New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-06
Earran should be put in force unless further offence
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BROOKS To MR.. BADEAU.
UNITED STATES CONSULATE,
CNRk Ireland. Inne %. 1881.

Mr.. BROOKS To MR.. BADEAU.
UNITED STATES CONSULATE,
Cork IRELAND, June %, 1881
SIR In tine matter OF the application OF henry
p'Mahcney. political prisoner now in her M~estys IAN
Limerick in this Consular District for assistance or
protection based upon the claim that he Is citizen OF
the United States have to report the following add
tona facts On Tuesday the 2lst inst with the per
mission of T.. MEG Egan. esq Governor OF the Prison
bad very o snsn nnd prewoTsV Htmafed in per-
sona way to Mr. Mccarthy resident magistrate at Linn,
crick the time and purpose Of this interview anu nad
invited him TO be present representative of her
Majesty's Government: He was not present. however,
until the interview had been nearly concluded -.
The purport OF OMahoney's statements was I'D prlei
as follows; No., l., ,,o
fail Of $50. and had lost his discharge papers SuDse
quent his discharge he remained ia the United states
until 1874 when he returned Ireland. During this
period in 1866 he made application to the County court
papers basing his application upon his service IN tne
Navy The papers not issued, the reason for which
failure 10 Issue he did not state.
His return TO Ireland in 1874 occasioned by tho
"hard times then prevailing in the United States and
because he had lost money by bank failures well
failures OF contractors for whom lie haa "oa ti
lie remained Ireland FOR years and returned again
the United States in 1876, but returned 10 ftanu
soon after He was married in Ireland in 1879 and IN
October OF that year obtained license under the local
laws to keep public house - e. as rcla t h o
Kept Balydehob since, and still Keeps
In Is3 he returned to the United states and
Lockport, n " and from thence to Buffalo In tenrll
airy, 1850. he applied Tor ana OBTAINED haulaizasioh
papers IN Lockport copy of the certificate OF when
was forwarded, Enclosed IN my nspa'eh LOO, 10 you
a assff he a'' returned to ireland for The purpose
he most emphaticaiy declared, OF dsposlng OF ms
property in Baydehob and going with his family oack
10 Loci porf where he saws he small prop
erty. his last arrival at Baydehob he took part
In the then prevailing political agitation ana being a
ratepayer taxpayer and voter urged by his neigh
bors to stand "a candidate for Poor Law Guardian ne
aud qualified after which he entered upon ana dlr
charged the duties of his office up to the time OF Ills ar
81 incarceration.
He added that he office of Poor Law Guardian
OF important trust II not OF emolumen ana tuat
the discharge Of its duties involved the ana
levy of taxes" striking rates and me practical al
minsiTatiOn execution OF the laws OF TINS country
To the question What demand or claim do you Wish
20 prefer ask OF the United states Government he
answered. demand and claim protection the same
as the British Government gave to It's subjects III sew
York during the draft rlOts III the late war. anu al
American CITIZEN and want TO get out OF this country
want the protection of the American Government to
these things 10 me-
TO the further question: suppose ,ne bIIsm uu'eIn'
ment 10 permit your release from PRISON upon con
ClfiOn Of your immediate return 10 the Cnled states
promise that for 1t would take year TO close up my
affairs here and sell out my properly But don want
To stay ill this country and am willing and anxious 10
le9ve II as MS can"
OMahoney further ex planned that the foregoing state
ent Of dates and years may not be technically correct
and gave from memory TO the best of his rcco
lection and belief Ia CONCLUSION he repeated his request
for the immediate interference OF the United States Au
thoritics in his behalf.
TO conclude the record in OMahoneys case Is neces
sary that he stands committed under the so
called Coercion act as suspect on suspicion OF haViug
been implicated i'll an assault with hfearms WIN intent
to kill upon George Henry Swanton Justice OF the
Peace GOrtragrcugh, BaliydehOb.
have to add that before left the prison was ID
for the purpose Of preferrng claims similar to t90e
of OMahOney's. N response TO tins Information de-
clared my Willingness take cognzance vi Their cases
upon proper application in due lorm.
As have no Instructions up 10 date In .. MahOntys
case from the Legation or other source, shd unless
otherwise directed, permit the matter 10 drop. am
sli, etc, etc.. l.. l. bAOOhS'