The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-17
THE LEI7RIM TRAGEDY.
General Cradencs in the Last
Cause Assigned for 1t.
SERGEANT KEELYS VIEWS.
The New York Police Not Act.
ing with the English.

eating the motive for the klln oil the late lrl Of
Lcirn, and recoaniing the escape OF OF hts
ers with much detail tho obvious necessity Tor
reserve would permit, productive OF lively dis
ousson and comment among the irish community.
The matter canvasscd In every respect, all its
details were narrowly sciuacd ana its proba-
bniiies weighed and slltcd. rhat tho terrible
decd perpetra,ed ut Woo court Wood on the morning
OF the I'd Of ADri was frce OF all agrarian color
tho general belief In Il two OF tho vera Lord
eitrm had escaped 10 this country the opiniou,
not merely OF those who would DO likely 10 mould
their belief TO lit their wishes, but OF OF the
r.wdest officers Of the New YORK police force Ono
OF these, Sergeant Kcely VINO at tho head OF the
detective force questioned by HERALD reporter
as 10 whether he deemed tho story genuine and
truthful representation Of what had actually occurred
mere decoy calculated TO divert attcnt Of
tho English police from the right track so
Illustrate The plans OF the authorities and entau.
gle their specuiatlons He answered uphesitatlngiy
that he deemed the story II genuine one. There
nothing he said. improbable the face OF and II
tho two men said 10 have escaped had gono Eng.
land, as alleged. to pcrpctraIc tncr vengeance and
were unknown the district where the deed
mntcd there would DO serious oh staclo to their
quitting the country.
40 CONCERT WIN SCOTLAND YARD.
"Hayc you had any communication with the do
"None at all, /" answered Sergeant K.eiy, "nor is IL
likely that they will ask assistance 1t Is far moro
probable that, should they ootaln any cew here they
will work through their agents Tho amount Of
the reward, hc went on to say, inducencnt "
this direction or the detective lorcc the other
side would naturally prefer io to DO obliged dis.
tribute the immense sum (c10,0)0) offered by tho
present Earl OF l.eurim too wae an urea As 10
whether the story told by the friends of
contained any clew which might lead to their de,ec-
tion he SAID that It did not, except in far as tho
reference to the unfortunate giri VINO OF tho
earliest victims OF tho dreadful Calamity was con-
assuming tnem to DO now in America, would be Cap-
turod IN New YORK or in any portion OF the States
ExrRADr.IoS ASPECT THE CASE.
Upon this subject sergeant kcoy said that in
tho wcro arrested suspicion the process would
DO to bring them before the Supreme Court, and
they would b. then discharged, because the const,u
ton OF the United States required that they should
be Immediately confronted with their accusers. The
mntter would be entirely OF rational complexion,
and although tho British authorities would 10
obliged, in asking for their extraditon, to advance
uny proof on winch they might intend TO rely Tor
their conviction. they would yet DO obliged to den
Thy them as tho persons named IN the extraditiUn
papers, very difficult proceeding undcr the
stances Another good authority on the intrcacies OF
detective work took similar view as 10 tho bond
Gdes OF tho story departing from tho colo profess
slonai view OF the subject wouod up with rather
fcrvcny uttered exclamation, III haven't any sym.
patty with those Eapiish landlords, anyway"
SUPERINTENDENT wALLISG UNIFORMED.
Superintendent wang had not READ or affected noe
10 have read tho account publishcu la tho HKRALD
"Ask him ABOUT things published III tho newspapers
why, he never nad time 10 read them lucky
The superintendent SAID this IN all courtesy, but
seemed TO regard u as very funny concet
IRON any thug published therein. As to tho Letrim
case he knew nothing, no sad. about II. lie had
received no Information as TO the arrival oil the
referred TO 10 the report, and the Scotland Yard au-
thorities had not com INUNDATED with the New York
police ia reference to tho case
vIRws syMrArnrzxRs.
The New York Detective Department yielded no
iurther knowledge or surnise on the SUBJECT ahd tho
reporter sought the views oil parties who would TO
lkciy 10 BIO Interested IRON other than professional
reasons There Was an extraordinary sympathetic
10 permit whatever good tho deceased noble
man nigh; have aonc TO DO Inferred
deeds with any Immortality OF infamy.
For tho who Killed him there was, cs-
pscnily in view OF their deed, moth ing
Uut uubounded sympathy. In their Jnbialion over
Ito escape OF TWO OF these men they appeared bo
sinauariy oovous OF tho Exiradl,on treaty aud lts
possibilities. Tue phrase, Giving murderer up TO
justice. had 10 meaning IN this case they
10 think that the yielding OF any OF those men
cxtraGition demaud would DC rather like placing
righteous avenger at the mercy vi the erasperated
law SAID within the hoaring OF tho writer
"Wc, DON'T believe III murder, but that was simple
justice" Another said:-'if such a thing happened
IN my family would not hesitate to 20 aud shoot
v.
think would be called by God Almighty To
do ~ These sentiments were EXERCISED IN
forms and with different degrees OF intensity Those
who spoke most bitterly OF the deceased Earl HIM
traits OF the backest 0crtinism and but SLIGHT
reference TO his agraran quarrels with lis tensny.
ny others again tins after topic was chcny discussed.
but WITH mucn cAiner temper than whom the direct
personal wrong formed the tuemc.
In ono OF these discussions tue writer mado
acquainted with the details OF nm eviction which
Cured lar back 1851 or 1885, which created
o
Mr. John Lawns OF MILFORD. who alter he had buiit
hue house anu made many other improvements
on The property whicn held from
Lord Lcitrm, immediately turued ouS
~ that uucompromslng landlord Ills father
Janos LAWNS, an aged gentleman, shared his faie.
Those gentemcn were bosn North of ireland Presby-
tcrans, and about the Same time. tue writer
formed, Lord Icitrim covered himself with oboQuy
by action Va the Of The Rev Robert White. n
Presbyterian minister WAC for some twenty years
OF had preached tho Gospel. The Rev.
Mr. White had, appears, spcot some four
or nve hundred pounds IN the building OF .
house and the purchase Oi and Lord Lctrim's pro-
dcrvins all neary al the 1eacnt vi tho
yostmcut. The aged clergyman, ho~oycr, his VITO
holding uto tue streets ny tue rccenty deceased Earl
The aud variety OF Kindred topics formed nc staple
suffice, o. discussion IA tue resorts Of prominent IRISH
memDcis o tue community whose recoiiections cover
some gloomy periods oil Their country's history.
kNrgADIriox KksIskDS
good deal OF warm ieeing was expressed con-
ccrning tue rendering up oil The men VINO have taken
refuge here IN case OF tncir arrest aDd demand tor
Their exradtion on the part OF tna British govern
mrnt. some we're boId enough 70 aver that CON-
piisncc or attempted compliance with such n demand
would dciugo the streets oil New York with blood.
one member OF the FcBian organization who bad
taken heavy risks during The rising Ia Ireland aud
who. as consequence, was not unacquainted with
the dock OF the Green street Court House aud with
the discipline oi British PRISONS said that no would
willingly sacrifice his liie ~ resistance 10 such
maud. As rule. however, the more prominent Fcni-
kept rather aioo from any discussion meat
some OF them had been approached Tor subscriptions
to ald tue who said TO nave escaped, but they
dd cnter iuto the scheme Their motive 10 to DO
found In the fact that, having been already SUBJECTED
10 good deal OF imputaon ana uation, they do
not wish to take up tue burden Of aay iurthcr
brunccs OF that nature
KINGS MISFORTUNE.