New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-26
| CRAZY MANS REVENGE.
DISTURBING THE BRITISH CONSULATE.
TWO BAD SHOTS BY "PERsEcUTED" FRESHMAN
THE STORY OF HIS WRONGS.


TWO RAD SHOTS BY "PERsEcUTED" FRESHMAN
THE STORY OF HIS WRONGS.
An Irisbmap. plainly dressed and carving a small
hand satchel at about IL O'Clock yesterday morn
inc entered the office of the British Con sui, at No.
~ Safest, and inquired whether there was an
Lnolish Consulate IN Buffalo. W. *. HOare, the
second Vice Consul who was seated at his desk in
the rear of the Office, replied in the negative. The
man remained silent for a few minutes. and hen ne
shouted that he had been grossly nnelied IN I ne
papers of this city at the nstigatoD of the Britlsh
Government. For this, he sa d. he wanted revenge,
ana would secure II If he bad TO cross the Allan;
Tic and blow up Dublin Castle. Upon second
thought, however. he said that he would ayenge
his wrongs by shooting tn whole lot in the British
Consulate. He then moved toward the door. and
drawing ive-chambered revolver he DISCHARGED
il, apparently without taking aim, and the Duiet
buried itself in slight wooden partition oehlnd
which Vice-Consul Hoare sat; Having hred tue
shot the man ran out of the place, dischaTgDg an
other cartridge in the hall without dong any
damage. on
Ger John H. Carr, of the First Precinct who took
him to the Oak Street Police Station. Hedescr6ed
himself as james A. teeney, age awsnt W. s,id
and the previous day he had arrived IN TINS CITY
from Buffalo. with the intention of going to hs
native place. A glance at the man was sufficient 10
snow that he was crazy. He had large jaws unuS~
ualy prominent cheek bones, sunken cheeks. CLASSY
ewes that giared searchngy at every one about nun
as though apprehenslye OF DANGER ln the after-
noon he was taken to the Iombs Police Court,
where David f. Oak. IT,. clerk In the Consulate
made affidavit charging hlm WIN 1eio-
NOUS assault. When arralgned at the bar,
search Sc Sao Of the villains who bad accused me
OF CRIME" Then, requesting the indulgence OF the
Court' he began wild harangue. These men" he
said with flourish OF the hand nave Oeeu perSe,
cuIIng me and disappearing me byhaving published
stories against my character. They accused me OF
comp icity IN the Pbenix Park murders, and not
content with ncarceratln2 me at DUNN they rear
rested me in Toronto. But they failed In that, and
when came 10 this country they continued to blast
my character. They have dogged rue about and
kidnapped me-" Justice smith asked why he fired
the shot. 81 decline to answer that he said: II
lie was committed in default of $1,000 bail Tor
trial in the General Sessions Court.
In the prison afterward he told the following
II was arrested in Dublin without cause. and
spent nine weeks in the Du bin jail at klimainham.
was taken ID custody Tor no canSe wnatever, ana
visited and profered me $500 II / would make
certain statements indignantly refused the oher,
and when su subsequently WAS asked for cOnsldera-
ton to recognize James Mulett, who was also iln-
prlsoned IN that dungeon az a suspect, also de-
cnetl and sent letter to Mulletrs wife, telling
her of tue overiures that had been made to me- Nv
action came 10 the knowledge of the otic4s-0f the
prison. and one night was condnSted to o stage
coach locked in and con veyeG To Liverpool where
anu landed at lyfOuto. There l was eom-
PEELED 10 entsi hospital for treatment,
and was placed in an insane ward. On the day mat
that brave boy Joe Brady was hanged my feelings
oyescame me- and | used dlSreSpectful language
TO ward the Queen, aud had to jump overa vail to
ESCAPE from the keepers, who had taken offence at
nv remarks was captured and placed In jail. but
the clergy employed counsel for me and | secured
nv liberation. Five weeks ago went to Buffalo.
The tribulatiOn | have endured confess. have
weakened ny mind--they would unsettle any ones
lntellec Friends of nine III Buffalo advised me TO
dismiss the matter irom my mind but c9ulu not.
was troubled with loss OF appetite and sleepless-
ness and on Monday morning came to TINS city
for the purpose of endeayOrng TO get my passage TO
Dublin. ~
Yesterday morning went to the British Con-
sulate aud asked them to tell me what commnnica-
tions they had received from London in reference
TO INV case. The Consul answered that he knew
nothing about me. To-day l again went to the
place and demanded TO know who the person IN |
that office was who had published blasphemous
letters against my character and they laughed at
me. then said: Defend yourself; I'll lose nv
life for my character and ireG. | am sorry nov |
for what did. 1 should have taken NV friends
advice and have forgotten the matter, but
couldn't"
Officer Carr. who arrested Feeney, said that he
found him walking the Battery P&. K, Opposite
the Consulate, watching the bnildlug. When
arrested he appeared 10 be la6Orng under great ex-
citement. lie went u the sta ion without resist
ance and there gave up bis pistol II was a cLeap
affair of about 22-ca ibre. with the word =" Deion-
der on It's barrel, but not the makers name.