The Irish standard., 1903-02-07

goods. AS a matter OF fact | had not
seen her at all.
"Tne sentence was six months, but
I appealeu 10 Judge O'ConnOr MOTHS
OF Tie county court on question OF
law, and ne reduced it two months.
There was no turlher appeal, 50 l
Went to JAN AGAIN. During Tie year
was seven months i'll tile stripes vi
q CRIMINAL. had done nothing but
denUunce Il system winch is cruel and
nuJusl, and which the English govern
meuI now cOufesseS must he swept
away.
IL have the record Of the fourth
case, Which occurred last spring. You
can read that aud judge for yourself"
did read it, that night in my
room ut the Sanford Arms. The tire
sank to ashes and the candle burned
into, the socket before L finished the
amazing story. 1t is worth u separate
letter.
But the police are not yet Salts
fed, and Il few weeks ago they tried
to send this man to prison for six
months. By his sheer, logged will
and unt1inching honesty he exposed
the viluictive plot and whipped the
agents Of persecution in their own
court.
'"rhat was the time our friend
Reilly, who followed us this after
noun," he said, made his bid for pro-
notion
nave Tie record Of this case and
VIII Sl.e IL as urlcuy us may NC. OA
Aug. 10 AIr. tlLASluuun, uuL vi the
eVlcLlUu Oh Inc eslIte or LUiu ue
Frey nc, So us W ASSIST amy Tenants
WHO nceueu ms nelp. AllcrWarus, as
he coulu not lcain Where tne AeAL
eviction wound lake pace, aud us he
Nauteu " Ue present, lie followed
the agent and Dulllus in his cart.
rUaus the agent wus preceded and
followed ny IL dozen policemen Oh
blcy Giles, the ulslrlct Inspector and Il
6uUurulu;lLe RIDING Ill IL cart.
AT IL certain point in the road Mi.
FitzglDbon, nnullg that the police
We're blocking his path purpUsely,
drove past the inspector, taking the
wrong side OF the road because lie
was forced to, and so lie got among
the bicycles.
There was almost collision. The
Jealous Reilly lcaped from his wheel
and seized the horses bride. MIR.
FitZgiDbOn struck the animal with
his whip and urged it forward, uul
when the inspector called out to
him to stop he did so. The official
charged him with trying to run down
the policemen. Mir. l'i1zyibbou de-
clareu lie had no such intention, and
the explanation WIS apparently nc-
Cepted. Later he WAS arrested. churg-
ed with obstlucling and assaullin:, the
police in the discharge OF their duties.
Conuu,.14.&, nl.o own uciunsv, Nlr.
tllHSiUuuii N.tu an me WItllcSSeS ca
cluueu from me CUurl room except
tile one unuer eAanllna ton. 1t Was
We'll nc uiu 50. l.ellly swore the de-
fenuunL struck ut INN with the whip
anu all the policemen agreed that The
Assault and OBSTRUCTION TOOK place.
BuL III important details Tie stories
varied GrUtesuucly. The GROWING
point WAS reached when the policeman
riding with The Inspector admitted
that Ills superior had ordered INN to
turn their horses and block the road
against the civilian. There the Wit
ness uatly conlrlulcteu Tie Inspector
and proved that Tie obstruction was
a police offence. l wish there were
space here for Mr.. Filzgibbuns sum
ming up III his own behalf. 1t WAS
worthy of IL kings counsel. | must
give one paragraph, If only to SHOW
how IL country slurekecpcr in Ireland
can defend his liberties in hostile
court:
Now, your wOrships., what have
these proceedings unlultlcu! 10 amy
Impartial mind it is evident that u
deliberate and unlawful conspiracy
has been formed TO deprive me OF my
liberty. | am one of The kills sub
jecLs, and you have 10 evidence "
Show why an attack should Ue made
upon NE more IMAM upon amy Olnci
lnuu, even YOURSELVES upon The bench,
to uGprl\e Inc vi What l value as
hlgny as any uLAcr man. l DO not
intend " delay you at amy length III
prclaclls my summary vi Tie evl-
deuce, uu. 1 uU SAY IL Is Il sad state
OF Lnlnss ia Inns unfortunate country
OF UuIS WneIl lAe men " no SuOuiu W
tile eAumples vi law aud Urucr, vi
honor ana uprlSnlneSS, can come IN
tO LuIs court AND tell the tales you
have listened ", not one OF which
cUrrUuulatcu The others.
"hespecl Tor Tie law! In any Well
governed country the aim vi every
cilzen. and more particularly those
III charge vi Tie peace, Should he "
administer the law justly. And ii
you want ~ gam respect lOr the law
you uusl administer II i'll such FASH
ion That the poorest peasant III his
coltage will teel that lie has it's pro