Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-02
STIRRED UP.
Sheridan's Irish American Friends
to the Rescue.
Rocky Mountain 0'Brien and His Follow
ers Taking Up the Cudgel and
Making Things Exceed
Iy Interesting.
FOREIGN VIEWS OF EXTRADlTION.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The publication in
the Sun yesterday morning of the warrant
issued for the arrest of Patrick J. Sheridan
has added to the interest in the case here.
An excited crowd assembled at the Office of
ODoncvan Rosa this morning, where q
secret meeting was held in reference to the
case. Rocky Mountain" 0'Brien, as he is
known to Irish Nationalists on both sides
of the Atlantic, presided. After the meet
ing Mr.. O'Brien said: I'VE are pre-
pairing a series of remarkable eItradition
cases and have procured the opinions OF
prominent lawyers bearing on this ques.
ton. The most striking case which can be
turned against the British government is
that Of the OrisIni conspiracy 70 murder
Napoleon III. in Paris, and which proved
so nearly successful. 0rsini and two OF his
confederates were executed, but the origin
OF the plot was traced among others to Mr..
Stansfield, who was then one of the Lords
of the Treasury under the Palmerston ad.
ministration. The investigation showed
that he
Furnished the Funds
to the conspirators and the French govern
ment demanded his extradition. Palmer
ston was defiant and refused to surrender
him. For time both countries were on
the verge OF hostilities, but the British
Premier remained infleIible and STAINS.
fields life was thus saved. although the
testimony against him was overwhelming
Cases like these are very useful to recall
just now
General Thomss F. Bourke said; 81 am
NJ npipinp that ha nanpnt ha aytradif.1 a
There is no law in Ireland to-day except
the law Of the tyrant oppressor. Russian
despotlsm could be no worse. The jury
system and habeas corpus are abolished
and there are the Curfew law and the Co
ercion act. The country was treated as in
a state Of insurrection, and the offense
which England proposes to punish in the
person of Mr.. Sheridan is
Purely Political.
As understand the terms Of the Extradi.
tion treaty they do not comprehend crimes
of political character; but, mind, do not
say that Mr. Sheridan had any connection
whatever with the Phoenix Park occur
rences-not the remot&t; but assuming
that he had, do not believe that even the
United States Government would be iusti.
fed in surrendering him. The impudence
and inconsistence Of England in this whole
business are extraordinary. Has she not
herself been the asylum OF political assas.
sins for over half century? Did she not
harbor Mszzini after being sentenced to
death by Austria, and but comparatively
recently refused to surrender one OF the
alleged assassins.of the late Russian Gar?
No, I do not believe this Government will
ever disgrace itself by the surrender OF
Sheridan to England"
Mr.. Bourke was once sentenced to be
hanged, drawn and qusrtered for high
treason" to the British clown.
At a late hour this afternoon no warrant
bad been placed in the hands of the United
States Commissioner in this city for the ar
rest of Sheridan. His desk in the Irish
World office was vacant this morning.