The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-06
IRELAND.
No. l Believed to Be a Myth.
BR1TIsB MINISTER WEST ON TIE
ExTRADITIoN MATTER.

DUBLIN, March 5.--The prevailing impres-
sion among the detective officers here who
have been working up the assassination con-
spiracy cases, and endeavoriDg to trace the
members Of the so-ealled "Invincibles," is
that "No. One'' is myth. A leading mem
Der OF the detective force who has been un-
usually active for the last few days in follow
ing up some OF the many clues which have re-
suited IN nothing, virtually admitted to-day
that the believed Number One" to be an en-.
tirely mythical individual, created by the in
former Carey for the purpose of making him
self appear q subordinate in the conspiracy
whereas, in the officers opinion. he was In
reality the chief officer of the society.
1t is known that Superintendent William
son was IN conference yesterday with a num-
Der OF detective officers, and that he showed
them several photographs. 1t is surmised that
these were portraits Of other men wanted in
connection with the eociety, and leads to the
belief that more important arrests will be
made shortly. The policy adopted by most of
the prisoners has convinced the authorities
that all suspects who may be arrested hereafter
will require but little persuasion TO reveal
whatever they know regarding the operations
OF the conspirstors and the details OF the con-
spiraey.
PARIS March 5.-The Paris says two Irish
members of Parliament have made afidavits
that they saw Frank Byrne in London on May
9th last, the day OF the Phoenix Park murders.
LONDON, March ga Dublin despatch to
the Times says the police have abundant evil
dence to prove that 2. j. Sheridan was an ac-
tive inciter to crime in Ireland. There is no
reason 10 suppose that Byrne was directly con-
nected Herewith.
New YORK, March British Minister
West, who is in this CITY, says in relation to
the action of his government for the arrest of
t. j. Sheridan, that his application for war
rant OF arrest and the granting Of it by the
State Department were merely formal steps
that are customary as preliminaries in extradi-
tion cases. The real action will begin when
the dispositions reach me, and expect to re-
ceive them within week. Then this course
will follow: The depositions will be forward
ed TO Mr.. Osborne, the U. S. Commissioner in
this city. and the warrant for Mr..
Sheridans arrest will be executed The papers
will be thoroughly examined by the
United States Commissioner, and if be does
not think the evidence sufficient to justify the
detention of Mr.. Sheridan, the case will be
dismissed; if, on the oiher hand, he thinks
that clear case has been established, he will
commit the prisoner. Then / shall apply to
the State Department for warrant of surren-
der. Under the dispositions reach me am as
ignorant as anybody as to the strength or weak
ness of the case against Mr.. Sheridan. The
extradition treaty between the United States
and England covers not only murder but in
tent to commit murder and connivance to muir
Ger: but it is much more difficult to prove the
intent or the connivance than it is to prove the
murder itself. am not sure that the evidence
Of Carey alone will be sufficient to make out a
case against Sheridan. / scarcely believe that
the British government is replying upon Cary's
evidence alone in asking for Mr.. Sheridans.
My own opinion is that there has been accum-
mulated other evidence that has not been
made public, and that the depositions will
show much stronger case, This is mere con-
lecture on my part, however We must wait
for the arrival Of the depositions to know real
ly what they are. We have no desire to hurry
matters, but will do all we have to do surely
if slowly. l do not think there will be any
danger of snit for false imprisonment against
us, and the U. S. Commissioner will decide
whether the evidence against Mr.. Sheridan is
sufficiently strong to justify his committal