Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-01
THE FATE OF THE INFORMER.

1t was in the year 1923, when tie Rib
bonmen were growing in strength in Ire
and, and secret meetings we've held oil
most nightly. On a certain bIusterin,
evening in November there came int
the police barracks in the County Fer
managh q rai! man wearing long frieze
coat, and closely mufiad about the face
He made Inquiries for the Capt&ia OF tht
police, and was conducted to the latter
private room. 4 moment or two late,
one of the loungers in the barracks, VIII,
was not Of the nolice, withdrew unnotice(
and stole noiselessly through the vari
Gus passages leading TO the Captain!
quarters. Raceiing down and scarcely
drawing his breath lest he should attract
attention, be applied his ear to the key
hole OF the door, aad remained in that
position for nearl an hour. At the enc
OF that time he arose, and, cautiously re.
tracing his steps through the barracks, he
let himself out unperceiyed and set forth
at rapid gait across the fields toward
the ncighboring village.
at al early hour fhe following morn.
ing young man and girl were on then
way to the Fair at Enniskiliea when they
were overtaken by 8 horseman who came
tearing down the road at a break neck
pace. Addressing the couple, he said:
"Athen, the top Of the morning to We
both, Hugh and Mary. Yees lookin
finely, like the handsome brother and
sister ye are. But I'm after ridin' eigh-
teen M ilp, VI, OU.rtolsS. no ~
'.Io overtake Us, Pierce McGoveran;
and what did you hucry yourself tor?o
Didn't you hear the news, Hneh?'
"No, sorra word. What news2'
McGoveran did rot reply Immediately
but, reckoning to the other, they both
dismoupted and walked apart cut of ear
shot of HugEIs sister
"Arrah, tnen, it's myself that's sorrv to
tell you, but there is no time to be lost
And he whispered 3 few words in the
others ear.
YOU'RE not in arrest, Pierce; sure,
IT'S JOHN we are?'
THAT / mayn't have luck or grace,
Hugh, cut it's Gods truth I'm te!lin'
you"
$50 the villyan has betrayed us7"
"Falth, he has SO; and more, betoken,
ne got his ten golden guineas into his
hand for the information"
sand who told you2'
Jenny the Pilgrim, from Sligo. He
YVES IN the police barracks last night tel
lin stories to the peelers, when Nooa
came in and asked for Captain Davis.
The Sargint at first didn't want to let
him up; but, when Noon whispered his
business, be let him up at once. Jenny
soon found an excuse to go out, and what
does he do but go up to the Captsin's
door and listen, and then he heard the
thief OF the world teliin' hoW we met
every night in q h&v-rick. And then the
Captain gev him ten guineas, and salcl
that DC must swear to all he told him be-
fore magistrate. He stopped in the
barracks last night, for he told the Cap
tain ttat if It was Known thai he turned
informeT his life wasn't worth thraneen
il the boys caught him. Jenny, after
he had heard all, came three miles across
the fields to my fathers to tel me ali
about it. rode over to your house at
four o'clock this morning to stop Won
from goin' to the Fair, but they told me
you and Mary We're gone; so rode or,
hoping to overtahe you before you got to
Enniskill'2p, at any rate, an, sure, it's as
much as l could do. So you had better
turn back, Hugh, and go OFF beyond the
mountains till it blows OVER
But Hugh only laughed
Il may as well be taken now as any
other time he said. ''l'll got to the Fair
if there's s. peeler on every inch of the
groundl'
That afternoon forty Ribbonmen were
arrested, and among the number was
Hugh O'Neil.
The evening Of the nth of March, four
months after the arrests at Enniskilen
Fair, was cold and cneerless. In build
ing originally used as distillery, but
long deserted, in one of the most seclua-
ed spots in the country, were gathered
some forty or fifty Ribbonmen. Among
these were Pierce McGoveran and Owen
Reilly, the Captain Of the band. The two
conversed in low tones, and it was evil
dent from their manner that they were
considering q serions subject. At last the
conversation was interrupted by ques.
ton from one of the party.
''A-then, have you any news from En-.
niskillen, Captain2"
"sorra word" answered Reilly, "but
that the Jail isn't large enough to hold al
the prisoners that Noon is swearin
III every marke'-day."
can cen we do nothin','' asked another
Of the party, Edwards lendin' them s
hand to escape?"
II don't know Of any way to do it," re
piled the Captain, "but to brake into ths
Jail and rescue them; [ don't know
whether VIC could do that same, even i
we did put our necks in the halter in tht
attempt"
"Couldn't we get Noon out Of the way
somehow"
Glow could we, an he night an day
in the jail, an a guard OF soldiers drawn
up around the gates"
aWell boys" said Pierce, "wnat woulo
ye do with him it We had him."
''If we had the yilyan we'd make hin
rue the day he took the tin guineas from
the Captain
"Itold YOU. Captain, it would never
d." said Pierce in an undertone.
"Couldn'r you keep him some place be
yant the mountains, boys, until after The
thrialf' said the Captain, at the same time
winking, unperceived by Pierce, at some
OF his men.
''Tsoth, then, we would, Captain, an