The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-11-11
THE SENTENCE OF DEATH.

However incredible it may seem to the
citizens Of New York, who live In civilized
and Christian community, and:are supposed
to obey the laws under which they exist, the
nNationsl Chiefn OF the Rediyivi on re-
ceipt of the letter called a council of the
mysteriou Us organization, which met, as was
alleged, by summons OF dagger and cord
delivered to each of the mem ers of the
" Supreme and Extraordinary Council" for
80 they are called. The number "seyen y
has always bad mystic powers, and the
" Council of Seven /" met on the 7Jh of Octo-
Der, at the hotel kept by O'Donoyan Rosa,
in Chatham Square. The proprietor OF the
hotel knew nothing of the purpose of the
seven men who called on him, headed by
Mcnamara, and he readily allowed them to
engage room. Six OF the men were par
TALLY disguised and were not known.
They met In room up stairs,
after ordering SOME ginger beer, and locked
the door so tnst no one should enter. No
one except those present can tell what hap
pened in the room yet, incredible rs it may
seem, one of the seven, under the solemn
obligation of secret oaths, was deputied to
kill Thomas ]. McGeoghegan wherever
found, no matter If Il were in a church, as
traitor to Ireland and the Sacred Order of
Redivivi. Our reporter discovered last
evening that the name OF the man who Is to
execute the sentence of death on the unfoT-
sunate McGeoghegan is James Walsh, who
Is a bother OF champagne, and belonged
formerly to the firm OF Walsh q Peel, but
when not otherwise engaged Is a peddler of
maps. Mr.. McGeoghegan called last even
ing at the Herald Office and declared that he
was not a traitor to Ireland, but that ow-
ing to his honest religious belief he had to
resign his membership in the Rsdivivi. He
seemed little frightened, and declared
that he did not know what the members
of the Redivivi might do If they were ex-
cited.
CAN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY INTERVENE.
A Herald reporter called at the district
attorneys Office yesterday TO know wha
steps would be taken by that official in case
that Mcnamara should attempt to carry out
bis insane threat of executing the unfor-
tunate McGeoghegan. Mr.. Phelps was at
the time busily eogsged in trying Dofsn, for
the murder of Mr.. Noe, and could not be
seen, but the officials in the district at
torney's Office informed the reporter that
the laws would protect Mr.. McGeoghegaD
from the murderous attempts OF the man
MCNAMARA if he would apply in time for
such protection. The "National Cnief'
Mcnamara met Mr.. McGeogbegsn, ia q
Hamilton ferrv-boat few nights since and
afcer abusing him in a savage way solemnly
sentenced him to be shot to death by James
Walsh. The latter individual bought Smith
Wesson seven shooter last Saturday evel-
ing, aud IL supposed to wreak vengeance on
the fated McGeoghegan, and IL is quite pos
sible that inside OF forty-eight hours our
citizens may be startled by the news of q
dreadful murder. The "Chiel" Mcnamara
was yesterday seen on Tryon row and her
public places armed with bludgeon, and
on being appealed to for mercy stated very
resolutely that he saw no reason to reverse
the sentence pronounced, and that Nc
Geoghegan must die ut set of sun.