The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-19
HOW THE FENIANSESCAPED
THE REV j. O'REILLY,S LETTER TO
ms MOTHER IN DUBLIN
The Business that Mr.. Collins and Mr. jones'
had IN Western Australta-A Discovery
that the Government Made, and " hen.

Prom me london tunes
On Easter Monday there was n regatta
near Ireemantle. and the Comptroller General
aud Capi avn Of the Pensioners we're present.
Inc usual force Of pensioners and police, how
ever, remained in hreemantle. Wnlc the re-
gait was proceeding, SIX or seven II the pris-
oners managed to escape to a pisgery about
mule from tue prison, where they changed their
clothes and got into .conveyances which
waiting for them. fhey are believed to IA. We
been assisted by an American, who has been
living IN the district for come tune. They drove
TO Rockingham, 10 miles from Freemantle.
hey were received there by man named he'll,
to whom they Described themselves as excur-
sionists. He attended to tho horses, and ac-
companed them to the coast, where a boat had
put ON shore belonging to the American whaler
Catalpa.
Tue BOAT was manned by one white m an and
nve or SIX men Of color. The risoners told
Bell they were going ON board. They had given
Tim money, and he asked them what he was to
do with the horses and traps. Tue reply WIS, Let
them go to hell." On looking into one OF the
convey tnCes he found In II three prison felt
ramrod. He at once Suspected that they were
ESCAPED convcts, ana gave tho alarm IL the
police, The GeorRette, with fOurtss pension
ers, followed by the water police boat, put on IN
pursuit. The Georgette steeied Ia the direction
OF the whaler and overlook her lying TO ABOUT
twelve mites OF the land. The mate was In
ch ifge aud said the captain was not ON board,
but away In one OF his boats with six inus
Ihe George tie had in consequence TO return to
Preemantle. The boat belonging D the whaler
had been overloaded IN consequence Of tue
prisoners being added to the crew, and was
land during the dal, and was followed by the
pulice boat many mites astern. The boaf how
ever, re tchcd the Catdlpa, was picked w Oy rer,
anu left with the iugitives.
FREENASrLE, " estcrn Australia. April IS.
MY DEAR MOTHER; You owe to the accidental
detention OF the mail steamer the letter watch
am now writing. The cause Of the delay IL an
event that viii probably excite so much atten.
tion IN the old country aud America mat 1t Will
form the PRINCIPAL. n not sole. topic nf my
You are aware before now that Western Australia
| Is a convict colony. Hither were sent, some
\ Re IL q o. n
ers sentenced To penal servitude on the occa-
eion OF the fsnlan disturbances a little before
that date. These were grad released. an
at the beginning the present month only sght
Remained In confinement IN Western Australia.
| All the eight had Uern soldiers. the prisoners
! OF the establishment work In gangs throughout
! the town, and the Fenians were distributed at
| dinereat points with the rest. Among the pris-
| oners sonIs are chosen to all Offices Of trust In
connection with tue prison arrangements, and
| are called constaOlss.
| one OF tive Fenians was a constable by
| delivering pretended orders TO the wsrders 10
charge OF the working pa ties he was enabled
to get six Of the fenians toget Their when occasion
required. The occasion came yesterday. AT
| nine O'Clock he withdrew those whom he re-
quited from under the warders In charge. The
SIX prisoners assembled at spot just outside
| Freemantle. Two carriages With two hors s
9 Gu were in readiness; they got Ia and away
| they 20.
| must retrace my steus a little. Toward the
| end Of last year gentleman, represented as
! from one Of the neigh boring colonies, arrived
| here. He put up at the lest hotel IN the port
| and ma since mixed with the best society. lie
| went Dy the name OF COllne. MS business
| here was Away all euIgma to the residents, but
! II was supposed by some that he had come here
WITH the view Of seeing his way to the opening
| up OF some business. Another person lately an
! rived here. too. named Jones, y Yankee. but AZ
| he worked at a trade no one noticed him. NOW
II appears these two persons ,re the chief act
| ore IA The plot.
They arranged the details OF the night and
| awaited the fugitives with the carriages at the
place Of rendezvous yesterday. The party drove
| TO a spot about sixteen miles or so from Fl re-
mantle. where they were seen TO enter a boat
| evidently belonging TO a whaer IN the o1ing
| Yesterday the port and the metropolis were IN q
state VI intense excitement The Government
| put on boAld guard OF pensioners and polo {
I'VE nave no soldiers ia the colony and sent II 10
pursuit. liz lie before the steamer an ope q
| boat, IN anned with water police. had started OF
the trail of tho runaways. To-day, AT o'clock
| the steamer mad retutned crowd had as
semDled On the jetty 10 see Ter come In. ] wa,
among the numher. Sue did not bring back tnt
| prisoners. Sue reported being alongside The
| whaler. The captain and one boats crew were
| absent The authorities la the steamer request
| ed to 40 un DO rJ, tut were refused permission
| As the vessel lay In neutral waters they could
\ not use force to ttiin their desires. 1he wAte
police boat ~ still "a haze OF tue nIssng ship'
| boat. Uut doubt n they will come up VITA he
under cover Of the darkness VI the night, ana Il
threatens to be dark inueed. The absent crew
VITA the figitives, will make the ship, ind 4
even the police crew found them and there Mer,
n h9hi. % there wOuid be pretty sure to he II
forced Capture were attempted, II is very doubt
ful who would be the vctols Against the hftse
water police there would he the elk prisoners
their two accomplices anu the boats crew.
| j. y REILLY