The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-15
MORE ABOUT McDERMOTr THE
SPY.
The story Of Els work Ne Told by
Men who KNEW Him.

al James McDcrmOu, OF .SroOktyD, sus-
pected traitor 10 the Irish cause and In
former. McDermott was arrested when
he arrived on the other side. Before his
sudden departure from New York an al
tempt to murder him was made by man
named Gaynor, a representative OF the or
ganization that the spy had betrayed. Nc
Dcrmott was not dangerously wounded.
The would-be assassin was arrested, Dut
McDermoft dared not remain In the coun-
try to prosecute his assailsnt, and be He'd 10
England.
There he was arrested, not because the
British Government intends TO punish him,
but for the purpose OF giving him bar
Dor OF refuge. The Brooklyn Eagle to-
night prints long story OF McDermotps
perfidv, written by John A. Hennessy. oil
BROOKLYN. accompanied hv corroboratiye
letters furnished by James OMalley and
Long, two members OF the dynamite party.
The story, II true, not only proves McDer-
mott 20 he second Carey, but 1t also shows
the extent OF the Irish dynamite organiza-
ton in the United States.
DECEIvISa O'DONOvAS ROSA.
According to the Eagle, last December
McDermott learned through leaky MEM
Der of the Clan-na-Gael that DIR. Gallagher
and ms brother Barnard were about TO go
10 Ireland or England for the purpose OF
blowing up public buildings. MeDermott
visited the Office of O'Donovan Rosa some
DAYS afterward and professed great ardcr
for lrcland's welfare. lie intimated that
he would like to be sent out with dyna-
mite party. and offered TO defray part OF
the expenses OF the trip. He subsequently
called on Rosa and told him he was going
TO Europe TO look for Stuart, the defaulting
cashier OF the Brooklyn Board OF Educa-
ton. He requested from Rosa credentials
10 act as correspondent OF the United
freshman. and showed a letter from the
BROOKLYN Union, signed by L0rin Palmer,
authorizing James McDermott to represent
the paper. The letter from Rosa was Sc
cured and McDermott sailed.
He was first heard OF in Dublin, where
lie was first known as the mysterious yIsi-
tor to Mrs. Cody. the woman who supplied
the PhGniX-Park murderers with food.
He gave her money lavishly, told her he
was n friend OF Ireland, requested her 10
keep his identity secret from everybody,
and finally wormed from her the names OF
The persons who paid her TO supply food to
the PbGniX-Park prisoners. The escapade
OF McDcrmott was not known until after
the Cork arrests, months later, at which
time his history was being traced. Mrs.
Cody then wrote in answer to an Irish
Nationalist, and said:
McDermott gave me in all GOO, and |
innocently told him the names OF the per-
sons who paid me to supply the Phoenix
Park prisoners with food. He spoke elo-
uuently OF Irish wrongs, showed me
O'D0noyan Rossa's card, and diverted all
suspicion. | only saw his true nature
when l learned OF the arrest OF the par
ties whose names / gave to McDerm0tt,
and my fears were further confirmed when
saw him in conversation with Jenkinson,
the chief OF the secret service.
HIS WORK IN CORK AND LONDON.
In Cork McDermott became intimately
ACQUAINTED with Featherstone, who was
last week convicted and sentenced to HE
long penal servitude. OMalley says he
regarded McDermott as a spy from the out
set. and refused to take any part III his
schemes. On the Dist OF March, in Cork,
O'Malley says:
I found McDermott seated alongside
Featherstone at q meeting Of the dynamiters.
NcDermott made blazing speech, and
proposed 10 poison the Hon. Captain
Pmnkc.t, the resident magistrate for Cork.
On that night the plans for the Liverpool
explosions We're decided on. On the next
day, the 22d, McDermott left Cork for Lon
don. and there, through Featherstone. met
John O'Connor. sentenced to penal seryi-
iule for life under the name OF Dalton.
The day after McDermOtt arrived in Lon
don Sir William Harcourt stated in Parlia-
mept that he had been offered Information.
for large sum, Of numerous plots OF
startling nature for the destruction
Of publie buildings and the existence OF
secret societies in Cork and Castle Island.
NeDermott showed Dalton all the public
bmldings, and he is the mysterious person
age testified to last week who geSticulated
so violently in the company OF Dalton
when opposite Westminster Palace. Pre-
yious 10 McDermott's departure for Lon
don II was decided by him and Feather
stone that box OF ntro-glycerine should
he brought on to Liverpool by Deasy.
Only McDermott and FeatherstOne were
then cognizant of this. Deasy was to sail
on the 10Th. On the arrival of the steamer
A Liverpool ii was boarded by the
police and searched. Deasy was not
on board, however, having missed
the boat. McDermot posted back in
hot haste TO Cork and insisted on Deasy
being at once sent. Having complete hold
OF Featherstone. he induced the latter TO
send Deasy on the 9th with the ntro-gly-
cerine. Deasy was warned not TO take any
documents with him, not even a note TO
Flanagan. to whom the dynamite was
consigned. Before he left, however, Me-
Dermott intercepted him, and gave him a
note TO Flanagan, stating: "This is Mr..
Deasy, a good man, and the person who
brings you the nitro-glycerine.' Deasy
was arrested on his arrival. and the note
led 10 the capture Of Flanagan. 1t was
by this letter from McDermott, signed with
Featherstone's name, that Flanagan. Fea-
therstone, aud Dcasy were convicted. The
evening OF Deasy's arrest in Liverpool Nc
Dermott got drunk in Cork, and l got pos
session OF his notebook. / found in /,
the names OF many residents OF Cork, and
the houses OF these people were afterward
searched. On the 9th OF March. after Deasy
sailed, McDermott offered me Gl00 10 give
TO waiter at the Imperial Hotel TO poison
the Hon. Captain Piunkett. | silt sus.
pected him, and told him | had nothing ia
say. Then the news came to us that while
McDcrmott was in London he was very
conspicuous with Dalton. lie showed the
latter all the public buildings, and the
footsteps OF the two were logged by de.
tectives. The strangest part Of 1t was thai
whenever McDermott separated from Dial.
ton the detectives always followed the lat
ter. and never paid any attention TO Me.
Dermott. Dalton was arrested the day
MeDermott left London.
PLOTS WHICH uscARRIED.
There are other details published tend.
ing to prove MeDermott's treachery to the
lfish cause. The members Of the Clan.pa.
Gael were so well convinced of his iniamy
That II was proposed to kill him--first ut
The Tombs, where he appeared in the pre-
a,il,iIr! nearing against Gaynor, and sec
end on the Brooklyn bridge; but both at
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