New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-10
N'HTGH RELEASED FROM JAIL
NATIoNALIsTs OF SLIGO GET UP DEM,
oNsTRATION IN HIS HONOR

Dubin Sent e-Patrfck T. McHugh. Member or
Parliament for the North Division of Leitrinn was
released from Sligo jail this morning at '
piration of his sentence of three months iitt
ment for contempt of court. After oelns lleeu "
held a great reception. in which the Mayor tne
Town Councillors and two thousand Ndtio
took part. The streets OF Sllgo were
with flags in Mr. McHughs honor
In an interview Mr. McHugh heatedly denounced
the methods of his political opponents "ii-oN
described as only comparable in malign1ty 10 tue
tribunals which Robespierre sci up cui Ia
Reign of Terror. While was prisoner. SCI
Mr. McHugh the Crown Solicitor, Mr.. + el'oii'
who was my accuser at the tlIae o o. aSindsed a
bankrupt looted premises ana ci 6 not care to
OF The Sligo Champion FeQPl nne III is liable to
coniscation by their political opp0H66 iTal This
Belfast guillotne will prove more eILecInse sbari
packed jures coercion courts and SergetlI nir
babitabe for irish Nationalist SO long as THIS
horror is allowed to Cypress a aW snd Judges men
needs fly from Ireland as from d iai'o
justice is not
Mr. McHugh is one of the leading 'lrrecon-
cilables' of the Irish Nationalist party III inc
House Of Commons. He has represented Noi'ii
Letrim since 1892 has four times been Mayor oA
Sligo and is proprietor of The Sligo champion.
In 1901 Mr. McHugh visited the United states TN
company with John E. Redmond. NJ. F. chairman
of the National Irish League. and Thomas . Don
P) after undergoing SIX months lHupi iS"A'-
nent as a first class misdemeanant for pupiishlhs
in his paper sedtous libes calculated 10 interfere
with the administration of justice on MS return 10
Ireland Mr. McHugh made a speech. in when ne
said that the lesson he had learned from MS tour
of the United States and Canada was simply that
the Irish should stay at home
on June Is last Mr.. McHugh was arrested on a
bench warrant issued by the Special Court winch
assembled at Sligo under the Crimes Act for fall-
ing to appear in to summons, ana on
June IS he was committed TO jail for three months
after having been convicted of contempt or court
The matter was called to the attention or the
House of Commons June 49, and the customary
select Parliamentary committee, in the case OF the
arrest OF a Member OF Parliament, was appointed
10 INQUIRE into the facts with the result that the
committee decided July 81 10 take no acton
and Mr. McHugh. who had been taken 10 LONDON
In charge OF the governor of Sligo JAN, ana VINO
was released PENDING the decision OF the commit
tee was taken back TO Sligo, where he served MS
sentence -.--L.. :
II was announced from Dublin on September .
that Mr. McHugh had been declared bankrupt on
of Sligo who had then recently obtained verdlct
for 81 500 damages for libel and conspiracy against
Mr. Ntzhugh,. and that on September l bank
ruptcy official took possession of the papers ETC.
of 1.-The Sligo Champion" Finally II was an
nounced from Dublin September that the
offices of The Sligo Champion were closed on
Septernber by order of the official. assignee. but
that ARRANGEMENTS II understood. had been
made for publishing the newspaper as usual