Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-29
Frank Byrne and Wife Warmly
Greeted on Their Arrival in
New York.
A Brief But Interesting Inter
view with the Carey Refu.
gee.
Tho Informer's Tale Wrenohed to
Pieces.

Byrne, whom darcy the Ddblin in.
formor, in the course Of his exsmina,
tion In Dublin, swore was o member
of the assassination society, or ''in.
vincibles," ard whom the British gov
ernment vainly sought to extradite from
France, arrived to. day from Havre by
the steamship Amerique accom- panied
by his wife. The latter Carey also i'm
plicated. He testified on one occasion
she brought to Dublin from London
four knives, and that she had riff,
slung around her neck under her cloak.
On another occasion Carey swore Mrs.
Byrne brought q consignment of arms
from London, including 40, coo rounds
of ammunition. When Mrs. Byrno
was taken from London to Dublin
Carey failed to Identify her and she
was released.
The reporter found Byrne at the
residence of his sister, whore he and
his wife are temporarily stopping.
Byrne Is man of more than ordinary
intelligence, good address and well
educated. He Is about feet 10 inches
tall, of robust physique. II deny
rything Carey swore to, so for as l
and my wife are concerned, said he.
81 have not seen Carey since 1869. and
then my relations with him were
merely social and not In any sense po.
litical. He said I belonged to the Fe.
nian Brotherhood. This IL false, a.
anything else he swore to. I never
belonged to any secret political organi-
zation. have devoted myself eXclu-
sively during my time in politics to
public and constitutional agitation.
The political organization to which I
first attached myself when I went to
England was the Irish home rule con.
federation. l was secretary of the or
ganiSation, and subseq 1ently score
tary of the National Land Lsague of
Great Britain, the National Land ant
and Labor League of Great Britain,
and the Irish National League, each
of which organic ations succeeded each
other In the order name"
a'Are you acquainted with Sherl
dan2"
swell, slightly. After his release
from Kilmain BAN, where he was i'm.
prisoned as suspect, I met him In
Dablin, while spending my vacation
there, l was introduced to him at a
meeting of the ladies' land league by
Miss Anna Parnell. I had already
known of him by repute."
"What do you think of Carey's ten
timony as it related to S1eridan2"
"From all I have been told about
Sheridan, l do not believe he Is
capable of allowing himself to be con.
nected with an assassination society a
"What do you think of mo. One7'
81 believe If the assassination
society existed, as edeoribed, Carey
was the organizer and the so.called
Number One was . myth. When
Carey, the town councillor testified
Feb. II for the crown, he stated he
only concluded to become an informel
two days previously. Now the war
rant for my arrest was dated one day
before the date Carey swore he had
made up his mind to become witness
for the prosecution"
Byrne intends to reside permanent
ly in America. Mrs Byrne Is we'll
posted In Irish politics. Her depar.
ture for Paris from London, after be.
Ing released from Dublin when Carey
failed to Identify her, was preolpitated
by a.report which came to, her privately
from Dublin castle that she was to
bere arrested: fHer departure to meet
her husband in Paris was hastened,
80 she was compelled to leave hcl
three children behind her in the care
of sister Mr.. Byne and VITA were
called on by many friends. Two de-
tactives, one English and the othe,
French, were passengers on the Amer.
ique, and had Mr.. Byrne under sur
veillance until their arrival here
Byrne is probably being shadow by
them now. Byrne does not favor the
dynamite plan.