New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-22
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
A TREASURY DYNAMITE ADVOCATE.


AN EX-FENIAN IN THE UNITED STATES TREASURY
WHO OPENLY JUsTIFIEs DYNAMITE-HIS HISTORY.
lPRom THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUNE.l
iWAsHINGToN, April 21 .NOught an employe OF the
United States Government to be allowed open
ly to encourage a policy OF assassination TO-
ward the English peoplef This question grows
out OF the recent conduct of an ex-fenian,
Edward O'Meagher Condor. who is employed
In the Office Of the Supervising Architect OF
the Treasury. His history is probably familiar
to persons who have kept the run of h-Amercan
troubles 1T may be condensed from the diplomatic
correspondence Of 1867, as follows: In September
of that year Kelly and Deasy. Fenian leaders, wero
being removed 60 the City Jail in Manchester from
the police court. when the van was surrounded and
attacked by an organized body OF men the number
of whom was variously estimated but is believed
10 have been about forty A portion of the party
surrounded the van and kept the spectators at bay
while another portion tried break open the door.
The ventilator was forced open and the keys do
manded from Brett. the policeman inside. He re-
fused and was shot dead. The keys were then
passed out by the prisoners, who were released aud
escaped. Condor, who of the attacking
party was tried with four Others for murder. con-
victed andl sentenced to be hanged The United
States Coy ernment asked clemency for him on the
ground that the evidence did not show that he was
armed with anything except stones. lie was re-
prcved sentenced to penal servitude for life, and
after eleven years imprisonment was pardoned by
the British Government at the request Of the United
States Government.T Not long after, in 1879, he
was appointed to place in the Treasury through
personal influences. and still holds it,
The other day, when the news of the dynamite ex-
plosion came Condon was delivered of long inter
view IN one of the local papers in which he took the
ODonOvan Rosa Wow Of the dynamite campaign.
only putting it into better language than Rossa is
In tho habit OF using Mr. Condor thinks the Irish
people are turning their attention to the only
means left to bring their prosecutors to terms
Everything, he thinks shows the worse than use
essness of looking &c thing but force for redress
relief; the persons engaged IN the dynamite
plots he believes. " wish sincerely to avoid dong
any thing that may cause injuIy to those who are
not responst 10 for the njures iniiicted on them
Perhaps is hoped that by rrac slng retallaton'
the British Government may be deferred from per-
potratIDg those terrible crimes IN Ireland. lie says;
By the "Only means" I" force.p "retalation.
etc, he menns OF course. dynamite the most cow
ardy method of assassination yet devised. lilo has
tho right n citizen to say what The chooses and iI
is not at all likely that the British people W Ill he ex-
cited because Treasury clerk is talking dynamite
IN the Washington newspapers. But the fact that
lie is connected with the Government selvlco has
been commented upon by number OF persons, who
have said that his action was on that account
especially indect Mt and improper Certainly no one
wonld patiently see VDonovan Rosa living on
Government salary Just now. Ii Mr. COnd0n con-
tinues t. talk assassination he ought TO be given his
choice between keeping hIs mouth shut aud earning
his living elsewhere than in the Governments
service. ID. d. l..