New-York tribune., 1883-06-16
IRIsHMEN ON THE DYNAMITE SENTENCES
COMPARATIVELY LITTLE INTEREST FELT IN THIS
CITY.

COMPARATIVELY LITTLE INTEREST FELT IN THIS
Jrishmen in New-York take much less interest
in the conviction and sentencing of the four dynamite
conspraor Gallagher Whitehead, Curtin and Wilson,
than might have been expected. The reason seems to
be that none OF the four apparently connected with
tna organization in this city which generally reputed
to be the headquarters Of the dynamite conspiracy.
Since April o, when Dr. Gallagher was arrested, and
since April 90. when Lynch turned mformer and made
known the existence OF the Emerald Club in the
Bowery, Dr. Gallagher Bernard Gallagher have been
the only two who have been definitely identified as
persons known have been living in this country The
has been that shmen here have been able
to express special sympathy with Dr. Gallagher alone
and in his the sympathy is not very marked Con-
versaton with Irishmen yesterday-aud of these
men who personal friends of the doctor-showed
that there little feeling OF any kind OF surprise at
the length OF the sentence and excitement whatever
at the conviction. There q small meeting Of
treme Irishmen at Clarendon Hall Thursday night
and the general feeling seemed to be that the length OF
the sentence advantage, there moro
chance Of a commutation Peter Ryan, Of Twentynnth
st. and Sec0ndave summed up the opinion Of the Rosa
party about II in these words 1T very doubtful II
Dr. Gallagher conspirator OF all None OF us ever
him at dynamite meeting. II he went to England
a conspirator he went on his account daresay
they will let him out in four or five months"
Farrie, of No. PIT East Fortynfth personal
friend OF DR.. Gaaghers, expressed the opinion.
He said: "Dr. Gallagher, believe. was moro Ike 40
than 33 years Of age. Six months ago Dr. Gallagher
knew nothing whatever about dynamite; did not even
know how to make 1t. believe he went to England to
learn something about It, The OF Whitehead Is
more suspicious. He evidently manufacturing
dynamite ON n large scale, and the way he carried
it about convict him OF being fool certainly
cannot understand Gallaghers proceedings II he was
q conspratOr. His practice IN Brooklyn Is worth be-
tween $1,000 and $1,000 year. He comes OF good
Irish family and believe took his degree at Trinity
College, Dublin. He has acted much more like either
fool an innocent man than a Fenan."
Conversation in other quarters partly explained why
the Rosa faction say little about Gallagher lie
better educated than most OF them, and moved in diff
ferent set He belonged to OF their societies, and
OF them claim any share in his sOcalled
work" In fact they don't know him, and did not know
he Fenian till they his arrest in the
John Dewey and the two Bresins too much inter
esled in Belmont libel case 10 be interested In
Gallaghers conviction, but Dr. Williams, OF Brooklyn,
stated what probably the opinion In that quarter.
81 think" he said, that the trial fair IA possible
under the circumstances. There some wellmeaning
men the English bench They cannot conceive the
affection an irishman has Tor his country, but
they will endeavor 10 do Lin Justice. They Will not
manufacture evidence against him. do not think as
much evidence manufactured on this occasion as
there would have been If the trial had been In Dublin,
though of their minds made up 10 the re-
suit"
IS regards Bernard Gallagher the general opinion IA
that he h irresponsible person. and tAat 1t wonli nave
been act Of cruelty 10 have sentenced him