The Times Davenport, Scott, Iowa Saturday, Oct. 11, 1890 JUMPED THEIR BAIL Dillon and O'Brien Take Sudden Leave of Ireland EACH HAS FORFEITED HEAVY BONDS It is Rumored That They Are on Their Way to America, But Will Return to Serve Their Sentences. After a Tour of This Country. BALFOUR BAFFLED. DUBLIN, Oct. 11- The case of the Crown against William O'Brien and John Dillon, who are charged with conspiracy in inciting tenants to pay their rents, was again called in the magistrate's court at Tipperary Friday. Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon have hitherto been present at all the hearings, but when the court opened they did not put in an appearance. Both the defendants are members of the committee which was appointed at the conference of Irish Nationalists held in Dublin last Friday to visit America for the purpose of soliciting aid for the nationalist cause and a rumor is current that they have forfeited their bail of £1,000 each in the conspiracy case, and that they sailed Thursday for the United States. There is little, if any, doubt that the objective point of Dillon and O'Brien is the United States. It is known, however, that they have avoided the ordinary routes of travel between the two countries, and up to the present hour absolutely nothing is known of the manner in which they succeeded in eluding the watchfulness of the large police and military force gathered in and about Tipperary. The escape has excited great admiration and enthusiasm in the ranks of the Nationalists both in England and Ireland, while the Government is confused by the readiness with which officers, cautioned to be especially on the alert have been hoodwinked. The action of Dillon and O'Brien indicates that the two great Nationalist leaders intend to carry out the plan of operations outlined by them a few weeks ago when they said they would come to America, forfeit their bond, and allow sentence to be passed in their absence. Then, after an extensive speech-making campaign in America, they will return here and serve out their sentence. When court opened a demand was made for the production of the bodies of John Dillon and William O'Brien. Compliance with the demand being impossible, the court ordered that their sureties come in and make good the amount of their bonds. Thereupon Mr. Healy arose and submitted to the court that the sureties had fulfilled their obligations with the appearance before the bar on the first day of the trial of Mr. Dillon and Mr. O'Brien. Mr. Healy argued that the crown having in certain particulars amended the original charges against his clients the bail could no longer be held as good. The magistrates decided that the charges after amendment remained substantially as originally made. A certificate of non-appearance was then attached to the bail bonds, and the court adjourned to enable counsel to consider what steps the prosecution would take in view of the complications created by the escape of the prisoners. Warrants have been issued for the apprehension of the absentees. Detectives have boarded all out-going steamers and searched in vain for Dillon and O'Brien. They are convinced that the two are already on the way to America. It is possible they say, that Dillon and O'Brien sailed on a yacht and boarded a steamer outside of Queenstown harbor. The amount of the bail bond will be paid by the National League. Mr. T.P. O'Connor's paper (The Star) says 'that Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien went to Waterford, anf from there to Havre Wednesday, and that they proceeded from the latter port to New York.' New York, Oct. 11- Irishmen in this city have received word that Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon went from Dublin across the channel to Holly Head, thence to London and Havre, where they boarded a Hamburg-American vessel. Sunday night a meeting will be held to make arrangements for their reception.