The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-09
O,Mahony's Last Struggle for the
Mastery of the Fenian Order-An
Exciting Scene and Dramatic Spec
tacle.
From the New York World

tacle.
| From the New York World
THE LAST STRUGGLE OF o'MAHoNY.
In consequence of the smash up of the
invasion and its fatal results to the or
ganization, meeting of the Department
of Manhattan, which has hitherto
fought tooth and nail for OMahony,
was called by the District Center Pat
rick Daily, on Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock, at the Hall of the Department,
el4 Broadway. The meeting was strict
ly private one, and no one was allowed
to be present but the Center, the Secre-
tary and the chairman of the Committee
of Safety of each circle representing the
seventy circles OF the department, and
| numbering about two hundred delegates
in all The saiaried officials of the
Union Square, who applied for admit
tance to support the falling fortunes of
their beloved chief, were ignominiously
expelled as soon as they made their ap-
pearance- The men we're all picked,
comprising the best educated and most
intelligent of the brotherhood in the
department and they met with the
firm purpose Of sitting every wrong and
outrage to the bottom The meeting
having been organized, aud Mr.. Dalby
appointed chairman, committee was
appointed to wait upon John OMahony
and inform him that the Convention
was in session for the purpose of examin-
ing his accounts and hearing explana-
tions in regard to the shameful escapade
at Eastport O'Mahony, it is said, de-
INJURED at first to appear before the
Convention but the Convention were
determined that he should no longer
humbug them with plausible speeches
and smooth words, and, finding that the
Fenian Brotherhood were masters at
last, he consented per force to appear be
fore the Convention
EXCITING SCENES IN The CONVENTION
When OMahony appeared before the
Convention the greatest excitement pre-
vailed, and it was almost impossible for
the once powerful chieftain who had de
fed the entire Catholic hierarchy of the
United States to make himself heard
Cries OF "ImbeCie :" "Spiritualist
nKillians dupe Where il the in
yasion of Ireland now :" and other dis
cordant sounds. were heard from all |
parts OF the hall The partisars of
OMahony made strong effort to obtain |
silence for their chief and succeeded |
OMahony was then placed upon the |
stand, and was subjected, for nearly |
two hours, to the most rigid and scru-
tinizing cross examination by the dele
gates, individually and collectively. He
was questioned and cross questioned re
peatedly as to how the money OF the
Brotherhood had been expended, and
several members denounced him IN the
most violent terms O'Mahony fought
for the mastery like lion, but did not
succeed in impressing the delegates in
his favor. The scenes at times equaIed
ANYTHING ever seen in the Council of
Five Hundred during the French Revo
luton and, at times, it seemed as il
O'Mahony was about to give way under
the terrible cToss.examination which he
had to undergo. At times he would
rise, throw his long hair back from his
forehead, and repel the accusations
hurled at him only to have them flung
back in his face. His face was pale as
death throughout, and though he was
terribly badgered, he made a splendid
fight for domination AT one time,
send Killian on the wild-goose chase to
the Gnestion, he looked around in a sup
plicating manner, and asked of the con
yention, "Am to he destroyed for this,
the one great mistake of my life 2 But
he was met with the answers from sew
eral delegates, who jumped on their
feet, ut is not your first mistake"
"You are a servant OF the Fenian Broth
erhood. not the master any longer" And
eve have made you, and VIC will un
make you" and several other equally !
determined answers Captain Mcmahon,
a brave soldier, who unmasked a bat |
tery during the war, in the 2L Corps, |
denounced O'Mahony in unmeasured |
terms, as an "imbecile 1t was prOpos- |
ed to depose him at once by several |
delegates, when O'Mahony, finding him.
self driven to the last ditch, produced |
a letter purpOrting to be from James
Stephens. in which that gentleman
stated that he would leave Havre for
the United States on the 2Sth of April,
and expected to arrive here on the 9th OF
Nav. A compromise was then effected,
and committee was appointed to take
charge of the Union Square headquar-
ters, and the books, papers, and rooms
therein until James Stephens arrived,
for the purpose of making proper
inv estigation The Committee is now
in charge of the mansion and the valu-
ables. if any rem ain to be taken care of,
which is doubtful The utmost indigna
tion is felt against Killian, and should
the great "mobilizer' return to New
York, it is probable that be will meet
with rough treatment at the hands of
the outraged and swindled Fenians.
O'Mahony, it is said, is almost crazed,
and the entire corps Of salaried officials
at Union Square, who have been swal.
lowing up twelve thousand dollars a
month of the funds of the Brotherhood,
have been discharged by order of the
committee appointed Crowds of the
disaffected yesterday visited the head
quarters of President Roberts, and ten
dered their services, which were accept
ed with the proviso that meant fight
And thus ended the great swindle of
Union Square, with its magnificent fur
piture. its liveried servants, its sumptu-
ous Congress, its salaried officials, and
all its other regal appurtenances. Sic