New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-23

to think that these men could have had any personal
"What about Number One ~
That is all guess-work Number One may be a
man or woman He may be qiite fictitious II he does
exist he s merely member o. the small local organiza
ton to which Carey belonged"
the Irish Leaders should sic I'm the English Parliament
He said " Constitutional agitation won't do. Ireland
Me sad ssf9 4 firmly % ecsve s
lin, Castle drst aud then submitted to HIM
with the alternative Of swear to it. or hang He is
swearing his neck out OF the halter and ne knows he can
only swear in one way. never met Carey in my life
His references to an interview with me ERE sheer abr-
cations"
Have you been in the disguise of priest In Ireland
allegedi"
yes Beingaware of the fact that general order
Issued from the Castle the police 10 arrest me II found
in any part of Irelandat that tmo the British Govern
be OF service to the Land League cause assumed the
disguise OF priest and went TO Ireland: first, for the
Of which had been robbed during my imprisonment
and exie and second for the purpose Of putting down
agrarlan acts and upholding the .No-rent manestoD
Have the Land League funds been employed for the
promoting OF disorder in Irelandf"
two sources: Either total ignorance of the Land
League policy and its leaders or an il-concealed desire
"Did you distribute any money in Ireland in your
sOlourn therei"
"Yes. When Mr. Forster charged that was engaged
fomentng disorder, was occupied IN bringing sue
cor to men, women and children whom he had eft With
Do you approve OF shooting landlords in Ireandp
"No, do not approve OF shooting mau simply be-
he happens to be landlord nor am prepared 70
condemn tine who Will ght to the death TO defend
his home and his family from destruction. Glad
stone himself has characterized an eviction as sentence
OF death"
"Do you propose leaving NewYork to avoid being
extraditedp
Ihad intended going West previous to my reading OF
the informer Caey's references to me at the Dublin
trials; but have dec ded on remaining In New
York Ifany emssary OF the British Government wants
to know where am he will find me at my desk Ill me
Irish World office any day Of the week. Yet know tnat
II the British Government got me into It's clutches
would certainly be hanged, even though dsprOVeu as
could easily dsproy, every charge which tue nIorst
would affect the issue"
you entertain any hopes for the prisoners in Ire
land %
" None whatever"
TALK WITH A FRIEND Or GEN. MACADARAS.
In regard to tho statement which has been
published that Number One was General MacAd aras
O. A. O'ROurke, manager Of the New-York City Press
Association personal friend OF the accused soldier said
yesterday: Il know General MacAdaras very we'll
When I'm NewYOrk he frequent caller at my once,
and often went 10 him at the Clarendon Hotel do
not believe that there is the slightest foundation for the
charge that he is the mysterious Number One.'
never knew him 10 have any relations whatever with
Fenian or Irish National movements OF any kind. Cen
eral Mac Adaras extreme Bonapartlst, ana en-
ioyed the avors OF the Third Empire. Though severely
wounded, he carried TO the Empress Eugenie the an
OF the capture OF Napoleon the Third by
the Germans General MacAdaras came 10 tne Unlteu
States after the declaration OF trench RepuDnc
10 which he announced himself as bitterly hostile.
"MacAdaras." Mr.. 'O'Rourke added, is q man utterly
unable Of being party TO any such clumsy methods as
those adopted by the Dublin assassns lie Is soider
and he has soldiers instructive dislike to any Molly
tue world and all likely to have any Affiliations
with men Like the assassins.