Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-17

BROOKLYN, n. V, Aug. 13-The Eagle
publishes what it claims to be an official his
tory of James McDermotts connection with
the Fenian brotherhood, his alleged betrayal
OF the dynamite conspirators, etc. 1t says
McDcrmott. learned that DIR. Gallagher and
buildings and followed them, having first
obtained a letter from O'Douovan Rosa au-
thorizing him as correspondent for his paper
Before securing the letter he subscribed $50
to the Ward dynamite fund and professed to
be an ardent friend of Ireland. In Dublin
McDermott sought Mrs Cady, who supplied
food to the Phoenix Park murderers, and by
lavish use of money wormcd from her the
names of the persons who paid her for sup
plying food to the assassins. Mrs. Cady in
formed an Irish nationalist that McDermott
gave her 1900. She only saw his true
nature when she learned Of the arrest of the
parties whose names she gave him. She
of the secret service. OMalley, one
of the conspirators states that McDer-
mott called on him and offered to establish
dynamite societies at his own expense. lie
represented himself as Rossas agent, but
Featherstone, Rossas accredited agent, was
then in Cork, and McDermott did not sue
coed in entrapping O'Mallcy. Fcatherstone,
however, was angry because NcDcrmott SC.
cured letter addressed to him, containing
receipt for making dynamite, and called on
him for an explanation. McDermott con-
WINGED Featherstone that he was not spy
and became quite intimate with him, al
though OMalley warned him repeatedly
"Thc evening of March 21st," says O'Malcy,
| MoIl
mott seated alongside Featherstone at meet
ing of the dynamiters. McDermott made
blazing speech and proposed to poison Capt.
Plunkett, resident magistrate for Cork, that
night. The plans for the Liverpool explosion
were decided on. The next day McDermolt left
for London, and there, through Featherstone,
met O'Conner, who was sentenced to penal
servitude for life under the name of Dalton.
The day after McDermott's arrival in Lon
don Harcourt stated IN Parliament that he
had been offered for f10,000 information of
numerous plots of a startling nature for the
destruction of public buildings, and the exist
cnce of secret societies IN Cork and Castle
Island. McDermott showed Dalton all the
public buildings and he is the parsonage who
gesticulated 50 violently in the company of
Dalton opposite the Westminster palace.
Previous to McDermot's departure for Lon
don 1t was decided by him and Featherstone
that a box of nitro-glycerinc should be
brought to Liverpool by Dcasy. Deasy
missed the boat, when McDermolt hastened
to Cork and insisted on Deasy being sent.
Having complete hold of Fca,hcrstone
he induced the latter TO send Deasy with the
nitro-glycerine. Deasy was warned not to
take any documents to Flanagan, to whom
the dynamite was consigned, but before he
left McDermott gave him note to Flanagan
| signed with Feathcrstone's name, stating,
This is Deasy, good man and person, who
brings you nitro-glycerinc." Deasy was ar
rested on his arrival and the note led to the
| capture of Flanagan. 1t was by this letter
that Flanagan, Featherstone and Deasy were
convicted
The evening of Deasy's arrest McDermott
got drunk in Cork and O'Maley got posses
sion OF his note book. In it were the names
of many residents of Cork and their houses
were afterward searched. Following the ar
rests of Deasy and Flanagan came the cap
ture of Featherstone, O'IIerlihy Carmody
and Morgan. Up to the day before
these arrests there had been nothing
against OHerlihy, but that day he allowed
| McDermott to cable TO America for funds.
An order for draft came next day to UIler-
lhy, and was seized by the officials. Nc
Dermott's guilt was established by the fact
that Morgan was not connected with the dy-
namiters, but his name was mentioned once
in McDermott's presence and his arrest fol-
lowed. The night of the arrest McDermott
disguised himself as minister and urged
O'Malley to fly with him. The latter knew
it would be the signal for his arrest, ard de-
clined. When Featherstone was arrested
he saw he had been duped by McDcrmolt,
for oil the men arrested were only those Nc
Dermott had met, while others who were
doing good work but whom McDermott did
not know were unmolested.
The conspirators also learned that McDer-
mott was a witness at the secret inquiry
when the Cork conspirators were held fol
treason felony. They tried to induce him tC
return to Cork for the purpose OF killing him
but he escaped to France. He spent money
there lavishly, announcing himself as St
Sylvester, proprietor of large hotel OF
Coney Island. On returning to the United
States several attempts were made to xii
McDerInott but they failed
CoLoRLEss AND CODA young girl deeply re
| orr led