TRIAL AND CONVICTION OF MR O'BRIEN.

Evening Star, Issue 7326, 26 September 1887, Page 2

TRIAL AND CONVICTION OF MR O'BRIEN.

[By Eleotrio Telegraph.—Copyright.] [Reuter's Telegrams.] LONDON, September 25. (Received September 26,1867, at 1.35 a.m.) The trial of Mr O'Brien took place at Mitchellstown yesterday. In the course of the proceedings, Mr Harrington, who defended O'Brien, accused the Government of purposely suppressing the true version of O'Brien's speech, and called upon the Crown counsel to substantiate his statement, who, however, denied the truth of the accusation against the Government. The Bench of Magistrates thereupon rebuked Mr Harrington, and threatened his ejectment from the Court if such an accusation were repeated. Mr Harrington thereupon abandoned the case. O'Brien was found guilty, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment upon two v charges, the sentences to be concurrent. He was admitted to bail, pending appeal upon the first sentence. [Special to Press Association.] LONDON, September 24. (Reoeived September 26, 1887, at 116 p.m.) During the trial of Mr O'Brien, Dr Tanner, M.P., who was within the precints of the Court, called the counsel for the Crown " A ruffianly cow-herd," and hoped that he would be vilely injured before leaving Mitchellstown. The Beneh offered to order his arrest if counsel pressed the matter. The crowd, who were indulging in menaces after Mr O'Brien's conviction, were dispersed by the police, the priests assisting the latter.