Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-04
Michael Dayitt,s Arrest.


Dispatch from Ioudon via French Atlantic
Sapis 10 The y. !. HtTa1d, last hight says OF
michael naSitts arn-st: The arrest was VERY
dut,S enttct1d Datit had been working AZ
,he Ratue cnloeS all the moGTing With the
ladies' relief committee, who are busy getting
OUT their addresses 20 the Irish people. Be
.Nteh TWO and tbree o'clock hn left the ofrces
, ~ o,.e MIN him were Nj. Brennan, the sec
IttM! eI the league, and Mr. Matthew Harris
OF Baliipsasloe both or them cerendants 10 The
recent state triaL They walked down Sack
ai he sief' ano we're crossing Carlisle bridge
proscheo Michael Dayltt asd said. Mr. Dsyfft
You are wanted at The Castle Mr. Dayitf
said good afternoon 10 his friends ana yalkesto
the Castle with the officer. There he WAS taSen
Ia charge by two Scotland Yard detectives who
told him thai they had orceTs for MS arrest on
The ground OF breach OF the conditions OF his
ticket Of leave. be at once reoC- niZed their
authority ara handed over HIS revolver request.
lIg The Chief detective 10 giyeit 10 Mr. Brennan.
MI. DsEitts ticket OF leave having been sus-
lSDOt q ne i Haole 10 serve seven years more
penal SerNltude, his original sentence having
Oten one or fifteen years fCalled &C the league
onoes immediately after the arrest aud saw
Mr.. Bienran. He informed me that be had not
been able 10 see his friend nor did he Know
where they had taken him. "Hhat has caused
the government 10 arrest him 81 suidenn: =" 4
sskeo; Il suspect. be repiled, "tnat they
Nave teeD spur Cd into action by the proposed
convention Which Is sure 70 ba held /" Mr.
htule,Nbo WAS standing b.. said: III " want
10 NJ iii po 81 DaSiu now hey nearly sta, lei
VIII certainly finish him of tbs time. "ptt
you expect this sudden arFcsi:" asked ..no
VS.. sald Mr. hrttie, the government are
q sperale now. They are a lot or shop tors
aLd have lest their temper" No conmuui,l-
ton has been received from Mr.. D8Vi,, 6y any
OF his friends.
THE JOURNEY TO LONDON.
The arrest created great conservation 10
Dublin. Dayitt's pardon was revoked by the
Queen. and nouce 10 that effect was signed
last hight 10y SIR William IIarcourt home secce-
Detective Of1icer SWANSON at once ,erJ london
reaching Dublin this morning, with an order OF
arrest TO take Mr.. Davtt back Al the Castle
The English officers were introduced to Mr.
Davitt under assumed names. After leaving
The Castle the cab drove down TO htng5Josn
where first class sleeping berth was engaged
On board the hail steamer ConnauchJ the
same steamer on Which Mr. Dlyltt and the
other released FenianS, MeSSrS Chambers
Mccarthy and 0'Srien, came TO Ireland In Jan
uaTy. 1875. The Eeralf correspondent Travelled
10 hiDgstoNn by the mail train with Nessrs
Brennan, Egan, Harris ard Or. Ken
nedy, members or the land league
Rain was tallirg fast when the party
went on board The steamer aud asked
to be allowed 10 sac Mr.. Dayiit. The off ser IN
charge peremptorily refused TO admit any ona
Dr. kennedy said that he was Mr.. Davitt's
medical attendant aud had been treating hIm
for the last six months fer pulmonary disease
He den anded, therefore, TO see Mr. D5vltt aud
MIR. Williamson at once consented, on condition
that The otner gentlemen present would with
draw. NJ. Egan then Went on deck and in
duced MIR. Maiion, VINO was IN charge. 10 inter-
ce0e for an Interview. This Mr.. Mallon oblig-
iugly did, ami Mcssrs. Brennan and yan were
also admitted. Mr.. Dayitt was IN good
spirits. and declared that bis arrest would
not Influence the land movement IN any way.
He said that the government had done A
cowal6ly act and committed gross blunder
He sent message 10 Mr.. Walsh, OF Ba.la, ad-
yising him 10 SIT Out OF the country al once as
he would hGner severely Ia prison. owing 10 The
weakness OF his health. IL added that he PN-
! pccted TO be taken before a Bow streaf mas's
rrara IN me morning pnn senr naor ,o Now
moor. He is in weak health, ana during fha
last tnfee nlShts has slept little from a
hSheIe cough fdTe@olls were then eX-
chabged aha The gentlemen Withdrew SIX Dun
lih QeVecuhtSW Went over in the steamer TO Holy
ne2u, and VIII accompany Mr Dayitt t. / 0ndoD
The arrest Is generally condemned as a grea
bluhQef. III Is universally cOnstd red here that
Tie government intend 70 aband IN the retro
5becDNe Clause OF the coercion bill ami haze
therefore, arrested Mr.. DaVItt on the ground of
preach OF the conditions al his ticket o(-Ipayt
MT. DaVftU reported himself regularly accord
Ing 10 the conditions OF his Fe.ease until Jnly
1875, when, all the Fenian prisoners having
bten nberaled, he thought he had no further
Ee6d 10 90 So This action has never been
complained OF. MI Davitt arrived at HolyhPad
at IL O'Clock, and a pilot engine Travelled ten
MINUTES ahead of his train
4 London dispatch says:-It was Mr.. DlyIft'S
arrest that lea 10 the dlSordery scenes thar
eDSued In the House. 10 the suspension OF me
IfISb members and 10 the arrest OF Mf ParneU
ana thirty four members OF Parliament who
were removed by The sergeant. at arms. the no
lice standing IN readiness to clear the hotlse
amid intense excitement.