, 1875-10-29
A D00MEl MAfl,
Tho Sacred Order Of United
Irisl,t1cn 1tcdivlyf.u
They Pronounce Thomas ]. Mcueoghc.
gan Guilty OF Treason to Ire.
land.
And the National Chiefs Sentences
Him 70 lie shot 10 Death,

ssEH 3WA H'F ". ~. 81.
About QUO year aEo MI organization waa
formed in this city. VI II Cpm:ul,is.io nature.
BY tnau .,Intned Father sluSamsra, who taG At
o1!o tlne bern 1.azarAt rrs"Jt, and who lad
also o'fc,a:td a. 4 Clergyman of his orn pertua~
zion Ia lln'sigl,. \. e. 1t is taid that. owlbg 10
houas irregularities. tho Bishop IT tho Doceae
in Which Father IcS4mara preached aileuccd
him, doprlylg tho Clergyman Ut Lts iunct,nnn.
Snco Ihch It:htf Mcnamara ha4 derotcd his
attnui!oh Chiefly tr oEEEnixils 1ayutE:toa III Tho
cause ii tho ia:1lesiood oi Nations aud the
DrotheE.ot1of anu. Tho cx.Tusctttd rentiu-
mai wetr4 long rack ovcrcoat wit, a ycI,et
collar: hIs rclioH ilaie l,angH down on LIN
shoulders. his faco IL a1"ajA ci"an sha"c,i,
and lls teeo,1co IL II married. unu "l!eneyer llo
ahprar. III any nf the H.tcet. of tEr "Ity.
mara WEB called the Sacred Order of tinted
Irshtneu Ho,t.ryi, mud had Il nu.npcr Of lodges
scattered tfrnishout New YORK CITY With .car-'
fully mvatlc titles. H. wh~ tic design Ut iatuus
Mc:samala 10 revive &4n organization II. one
tins known as the Order ri Cu'tea lrl1Hcil,
aud wh!ci, Ind correatoudsuct viii tbs ito,1ch
Eesolutiousts Of l7JJ. Anumter IF cnrHeet,
feryent. and nntl4uriasLic young ltisinen, ~.
At ell dctcrtcd BY the rros. tc'la Of the Arroc:a-
ton, which declared that IRELAND co::td nr!y bo
freed by weekly subscription If q ccnts rer
mar, joined tho ''Hacsca Ncdiyiyi." and paid
u thor luee. as became them, Eacl. candidate
WIS sworn secretly. Ais hati's c1o~se4 over q
bas1u Of Blood aud With n large. thsrp-bladed
ax depending ftoul thu cnny directly
urer his head. II was fearful sco:l: shat soma
Of The candidates witnetheh md tllrne o. four
bucanlo jEht-headed Immediately at.cr tic tar-
lihle and Ehostly inaugural ceremohiea. Es-
Fallior sicSamara dcrl. ed that. owl, II thu
Pope and ka:sor Wilhelm oppo"ed tho ulo7e-
mcut. he alone wntl'1 ftes ireland. The hrsan-
lZation i,crecActl rapidly, until at one time tho
Rcti.vlvi numbered shout lAo ucmbers III ms
city. MI Of "hOin "tro paying albEcritetH. Ono
Of tic clsief and most deadly cousplrstn1a wsH
seuder Of human halr. who is pro,rietor OF i
r,oro on ChuaI a:reat. ! h1s man posecsaca Homo
uDres and it II nald that lle hnd uego'latcI fur
hartor rteam.tng to lrocaed tn Ireland with
twentv Mimic nu,kcss. calibro 1861. whor Father
alcSAn'Rra stopped llie proceedings. Thele was
also poet named cannan IL tI!o organization.
TAo had for II hun do plume, Red it4lu.'
Among Ll,e rccrlttB obtained by cx-Fatber
MrSamara thero WAS young inen namo'l
Thotaas j. ucGeoghegen. we!l~cdnchtoa and
Kootl-lonkinR young gentleman. at % years 1t
Of tho Christian Brothers. in Brooklyn, 1Ae
peeulo-Tathcr NlcNatnnra, Hllo cphc,y rosoin-
b!cs noted preacher In proo'sIyn. having cosl-
siderable conversational powers, did in tcme
| manuer faselnats young McCoogheaan Had iia~
| ally induced him to join tho Rediviy Ths
Young n,nn had written tor tho prase. unI, being
largely gifted With imagination Ito became one
| Of tls: lnont Gnt1icst a'!u zealouh IrolasAtots
OF tho Revolutionary aoctsileA which the es-
| Priest had gisen lia years to iusalsatc. Tho
Rtalvivl geuerailY mot III Chatham slrEct. oyer
weodly newspaper office. and solnc:,meh tnills-
can full Of blood would TO cenyuyeJ from tlle
1hilt'-tourfh street sIa'lghter-l4ouse, of winch
tho Nedyyl woult pagialto fEesay, and thtlH eaal
! their VOWS OF LOYALTY aud heroiBtn. Dut yonnE
| Afc0eogh3gAn began to tnsc doubts Of tho hon
csty rs well as tho practraoitits Of tho ossanis-
tlou Of tho ledislsl to Recnre Tho liberty Of tre-
laul through tho l'strumcntnl,tv Of c1-Fathes
| MrSamara. Dciug OF 9uick iutelilgence. TO n.o
| a politicians lthtaYo, l,o kicked" yet he did
| not fail to subscribe hts weekly 25 cents. 1t
| Hcolns. however, that 1lr. McGeaghsgan IL very
strict numan Catholic, aud. alter uoAlu months
connection With tho 1.ed,visi. ho began 10 l4aye
| conscientious donbts AZ tn whether hc should
| continue 10 be q nlombcr or not. Having. as q
! Cathol.c, to DO What is known I'll the "Jubitec,"
! llo VAS, informed by tue clergyman
| cuad not rtcoiyo a1suluAlon nnle.s le inlnlsil-
atoly left the Isclyivi. Alr. aIcGeosheRau, feel
! 'ng thas he ought to be cnrtain OF Tho waiter.
/ And knowing that llo would he sontenred 10
death il 10 wcro to lecou1A traitor to the 1sed-
| vlvi, conhnlted Two OshoH clorgymcn, and they
informed him Of tho spiritual penalties to to ELL
forced should he continue ~ KeaiTisia.. Now
came the agony. mud alr. Alctieoehe;an found
woud have 10 endure tue panB Of hrl-fiEe II he
| weso to ion,uin iu tho I,ed,riyi. but ehsull lo
dare to leave it, he lsnow that the organization,
would have him shot IA traitor to TIC cause u
| 1relaud. Ihs young patriot decided Immediate
u, mud choso everlasting Isn IN the future to q
l1altry and indefinite existence RI scool-terets-
ar. Accordingly ha darcd hia fa.a, aud wruto a
letter to tho "Eational Chief" nf the I}edisivi,
ss ox-Fhther aicNamara calls himself, reyisn,n;:
ms position a. a member OF lilo Sac:cd Older.
The letter was Hrittnn At tho peril Of Mr. Me-
I deoghcgan's hfa, and ia hs folio as:
In ytn+tsaton of ny character and honor both "a
M sd ~ n soss4 Rss.t II Se
TIARA, III reply to Of mnc, reai9niuK my position
| as 1inmher of tho Retlivyt.
a Father McNamaEa sud lsia a3hcrents have 1n'ts
publicly aud privately hlandcsed me. and attributed
base aud unworthy motives to mo on account II ny
men to mako public statement OF tho fAcss and 10
lnte an org snizaatnn that ~ m imposition, ~ San
easily bo recognized from tho snb>tanse Of hin ntsrr
At tho solicitation of Father McNAmarA. jotnrE tits
Ilcdtrts believing II to bo organization solely rot
NJ for Tue purpose Of lfersssng ireland. sooh found
organization. il rro7ed 10 hs at.po,ia soninat,on
uucr the guidance o! Father atcNamAfa. having sofc-
T. IN s% hs ;s r. obi.t ., stsns my ron
crlea meu. Az an 1Ftahrnsu. ChstasE1n ani Cath
ole, fnunA could unt cnnpclcutton,Iy continu" .
ms 10 withdraw from 'sucil dangerous and vilaln
sn in hs
trom tho IIer. Father SfcNamsra:
1 M not S,Sd to e xs ss ss had lS ns
nhllsStl n,r IL no1t insulting manner. and lad nj
he md liza adhcrrn spread reports drogs;ory to NJ,
Tss 70 80 iapsss pans - t. xtLer s
ju-'.l III my actlons or not. aud p1laeh li4 letter
sl lAAt 31fy nsy 1auEe OF tlI pl2sfCtoba HAtuft ~
/ the Itel!sW sui sts founders,
W. inslxs cnuclndo by say yug thai tue cnly trIhut
ItMyG tn TaY it, future to such ,essa IL tbs tElut
ri my ts!chc",-I hs! a1must saA sllttt route.uls
hut shall bold tho '.clnh In contempt eve.
though tho wearcr bu debarTtd from tlu sa.tetu7rY
Sours respectfully, THOMAS J. McGKo1l1EuAH,
However lncledlblc 1t amy SOON to tho cItl'
zens o! Nov YORK. who hvo In civilized ant
thristmn community, aud Aro surposed to otc.
thu laws under which they eaist, tho I" NatIopa
Chsf' Of tho nedvssi, OH receipt Of tho le:tor
called council Of the mysterious organization,
uAich met. - It Vas alleged By sum,nons OF
dagger and cord delivered 10 each of tho n,onl
horn uf the - Supreme aud Extraordinary Coun
ci1," for 10 tdcy arc called. The number "sss
Gu" has slwara had mystic powers. and tn
'.CouacIt Of SeTen me. On tho 7th Of October
at tllo hotel kept by O'Donovau-Aosss, in Chat
liam Square: The proprietor OF tho hotel ktaeq
uching OF tho purpose OF the soyeu mon wllt
called on him. headed By Mchasuasa and HI
readily allowed lhelu 10 engage ROOM. Six .
tho mon were partially disguised and were NO
known. They met in room 9p-staIrs, after or
list no ono Should cutter. No one excop
those present eau tell what happened III th