Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-26
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
InfOrnicr Farrell Describes thu Field
Murder ana the Assassination SO.


DUBLIN, Jan. 2l,--The 81 persons recent
~ arrested here, were before the police court
Yesterday, charged with conspiracy to IN ur-
der officials. lniormer Farrell sworc hat
several of the prisoners were present nj a
Fcnian meeting where the iuiormer was
asked to join the inner circle formed for
the assassination of officials Farrell,
continuing his evidence, sad that after
he refused to meet Mulett AMI received
warning he concluded to meet him Sunday
evening. lie accordingly met Mulctt Dryer
and Mollcr in public house. llanan came
in and Mulett sent them ont two at time.
Witness was sent TO Westland Row and Han
Ian to Westmoreland tsrcet, Kelly met
them and asked IIanlan if the witness had a
revolver. Hanlan said no. Curley gave him
a revolver which the authorities now have
AT Wcstland Row he met Mullett, Banlan,
Fegan, Smith and Maloney. lie told Curlcy
That lie did not know what he was brought
for. Mullctt said the scuiile would take
place convenient to Chapel. He told him
to stand on the opposite side and if he con-
sldered the policemen were going TO arrest any
of them to shoot, if not he was not to inter
ferc. The intended victim was Barrett fore
man of the jury in the llynes case. Muett
was to give an envelope to Barrett while
| crossing the street, aud Maoney was to at
tack Barrett.
The witness stayed there from o'clock to
% minutes past. A short time before his
arrest he met llanon at public house and
| showed him summons charging him with be-
ing implicated in the murder of Field. Wit
ness said that the government could not be
in possession of much information lIanlon
/ hot I l.
| in Wcstmorcland street. Brady went on the
outside of the car to North Frederick street.
llanlon walked beside Field and Kelly in
front OF him. llanlon put white handkcr-
Chief around his neck in order to he known
to Brady and Kelly. Brady caught hold of
Field, Field made Il blow at him with his
umbrella, Brady knocked Field down and
stabbed him several times. While Field was
on the ground, there were three young men
standing in the road. One wanted TO inter
fcrc bun the others would not allow him.
After Field was stabbed Brady and Kelly
jumped on the car, When Kelly got on the
car nc lost lis hat. Myles Kavanagh drove
| the car.
Cross examined, the witness said tina, no
order for the assassination was ever received
from the Fenan society. The orders used
to be given from the assassination society
Mulett was responsible for the conspiracy.
Witness would never be here ii he was con-
nec,cd only with the Fenian society. From
the Fenian brotherhood the assassination
society was established. lie was dupcd, de
celvcd into the assassination society by
Curcy lie saw Brady repeatedly n, the
meetings. Witness was growing sick Of the
whole basincss. lie saw 1t was a sham and
delusiOn, COOL only for those VINO lived by
it. During the seven or eight years he had
been in the society it was not always alive.
Sometimes they had no meeting places. Ii
was never dead, however, and he obcycd
instructions.
Emperor Wilhelm's Brother Dead.
BERLIN, Jan. 81. - Prince Frederick
Charles Alexander, brother of the Emperor
of Germany, died day. aged 80.
Prince Charles was lndisposed for some
time and became seriously i'll Yesterday. The
symptoms (which assumed an aggravated char
after towards evening abated this morning,
but in the afternoon he sank rapidly and ex-
PRED shortly before two o'clock. The En-.
perOr remained for sometime in the fore
noon with the prince who was also visited by
the Empress, Prince Frederick William and
other princes. The Emperor and Empress
partook of the sacrament with the dynl
/ man The last words of the prince wer,
/ ''Lohg live the Emperor" In consequence,
a of the princes death the festivities in homo
, OF the silver wedding of the Crown Prime
are abandoned