The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-24
THE GREEN ISLES FUTURE
COMNE1TO THE HiNGING
or P1TKIOTIC IRISHMEN.


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The Interesting stories OF the survivors Of
NIanche.ier aud Cicrkrnwell Rctold-Dis-
approval of O'Connor Powers Plans.
The Cooper Institute Hall was almost
NIL d last evening. notwithstanding the rain, by
Irishmen gathered to commemorate the hang
ing Of Allen. Lafkin and O'Bricn I'm Manchester,
England. eight years ago. About nve hundred
Of those in the hail had either escaped fiom
English prisons, or been banished from the
British dominions Gen. +. 4. Mlilcn was Chair
man. and Martin Moynahan secretary oi the
meeting. ON the platform were Col r. j. Kelly,
one of the men for whose rescue Allen, Larkin'
and O'Bricn suffered Gen. Thomas Francis
Bourke who was sentenced to death for treason
In Ireland; Or. Thos. Clarke Luby, Dr. Dennis
Bowling Mulcahy and O'Donovan Rossa, es-
capped convicts. In the autumn of 1867 Col. Kelly
succeeded James stephens as comm 1nder OF the
Fenian organization. He was arrested with
Capt Timothy Deasy in Manchester. IL was re-
solved to rescue them. While thev were helng
taken from the prison TO the court room. several
men belonging To the Fenian orgauila' lon
stopped the prison van, and lrcd pistol bullet
through the kevhole, with the intention, as u
asserted, OF breaking the door. SERGEANT Brett,
of the Manchester police. was sitting near the
door inside the van, and when the door opened
Kelly ana Deasy escaped. Kelly Ia In the New
York Custom House, and Deasy is Ia business
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OMahar Condor. and an English soidier named
Mcguire, were arrested for the killing. They
were all convicted and sentenced to death. Ihe
! reporters who attended the tri \ made amdavlts
! that In their opinion the evidence did not ln
! picate Mcguire, and an unconditional pardon
| was granted to him. Condon who had been
! tried under the name of Edward shore, was an
| American citizen, and had served as chptMn
| in COrcoran's Legion. on the day fixed Tor the
hanging his sentence was commuted 70 penal
servitude for life. The other three were hanged.
land, and a letter written by him on the 10Th OF
August, 1875, was read On the outside OF the
letter are the printed regulations OF the prison
In regard to letter writing. They set forth that
! a convict may write letter once IN three iour
! or ak months, according to the class he may be
| In. lie NAV also receive one letter at the above
! periods. In case of misconduct the privilege oi
| writing ar receiving letter may be Withdrawn
tionable tendency will be suppressed. Convict
are not to receive the news Of the day once III
! every three, four or SIX months they may re-
| ceive aNisit OF not more than twenty minutes
| Condor is designated as No. 6,1M. Tue letter Is
chiefly about family affairs. In one part oi u M he
says that his only chance for release Us the re-
| newed Interference of Congress 10 hts behaif
aud that he drank the health Of OConneil IL
the best material he had-cUd water.
Addresses were delivered tv Messrs. LuoV
Bourke, Mulcahy. Rossa and others against th'
home rnle movement advoc ited by Mr. O'Con
nor Power NJ r., and declaring that the onl'
true platform Tor lrshmen l. Independence
Mr. Power who was sent tp Parli ment by me
adv tnced Nationalist, is now a strong advocat,
OF "A compromise with England on the plan ol
giving Ireland loc | Parliament.
| HrSulutlnn- were pd>stu ltl lhNpI " hhll'hh
Independence. against the home rule move
ment and Air. OCOnnor Powers lectures az
tending to lead the Irish people astray rcpu
dating all forms OF Parliamentary agitation
and calling upon the President OF the Onltet
| States u demand the release OF tOnduu.
Mention OF the Clerkeuwe explosion wa
also auplauded. Ihc explosion occurred III 1871
Col Rick ri OSuilyan Burke. second in com
mand of the fenian orgaui2 ltlpn was IN Cici X
cnwell Prison. IN the heart OF London. Certait
| Frnian- cOnspired to deliver hun hy blowing ~
the prison. he Colonel was allowed To- walk u
the ward every afternoon at about uc ocl
for two hours. A b rrel containing powder
kerosene on and other materials WAS placed
against the wall. the intention being to fire Il "a
T.. VI. But on the very day selected for th'
blowing up anew turnkey changed the tolunrll
hour for exercise from TO 4. NJ. and whei
the explosion occurred he was secure IN a cell
The PRISON was narly DESTROYED. "A number o
/ houses were shattcfc 3. aud several person
/ killed An lri-hmdu named barrett was arrest
| ed. There i- 10 doubt that hc was ia the con
| sniracN. lie refused TO bctraN MS cumt lur-
anu received the sentence of denth with t"rtl
tude. lie WAS hanged. Cnl. l} Irlse WAS sen
toured 60 nftccn years uenal serNiiude, ana
afterward r, ,ieas,d pu condition of quitting th
coun ~ fnGNer lie Is ia the rrasur' Depar
mrut tu Washington ciN. Gen. lnomas trtnc
Blutkc Is a deputy sheriff. luu pr. Mulcdhy Is
physician IN good practice in Newark y. j.