The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-04
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Nrw YoRK, October 3.-When the com.
mlttec who are trying to find wl,at lias be.
come OF the Irish diminishing fund met to-
day, Chairman Cronein reported that they
had uncathed damaging evidence ugains,
the trustees oil tho fund. They would, II
there was no objection, ask all the trustees
and O'Donovan Rossa to bc.present ON Sun.
day afternoon next. O'Donovan Rosa Ind
charged bMessrs.l Drcsln md Dcyoy with
giving $1,000 to tho Fenian brotherhood
and with giving 81, 900 to the Clan Ma Gael
Society for the funeral OF John 0'Alahoney.
None OF this $4,000 Inns been returned 10
the skirmishing fund. s3I56iit4F4j,
each organization took in tho funeral,
Rosa charged that the trustees had forced
him while sick 10 give up his control Of
the fund and tlmt they tookHal bank book
representing 5000 belonging TO the Fenian
brotherhood. Counter charges had been
made by Messrs Devoy and Brcslin against
Rosa. The purpose Of inviting all parties
was TO give the contributors chance 10
judge Us TO tho truth Of all tho charges.
One member asked whether there was any
certainty that the trustees would come.
The chairman said TINT there was no harm
in asking them. The refusal OF anybody
could be put on record. Mr.. Cromien
read long list oil sums, ranging from 81 to
81, 600, which, he said, was the credit side
OF the skirmishing fund. The latter
amount was thought to be the cost Of the
ram. "An' engineer who has worked al
draughting the plans Of the ram said to me
that 1t could be duplicated for 5000. 81
think" said the chairman, "it is a shame
that the trustees should spend So, 900 On
RAM. 46ti sEyGs. 'I .r'IIH;4lt
Numerous letters in answer to the com.
munication and circular were read. Among
them was one from a Newark man, who
suggested that little dynamite should be
used on the trustees as well rs on England,
A Colorado man thought that it would 70
hard with the trustees il they were to show
themselves out there. They would be
egged. A Providence man said that the
fund was a curse 10 the sacred cause oil
Irish freedom. Mr.. Clark said that he had
come to speak Of SO 900 that John Devoy
took away from Sheffield, Georgia. He
said that he had been looking after It since
the convention nj Philadelphia.
Mr.: O'Dwyer said that the committee had
now in its possession evidence OF malfeas-
ance sufficient 10 send two OF the trustees
to State Prison. There would be an effort,
he said, to make final report in two
weeks. fTss $.,.a'"5s.f !.
A desire for more information was ex-
pressed on oil sides. Some wanted to
know how to reach the ram. A dozen pro-
posed 10 80 over and capture it at night. Z
ut lies on its belly in the mud alongside
Pat Cuggin's dockyard," said Mr.. O'Dwyer.
1.-THE engineer told me that 8lr. Holland
came every day at noon and took it out for
an airing in the bay" Mr.. Daniel Kelly
said that he had been assured that Bar
mum would give $4,000 for the ram, to ex-
hibit through the country. "Why not
throw in the trustees along with it?'' cried
Manus O'Connor. In all earnestness, re.
turned Mr.: Kelly, .the project seems feast.
BILE. 1t will be bigger attraction than
Jumbo. Besides, it won't eat anything"