The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-18
SKETCH OF MIR. WALSH.

proceedings Of the first day.
SKETCH OF MIR. WALSH.
On making inquiries Of persons best acquainted with
Mr.. Walsh informed that he born In Yang
huh, nineteen miles from Cork Ireland His father
70 America during his infancy, and for time kept
mahogany yard at 90 Barclay street number since
chanesd) While residing there Mrs. Melony, friend of
Mr.. wash-or Welsh, as he spelled his narne-arrived
from Ireland bringing letters from Mrs. Walsh expressing
her desire 10 join her husband in this country. Mr.
w sh had been doing his best to make arrangements to
send for her and the family and forthwith did so but
fore their arrival he had moved Hudson street and
opened furniture store there. Upon arrival of Mrs.
Walsh and MIKE, Mr. Walsh gave quite q party at
bis house in honor of their arrival, and there are
parties now living in the city who were presen. on
that occasion. Mike is said TO have been four five
years old when he 10 this country. There are also
in the city certificates Of Mixes christening the church
Of which his parents members in Ireland. The
question Of his citizenship having been raised Congress-
committee investigated the matter and they reported
that he was citizen.
The decedent early learned the thographic business,
and very skful at IT, When about twenty years of
age he left the city and took trip to New Orleans and
the South sometimes paying his way by manual LABOR and
by working the river boats Shortly after returning
Band for the purpose OF counerbaancng the influence
the Unonsts. Nearly all the democratic young Of
the city belonged TO the Spartan Band time Mr.
Walsh soon after became editor and started weekly
paper called the Knickerbocsr which only lived four
i've weeks
On the 18th of July ls43, Mr. Walsh issued the first
number OF little weekly paper called the Sutervanean
1t was printed by Kimber KRAFT the office being in Sub
terranean square, now called Tryon He continued
this paper regularly every week until Sept 49, 1884, the
date OF his last ISSUE The SusTanean then united
with the Working Mans AdrOcae-an organ Of the Ma
issued Oct H. 1874 Shortly after commencing the pub
icaton Of the Sub,eranean several libel suits were
brought against him in the Court OF Sessions This did
not ntimdac the decedent he continued to write with
his usual boldness in his paper the very day
after he had been convicted Of four bes, that "Earh
heaven or hell have no terrors for us These four bes
were found against him the 10th Of November l843
The Recorder then addressed him Us follows
four cases; one for libel on John Magnes another for
libel on Icvi d. Samn, the third for libel Abram b.
Mlard and the fourth for libel Joseph L. southard
The fines were for the first libel $25 for the second 500
for the third $780, and for the fourth sixty days in the
penitentiary
On his way to Blackwels Island Mr. Walsh attempted
to commit suicide by drowning himself the parties
the boat with him frustrated his design by preventing him
from leapng overheard. The idea of going peni-
tentary greatly against his pride OF character Dur
ing his Imprisonment Black well Island he continued
to edit the Sueranean, friend of his going to the
and bringing it over to New York to the printers.
The Suerranean dated JAN 49, 1874 contained leader
commencing
'sOn Wednesday, at last the term of my Imprisonment
expired. This morning ushered in by salute of
twenty lone guns by the heroic Murat and at eleven
O'Clock the foot Of Sixty first street literally crowded
with sleghs, wagons, coaches aud sirgle horses. sa
lutte of twenty one guns was fired from the wharf, after
which crossed the river got in four horse oarouche
by about 200 vehicles and three bands Of music the
Bulls Head Hotel AT every step was greeted by the
The article went length describe the reception
that the subterranean popuace OF New York gave Nc
sons assembled in the City Han PARK to greet him at
SO 000 and ending thusWho would not take two years
Of imprisonment for such recepti1n?'
Mr. Walsh had served out the term OF imprison-
ment prescribed for the fourth be but the fines for the
first three iDels, which amounted in all to $75 had
been paid and the sentence OF the Court tha. until
they paid defendant should be to pri.
son. So, notwithstanding his famous reception was
most inmediatey thereafter logged in the city jail On
the Goth Of January, 1874 he jail olows
~ am low in jail for fine Of $f75 not cent Of which
would pay 10 save the souls Of every connected
lad ten millions" On the 9th OF January, 1874, ge
Ipgrabam discharged him from jail on hs petAon
because the sheriff had not the proper authority hold
ing him
After disseminating the publication Of his paper the de-
cedent continued to be quite active in city politics In
1876 he was elected on the regular Iammany ticket 70 the
State Assembly, from the Fourteenth ward In the
ing year be as independent stump cand date for
the Assemby and beat the regular democratic nomuea
In 1862 MIR. Walsh elected to Congress from the
Fourth Congressional district Of this city, Patrick Kelly
running against him In 1854 Mr. Walsh again ran for
Congress, but was defeated by John Kelly.
In 1855 he went on mission TO Russia in two fold ca
pacity partly for an eminent shpbuldcr Of this city,
and partly as is reported secret mission for the 60
vernment Of President Pierce He travelled through Rus
sa, Egypt Turkey and visited Sebasopol during his
sence
Returning from Europe, he visited Mexico in April,
1858, as an emssary from Southern dibusers, who
offered their services the Comopfort which
declined Since his return to the city the decedent
has been more or ess connected with the city press.
At quite an early age Br. Walsh became the husband Of
Miss Catherine Wiley who has borne him three children
two OF whom, George and Catherine, living, the for
mer aged about twenty and the latter fifteen fhe third
Leopora Is deceased her death severely felt by her
father as will be from the following extract from
private letter TO gentleman in this city, dated
BERLIN, Feb "a, 1855.
DEAR eIRsnce writing this letter, OF leave Eng
land until the s Of March, received for the first
news OF my daughters death Al loved her than all
not sly enough 10 expect other people share
ings. NIKE WALSH
The Coroner's jury will probably decide TO day upon
the Of the decedents death.