Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-27
TRIAL o. o'BRiEN AND DILLON
Ai'eiy Iincs in Tipperary-The Polio
and Populace at War

Ah'eiy Iincs In Tipperary-The Police
and Popuiace at War.
LONDON, Sept. 26-Thrre was a row at
ilpperary yesterday on the occasion of the
opening of the trial of O'I3rien and Dillon.
The town was full of Nationalists come
TO witness the trial, and when the magis-
trates decided to admit no one to the
court room except those immediately in
terested, the popnlace demurred, and at
tempted to go into the court room any,
now This was resisted by the police, and
clubs were freely used. Nearly every man
from the neighboring country carried a
oiackthorn, but it does not appear that
any policemen were hurt.
Prominent Men CIhbbed.
But some of the Horne Rule members
OF parliament were not so fortunate
timothy Harrington received blow on
The head, as did a gentleman named Hall
TAX. On the way to the court room crowds :
biocked the streets and the police ordered
them TO move on. In one knot OF people
were John Nj riley aud other Englishmen
VINO are IN Ireland looking for ammuni.
tloh with which to attack the govern
ment and when told IA move on O'Con-
nor, VI. r for Sonih 1irpers:T, showed
his contempt for the pol .ss'sy calling for
three cheers for Morley. This brought on
lracas, IN the conrSe of which Morley
nearly came in for sore head, Dillon in
terposlng III time TO save him
The Scene in tn" Court Room
When Harrington and Halifax appeared
IN the court room with blood staining
their collars there was much indignation
expressed by the HON. Rulers. Nor.
ley addre' sed the court and denounced the
police After great deal of talk the mag
lstrates agreed to let the populace in. and
the room was soon packed. The first move
OF the accused was TO object to the maris
trates. Dillon wantei Magistrate Shan
non To Vacate the bench. because the two
had at one time in the past had personal
encounter. O'Brien also wanted Shan
non TO drop out because he had tried the
editor on three other occasions, and be-
cause he had seen him heading the police
who were quelling riot
The Warrants Amended.
But Shannon could not ses in thes
facts any reason why he should step
down. and refused to so. The trial at last
began and the first thing the magistrates
ala was to permit the warrants TO be
amended, move the accused vigorously
'ppcSt'a, dS II Noull enaDle the crown to
include new charges without notice They
considered it evidence of the crowns in
tention to conduct the case in "a high
handed and arbitrary manner. On the
other hand the defense will keep the cns -
up as long as possible in order to make
political capital.
Morley Highly Indignant.
John Morley is much wrought up over
his personal observation of Irish police
methods, and stiSmatizad the behavior of
the constables as "damnable" lie de.
clares he will raise the question in parlia
ment AS TO the necessity of checking such
brutalities
The Audience Took "A Hand.
Roman. government counsel, then pro-
ceeded to state the "a sc against the de
PENDANTS. He gave a history of the doings
of the league in 1889 He was subjected
to continuous series of comments and
Interruptions from the audience Timo-
thy Healy. counsel for the defense, de-
nonnced the whole proceedings ls IA pal
pable sham.