Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-17
LIE rErlr1ox roR DIVORCE.

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THE PETITION FOR DIVORCE,
he said, was flied December last.
Parnell then put in a simple denial.
| Mrs. O'Shea made denial and
| cOunter-chaIges against her hus-
band, alleging that he had commit
ted adultery with a number of per-
sons, including her own sister, Mrs.
Steele. She also charged him with
cruelty aud having c0nnived at her
adultery for a series Of years. The
plea almost amounted to a confess
sion Of adultery. Her husband
would be able absolutely TO disprove
every possible suggestion against
him. He could show that the
charge of connivance was ground
less; that when O'Shea first heard
Of the intimacy he challenged Par
nell T. a duel. Afterwards affec-
Tomato relations between O'Shea
and his wife continued and Parnell
was again invited TO Ethan. In
1882, after Fsrnell had been released
from kilmainbam jail, he renewed
his visits 10 Ethan and almost
habitually slept there. Parnellused
TO drive from Parliament TO Ethan
and MTs. O'Shea would 90 down
-tairs u meet him. Sometimes she
slept away from the house when
Parnell was not there.
O'Shea wrote his wife remonstrat-
ing against the visits, and furious
scenes occurred between them. On
one occasion he found pOrtman
teau belonging TO Parnell at his
house aud carried 1t of, throwing it
out Of a railway station.
Captain O'Shel was then called
10 the witness stand. H testimony
was corrOborative 10 denial Of what
vas touched upon by Sir Edward
Clark in his opening address. He
said, among other things, that while
he was candidate for Galway he
heard statements about Parnell and
Mrs. O'Shea. He demonstrated with
his wife but she said her acq1aint-
auce with Parnell was for political
purpose. She told him that she
knew Parnell had been secretly
married.
ON April 18th. Iss7, plaintiff saw
MS Nllt anu ut lldl a lohA anu
PAINFUL INTERVIEW
with her, showing her his sons let
ter. The letter referred TO was read by
counsel. IL communicated matters
relative to a visit of Parnell to Mrs.
O,Shea. The son said he had heard
the voice ''rhat awful scoundrel,
Parnell,D and should like TO have
knocked him down, but dared not,
as he did not like TO annoy his
mother. who told him that Parnell
had only come TO dinner. The let
ter continues:
"Perhaps l ought to have kicked
him. You, however, know more
about these things than | do. II
YOU wish me 10 kick him 1t shall be
done on the first opportunity"
There was no crOss-examination.
Photos OF Parnell and Mrs. O'Shea
were placed in evidence, and Har-
riet Bull, formerly in the service Of
Mr.. Dawson, Of Brighton, was
called. She remembered Mrs.
O'Shea. Some five or six years ago
Capt. O'Shea came there as did also
another gentleman, whom she iden-
titled by the photo as Parnell. He
would come every day at all times.
When he came the children would !
go out and no one would be in the |
house but he and Mrs. O'Shea. They |
would be together for hours. He
once slept in the house when O'Shea |
was not there. She recOllected on |
one occasion going TO Mrs. 0'5hea's |
bedroom to speak to her. She heard |
voices; tried the door and found it
locked.
Caroline Pethers, a widow, resid-
ing in Cheltenham, rented a house |
in the latter p lrt Of 1883 to Captain
and Mrs. O'Shea. Twoor three days
after the family arrived, gentle
man appeared, whom she identified
as ParneIl. He went by the name
of Charles Stewart He and Mrs.
O'Shel were in tbs dining room for
several hours on one occasion with
the door locked. They were in other
rooms with the doors locked.
They used to drive out IN the
night time. Parnell slept frequent
ly at the house when O'Shea was
not there. He was in the drawing |
room at one time with Mrs. O'Shea,
with the door locked, when Captain
O'Shea rang the front door bell.
Parnell escaped from the house,
went 10 the front door, rang the bell
and asked to see Captain O'Shea.
He did not escape by the stairs.
There was a balcony outside the
window, and two rope fire escapes
I'm the house. Laughter-l Witness
saw Mrs. O'Shea once go up stairs,
null down the blinds and enter Par
neII,s bedroom. Mrs. O'OShea ased
10 carry hot water to Parnell's bed
room.
until Monday. The refusal Of Mrs.
O;sI,ea to make any defense, and
the failure Of Parnell to appear In
court TO refute the charges have
caused an immense sensation. The
inter collapse Of the defense is tanta.
mount TO an acknowledgment OF
guilt and win result In Parnell be- |