Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-05-14

THE lsslssIEAFIOs or DARCY M,qRE.
Blasphsmous Uonvsrsntion Hstwssn
Whelan aHd Doyle in thslr CeIls--
Whelah's Cehfssaion.

Blasphem0ua ConverBRtGon Hetweon
WheIan and Doyle in their OeIia--
Whelah's Cehfssaion.
The Montreal Daily News reports q
conversation which two concealed de-
tective officers overheard between the
prisoners Whelan and Doyle in their
cells in the Ottawa Jail. The facts
came out in the investigation by the
district attorney O'Reilly. Detective
officers Cullen and Hess testified as.
follows:
We went, when the court adjourned
at half-past FIVE, to the Jail, and after
the governor and officials left the cor.
ridor on which Whelan aud Doyle are
confined, took up our positions imme-
dlately outside the door at the entrance
to the corridor. Whelan said--Are YOU
there, JohnP Doyle said YES, Whelsu
said, ! was nailed bloody tight to-day.
Doyle-Sou don't say. W6elan-Y Yer,
by J-s; you don't know who's the in.
former2 Doyle-No. Whelan-Alick
Turner. Doyle, in loud tone No.
Whelan- Yes; by J--s I wouldn't give
six pence for his carcass. At this time.
from the other ward, voice called ont
to Whelan and asked him how did he
get on. Whelan answered, bloody
bad; was nailed very tight. Whelan
then spoke to Doyle--It will 90 by
hard with me; I'll either swing or get
peniteniary for life; / don't care; I'm
prepared for the worst; that b-r Tur-
ner swore hard against me; swore we
we're all bloody Feuians; there
we're fourteen Witnesses examined; he
swore that he was an EnRlishman.
Doyle-You're in a bad tx. Whelan-
| don't care ad-n; all ! depend upon
is on good jury. Doyle What will
become Of me2 they eau do nothing to
me? Whelan answered that nothing
could happen to him as they could
prove nothing against him, Doyle--I
wish you'd never.done 1t, and L wish
you had never come near me that night.
Whelan--I would not have come near
you only I was drunk. Doyle-I am
sorry. James, you ever did it. Whe-
lan--I don't care d N, Lam prepared
for the worst; I'll either swing or 90 to
the PeDitentiary for life; I'd soor or
swing than go to the Penitentiary for
life; wouldn't care d-n only for
one thing. Doyle What's that I?
Whelan--the old woman. I shot
him just as l would a dog. You're here.
I'm here; I'm great fellow; my name
will 60 down to posterity. Doyle
Jim Jim am sorry for you. Whe.
lan-I didn't care d-n only for my
poor mother. Doyle said: Is she
alive ? Whelan Yes, and added: Ny
brother is in prison, too. Doyle
What for ? Whelan -Fenianism; for
firing the police barracks in Tullough,
Ireland; what hBe family my mother
had; what fine lot of boys; one was
shot at the firing Of the police bar.
rack, one is in prison for the same,
and / "am here. Whelan then sang
two songs, and there was a
long silence; he dane d and
whistled, and told Doyle about
Murphy and Enright being taken from
Montreal to Ottowa by Cullen. Doyle
asked him what for I? Whelan-Feni-
anism; that b-r Turner swore that
Murphy was with me at McGee's, and
that was lie; John, I was in prison
before for eighteen months. Doyle
What tor ? Whelan--F -Fenianism. u
Doyle Where 2 Whelan-West of
England; they have traced me step by
step ever since / came into the coun.
try; every bloody thing I have done
they have traced it; it all came out in
the court to day; that O'Reilly is q
b--r; l thought I'd faint when Turner
came up, but bore it up like q man;
there was not the slightest sign on me.
he following is q memorandum of a
conversation by Robert Hess with the
prisoner Doyle on Monday, 18th April:
"On the nightof the murder Whelan
called to see him Doyle at the Russell
House, and exhibited to him revolver
and at the same time asked him to
accompany him to the Parliament
Buildings to hear Mr.. McGee make his
last speech. BE Doyle went out OF
the door Of the Russell House with
Whelan and Buckley, who was standing
on the platform. Buckley asked Whe-
Ian what had kept him so long inside.
In reply Whelan said: Nothing
in particular or something |
to that effect; Buckley and |
Whelan then went out, walked on,
aud turned toward the Parliament |
Buildings; that was the last he saw Of |
Whelan until about 2 IL o'clock in the |
morning, when q gentleman entered
the Russell House and called out that
Mr.. MCGEE had been shot; when he,
With the other members ran out he saw
Whelan stOnding at the corner OF the
Russell House,; Whelan asked them
What had happened; Doyle replied,
DARCY McGee is shot; Whelan an.
wered, saying, "That's nothing; /
Ine3 that" Doyle remained at the
'orner few minutes with Whelan; he
hen went away, walking toward Lower
Town; Doyle went into the Russell
House.