The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-04-13
ESCAPE OF STEPHENS, THE IRISH
HEAD CENTRE.
Interesting Details and Incidents of the
Escapade and Trip to Paris.
STEPHENS IN PARIS En- koUrs Fea

STEPHENS IN PARIS EN fOIih f(H
AMERICA.
Paris March 22) Correspondence of the Lon
don Telegraph.
As told you Yes efnay, Stephens, the
Irish pairiot-tha, is, il he is to be pat
riot who. by bis Vaccinations, puts back
the clock of his country some quarter Of a
centuIy-is here en- route TO Americs. He
must rather laugh in hi, sleeve at the Ir
ish Police who could not trace him, Mr..
Stephens has not even shaved of his
beard
STEPHENS THE GUEST OF JOHN Mitchell.
Paris Correspondence Of the London Globe.
Stephens. he head centre. Is undoubt
edlv IN Paris lie is 'he guest of John
Mitchell. aud will start from llsvre for
New York. lie is said TO have embal ked
from Galway in a small sailing vessel, and
alter being out several days was driven
into Belfast. tIom which place, alter some
detention, he sailed for Scotland.
HOW THE READ CENTRE EscAFED PROM
IRELAND
rubiin Correspondence Of the Pal Mail
Gazette.
While his friends were inventing all
sorts Of stories TO battle the vigilance OF
the police. and taking such steps send
icg off his wife ani sister in law 10 Cork,
anG there embarked on board the sailing
vessel which was 10 have con, eyed him
to a Scotch refuge. This sloop. however.
having been forced TO make Belfast by
the severity of the weather, Stephens re.
mained concealed during her stay of two
DAYS. and was thence carried To Scotland, j.,
from whence he wen, by the ordinary
mode Of conveyance to Dnver, and sailed
for Paris on the 17th Of Ma ch He ar
rived there on Sunday the 18th. Instead
of fighting, therefore. the head centre was
fving on ST. Pa,rck's day.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF The EsCApE-
LETTERS FROM STEPHENS C"MPAS1oN
From the London Tel graph Marsh IS
We have recel, ed the following letters
which appear to be- genuine; the circrn,
stances of the case, however, preclude our
afiixino the usual voucher. They purport
To be communications from Col Kelly
a companion in escape with Stephens--to
Ills friends in Ireland
Paris, March, 81.
My When parted from
you on Tuesday Ligh, you hadr4't much
idea Of the heavy task before me- Ye,
now that it is ALL over, it appears only
like dream. Although vol thought
Mr. Stephens had lef, the country, he WAS
IN Dublin until last nig ght and spite @:
all The vigilance Of British spies. be left
his lodgings on an outside car, got on
board vessel 10 the Lttey, and sailed for
an English poE,.
1t was amusing TO me to see him psss
several policemen on the quays, and walk
delberate!, on board We were three
days in tie channel, owing 10 bad winds
We ultinatel Y reached a port in Scotland
Slept all night in KImarnock, RODE in the
mail train mex; day from thete 10 London,
slept in london. and. (n tho morning in
the heart of the enemy's clty,) after sleep
ing all night II hotel acros, the street
from buckingham palace, Gn the Palace
hotel started b, the morning train from
the Victoria station for Dover.
We got on board the French msiI
steamer there ri II clock on Sunday,
and started for Calais, which we reached
in safety Wasn't my mind happy when
| touched French soil, and saw the chief
organize. of the Irish republic in a posi-
ton to laugh at the blndly>mad, chiiiIke
efforts Of the British to capture him
After all the searches Of ships and
steamers outside tbe Irish coast 20 well
we're we informed Of their every moment
that the affair was comparatively easy.
The Leyt time that James Stephens
touches Irish soil he will show The British
that their barbarous treatment Of Irish
patriots but aided fuel The national flame
already knied all over The island, instead
of" stamping it out" IA they proposed to
do. Sir Hugh Rose will find, when be
attempts TO commit such desilish bar bari
Ties p, those of which he was guilty Of in
lnCia, tina. be has not Seboys TO deal
with. LIE, him order his soldiers 70
butcher women and children and gray.
halie old men, (as he threatens To DO. J
aud blow our .oidlers from the cannon's
mouth let bIm dare TO carry out his
back-hesrted intentions towards the
women OF Ireland, and there will be such
a retrbution, not alone in ireland, but in
the heart rf the British empire, as will not
be paraieied in history. The euemv lef.
10 stone un'uined to make US fight before
we were ready; they played a desperate
card, and lost, Just wait and see The ef-
feet OF The arrival of Mr. Stephens in Amer i.
ica, and you will see I speak correctly
A II is we'll for Ireland yet. Mex, Christ
mas have confidence will dine with you
as free and independent citizen of the
irish Republic. Kind rememberance,
Yours, dc.
(sigued) THos. j. KELLY.
Paris, March. 81.
DEAR MRs - have been remiss in