The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
OLD SCENES AGAIN III IRELAND.
Patrick O'Brien and John Dill
Ion Hailed in Court
On Trumpcd-up Charges of Conspiracy
The Crowd Battered by the Police
Broken Heads and Wounded Members
of Pariianent--John Morley witnesses
the outrases--JeiFreys Shannon Pre-
sides.

the Outragcs--Jeifreys Shannon Pre-
sides.
DUBLIN, Sept. s5.-[Speciall Patrick
" Brien, who was arrested at Cardiff ON
Tuesday, was brought to this city YES
terday and placed in prison. The police
refused to give any information as to
when he would be taken ITO Tipperarv
ior hearing, but late last night this
Natlonailsts learned that he would boz
conveyed th1ther by the morning train
to-day, when they at once made prennr-
atoms to give him worthy escort.
Much to the surprise of tho author;-
eles Large delegation of prominent
Nationalist boarded the train at the
same time the officers sappearcd with
O'Brien. Among these were John
Morley, who had been in Ireland some
time studying the Irish question; John
Dillon, Alfred lllingworth, member of
Parliament for Bradford; NJ. Healy.
Commoner harrington and several
Tipperary the Nationalist started for
the courthouse in body.
they had not gone far when thew
stopped ut street corner and entered
into conversation. While standing in no
way of disturbing the police there, thew
were ordered by the police to move on.
John OConnor, member of Parliments
Tor South Tippcrary. took very vigorous
exception to this order and showed his
contempt for the police by calling upon
the crowd which by that time had be-
come large to give three cheers for John
Morley.
Cheers were given with hearty. good
viii, much to the transportation of the
pollcc, who thereupon charged upon the
group and attempted to force it to move
forward. In the melee that followed
tho policemen did not hesitate to nse
their batons. Ono burly constable aimed
blow Mt John Morley himself. but
John OConnor who stood near warded
1T on. The Nationalist then continued
Cheir way slowly toward the courthouse.
Early in the day it became known
tnat Stlll another arrest had been made-
tho victim this time was Thomas i
Condor, member of Parliament from
I1pperary East He was taken this
morning at Limerick and also BROUGHT.
to Tipperary.
Inc leaders of the crowd continued to
make vigorous protests against beino
excluded from the courthouse, and the
ponce were jerred and tainted, MANY
people were hurt by policemen's clubs.
Among the wounded were Timothy Har-
dublin, and Mr.. Halifax. Both had
their heads cut, and came into court
I with blontlzdripping over their coat cs,..-
lars and faces
linen John Morley arose and addressed
inc court. lie earnestly appealed to
the court to protect the populace against
tho wanton use of clubs by the police.
at the outset Dillon objected to being
tried before Resident Magistrate Shan
non upon the ground that he had had 4.
personal encounter with Shannon on
one occasion at Cashcl Shannon re7.
fused to admit the validity of Dillon,G
objections. lIo declared that he would
perform his duty without bias.
William OBrien also objected to
Shannon. The last time he saw Shan
non, ne said, Shannon was at the head
OF a body of police, who were using their
clubs upon the people. Moreover, Shan
non had already tried him three times
on similar charges, His sitting in tho
present case was an indecency and an
insult. The magistrate answered
OBrlens objections in the Same way
that he had disposed of Dillons.
Mr. Roman, counsel for the crown.
asked permission of the court to make
some slight altera ton in the charges
against the prisoners. The latter pro
tested vigorously against such permits
sion. The court permitted the counsel
for the crown to make the desired
changes.
Mr.. Roman then proceeded to open tho
case Tor the prosecution. He reviewed
the circumstances which had led to the
arrest of the Natioualists, back TO the
tune when the plan of tho campaign was
put IN force on the Smith Barry estate
at Tipperary.
lie proposed to prove that the defend
ants were conspiring to prevent the pay
ment of rents to Smith Barry and were
melting the tenants of that gentleman
not to pay. Defendants protested
against the introduction of evidence
touching matters that were anterior to
the dates specified in the warrants upon
which they were arrested
After considering these protests the
court decided that the prosecution might
produce testimony of general character
TO prove the existence OF conspiracy
prior to the dates given in the warrants,
but that no evidonse could be permitted
concerning the acts of defendants which
were done anterior to tho dates mem
toned In the warrants.
Pushing Matters Close.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 25-[Speciall
Under instructions from Chief Inspec-