National Republican., 1883-02-23
WHO is NUMBER ONE?
No One Anxious TO bo Known as the Leader Of
the Dublin Assassins
Gen. mcAdsras and Paterson IrlshmNn
IndustriousIy Declining the Honor.
Ne,o FORK Sun.

mentioned by lnfOrmer James Carey. The
pinkcrtons have not been employed to look
for him. Irish natonalists say they know Of
no large amounts Of money other than Land
League money that have been sent to Paris.
| They do not believe that any of this money
went to the physical force men.
Of the several gucsses at Number Ones
identity telegraphed from London John De-
voy said:
"I never heard of an Oliver in connection
with Irish national affairs. The name Milne
is possibly meant for Millen. Everybody
knows that Gen. Millen could not be Number
One. His movements are as well known for
the last two years or more as any mans could
well be. He is now in Guatemala.
"The suggestion that Gen. McAdaras is
Number One is simply preposterous. He has
no occasion to engage in hazardous enter
prises. He married, several years ago in st.
Louis, n widow who Is reported 10 own 100000
worth of real estate and l don't know how
much in bonds, mortgages, and cash. believe
he lives with his wife in Paris in great luxury.
IL would not be surprising If he drew checks
for large amounts on his bankers McAdaras,
in 1871, went to Count Palikao, French min
lister of war, and offered 10 enroll in Ireland
an Irish brigade. With an autograph letter
from the Empress Eugenio he went to Ireland,
and gained the support of A. M. Sullivan,
editor of the Dublin Nation; =. ]. Smyth, Nj.
p. for Tippcrary, and Peter Paul McSweoney,
brigade as members of the Order Of the Red
Cross, landed them in France, and there most
of them went over to the Irish Legion.
Afterward McAdaras was on the staff of Gen.
Chanzy."
Gen. Thomas +. BourlSe said he saw Gen.
McAdaras in New York six or seven years
ago. "H He in no WISE" said Gen. Bourke,
answers the description given of Number
One. lie was journalist, and was employed
on several New York papers was told that
his failure to become identified with Irish
nationalist organizations was his cause for
leaving. Ho did not reside here more than
a year. He had a military bearing and had
received wounds, but he was not lame in one
leg, as Number Ono is said TO be by Carey.
There is no Fenian brotherhood here"
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21.-Gen. McAdaras, who
is mentioned as being the mysterious Number
One connected with the Phgnix Park muir
ders is well known in st. Louis. He first
came here in 1865 in connection with the
Fenian movement, and returned again in 1873
or 1874, when he married Mrs. Orchard, nee
Doyle, widow Of large wealth. He lived
here about two years, and then went to Eu-
rope Their home is still in st. Louis, but
they spend most of their time in Great Britain
and on the continent, and have a fine place
at Bordeaux, France. They were here about
two years ago. Since then they have been in
England, France, and other European coun-
tries.
ull luNeSllHullOu lO-uuN bllOWo Llub lht
rumors affecting Gen. McAdaras are without
q shadow of foundation. Tho general, n
Frenchman of Gaelic parentage, was in carly
years an intensely devoted Irish nationalist.
In the Franco-Prussan war he was seriously
wounded Letters shown to-day by resident
bankers and friends of the family prove con-
clusively that at the time of the plottings
against Forster the general was in Egypt A
few days after the assassination he was openly
in Dublin, having come over from Paris and
TO his brothcr-in-law, Capt. NJ. A. Doyle of
this city, who was then with him, he denounced
the assassination as cruel and Cowardly. Said
Capt. Doyle to-day:
81 have this morning been reading over
Clrey's confession, aud must say that it seems
ridiculous TO me to imagine that Capt. Me-
Adaras is the person who is known as Number
One. If the English government thinks he
land, get his Paris address, and take him to
Dublin very soon. But i don't think they
suspect him. / can't see why they should.
His wife Is with him all the time. They
travel with two servants, appear to be entirely
uprestrained and open in all their move
ments. They make no secret of their comings
or goings anywhere. l have Gen. McAdarass
address in Paris. / know myself positively
that he was not in Ireland during tho time
covered by the conspiracy revelations. / re-
ceived French papers from him the day before
yesterday. He had been in Paris since Jan.
! ~ lhht, nc lclJ DuDlln Oh jan HTTlNCu
in London on Jan. %, and was in the French
capital three days later. L receive letters
from him straight along, and know all about
his movements.
"When did you see him lastP"
ain Dublin last August. When l got to
Dublin they told me that Gen. McAdaras was
only few miles from town, at Parry's hotel,
health resort where there are salt baths. L
, went there, met the general, and found that
he had been drawn to Ireland by the same at
traction that had called me there-the un-
yelling of the OConnell monument and the
, Irish exposition. Mrs. McAdaras was with
him, and his wife had maid and he his valet,
He drove around every day in an open clar-
ence, and everybody seemed to know him.
In Dublin he stopped at the Shelbourne, the
/ most prominent hotel there. 1t is opposite
Stevens Green, in the most frequented part
: of the Irish capital. He made no secret of
his presence there. He arrived before the un-
yelling of the monument and remained until
, the twenty-hrst of last January.
= 1.-THE general his relatives contend, was in
, Grasse, II mountain resort in France, 30 or so
miles from Nice, at the time of the PhGnix
park assassination, and previous to that had
: been at another resort. The last time that
he had anything to do with Fenanism, or
, kindred movements, was, according to his
, own statement, soon after the Franco-Prus-
: sian war, probably in 1873. He went TO Dub
lin to assist in eilecting some organization or
, Otner, ana the meeting place was IN room
back of common tavern. When he entered
. the room there were several rough men
present, one of whom Immediately jumed up,
and, addressing the general, said, Well, gem
eral, what are your plans for capturing the
castlep He spoke this out in loud tone,
and Gen. McAdaras was so disgusted that he
made no reply, but, putting on his hat. left
the room, and did not return. He said to me
, afterward that he didn't want to have any
thing to do with an organization in which
there were men who did not know their
business better"
The story concerning Mrs McAdaTas as
Mrs, Byrne, aiding the assassination by sup
plying the knives was secuted not only by
her brother, but by resident priest, who
was her confessor. Both say that she is a
shrinking, retiring lady, and so strongly at
tached to her church and its teachings that
the very idea of assassination would be alb
hOrrent to her. In May last an anonymous
party offered to give the chief of police here
important information for the British gov
enment regarding the Phoenix park tragedy,
if that government would offer a sufficient
reward and promise unconditional pardon to
one of the cOnspiratOrs to be named by the
st. Louis infOrmer He agreed TO deliver his
proofs into the hands of the British consul
here, and, If necessary, to go to Dublin Go
; identify the cOnspirators He was thought
to ba a crank, and the chief of police gave the
letter to the reporters as u specimen of his
correspondence.
PATERSON, Feb ell. p. Mcdonnell the
; Paterson labor agitator, to-day received many
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