New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-09
McDERMOTT DENOUNCED.
THE TALES OF IRISH AGITAToRs.

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of Montreal at Liverpool on Monday, has caused
Considerable excitement IN Irish National circles
hsre PROMINENT leaders of the Irish party DO not
hesitate to accuse nm OF oeng prsn Spy aT heoa
facts they say can be substantiated with lncontes-
table proof. John Breslin, OF Ihe A,sh Nation
Enew one fact positively and that was that he was
q - coundrel. "McDermOit." said BresliD. " first
became prominent in Irish circles when John U Wa,
hOny the Editor OF re dsn feSpH anu iG Rr 0
hood in America. McDermott was associated with
O'Mahony in the newspaper business Ihat is Al
most ten years ago Even tnen IN tne zsn.m
by respectable freshmen. He returned TO New-lorS
from France last June Ostensibly to reorganize ana
strengthen the Fenian Brotherhood. 1t was un.
S SaS given here evidence aSn to o"' the British
Government that would convict Featherstone anu
for him IN this city that he would be compefied 70
leave. On his arrival he attempted TO make friends
with Rosa and his party. He gave then sums y,
money at various times. invited them 10 drInk' A
endeayOred m every way to ingratiate hlnselt mto
their confidence. His bolster0us denunc'atons VI
the English Government hs d his an4.tv
to get prominent lrlshmen 10 p sat,c..
pate in them and TO commit so ane Hassrnns
of attaining On ascertainine that he was looked
upon with suspicion by his co-patTlots ne lea 70
Montreal, where he gained the c0hnuence VI T b
Fenian leaders through CREDENTIALS gwen DIm Ny
Rosa when he first went to Ireland as newspaper
correspondent. He at first was successful ana sue
corded raising considerable money out aSan n,e
publIc manner of talking alb ut q 'stroy
Ing Government buildings and Killing promneht
officials aroused suspicion, and man In Montreal,
W nose name OF course l mast not dlvuige wrote 10
me and asked me If knew any thing about per-
son calling himself McDrrmott: l wrote 70 MN
what knew. advising him to write to Ireland ana
inauire about HIM there. NV correspondent, acung
on nv advice teegraphed at once TO Ireland. and
received the information that Mcpermott was a
spy in the employ of the English Government.
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leave Canada. VII m, ,uo,.
directly to Rossa's office. After short converse
ton he and Rossa went to hquor,snop in Cham
bers-st. where McDermOtt gave Ross cnecK ior
$50 IN return for pledge that Rosa would secure
his life from any attack by members OF the Fenlan
Rrotbe,hnod While Rosa was gone TO get the
check eashed be fired Mt Ivy James Gaynor, ana
on the arrest and arralgnment OF OF GaynoT ne re-
fused to prosecute and suddenly disappeared. L Know
OF positive evidence that would convict MIN OF
being British spy" . ~
The rcporterter next visited Rossa IN ms once;
and fornd him surrounded by the usual number of
his satellites. Rosa in conversation with
Judge Brennan. OF Sioux City, who did not hest
oas 9 t iS Rosa denied that he had associated
had nothing to S do whatever with with
in it's employ. He added that he had not seen
McDermott since the attempt was made to shoot
HIM in Chambers-st.. but knew that he had gone to
England because Mrs. McDermott, who went with
her husband to the Inman pier to see HIM of, told
him so.
In another quarter it was learned that McDermott
confidence OF the members OF the Yar-
GUS Irish societies 10 This city. The
Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood Ignored him
and refus d even to consider his wild and imprac-
ticable schemes for blowing mp canals IN Canada
aud poisoning members of the Royal Family OF
Great Britain. 1.-The fellow IS shrewd and Gun;
pingn said a member everything he says and
does is in the interest of j mes McDermott. No
doubt his arrest is simply blind. and he Will In
time act the Irish patriot. come back to America as
an exile aud beg for the sympathy of the Irish peo-
pie here. But l tell you we know him too
well. Ii is an undisputod fact that he has mad III
bls possession lately large sums Of moncy, wn,cn
His subscriptions TO the dynamite fund have oeen
enormous since bis arrival here"
ton about the whereabouts of his
brother. Some domestic difficulties, he
said. had separated his brother and himself.
He thought that his brothers enemies were acting
In a cowardly manner by defaming him and relat-
ing all OF tendish lies about him In his a6-
sence. have interested myself 10 his AFFAIRS" he
said land he has always had tue privilege Of STAY
ing at nv house when IL suited his convenience. On
his from Montreal he stayed there three DAYS
and suddenly disappeared and have not seen him
since. HIS usual good fortune in getting out of
serapes hope may be with him now. L shall not
interest myself ill his behalf"
rumor current in BROOKLYN yesterday that
the Fenjan Brother hood is acquainted with all the
details of McDermott's dealings with the English
Government and has IN Its possession proof OF the
to The conviction of Irish conspirators. McDermOtt
last Brooklyn ON the evening OF July 20,
in McGrOarty's liquor SHOP No 1876 Montague Sc.
"He came into my place the evening after the ex-
animation of Gsvnor, who shot at him." said Mr..
McGroarty TO TRIBUNE reporter Yesterday. He
was nervous about the whole affair and the
accusations made against him. friend
who was with him openly accused
n nToauss Of Sess s s hsp
grew very much excited but denied the charges,
asking ten days to prove they were false"
Was he threatened by the person who spoke
mo there were no threats made but his friend
said that he washed his hands Of all Acquaintance
with MIN thereafter. After he had gone out Me-
Dermott said 10 me: i feel like doing
omethlng desperate, now that my best
friends are gong back on me in that way His
that was the last saw of him"
Had you seen anything else in his behavior to
cause you 10 believe the charges made against
Nothing particularly. 1 have known him about
two years. and he was IN the habit OF making hun,
self at home here He was always laxative and
TO blow up Parliament and the Queen. i thought
hlm very wordy. A short time before he went to
that be had seen an advertisement in
The Herald 20 the effect that his mother living in
he would have, to 20, over there to see about
some papers. / said, Il should think the papers
might be sent over here but he replied that lie
before he sailed. When be returned he said the
matter had all been arranged, but he talked very
little about it"
McDermotts lawyers in the Gaynor case were
Quincy e. Darcy, both his personal friends.
"What did you think of McDarmOtps action in
the Gaynor trlaV the reporter asked Mr.. Quincy.
II thought it strange and thought he WAS afraid
TO push the case, but be SAID 1t bad enough as
IT was and he didn't want any more publicity i'll III;
he would therefore make no complaint against
Gaynor. l told him 1t had gone to tar for that 1
could bripg out the proof and he must appear.
When he did 90 before the Court, he SAID that he
,..t atrr tAa
who shot the pistol, and requested not to
examine the witnesses; so the matter WAS dropped
though do not doubt t6at GaynOr was the man
who fired the shot and that he intended to Kill Nc
permott.0
ROBBED WHILE AVOIDING RECEIVER.