Telegram-herald., 1890-09-26
IRISHMEN MAULEn.
TTeinng Scene al the 9raAl et
Dillon and 0'BrieA.
! Tippsrxry Pal,Ce ATTACK ths Crowd
Sra..na the Cosrt- -RooFs. Many
Persons injured

rirKl1S. Sept IS Pstriok o'-rlea.
Oao Wss krrassea - Cardiff on TUESDAY,
vas troagtt to tfis city "Wednesday and
placed IN prssoR. The police reiesea
+ - give ANY information a. 20
when DE would hs lAkon - IsP-
( peraFy for hearing fgt .ale
Wednesday night the NsIonsiists
learned that hs Nould be conveyed
thlther by the morning train, and they
al once made preparations g. 80 htm
. worthy esCoFt Much 10 the surprise
Of the authorities . large delegation
Of Nationalists boarded the train az
the same time that the orlcers
appeared with oBrieA Among
these we're John Morley. who has
been in ireland for some time studying
the Irish question. John Dilloa, Alfred
mlngNorth, men beF q Parliament for
Bradford, ]. NJ heAly, Comnonef har-
rington and several others
On the arrival of the train at TIP
perary The N4uonslists started for the
court house IA body They had not
gone Tar when they stoppeG a. street
corner aud entered into q conversation.
While they were standing, ia no
way disturbing the peace there.
T they we're ordered by the police q
move On. John OConnor. mem Der of
4 Parliament from south Tppersry. took
very vigorous exception 10 this order
and showed his contempt FOR the police
by calling upon the crowd which by
that time had become large 10 give
three cheers for John Morley. The
I cheers were given with hearty good
Will much 10 the eJaspcratOn 81
the police. Who thereupon charged
upon the group ans attempted 70
force il % move forward in
/ the melee that followed the police
4 men did not hesitate 10 use their
batons- one burly constable aimed
blow at John Morley himself bot John
O'Connor. who stood near. wSrdea Ia O..
! The Nationalists then continued their
way slowly toward the courthouse
Early in the day u became known
that still another arrest had been made.
I The victim this time WAS Thomas J.
/ Condor. mem Der Of Parliament for Tip
perary East. He was taken a. Limerick
and also brought 70 nppersry
4 As IL was the day fixed for tie trial
1 OF the arrested Nstionalists. the streets
Of Tipperary were foil % overhowing
with people interested In the case.
When the hour for the sitting Of The
court arrived an immense crowd had col
lected before the courthouse. ready to
rush in the moment the doors
were thrown open. The authorities
/ thereupon decided not 10 open the doors
20 the q neral public. but 10 admit only
those who were Immediately Interested
in the trial. The crowd did not take kind
! ly 70 this treatment but pressed forward
/ trying 20 force q way into the court
house. The police stoutiy resisted.
charging repeatedly upon the crowd
and using their clubs freely on
whoever happened 20 be withir
reach. Many Of their blows tool
effect, bui the crowd did not yiols
instantly. For fully I've minutei
there was a stsne-up hght between 10,
now excited throng and tie police A.
last however. the crowd was gradually
forced back. and the police succeeded
in maintaining a clear space in front
Of the courthouse. The leaders o.
the crowd continued TO make vigorous
protests against beiug excluded from
the courthouse and the police were
subjected 20 jeers and taunts from The
angry and wounded victims of then
recent onslaught
During the conflict many persors
were wounded with blows from the
policemen's bludgeons. One q The
most serious cases was that o.
man. some of whose teeth wcrs
/ knocked out and forced into biz
! throat Several men were 90 bad y
1 hurt as 10 require surgical attend
snoe. Among the wounded were Tin
othy Harrington. member of Parliament
for Dublin. and = Mr.. Halifax. Both
received heavy blows On their heads
which bled proiusely. They made
their way into the courtroom -
soon as they could. But by that
time their hair and coat collars
were saturated with blood and they
presented piusble spectacle. Their
appearance in court created profound
sensation and lent additional emphasis
20 The complaint which Mt. Niliism
o'Brisn Was making 70 The court % the
brutality Of the police
At hrst NJ 0Brieu bsd refu ssd to
enter the courtroom unless the pub
lic could be freely admitted. Re
maintained this attitude Ter some
tine. but 81 last decided that be
could accomplish more by appealing
70 the court entered the room
and bitterly denounced the vsDtoB
clubbing q ths crowd 81 which be had
lust been witness IL vss while be
vas speaking that ths sensational en-
trance % Hessrs Harrington sns Hall
far occurred.
Then John Norler rose and sdSrerssd
tho court usnifettiuF great agitation
both n tone and manner He earnestly
appealed 70 the court - protect the pop
ulsce against the vsntct use of the elub
bx the police Meanwhile tbs National
Leaders continued 70 protest against the
srciusion - tbs general public frou ths
courtroom. Both NJ Morley snd Nr
Dllon tppssIe8 y Colonel Ca55sil
ths presiding msgistrsta ~ reverse
his decision to keep ne doors shut
against "a. public Tof some tine Re
refused - rscsds fruu tis setsrfr rs-
tio1 Nsss- Morley and Dillon. fov-
ever. continued - labor vith hin. and
81 last hs visloes tbs point ard srssrsd
ths doors throv-p o<en
~asisnsusi. - s..t oetos-r q
Tsorfso~. sept IS -Hf ParnsH bss
fred October . fof tbe meeting 70 So
Irfsh Nstiouslisf party IN prhln ia
tis csll for tbs usetirr 20 ssvs Inc
q srtirr w'il - declared Which vill -