New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-20
lowers have no right mock the snerings or distress
by their sham championship OF starving peasantry.
TALKS WITH EGAN AND SHERIDAN.
HOW THE ATTACK on LADY FLORENCE DIXIE Il


HOW ATTACH On LADf fLOhET>Nb DAAi~ -
REGARDED.
Patrick Egan, who left town on Friday last for
Tarrytown and Waterbury, returned last evening.
To TRIBUNE reporter he stated that he entirely
disbelieved Lady Florence Dixie's story OF the
assault, "She states" he said, that her dog
which protected her left her as she was
showing, and although she was unconscious for
three-quarters of an hour he did not return till she
had reached home. Anyone who knows
dogs will surely consider hers mar
vellOus specimen of the st. bernard
breed In fact, l consider that she has been dis
honest before especially in her letters. For one
thing she has recently denied that she ever saw OF
knew Pigott. She dare not deny, though.
that she has written to him. l. for
my part state positively that / know she has L
consider her entire story either fabrication or an
hallucination"
In regard to the recent explosion at west
minister, do you consider that legitimate method
of attacking Englandf"
mo Such action Is altogether opposed to
the Land League programme, and directly Injuries
the League For my own part l would nave
nothing to say to such method of warfare"
"What opinion have you in regard TO the tone
which the English press has adopted y
1.-THE object of the English press is to create o
frenzy in England against the Irish residents In
England with the view Of inducing the English
mobs attack them. The cry of the press is in TACT
an anti-IrishIn-Engla cry"
"Do you think the present excitement has
brought about q crisis in the relations OF the two
countresp
"No. | believe the present excitement is merely
temporary, and will soon die away"
"What have been your movements since you LETT
New-York ~
Il visited my two cousins the Rev. Fathers
Patrick and Michael Egan, in TaTytown
While there l visited Dobbs Ferry aud
was welcomed by a great number of people. On
going to Waterbury l received an honorary visit
from the Mayor and the clergy, and was over
whelmed with welcome / will go to Buffalo to-mor-
row to confer with James Mooney and j. j. Hynes
president and secretary of the League IN regard TO
political matters. My errlnd t. Boston aud Chl-
cago will be of the same nature"
p j. sHERIDAN's OPINIONS.
In regard to the attack on Lady Florence Dixie,
p. J. Sheridan said yesterday: "An assault was.
believe committed, but the assaants were un-
doubtedly emsslries from Dublin Castle, and II was
Dublin Castle that inspired the whole thing for the
sole purpose of disparadng the Land League and
at the same time preparing tue public mind for the
contemplated slaughter OF the men VINO are now on
~ as 1t with Lady Florence Dxe's connivancep y
"Oh, no; l think not. have 100 high an
opinion Of her as a la1y 10 oeli'No
she would consent TO anything so we.
/ certainly canuot believe either that 1t was
the attempt OF Irshman, and this for the two
reasons that her mothers name Is household word
in Ireland, and Lady Florence herself
has at least proved herself to bo
sympathetic with IRISH troubles ! know
tertmned against her by Ireland unless indeed 1t
| were on account of the letters she has recently
written, and these letters have been severe and
| perhaps uujust criticism Of a public movement ana
its officers but at the same time quite pardonab.c
| one"
''Do you apprchend unfortunate result for
Ireland in the present tone OF the English press
Il fear the tone OF the press m EbRl,nd
| NAV produce a bitter feeling in the uublo
mind against Ireland and 1 believe that
if they should succeed in establishing q
| desperate feeling in England against Ireland
| it would only add fuel TO tue present
| flames. for no one would become so ready
to destroy life and property as the ra6be III Eng
land The English rabblc i'll cities Is the most VI
famous on earth. and II once II was aroused ille
and property would not be worth an hours pur-
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