The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-16
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM IRELAND.

How stephens Managed HIS Escape
Conflicting AccOunts-Letters from the
RIrtsh- Anne rican Captain Kelly. His
Companion In the AdvenIure-rh rhe
--latest seizures and Arrests.
DUBLIN, March 31.-The bird has left his
nest bat when and how did he fly! That the
redoubtable james Stephens lie in Paris is
certain, but how did he get there, and when
did he leave? The Irish and English papers
are at a loss for information on these points,
and as a return for the amount of attention
they are paying him, would suggest that the
"Head Centre" should give them full explana-
tions OF his movements as soon as ever he
touches free earth in America. .t.s.-# lEf
don't think my letter of the 8th instant left
your readers much to learn on the subject, and
all that have learned since then tends to con-
firm the narrative l then sent yoH; but the
number of versions of the escape now afloat, and
the helpless bewllderment of the public journal
lists in striving to choose between them, or to
reconcile the conflicting statements they con-
tain, is too amusing to be ignored. Among the
mosl important of the communications bearing
on Stephens escape which have appeared in the
papers, are the subjoined letters which the Lon
don Daily Telegraph prints as letters IRON
Colonel Kelly, companion in escape with Ste
phens, 10 his friends in Ireland.n
"PARIs, March 2l-My Dear -: When parted
from you on Tuesday night you hadn't much idea
OF the heavy task before me- Yet now tuat all is
thought Mr.. stephens had left the country. ne was
in Dublin until that night; and spite of all the
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outside car, got BOARD vessel in the Lifev and
sailed for an English port IL was amusing 10 me
to see him pass several po ce%en on the guags and
| the Channel, OWING to bad winds.
"We ultimately reached port in Scotland, slept all
night at Kilmarnock, rode IN the mail tram next
dav from there 10 London-slept in London, and lin
the heart OF the enemy's city) alter sleeping all
night in a hotel across the street from Buckingham
| Palace Hotel) started by the morning train from
| the Victoria Station for Dover. We got on board
the French mail steamer there about eleven o'clock
dafa fnr yUhI Ieh hyar
| in safety. Wasn't my mind happy wnen touched
Frencn soil, and saw the chief organizer of the
irish Republic in position to laugh at the blindly-
mad, chi ike efforts the British to capture him
After all the searches OF ships and steamers outside
the Irish coast So well were we informed OF tnelr
easy. The next time tnat James Stephens touches
Irish soil he will show the British that their barbar
treatment of Irish patriots but added fuel TO the
patIonal flame already kmdled all over the island,
instead of stamping 1t out, they proposed to do
SIR Hugh Rose will find, when he attempts to COM
NIT such devilIsh barbarites as those OF which he
guilty IN India, that ne has not SepoVs TO deal
WITH. Let hlm order his soldiers to butcher women
and children and greY-haired old men las he threat
ems to dol and blow our soldiers from the cannons
mouth-let him dare carry out his black k-hearted
intentions towards the women OF Ireland, and there
Will be such a retrbutOn, not alone in Ireland, out
il the heart Of the British empire as VIII not be
pafaeied - IN history Inc enemy I els oIe no sSRe
| they PLAYED desperate card, and lostl Just watt
and the effect Of the arrival OF Mr., Stephens in
well for ireland vet Next Christmas have conf.
dence WI dine with you as Tree and independent
citizen of the Irish Republic: Kind remembrance
Yours, etc, I y- Z THOMAS j. KELLY" .
| PARIS, March a. 1s66.-Dear Mrs. - have
been remiss IN not wriung to you before this. Mr.
| Stephens and myself arrived here on Sunday last.
| We were enabled TO make our trip with great ease.
| just think how horribly stupid the enemys agents
are, when we enabled TO travel in the open day
| through Scotland and England-to embark at ii in
| the Gay from the harDor OF Dover. After all the
| ship searching, we started from the quays in the
| CITY of Dublin Mr. Stephens left his LODGINGS on
| an open car, and, on my honor, undIsRuisedl We
| had no easy time IN the Channel, as we were kept
| there three days, owing to adverse winds, We
| were driven TO Carriokfergus Bay by stress ol
| weather, and it was amusing to think how much
| the Mavor of Belfast would give to know what q
distinguished guest he had. However, as the wind
changed, after being anchored all might, we did
| not make call or leave our cards. THE remainder
| Is OF private character. Yours, very sincerely,
"rHoAfAs j. KELLY"
give those letters in full because hey are
authentic, though the papers here are in a SAD
| puzzle what to make of them. "Who is this
| Colonel Kelly" they ask, "who turns up for the
first time as the author of these lettersp ~ Some