Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-23
THOU SHALT NOT.
On Sinai's Heights was Writ the
Law for Man.
.ADULTERERS THEY WERE NOT.
Praying for Death But Living for Love, They
Defied the World.
Compromised For an End, Lies to the Eye,
But True to the Letter of the Law.
The sixth Commandment Kept.
The Tenth Broken.
.ADULTERERS THEY WERE NOT.
The Wood VIII Case.

,s-,.ss BLIS, Nov. 22-The report OF the set
Fs*faffient of the Wood will case has caused
much talk il this city. The Parnellites
have been confident that Paruell would
clear his name The exact nature of his ex-
CulpaJIOn has been only whispered among
the leaders since his death, but to-day q
correspondent secured the story from
one of the late leaders, nearest
n lends: When Parnell first met Mrs.
O'Shea she was far from happy with
her usbaud: but as the laws OF divorce in
Great Britain were very strict there was
no chance of her getting a divorce.
She is a most charming and intelligent
woman, and her admiration for the Irish
leader gradually ripened into love. Par
nell soon reciprocated, but both he ana
Mrs. O'Shea had too high 4 sense of
morality 10 commit any sin. For
NJ long time this went on, the lady not car
Sing for and uucared-for by her husband,
and loving and loved by Parneu. If she
mad been free or a widow the Irish leader
would have married her at once, but tied
as sne was to Capt. O'Shea, strong,
legality man, there seemed 10 be
1'F5 hope Of her regarding her freedom. IN
Great Britain a husband may be guilty
of adultery, and all the wife can obtain
Is u judicial separation; TO get divorce
she must also prove either deser-
ton, cruelty or drunkenness. These be-
ing facts, there remained but one
thing to do; that was to force Capt. O'Shea
to sue for divorce.
Parneu evolved from his brain a scheme
by which the desired end should be OBJ
tanned, without either he or the lady
losing Self-respect. whatever the world
might say. and although the method
in which the divorce was caused might
be termed Il miscarriage Of justice caused
by conspiracy, that IS al it was. The plan
was as follows: l'arnell was to be caught
in all sorts of compromising situations I'M
til Capt. O'Shcas suspicious were
aSsnsed. He was to continue the
&s|Se until the husband sued for
divorce and then refuse 10 appear is wit
ness, IN which case the divorce was almost
sure to be granted.
Everything was carried out as arranged,
and on the occasion when O'Shea, who
acted in good faith throughout,
challenged Parnen to duel in
France, the latter and Mrs. O'Shea
ssere in hopes that the divorce suit would
sbe instituted. Capt. O'Shea, however, did
not take action and the plan was continued,
Parneu knowing well that the servants
knew him and were acting as spies on
him. At last the desired end
was reached and Capt O'Shea sued
.ier 4 divorce, brought up his witnesses and
sSbtaiued a decree uiSi. In no case, however,
could any witnesses swear TO the actual
situations of the pair We're sufficient in the
eyes of the law to show prima facie evidence
that they were guilty of the accusations.
The decree nisi was granted, and still
sIazracll. who would not tell a lie and there
fore refused to appear in the witness box,
was silent. Ii he had spoken out ana told
the truth before the decree was made
absolute, the queens proctor would have
interfered and the decree would have been
gI.xshed and there would have been Il last
ffffvsend to his and Mrs. O'Shea's hopes. He
stood all calumny, knowing full well that
rs soon as the decree nisi was made abso-
Lutte he could. if he chose, speak out
and no queens proctor could intervene.
Parnell may have broken the tenth but
never the sixth commandment.
Henry Harrison. NJ. p, who was one of
the delegates to America, and who is a
sSss..m friend of Mrs. Parneu, was asked as
to tins eXculpatiOn. He read IL carefully
and then said:
I'm not prepared to say yes or no with
out authority from the family. | will say,
though. that those of us who have all along
believed in the innocence Of Parneu
do not expect vindicatiOn any less
positive than this. Parneu told me
himself that he would come out of the
entirely cleared of blame. He
meant not merely the divorce case but the
ultimate and final proceedings, and these
can say. IS 4 defender of Parnell. have not
by any means been reached and that ath-
leric Young mans flashing eyes flashed as
he spoke.
The Roscommon Herald states that Will
lam and John Redmond have engaged pass
aga for Australia. The object of their trip
10 the antipodes is not stated.