The Herald of Wales. — 1889-07-27 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

OOO. The ground of the action is that on Is 19th of March last, defendant, referring at Watford, Harts, to a speech delivered by plaintiff at Ballyneale, near Clonmel, 111 1888, falsely and maliciously imputed certain words to him, whereby plaintiff was made to appear as if he had sanctioned the employment of force. Plaintiffs case having been briefly opened by Mr. Anderson Mr. Gully Q. C. M.P. who leas on that side, read Mr. O'Brienoßalleyneale speech, which, he said, was not consistent with Lord Salisbury's interretation of it at Watford. Lord Salisbury had detached three lines of it from;the context and upon theee he had based a distorted interpretation absolutely inconsistent with Mr. O'Brien meaning. Mr. O'Brien was called and deposed that in his Ballyneale speeeh he said that because he condemned crime in every shape, he wished his hearers to follow the example of the Primrose dames, and never rest until the land grabbing wasshovrn to be neither profitable, pleasant, nor possible. Cress-examined by the solicitor genera, he said he was at the time legally re-sponsiblefor "TheUnitedlratuad," butnoteditor Asked by the SolidtorGeneralaa tothepsesses in his speech complaining that Tippesary had been in-active for two years, Mr O'Brien admitted that there had been practically no outrage but added that he was also aware there had been more connected with their agitation. Redid not explain to his hearers methods of English Trader Unionists, thinking awry understood him. He consideredhis description of the , Primrose League tactics fair. Witness Maintained that his delimitation of laud-grabbers were justifurble. But for the proW.etion of their organisation the people would have had no alternative except the workhouse, ' or desperation or crime. By 'Blunderbuss' mentioned in your speech hat do you mean? Precisely what I said. Did you mean that if boycotting failed the ilunderbuss should be used?, Certainly not. You complained that Tipperary was inactive? In the manner I have stated. The Attorney-General having opened the case for the defence, the court adjourned. The trial of the slander action, in which £lO,OOO damages are claimed, brought by Mr. I W. O'Brien, 3f .P., against Lord Uisbury, was resumed at Manchester Assizes on Saturday. The first witness called for the defence was Mr. Owen Randall. Examined by the SolicitorGeneral he said he was a divisional commissioner, ' and his district included North and South Tip=He was also a resident magistrate at -on-Suir, for thirteen years— from 1868 till 1878. Tipperary was remarkably peaceful. About 1878 or 1880 trouble began. Mr. Gully objected to this class of evidence, submitting that the plea for the defence was fuat that the words imputed to Mr. O'Brien were true in substance and fact, and secondly, that what Lord Salisbury alleged was "fax cornmerit." As m.a.rd the latter, he held it could I not be suata.irsed for the words were not fair comment on anything the plaintiff had said or done. The issue, kir. Gully proceeded, was—did the words complained of impute to Mr. O'Brien an incitement to murder, and was the imputation true P  whit  blunde  The judge said the one question for the jury must be whether that was the meaning of the words and in what sense they were spoken. atffly,rucmding, saidan attempt was being made to connect Mr. O'Brien with crimes and ltraa. He had 110 more to with them than esitwlly.) Ultimately it was decided to take that evidence, the judge saying he should point out to the jury what inferences theyought isottodraw. The evidence of Captain Slake waaresumed. He saikterm "Land grabber(' came into existence after 1879. Then it was necessary to greatly increase the police force. Sergt. O'nner, &LB. was called to give evidence am to the murder of a man named Byers in Clare in 1887. . sAnOther argument ensued, as to this class of evidence.  The Judge remarked that though inconvenience might be caused by the prolongation of the case, he could not interfere. Head Constable H4iies depoeed as to the murder of a Mao nud Dempiey, who took a boycotted farm. kartha Dydall spoke as to the murder of kinghood 120 ndles from it Evidence wag next green yarious win:legs of the murder's of men nana Began, Tobin, Lynch, Bourke, and Fcalianall, who bad either been boycotted, token evicted forma, or worked for boycotted persona. Nora Hunt, better known as Nora Fitzwas then called.  Imaurioe,