Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-20
Concerning LYnci,'s story.

AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE EMERALD CLUE
A special dispatch TO the Philadelphia Times
from New York says:-On the third floor or the
building at 325 Bowery is the headquarters OF the
Emerald Club, which has held secret meetings
there since May, 1850, on Tuesdays. member OF
the Emerald Club saId:-sI know Lynch. His
story is true. He Is young man, about IS years
OF age. He lived I'm Brooklyn and attended the
meetings OF the club about once month When
there was any Important business on hand there
were sometimes as many as Two hundred members
present. The club is only one OF over a hundred
other similar organizations scattered throughout
the country and they work in unison, although
they have not the same maine. They are simply
subsidiary clubs OF the Clan-Ga-Gael society and
spring from IT. DIR. Gallagher was an affiliated
and not regular member OF the Emerald Club.
Bernard Gallagher is his brother. The clubs are
governed by executive committees, who select the
men 10 go on missions John Dewey was formerly
on the executive committee or the Emerald Club.
DIR. Gallagher was not an officer, but Was simply
maker or the material There was split Ia the
nunber or others went out and Joined the Land
Leaguers. They were opposed 10 the dynamite
policy. Trouble has continued In the club through
the ambition or Dewey, the Bresllns and others
They desired to control matters and IL was through
bungling that such a man as Lynch was picked
out TO go on a mission. The money did not come
from the skrmishing fund, but came from private
subscription. Dr. Gallagher was commissioned 10
go to London ana select the man he wanted lie
picked out his brother and Lynch and sent them
over The box which Lynch threw overheard was
an Internal machine Lynch andBernard Gallagher
w
O'Donovan Rosa Is not a member OF the club but
he was also engaged In the dynamite work. Three
OF the men arrested were his agents. These are
Ausburgfl, the leader, Dalton and Curtin. Curtin
Is probably true name, but the others are false
names. Some OF US believe that Lynch was a
spy, who worked himself into our secrets and COM
municatcd with tie authorities when he reached
London. Otherwise how could all the men have
been arrested so quickly? The club did not pick
out the men TO go with DR. Gallagher Lynch Is the
only man who went from the Emerald Club"
THE THOMAS DAVIS cLUB.
Among the societies that assemble In Military
Hall, on the Bowery, on "Wednesday nights, is tho
Thomas Davis Club, mention or which was made
by Informer Lynch. II has had its meeting place
there for eight years and was before that In Ben
nett Hall, at e6 Bowery. When first IL came TO
meet there a barg In WIS made with g. Groeb.
ling, the proprietor, that no one should come near
its meeting room, which was on the top floor
except by orders from some OF the members VINO
Thomas Davis Club has about eighty members
O'DoSovAN RossA DENIES
OrDonovan Rosa said: II do not know the wit.
ness Lynch. believe never saw him and that
he never saw me. That Is not our method at an
to send men from this country. II Is Incredible
that man who had been in an organisation ONLY
as long as ne says he was could have been trusfed
with such important matters Our method Is nos
at all II got any money from you for the cause
should send It across the ocean, % be used by
the men who are 0ghting England there. Al our
agents are men who are already IN England an9
Ireland now. By sending moncy "a mat way
violate no international treaty. We can do c1t.
sure. I g noe knoW Lynch and nevsr saw hi4I :.