The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-10
A FIERCE FENIAN FIGHT,
AN ALLEGED TRAITOR STABBED
The Bloody ARRAY Occurs at o'Donovan
Rossa's Office-Cspt. Phelan, OF
Kansas City, the victim-He
Shoots His Assailant,
A Riurd or by Feninns.

van lNOSSh anu Ouleu 1rlSAlQQU. In
few seconds after, a man, covered
with blood, tottered down the stairs TO
the hallway and fell on the street,
While his blood covered the sidewalk
In streams. Most intense excitement
took place, and crowds tlocked to the
scene. Several officers rushed up, and
seeing few men making towards
Chamber street and the city hall, fol-
lowed them. One of them, tall mar,
was captured and brought
back to where the diving
man was lying. ais this the man who
stabbed your" asked an officer. eyes,
that is the man." said the bleeding
man, "but by heavens if 1 am going to
die III die game, and there will be two
OF u.s." With that, and before
the bystanders could realize his inten-
ton, he drew a revolver and fired two
SHOTS In quick succession at the man
standing before him. One ball took ef-
feet In the thigh of the would-be MUIR
derer. This increased the excitement and
tne nelghborhood became wild with
all sorts OF rumors. The man who was
stabbed was Capt Thomas Phelan, Of
Kansas City, aged 40, and his assailant,
whom he says stabbed him, gave his
name as Richard Short, No. Sc Tenth
avenue. An ambulance was called and
Phelan was taken to Chambers street
hospital in dying condition. He is
slapped in the neck and several other
places. There were rumors that he
gave away some of tho secrets of the
Fenians. The police claim to have q
leetor from Rosa to the
wounded man telling him to
come on to New York to his
office, that he had important business
tor him to attend to. Phelan was asked
by. Fireman Cottrell if he wanted q
priest. mo-" he replied, ~ don't want
anybody. | don't believe in al religion.
l am follower Of Bob Ineersoii ;"
News of tho stabbng and shooting
spread rapidly, and inquiries were
made on all sides as to who Phelan and
Short We're. Phelan appeared to be
known to many men identified with the
several revolutionary societies. Rosa
was condemned by q num-
Der OF his compatraits for
giving publications in his paper this
week Of an interview printed in the
Kansas City Journal, claimed to be had
with Phelan, giving details Of tho oper-
atoms Of the dynamiter5 in England.
Threats were made against Kossa's
HE, and IL 10 said his
immediate friends have determined Ia
form u body guard and protect him
Short, il was claimed, came 20 this
country with man who, in tho sum.
mer Of 1852, shot at Jim McDer.
mott in Captain Ryan's saloon
in Chamber street. Ho is said to be q
native Of Cork, whore he was ono OF tho
principal leaders in tho movement Iii.
rec;ed by Rossa. A long interview in
the Kansas City Journal was published
by Phelan, who was one OF the Origina-
tors Of the skirmishing men, was AZ the
time suspected Of being famous. BY
inlormer Carey, IN his owl
dence, he has been an Irish
nationalist. lie has been ALWAYS
prominent in the IRISH revolution. In
short, 10 is said one of the lrishmen.
VINO was driven to Jnis country by the
treachery Of Jim McDermolt, who is
now. believed 20 BIZ in the pay OF the
British government.
Phclau'S clothing was cut in several
places, under which were q number OF
wounds. -Four stans in the back were
slight, two just below tho shoulder two
inches deep The seventh was i'm
The right side OF tho neck. Another
penetrated the chest. and each arm had
received q thrust The right arm was
almost severed at the shoulder. a phy-
stefan said the patient must be very
powerful patient, as he showed
proat fortitude during tho
dressing OF tho wounds.
Coroner Martin camo ~ tho hospital to
take Tho wounded mans ante murtem
statement Phelan said he would give
q truo story and proceeded: ION last
sunday week an interview
between myself and the local
editor of the Kansas City journal was
published in the journal. The paper Is
now in my pocket. | afterwards re-
ceived a letter from John T. Koarney,
asking mo TO como to the city.
telegraphed him would
he there on JanuaryS When arrived
friday | called on Koarney, and together
we went to 0'Donovan Rosso's Office.
X $50 wasn't in. A man named
Rocky Mountain O'Brien came in.
While there he shook hands with me in
n friendly way and asked how | was.
Tie then left and tho m IN, whose name
think Is Barker, came in with knife
in his hand. leimmediately approached
aud struck at me about the chest. /
was seated in Il chair nc the time and
war ed OF tho blow. He made moro
thrnsts and stabbed mo sew
eral times, sprang to my
feet and ran down stairs. Barker fol-
lowed and cut mo again, and on the
street Barker was brought before me.
recognized him as the man who stabbed
me, and surprising be would
stab mo again, / shot him.
! first me. Barker on my return from
Europe in August or September last. It
was i'm l!ossas office. met him there
afterwards. Kearney and two otner
men, don't know who they were, were
present when
WAS ASSAULTED.
The Identity of the two men spoken
OF could not be established. They with
koarnoy fled when the fight began. |
found the Auiio with which the crime
was committed on tho top Of tho steps
OF the second flight, It's blade was
tivo, inches loug and sharp.
cnod on both of its edges;
handle was twisted with twine to give II
q ilrmer grip. Policeman Webb and
his officers, among additional effects,
found three letters i'm Phelan'a rock.
cts. They were not allowed To be
seen. ODonovan Rosa came to his of.
lice after nightiall and pretended igno-
rance OF the whole affair. When told
thRt man had been hacked TO pieces in
MS Office no smiled incredulously,
Aiterward he showed CONSERVATION
and asked for all the particulars, He
was told TO so to the Steuben house for
and no suddenly
locked his door and disap-
pearod. o'Donovan Rosa lives in
the outskirts of Brooklyn. A
ring ut his door-bell tonight brought
no response. A friend of his said no
had lately heard him talk OF treachery
among certain parties, but he
was surprised that they should so
far forget themselves as TO fight. He
was sure Rosso know nothing about
the affair. AT late hour tonight
Phelan's condition ha, not impro we'd,
and IL is believed no will die.
Mckinney Matters.