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Show Riotous Scenes Occur at Boyle, Roscommon, During Revision Re-vision Voters' List. JUDGE ATTEMPTS. TO . RESTORE ORDER IN VAIN He Is Thumped Himself, and Is Roughly Handled by a Mob. i (BY TIMOTHY J. O'CONNOR.) Special Cablegram to The Tribune. DUBLIN, Nov. JO. Riotous Bcenes wero witnessed in the court house at Boyle, Roscommon, last Monday evon-inpr evon-inpr during the revision of the voters' list b3' his Honor Judge Wakily. George Tully, brother ' of Jasper Tullj-, ox-M. P. for South Leitrim, when about to give evidence in support of his claim to be placed on the register, deliberately deliberate-ly struck Alfred O'Connor, who was opposed to him, two blows in the face wit.li his clenched fist. In nn instant the Tullyifcs and the supporters of the Parliamentary p:irt' were engaged iu n fierce fight. The people in the gallcry and at the back of the hall clambered over the seats and joined in the fray. The polieo tried to' restore order, but were . powerless, and the ."judge, after vainly endoavoring to make himself heard, left the bench and threw himself botwen the( combatants. Both parties fought until they became exhausted. The judge received a couple of blows on the hend and was roughs handled by the excited mob. When order was to some extent restored the judge said he was ashamed that, such a sceno should have taken place in his court, and ordered that the persons responsible responsi-ble for it should be brought, before him. Jasper Tully, down whose face tho blood was streaming from a severe cut over the eye, declared that the O'Connor O'Con-nor party was to blame for what, had occurred! but the police proved that George Tully was the aggressor, and he was sentenced to a week 's imprisonment. imprison-ment. The same sentence was passed on Alfred O'Connor. Before the court rose, however, the judge altered the sentence in both cases to a fine of $10. After the court had adjourned the disturbances dis-turbances were renewed ou tho street, and several persons were seriously assaulted. as-saulted. Defeated at tho Polls. The Sinn Fein party received a hard blow this week by" Sir Thomas Es-monde's Es-monde's defeat at the election for. the chairmanship of the General Council of the Irish County councils. Sir Thomas, to whom in great measure the formation of the general council is due, 'has been its chairman since the begin-nine- Some years ago. in consequence of his hjn-iug permitted a Home Rule resolution to be proposed and adopted at one of the annual meetings, the chairman forfeited the confidence of the representatives of some of the Uls-ier Uls-ier councils, who withdrew from the general council, and have since declin ed to attend it b meetings. One of the first items ou the aeenda nt the meeting meet-ing was the election of chairman for the coming vear. Sir Thomas Esmonde presided. Mr. O 'Gorman of Waterford. who proposed the election of P. J. O'Neill, the chairman of the Dublin Countv council, explained that in putting put-ting forward a candidate in opposition to the present chairman, he did not act in a spirit of hostility to Sir Thomas Esmonde. The resolution was seconded bv James Hannnu, the representative of Cavan. Joseph Mooney (Dublin), who proposed the re-election of Sir Thomas Esmonle, said that with all the talk about liberality and democratic principles, and nil that sort of thing, thev were, in his opinion, imbued with a good deal of intolerance. The gentleman gen-tleman who had proposed Mr. O'Neill did not say anything about the real motives which actuated him. but he thought tit at Ihe proposition was nol made in the interests of the council, but for the purpose of showing that the council did not approve of certain opinions expressed bv Sir Thomas "Esmond" "Es-mond" during the past year. The council coun-cil should show that they had sufficient tolerance and forbearance to recognize I the present chairman's merits and re. I elect hint. Mr. Nolan (Kerry) second-' ed Ihe proposition, which was supported support-ed by Mr. Power (Waterford) and Mr. Sweetinan (Meath.) Mr. Flvnn (Leitrim). (Lei-trim). who supported Mr. O'Neill, said that Ihev iu the West knew what fhe country "had suffered from political srhisms and heresies, nnd of the benefits bene-fits thev got through a nledge bound Parliamentary party. Mr. Shechy fSkibbpreen) said that If Sir Thomas Esmonde continued to b" a faithful pledge-bound member of the Trish party he would have the support of the eoun cil. Mr. McDonnell (Waterford) appealed ap-pealed lo Sir Thomas to make one more sacrifice and retire from fhe chair, and Mr. Harmon (fnvan) said that in vimv of what th" party had done any man who asked them to leave flic House of C'ommons wap a trnilnr. After muHi discussion a vole was taken, nnd Mr. O'Neill was elected by 31 votes to 11. Homo Rule Demonstration. -A largely attended open air Home Rule demonstration was held last Sat-urdnv Sat-urdnv afternoon on Peokhnm Rye. London,' Lon-don,' under Ihe auspices of ihe South London branches of the TJnited Irish League of fireal Britain. JUr. .Inst in O'Ryrnp of Peclcham was in the chair, and Ihe principal speaker wag Mr. P. T. O 'Connor. M P. Ol her Nationalist Nation-alist members of Parliament were Mr. Tf. LInzleton, Mr. Joseph Nolan and Mr. .Tohn .lovce. ilr. Connolly (Dulwich) moved a resolution in favor nf Ilome Rule and exprosHing confidence in the Trish Parlinmenlarv partv. The motion was carried with a few dissensions. Mr. T. P. O'Connor, who had an enthusiastic enthusias-tic reception, said he did nol know any single evil from which Ireland Ire-land was Buffering for which Home Kule did not offer the best remedy. rem-edy. Home Rule furnished tho best means of altering the financial ine-oiialities ine-oiialities between Knglnud nnd Irelnnd. for furthering elementary and universal pducatiou in Ireland, for advancing the intellectual development of tho Irish people, and for putting nn end to etui-crnlion. etui-crnlion. There wns a certain class ol politicians who told the Irish punplo that; tho.v ought lo imitate Englishmen and turn their attention to business and ma-Inrial ma-Inrial progress, and turn I heir minds from the will-o' the-wliisp of political uiritutiou Ho knew that rogue very well, Ah a matter of fact, there never was a greater fallacy. The industrial emancipation if Ireland must come through her political emancipation. "In regard to onv relations with the democracy of England," said Mr. O'Connor. "1 Ihink J may say that wo have been the frieuds of labor ever since we came into existence as a party. There is not a singlo proposal that has ever been made for ihe benefit of the working clnsses of England thai the Nationalist party has not supported. The most important workmen 3 reforms carried in the Inst twenty-five years would not have been carried had irishmen irish-men not been there to .beat down the united vote of both Tory and Libernl capita list. But all the obligation has not been on one side, becaufle Ireland owes much to tho labor representatives of Great. Britain. The more the Labor party is increased in (lie House of Commons Com-mons the better for Ihe cause of Ireland. Ire-land. Many of us hnvn followed the labor movement in England from the time when there were only two Lnbor members in tho House to the present. . and there are sixMy or sevenly. And j now I lav down this proposition, 1,1ml from Alexander MacUoiiald anil liurt down to Keir llnnlie, Shaekloton and the rest, there has never been an Ivng lish or Scotch Labor representative who lias nol been in favor of Home Rule for ! Ireland. Therefore the urowth oT de- niocracy is) one of tho best, factors which makes for the success of tin Trish cause." j |
