Tor MIS-.
srs9 The collapse Of the defense has
- an immense sensation and involves
----.,-4enration of Mr. Parneu 70 pay
ps's 49,, l,sa fo,.
| ..s ,s-;-ioner. He said that as he under
| .,,3 tbe case the respondent denied tnat
| .ssbad committed adultery, as did also the
.-,ssnondeut. The respondent, ne SAID,
st3;,ion 10 her denial, further alleged
ia. the petitioner had cOnnlved al tne
irlterv. had willtully separated hluiSetI
nom her and was guilty OF uhredSouaoie
ielav In bringing the acton against . uei.
Nv lockwood for the correspondent,
80 intend In cross tN
sr,;ra any Of the witnesses called Tor oy
,bs rsti-i6ner. He would not call any wit
-ossos or behalf of Mrs. O'Shea, nor take
auv part in the proceedings. o.c,
Nr Clarke, Of counsel Tor capt y oued'
aid that Mr. LOckwOod'S announcement
bad seriously altered the position tnat
neither Mr. Parnel nor Mrs. y Shea
would take any part ia the case.
MIR. Justice Butt here remarked: ne
situation is quite new 20 me, and asked,
Does any one appear for Mr.. Parneu:'
| ~Ihave INQUIRED, ' responded Mr.. Clarke,
~out rud no one appears for him. IL IS
therefore an undefended case
Continuing he said, that IN the interests
/ NJ his client and in view Of the remarkable
/ &pIealingsi 10 would be necessary 70 prove
he petitioners case by sufficient evidence.
Il rne rcsiaon fcr Z divorce was, he SAID
Has, Ina December last. Mr.. Parnell had
j hen puf In a simple denial OF the charge
W u adulterv. Mrs. O'Shea did not content
"a ersef with a denial. but made counter
/. ctarges against her husband, alleging that
be had committed adultery with a number
| lf different persons including her own
s'er, Mrs. Steele. She also charged
20 with cruelty and with having
Cllvei 40 her adultery for period eX-
'el--ns over a period of years. The plea
a--os, amounted 10 confession of adul-
ierT The husband was cruelty annoyed
tas DEFENDANTS charges, but he, Mr..
arie. would be aOle absolutely 70 dis
prove every possible suggestion against
o. He could show that the charge of
1l.va1ce was grOundless; that when
Shea first heard of the intimacy be-
reen bis wife and Parnell he challenged
/ |plrue 20 fight duel on the continent
Tla, coutinuOus acts of adultery had been
| mnifed bv the respondent and core
r1deut would be placed beyond doubt
Witnesses would prove that while respond
ltwas vising in Bedford Square she was
SIZED bv Parnell, who went under the
ame of smith. At another house he visit
q her as Mr.. Stuart. On one occasion
4 e had toe escape by a balcony to avoid de
1 ecc0n by % shea.
The respondent and Mr. Parnell, Mr..
.arke maintained. had actually hved 70
.Eether 40 East0ourne and BrOcSIey. MI.
[arueu. he said, could not face the evl-
Il ence. He allowed Judgment 10 20 by de
Il luit because he dared not 30 IN the WIT
Il ess box. The criminal law has terrOrS
Or some people whom the moral law could
hot bind. He did not wonder at Mr. Par
Ion refusing 20 answer the charges Of
talsehood AID betrayal of the friendship of
the man who was trusting him. Capt.
Shea stood for Parliament iu $50 He
was then introduced bv Mr. ParnelL who
iiued with him and Mrs. O'Shea. Mrs.
steele being one Of the party. Nothing ex-
d Capt O'Shea'S suspicious until 1851.
ga Mr. Parnell visited the respondent at
,lam. His annoyance over Mr.. Parnell's
9pmaches 70 his wife led Capt. O'Shea 10
eld Che challenge 20 Mr.. Parnell
Mrs. Steele saw Mr.. Parnell, who as
lret aer that there was no ground for
eaols slsniciOns. O'Shea wrote 10 Par
el and ,le latter replied that he had an
SWeN through the assurances he had
liel Ms. Steele. Afterwards affection
,e relations between O'Shea and his wife
were Continued, and Mr.. Parnell had been
ly,ed 20 Ethan. In lSS2, after Parnell
% oeel released from kilmainham Jail,
renewed his visits 10 Ethan and almost
-ailaiy slept there. Parnell used TO
., a.e from Parliament TO Ethan and Mrs.
>lea would 80 down stairs TO meet him
-.a be arrived. Sometimes she slept
~ ron the house when Parnell was
lere
--l- OSnea wrote 10 his wife remon-
---ls against these visits and declared
i Intention Of vacating his seat in Par
-l-~ Furious scenes occurred between
ana niS wife. On one occasion he
~ V-ld portmanteau belonging 10 Mr..
SO. at his house and carried II OF,
S3@-ls !t out OF a railway station.
~ edward Clark, O'Shea's attorney,
,-.-eI sad that the same night an angry
~. ~ occurred between O'Shea and his
..s, ana the former, leaving Wanherst
49, "aere they were staying, walked
NJ, ,-slon The following day he went TO
s,-.see. s-~ c.ee.e'S house and told her what had
--s-sl i, was then he challenged Par
M y .le quarrel was arranged through
M S,,ee.e and assurances. In April,
NJ. MS O'Shea and her family
Bss.o reside in Bedford Square
-S. Her husband used TO go there
ay-.e 20 time. When he was not there
Nv gentleman was constant visitor.
s,y--.''Sou, who kept the house, and two
srr-.N would tell the jury who the stran-
ge,s .'N,aald, y ana would prove that the pair
oetro,-- e1leS locked in Mrs. O'Shea's S
cel a. -ss,ei1er. At another house Par
clreill ,.s..ei the respondent. He was
OS1el '."eys TO keep out of the way of
90 avoid h. Ping by way of u back balcony
60 ,le fr--, S.aptaiu, and afterwards going
himse. a.iN iae house and presenting
O'Shs, ~. --.ng Just arrived.
absence 80, abroad i'll. and during his
Reached O'SSSs- lived at Ethan. Rumors
nell and h. Ia ,-.e. about his wife and Par
paua.io, ~ ave 20 Mrs. O'Shea for an ex-
Ing "Yo, '5e I-so also wrote TO Parnell, say
cause s.ir'i,i' i'la1e oehaved very badly, to
To ,h.s w. p.-. oy your continued visits
any reason o- - -e- replied Il don't know
Ms. O,SSses any cause for scandal"
-'' a-so wrote 70 ner husband,