New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-02

THE IRISH SKIRMISHERS.
STILL HUNTING FOR THEIR MONEY.
RGssA AND DEvoY ASKED TO APPEAR BEFORE
THEM--THE CAPTAIN OF THE RAM CALLED

RcssA AND DEVOY ASKED TO APPEAR BEFORE
THEM-THE CAPTAIN OF THE RAM CALLED
FOR.
An air of melancholy peryaded the regular
mans shirt factory. No. 235 Tmrd-ave.,
Yesterday Not than score
of sklrmshers were seated about the room, when
Joseph CromieD, the CHAIRMAN pounded on sewing
machine and called the meeting to order Mr. Gro
men, as chairman of the investigating Committee,
gave the result OF the INVESTIGATIONS ms OF that
charges made by John Dewey against ODOnOyan
Rosa had been collected by the commit &c. They
had reso we'd to summon EOsSa ana Dewey TO appear
before the meeting on heAt, 'und'Y W MAKE
answer to these Charges. III hosS1 or De
WOW had had more regard Tor daes, II would
have he ped the committee III the work OF hnulng
ont what had been done with the skrmlshlng
money They had found out, however, thai 9l,OOO
had been loaned to the FenIan brotherhood, and
81 GOO TO the Clan-naGacl TO secure the rcpresen-
tatlon OF these societies at the OMahoney funeral
The Clan-na-Cael had refused To pay back the
money. because the Fenian Brotherhood had
croNGed their members out at the funeral. Iney
had neen unable to fnd out about check
for Sl4l, alleged 10 have Deen hlslPpioprlaled
by Rosa. They had secured a iist OF eX-
nensps incurred i'll connection win the fund. lhe
total of the expenses aggregated PO3OOO. In delef-
ence TO the wishes of tine majority 0l TN committee,
Mr. Cromen said that he would not give me items
which made up this The amount IncIudtu lhe cost
of the ram which lies on The sands OF the Jersey
shore An expert had assured hlm That u Deter
vessel could be built for $4,000. The ram had cost
about $4,000.
- These expenditures certainly not for
skirInIshlpQ " continued Mr. CrOmen.
Letters were then read from 1rlshnen all over the
country, some praisng and some abusing the truS-
tees A small decrepIt olO Irlsbman Luxe Clark, win
his coiorless SHIRT pinned at he neck, then rose ana
tod how Thomas FraucIs BOuTke, John Dewey, john
Breslin and IhOm Clarke Luby, tour OF the trus-
toes and John Gibson, of Paterson, \. j., had col
ected S6 900 in Sheheld, Penn, and mad never
acknowledged the receipt OF the money In the Irish
papers as vas usual. Inc chairman said that he
had understood that the trustees had received
80 600 alter the receipt of spbscr ptiOns had
closed and had acknowledg ed 1t. and he sup
posed that TINS was the money that Clark had ref
efence to. In regard TO the charge mat $500 in
GOLD had been found the floor Of IA barber snop Iii
TINS city, kossa had explained that he dropped IL
paralytc mt.
Nv, are III a fair way 10 find out the whole Of
this matter III the next two weeks" SAID the chair
man confidently. Meantime, Rentsmcn, what rs
YOUR pleasure ~
A subscriber wanted 10 know about the charge
thai when the trustees took POSSESSION OF the
SkinnishIng Fund papers they stole 1900 belong
ing to the fenIan Brotherhood. The chairman SAID
that the committee could SIT tins charge when they
got the trustees before them, OH next Sunday.
MI Chairman" said Daniel Kelly, rs,ng from
his seat, 1t has been whispered IN my ear that
one of the captains of the ram ia III the room.
move that he be called upon 10 speak"
Mr.. UDwyer wanted 10 know the SIZE oi
one captain. Calls for tie Admiral" and The
Captain faicd to induce that person TO come
forward and establish his identity, although the
chairman assured nun that ne would not be nurt
MI. VDWyer, who In one of the investigating Com
mIttce, siid tuat they nad already sufficient eyl-
denoe agallst Two OF the trustees 10 s;nd tnem 70
the state Prison. The OF the otIcr trustees
were OF omission, bat two Ot them
had been guilty Of what wOuid place
them behind prison bars. Nj. UDwJer