The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-14
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A quiet plainy-drcescd Young man
walked into Swccny's Hotel on Thursday oven
INK and asked for nights lodging He
speech betrayed his nationality. and when he
regstorcd his nnmc as Patrick Ticrncv.
tho clerk recognized him ns the re-
leased Fcninn prisoner who. under the
namo ~ Edward OConnor. was Tor twelve
years and u half a prisoner in the Spike
Island Convict Prison in Cork harbor. Seated
I'm his room. twenty minutes latcr. Mr.. Tierncy
related tho story II hia trials The description
on the back " his ticket Of leave describes him
rs having brown hair. gray eyes. brown eye
hrOws. q regular nose. small mouth u salluw
complexion. a boil mark on his right check. an
oval face; make. stout height. feet 7 inches {:
trade leather cutter: prison trade. sonccuttcr (;
borne Mt Ennis County Clare" The dcscrip-
ton Is accurate. but fails to mako mention "
the uuiot and determined manner. and the in
dependent herring of the Young lrishman.
Warner Mt the Police Barracks I'm How'll.
County Dublin. Warner was an nformcr By
nS mR 9gS SrsGqSnt i Darr,Gfh "31
Regiment were condemned to dcnih. Their
sentences wcro attcrwnrd commutcd 10 inn
prisonmrni f0r life. and they wore sent 10 Aus
tralin. Song u them mnde their escape. as
you know. Well went down e. llowth with
ur ~" me, an 1i H. s bs ni ru
Il he dead? / don't know lie dfm'i
die before | wgs convicted. On tho 18th
mcut with hard labor. and OF the 18th arrived
at Mount joy prison in Dublin City. was
mud soon after the lamcntcd Sorgt Mccarthy
OF the Finv-thrd Regiment was placed in the
cell on tho other sido Of mine; On sunday
side by side. And We there learned zach others
namc. | had given my name MS Edward O'ton-
nor. and rs such ! was known in the prison.
Maf imHrlVisnI ~ 10.
c6nld converse IN our cells. hy tapping ON thu
walls but va We're caught at il. and WIS pun
on bread aud water Mccarthy. being a new
prisoner was not punished.
After being eight months In Mount Joy on
probation | WIS sent 90 spike Island with
twenty other conyicts. pick pockets. burgar-
and the Ike The warden in charge said:
Boy, Warden Duggan says you amt working.
n NV ocs Sqv' to saI 30 9i'G can't Dr. % b SG4g
VEL Lo 6G says T hs fes op rPri i WGrd%n
den DuGGan. who said Well. We don't want
work on the 18th Of May attempted to cs-
cape. The main land was only about 25O wards
rRkn .no ai'"nI apI shn ISa'orn 70
we're to make the attempt. but they
backed out. got To the boat. but was sct upon
by lot Of wardens and captured. My punish
mcni for this was solitary confinement Tor four
months. Five days after that was
stripped to my trousers, handcufrcd. dashed
The sentence was that should receive thirty-six
lashes and wcNr chain. My back was cut to n
perfect lely Then wns thrust in 4 cell. and
the next day my wounds were dressed. On tho
2Gth Of September. was thought able 20 work.
4 cl hin weighing fourteen pounds WIS rivcted
10 my right lex and arm. and / wore II FOR
eiyhtnen month";
In 1878 an abccss appeared on his back, tho
result Of the chain hut when he applied for
medical mid the Doctor snid nothing WIS the
matter. aud though afterward he p9ulticed the
the hospital but kept at work. Il was
not permitted 70 go u tho hospital, -
he said. "b"cnusc Robert Kelly WAS there. He
was convicted for shooting the infOrmer Talbot.
boon released and lives In Dublin. In 1868 |
tol my sister who visited me. how | WIS 'rrat-
cd, and the result was two royal Com
missiqners OF Inquiry from Dublin Castle
visited the prison aud told my story 10 them.
About four months agO | was told that was 10
be- released. and on the goth Of Noxon Der
who said that her Majesty was graciously
Tint left tho country and never
returned. There WINS No. alternative | could
my relatives and he said that IL he lid others
would know ot my rclcnse. He said that II
didn't z" the n"Xt day that | couldn't
leave for fourteen lays | said that ia
amount ~ iitlr II could 500 my friends The
q l.lowiug saturday my brother and sister came.
Then learned that ny mother had boon dad
for xix years. On the ita %, December wa~ told
that Twas going The doctor dressed my abcrss.
| was given suit OF civilians clothes. The in
spertnr paid me the sum OF slI los l0l. which
Had cHrurl in the twelve and q HAIL years.
WIS marched tpa small bout. aud rowsd nruuud
Tire i-ihud 60 the Steamship Clty u hester, and
! started for America
Mr Ticrncy was - soldier in the Eigltv-sey-
! rnth ROYAL Irish tu-iiirr. she Iaueh -u-lHl-
! lnghs ~ they were known, and he had served
/ in ludia mud China. lie has never been IN