Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-23
DIR. NULTY'S LIFE IN JEOPARDY,
How He, as Bishop of Meath, Solaced
Dying Victims ON Christmas Day.
SHERIDAN TO BE EXTRADITED.
Gen. MeAdams, the Alleged Mysterious
''NO. l." Indignantly Denies
the Charge.

issue Of the Irish World will contain a
long interview with P. J. Sheridan, whom
JAS. Carey, the informer, in his testimony
in Dublin stated to be an "Invincible Or
ganizer."
Reporter you propose leaving New
York to avoid being extradited, as has been
threatened by the English government?
Mr.. Sheridan-I had intended going
west previous to my reading of Informer
Carey's reference to me at the Dublin
trials, but I have decided on remaining in
ish government wants to know where 1 am
he will find me at my desk in the irish
World Office any day of the week.
Reporter you not think the conse-
quences might be serious, if you were
placed in the dock in Dublin?
Mr.. Sheridan-The British courts of law
in Ireland are organized simply to con-
Wet. Victims are wanted. I know that
if the British government got me into its
clutches 1 would certainly be hanged, even
though 1 disproved-as could easily dis
prove-every charge which Informer
Carey has sworn against me. Ny limo
cence or guilt would not affect the issue.
Reporter-With such fears on your mind
would it not be better to move to some
country having no extradition treaty with
England?
Mr., Sheridan-If there were no other
consideration than my own individual
safety, might be induced to think so, but
1 feel that my trial here, should it come to
that, would result in giving the American
people an opportunity of judging
of the class of evidence on which ire
proachable men are almost daily hanged
in Ireland. Such an expose, 1 imagine,
would be productive of results for Ire
land therefore 1 remain.
Reporter-Do you entertain any hopes
for the prisoners in Ireland?
Mr.. Sheridan-No. DR.. Nulty's life is
no safer than Jas. Mulletts if the English
government only deemed it polite to hang
him. If Carey, Kavanagh and Farrell
found it necessary to save their necks to
swear that DR.. NuIty killed Cavendish and
Burke they would do it. The government
has only to name it's victims and the in
formers will swear according to order.
eporter--Supposing those men should
be hanged what do you think would be the
result?
Mr.. Sheridan is matter only to
be guessed at. There is one thing, how
ever, of which 1 have no doubt, and that is
Ireland was never so determined on the
achievement of her independence, and
never so straight on the track to obtain it,
as at this hour.
Reporter-Do you know this informer
Carey, who says he was introduced to you
at Angel hotel, Dublin?
Mr.. Sheridan-I never met the man in
my life. His references to an interview
with me in Angel hotel, Dublin, and his
statement about my promising to forward
him arms from London. are sheer fabrica-
lions, and convince me that his story has
been concocted in Dublin castle, and
Carey, in order to save his miserable neck,
volunteered to swear to it in the witness
box.
ReporIer-As a matter of fact, have you
been in the disguise of priest in Ireland,
as alleged?
Mr.. Sheridan-Yes. 1 found it neces-
sary to visit Ireland for two reasons, which
1 will give you, and being aware of the
fact that general order was issued from
the castle to the police to arrest me if
found in any part of Ireland. At that
time the British government was arresting
every Irishman who was thought to be of
service to the land league cause. assumed
the disguise of a priest and went to Ire
land, first, for the purpose of arranging
for the recovery of some property of which
had been robbed during my imprison-
ment and exile; and, second, for the pur
pose of putting down agrarian
acts, and upholding the "no rent
manifesto" by process of social ostracism,
that being in my opinion the most potent
as we'll as the most moral weapon within
the peoples reach. 1 also found it neces-
sary to inquire into some alleged neglect
and abuses in connection with the expen-
diture of land league funds, arising out of
the fact that the ladies' league in Dublin,
as we'll as Eagan and myself in Paris, had
been deprived of the assistance of our
trained organizers, then locked up in
prison as suspects"
Reporter-Do you think if you had been
allowed to return to Ireland you could
have prevented many of these acts of
bloodshed?
Mr.. Sheridan have no doubt that if
myself and other active men, then either
in prison or in exile, were allowed to move
about as usual amongst the people, So
ciety would have been spared the horrible
exhibitions, or most of them, that followed.
Forster ruled otherwise, and on him-and
him alone rests the responsibility.
Maamtrasna, Gurteen, Ballina, Phoenix
park and like tragedies throughout
ireland would be unheard of. In fact
Forster has on the floor of the house of
commons admitted his responsibility for
the acts committed by officers of the law,
and 1 feel that history will charge him
with the responsibility of the crimes COM
mitted by the people. He it is, that should
be on trial for these massacres. Phoenix
park included.
Reporter-In your opinion, have any
land league funds been employed for pro-
noting disorder in Ireland, as alleged.
Mr.. Sheridan presumption can
emanate from one of two sources, viz:
Either from total ignorance of the land
league policy and its leaders, or an ill-con-
oaolad Iasiro n JiSno-aOa both