A TALE OF BLOOD. Stories of Murders Retold in the "Times" Case.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 324, 12 December 1888, Page 5

A TALE OF BLOOD. Stories of Murders Retold in the "Times" Case.

A London despatch of November Stli says : — The court still swim? in a bath of blood. The " Tunes "' is dexterously manacr'ng to prolong the agony, and hariow the court and public with details of eveiy brutal murder, however old. To-day a poor crcatme was bi ought up and forced, amid her tears and sobs, to tell the horrid story ot the murder before her eyes of her hu&band and son. They were land-giabboi 1 ?. Subsequently two young men named Walsh were sacrificed in this \ illage diama, one being hanged and the other sent to penal servitude for life. All (his took place long after the Land League was snppieepcd and during the blessed time Former's Coercion Act was in full swing and Parnell and others in gaol. Some of the " Times " witnesses tui'iied out disappointments to them and were vittic&ses for I'arnell. Thus, a man brought to prove there was boycotting to-day proved that both the branch of tho League in 1m own di&ti-ict and the central body at Dublin had stood by him and even recommended him to summon persons who were attempting to boycott him. An Iris.h landlord was J forced to confess that "while he had never j spent one penny on tho tenants, he had laised their rent. Ho distributed relief funds durine; fhe distress ol 1879, and yet | never gave a penny himself. His rents weie reduced afterwards by the land courts 30 to 40 percent. The public is still unimpressed, but the long and continuous recitation ot these hideous details undoubtedly produces home e\ il result, especially ag the coiut does overy thing to bring them out. l'urnell astounds everybody by his closeness and \ igour. He was in the loom with Tim Harrington at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, an Garlincdfc of appearance unprecedented for many years of his life. T. P. (VCovyon.