The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-14
Redmond, Dillon, O'Brien and Others
Charged with Conspiracy in Ros-
common County.
PRIEST S ALSO ARE ACCUSED
PAPERS SWORN OUT AT THE IN
STANCE OF LORD DE FREYNE.
Organized Attack to BE Met by Or
Eanized Action, Says Colonel San
derson, a Conservative.

DUBLIN, June Il. - At the instance of
Lord De Freyne a writ has been issued
against a large number of members of the
Irish Parliamentary party on the charge
of conspiracy in connection with the tenant
troubles on the De Freyne estate, Rosoom-
mon county. Among the defendants are
John Redmond John Dillon, w. ]. OBrien,
]. G. Swift, McNeal, Connor, O'Kelly and
the members of the standing committee of
the United Irish League, which includes
Michael Davitt and a number of the former
members of Parliament. The Freemans
Journal is also a defendant. Lord De
Freyne seeks an injunction and damages.
Forty farms on Lord De Freyne's estate.
were sold by the sheriff Feb. 10 of the pres
ent year. the tenants having refused to pay
rents. A large number of other clearance
sales were then pending as the result of
the ''no-rent' campaign at that time, be-
ing carried on by the United Irish League
and it was said that many hundreds of
other tenants were to be proceeded against
John Redmond at the time said the country
thereabouts was alive with police, and that
fifteen representative public men of the dis
trict had been imprisoned merely for TAX
ing part in meetings OF a peaceable nature
He attributed all the trouble 10 the gov
ernment's refusal to permit legislation Civ
ing power to the government TO buy out the
Irish landlords and thus restore the land to
the Irish people.
Altogether thirty writs have been issued
in the De Freyne action. The action is
really taken by the Landlords Association
and il is a beginning of a struggle of the
organized landlords against the United Irish
League which is feared to be severe and
far-reaching, as the landlords have ample
backing.
John Redmond I'm an interview in the
House of Commons tonight frankly ad-
mitted that this was the biggest move the
landlords, with the support of Dublin Cas-
tie had yet undertaken against the Irish
national movement. He said he regarded
the De Freyne action as evidence of recog-
milton of the fact that the attempt of Mr..
Wyndham, the chief secretary for Ireland
to suppress the United Irish League had
failed, and that in his mind there was no
doubt that Dublin Castle was an active ally
in the prosecutions. Mr.. Redmond was
equally confident of the issue. He said:
THE Irish leaders may be imprisoned for
indefinite periods and their property may
be attached. yet ultimately the Irish cause
will triumph"
Colonel Saunderson, a Conservative mem
Der OF the House of Commons, aud lord
lieutenant Of County Calvin, in a. inter
view on the subject said: Yes. an organ
lied attack must be met by organized
action. and the Irish landlords have now
resolved TO take such action. The same
course will be followed wherever they have
been attacked by the league. l am happy
TO say that there are sufficient funds be-
hind the landlords TO night any battles
which may arise"
William Redmond. James O'Kelly. Pat.
rick o Brien. John Hayden. Sir Thomas Es
monde. Patrick McHugh and some OF the
] best known Hriests in Ireland are alsC