Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-17
PATRICK EGAN,
Interviewed a second T.me, HAS = 6rea
Deal 10 Say That is OF Interest
To the General Public About ParHell
and the other Land. Leaxuers.

NEW YORK, March 16.-Egan, the Land
League treasurer, was interviewed in gen.
erst way yesterday, and said:
81 am not going to remain here long
than my business detains me; that Is TO cay,
about three months. AT the end of that time
1 will return to Dublin to attend to my bs-
kerry"
"Can you think of no action on the part of
the English government 10 make you prefer
q longer visitP
"Notbing-ab-olutelyn nothing. They can
not want me. Why should they?"
"Weil, you do not think .hey viii want 10
extradite your"
81 do not. Mr. Sheridan they wish to
have extradited because informers irave men
tioued his name; but no one has mentioned
mine. There ia no charge against me what
ever; and if they want me will be back in
three months"
"Where do you 60 next"
$40 Buffalo 10 visit james Moonsy, presi-
dent, and John ]. Hynes, secretary, of the
National Lesgue. Then | go 10 Waterbury
to visit Rev. Lawrence Walsh, treasurer Of
the National League, and after that 10 Bo5-
ton. My movements, however, are subject to
any proceedings that may be taken in Sheri-
dams eItraditien matter, in which case L
will return TO New York at once and give
evidence in his behalf"
"Are you going to submit your Land
League accounts 10 the Phiiadelphia con-
vention for audii?"
"No, have offered to do that. / have
made offers to submit my accounts to an
American audit, but on every occasion the
Americans have absolutely refused the offer,
saying they had every confidence in the
management and it was unnecessary to do it,
am ready still, but do not think the offer
will be accepted"
"What is your opinion OF Mr.. ParnelPs re-
ply 10 Mr.. Forster's speech?"
ut was perfect. I have not read Forster't
speech yet 1 was on the ocean when it was
made, and have it in my pocket, intending
| to read it st the earliest opportunity: but
you may depend upon it Io man in England
| knows now to make an snswer, or how IL
make no answer; how to speak upon occa
| sion, and how upon occasion 10 be silent, AZ
| Parnell does He is the ablest tactician IL
England. He has as exquisite knowledge
OF the rules as Gladstone, and has COM
| plete mastery of procedure. You may i'm
| sgine he has had experience lately in al
these things, and in the end he is the leader
we know him to be-"
"They say that his party is not unani
mous?'
"You must understand that of the fifty OIL
! sixty Home Rulers who are in the Britist
Parliament only from twenty-five to thirty
| are true men. The rest are we'll known IL
Ireland now, and at the next election no
one will be returned. The twenty five Of
| thirty men who are left are unanimous il
their adhesion 10 Parnell. There has nevel
been split in their yanks-at least am
practical split-and they look up to hin
now and recognize his qualities as a leadel
with the same heartiness and unhesitancy q
| thew have st the very outsetO
"Do you approve of his visit to America?
Certainly. / don't know who will com
with him. Perhaps he comes alone, bu
he will be a success here. He will Away
be a success. For Parnell TO fail is impos
| sible"
| "Do you share Mr.. sneridan's ePiuio,
that the men who have been on trial In Dub
lin will all be hanged?"
swell, perhaps not. You see in prelimin
airy Investigations one hears only the pross
cution. In trial we will hear the deIeuse
| / think some OF them will be able to estab
lish alibis. II there is fair trial OF cours
they cannot be convicted, but it is too mucI
to expect. A great deal, too, depends on tn
judge. am afraid Judge William OBrie
10 going 10 try them. and he is one of III
ment would be that believe the trial vii
be unfair, but some of the prisoners will b
able to prove their innocence"
as there any judge in Ireland whom yoI
would consider fair judgew
Eyes. There is Judge Harrison. In re
cent case the crown prosecutor was most per
emptory and violent in his argument, an,
things seemed TO be going badly against tn
prisoner, but Harrison was fair enough Il
charge in The prisoners favor, and the resul
was an acquittsl."