The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-03-05
Ito be eontinued.)


Among the passengers by the Cunard Royal
mail steamer Algeria, which left Queens
town on Sunday for New York, was Mr.
Patrick O'Leary, who had been but a few
days released from Woking Prison, where
he had completed the term of seven years,
to which he was sentenced for seducing
soldiers from their allegiance. This simple
announcement is the sequel to as remark
able q career as ever came under our obser-
vation. Many of o1r ressders will recollcct
that in the winter of 1864 there was ar
rested at Athlone, a man who gave his
name as John Murphy, and who was
charged with inducing soldiers to become
Fenians. He was tried in 1865, and SEN
fenced to seven years. imprisonment. At
the time of his sentence the prisoner re-
quested the judge to sentence him to death
rather than to slavery. The judge replied
that atone time the law would have per-
mitted him to comply with the prisoners
Although this, in itself, was remarkable
incident, the prisoner and his request were
forgotten until the State trials of O few
months later brought him into notoriety.
The informers then made frequent aliusion
to one Pagan O'Leary," and it was dis
covered that the bearer Of this strange title
and John Murphy arrested in AthlOne were
one and the same person. The prisoner
bore still another name-and it is under
that, his real pame-that we have To-
troauced him as voyager across the AT.
| lantic. He was born in Macroom, and
having served his apprenticeship at cabi-
net-making, emigrated to America. For
thirty years he was traveller in many
| lands-.in all of North America, in every
country in South America, in Australia,
| New Zealand and Van Diemen's Land. In
| the war between the United States and
Mexico, he served in the division of Gen.
Shields, and received two wounds, one from
4 Hos, F,k> ntNrxa Ixnf
both in the head. One he sustained at the
storming of San Jose. He was one of the
committee that accompanied the RENAME
of Terence Bellew McManus to this coun-
try in 1862, and it is understood that he re-
NAMED in Ireland until the time of his ar
rest. Having served the full period of hi
!, sentence, his departure for America wa
} altogether of his own choice. Notwith
,, standing the rigors Of prison life, he ap
peared in very vigorous health, and hi
spirit was anything but broken. He spen
three weeks altogether in this country an,
took shipping from Queenstown. For hi
? outfit, which was suited to the seasonal
l though from his lifelong wandering he j
, we'll calculated to bear the most opposit
climates with equal ease-and for his cabi
3 passage, he is not indebted to the Govern
: ment. Whether it is owing to the truth
>. the observation that like results sprin
4 from very opposite causes, it is at all event
V certain that the departed prisoner, althoug
d Familiarity styled 1.-THE Pagan" passess'
II many attributes highly praised 10y ever
IT Christian. For instance, he Is tempera
to a fault, and bears an almost unparalielt
u reputation for rigid adherence to principl
10 and above all to truthfulness. He is all
!" singularly we'll acquainted with the Scri
j. lures, and few laymen can equal him
i, the accuracy OF reference in the matter
chapter and verse. He is fifty seven yea
of age, and quite venerable in his appea
-, ance.-Cork Herald, Feb. a.