Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-24
EASTERN NEWS.
,-rp PRESS DISPATCHES.
sheridan interviewed.

sheridan interviewed.
vv Feb. 3.-The forthcoming
New io !. Jria World will contain q
rs7e cl view with p. j. Sheridan.
ka2 rau,es Carey. the informer, IN his
sha1, IN in Dublin. Ireland, stated to
;nvincible organizer.
BE- III s-..sr-Do YOU propose leaving
e. 20 avoid being extradlted. as
Ne3 In In threatened By the English
e,rernmentt o.soa oo;no We.
20 my reading Informer Carey's
pew. to me in the Dublin trial, but
n'cieoo ,v dacided ~ remain In New
nav re anv ennis Try of the British
lelA. ,ant wants , know where | am
6ose.i,, sna me ut l,.y desk IN the Irish
" Wa aff;ca any dav of the week.
Mo- no yoH not think the conse
hep p NIGHT be serious If you were
GU in the dock in Dublin
pscep r;tish Courts of law In Ireland
.~ap;zAd simply to convict. and
&c ars wanted. / know if the Irish
nenr,ant got me into its clutches
0ossda nosrtainlv be hanged, even though
ssisproved, .sI could easily 40, every
.harpe which the Intormer carey mas
s-orn against ne. Ny lnnocehce os
rs;,. would not affect the issue. i
sp en-With such fears on your mind
mid it not be better 70 move 10 some
ssrn.rv having no extradition treaty
sith England!
sc-,f there was no other considera-
~, than nv individual safety 1 might
s,ndnced to think so. bat l feel that
" trial here, should 1t come to that, |
" vi rasult in giving the American peo-
~. ~ opportunity of Judging of the |
Pc r. If evidence on which irreproach- |
-, men are almost daily hanged in |
a.a,snd Such an expose. l imagine, |
IA. be productive of good results for
leland. Therefore. | remain.
ARso-Do YOU entertain any hopes for
mi;onsrs in Irelands
rs-No. DIR. NuIley's life IA no safer
.hs, James Mullett's, if the English |
c sa only deemed it polite to
ssnc him. If Carey, Cavanaugh and
rsr,.ll found it necessary, to save their |
.ssts To swear DIR. Nulley killed Cav
ard;sh and Burke, they would do 1t.
r. government has only to nameTts
,;et;ms. and informers will swear &C
oording to order.
an-Sunposinp those men should be
..rcea what do YOU think will be the |
nsslt!
Il There is only one thing, however,
q which | have no doubt, and that Is
Irasnd was never so determined on the
achievement of her independence, and
never 80 straight on the track for OBJ
ss;n;ro IL aa abe is at this hour.
Rep.-Do YOU know this Informer
carey who saws he was introduced TO
Won al the Angel hotel, in Dublin!
ST. never met the man in my life.
His references to an interview with me
in the Angel hotel at Dublin, and his
statement about my promising to for
ward him some arms from London, are
sheer falsehoods, 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.
Rep.-As matter OF fact, have you
been in the disguise of a priest in Ire
land. as alleged?
S.-Yes. found it necessary to visit
Ireland for two reasons, which will
give YOU, and, being aware of the fact
tudt d RcutIdi OEArI WoS bHduOA AAOiH l
the Castle to the police to arrest me, II
found in any part of Ireland. At that
time the British Government was ar
nsting every Irishman who was thought
to be of service to the Land League
Cause. l assumed the disguise OF
priest, and went to Ireland, first, for the
purpose of arranging for the recovery
u some property of which had been
robbed during my imprisonment and
sIle, aud. second, for the purpose OF
Witing down agrariau acts, and up
hiding the no rent manifesto by the
pass of social ostracism, that beng IN |
nv opinion the most potent, as we'll rs
the most moral, weapon within the peo-
PIES reach. / also found it was neces-
xaryto inquire into some alleged neg
lects and abuses in connection with /
the expenditure of tho Land League
funds, arising from the fact that the |
Ecan and myself, had been deprived of |
assistance, our trained organizers being |
then locked up in prison as suspects.
Rep.-Do you think. if you had been |
allowed to return to Ireland, that you |
could have prevented many Of these |
acts Of blO0dshed?
ST. have no doubt but that if myself |
and other active men then either i'll |
prison or exile were allowed to move |
about as usual amongst the people, So
ciety would have been spared the hor !
nble exhibitions, or the most of them,
that followed. Forster ruled otherwise, |
and on him, and him alone, rests the |
responsibility. Phoenix Park and other |
like tragedies throughout Ireland would |
have been unheard of. In fact, Forster |
has on the floor of the House of Com |
mons, admitted his responsibility of the |
acts committed by officers of the law,
and | feel that history will charge him |
with the responsibility for the crimes |
committed by the people. 1t is he that |
should be on his trial for the massacre |
at Phoenix Park.
kep.-ln yonr opinion, have any Land |
League funds been employed in pro-
noting disorder in Ireland, as has been |
alleged?
h-Such a presumption can only !
emanate from one of two sources, viz: |
Either total ignorance of the Land |
League policy and its leaders, or an lily |
concealed desire to disparaee both.
kep.-Did you distribute any money |
there?
A--Yes, did. When Forster charged
mat vas engaged in fomenting disor-
Ger, WAS occupied in bringing succor |
70 men. women and children whom he |
mad left without a home or a morsel to |
cal. One case is noteworthy. Finding |
myself IN a poverty stricken district in |
munster, l covered fourteen evioted |
families who were forced to seek shelter |
On christmas day under the face of |
rOetla Island, on the west coast of |
Aefry. Their tender babes and aged |
Mandslrcs had to look for manifesto
IONS OF those ''tidings Of great JOY"
vnlcn Christian men are wont to associ- |
ave with that holy season. The tele- |
Eapn wires flashed words of cheer to
t1e reverend pastor of the district, and
zoe next post took him some relief from
tofster's law. You will please note this
lo1 sample of the outrages committed
y man in the disguise of a priest.
:. nep.-Have you witnessed any evic-
uon scenes in Ireland?
n-ies; many. During my connec-
won With the Land League l visited the
snes OF some of those evictions, and
satoered car loads of women and chill
a.en nom under the fences in the depth
winter. On ono occasion have
su fever stricken patient carried on
puiet from his poor cabin and placed
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