Milford chronicle., 1885-01-16
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zee DYNAMITER,s vIOTnI.
An Attempted Assassination In O'DOnovan
Rossnse ONlcs.

It THE DYNAMITER's VICTIM.
10 An Attempted Assassination In O'DOnovar
s. R0ssass Onlees
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Capt, Thomas Phelan is Superintendent Of
= the Kansas City workhouse, and is an Irish
!, Nationalist, against whom some Of the dvna-
h mite faction appear to have had a grudge On
Dec 20 last Phelan sent for the publisher Of
= the Kansas City journal, and on the next day
5 there appeared a printed interview, giving
what purported to be the true history Of the
attempt to blow up the steamship Queen. In
the interview he mentioned Several Irish agita-
tors connected with dynamite plots
After the appearance Of the article several
parties in New York telegraphed to Phelan
about the affair, and he replied that he would
soon be in New York
Phelan reached New York Friday, wearing
a new Derby hat and a new pepper-and salt
suit. In one pocket Of his OvercOat was a CODY
OF the Kansas City Journal. containing his big
interview. In his right hand hip pocket was a
S2-calibre nickle-plated revolver Of the style
known as "Red Jacket No 8 Its five cham
bers were all loaded. He went at once to the
saloon Of a friend Of his named Kearney, arriv-
| ing about noon. They rode down together in
a car and climbed the three flights Of narrow
stairs that lead to Rossa's sanctum. This con-
sists of two very small offices at the western
| end OF a narrow corridor, with Offices opening
/ upon it at either side Of it. Kearney claims
that he did not want to go with Pbelan, antici-
patinR trouble but was induced to do so.
In ODonOvan ROssa's Office a number of
men had met. Things became lively the mo-
| ment Capt. Phelan's identity became known to
the men in the Office. One Of the men struck /
Phelan and the latter reached for his revolver |
An instant later thick-set man OF athletic |
build, with a slouch hat and dark complexion. |
jerked open the door suddenly and sprang into |
the room with bowie knife clnched in his |
TdTnf hnna D1aafn 4 L.
who had been introduced to him by Rossa as a
''Mr Barker" He struck at Phelan from
behind and Phelan twisted around in the chair
and Warded of the blow Of the ugly weapon
with his arm Aeafney says he had run away
before that The assassin struck at Phean 4 |
second time and missed his aim, but Just as he
staggered to his feet he slashed him in quick
succession in the back and the neck. Phean
threw up both arms and forced his assailant
into the hallway.
The occupants Of the other Offices fed in
alarm. The two unknown men who We're in
Rossas Office and started the quarrel took to
their heels, too, leaving Phean and his assail-
ant alone IN their battle. Phean got no
chance to reach for his revolver He simply |
strove to ward on the blows of the bowie
knife with rung that he broke out Of an Office
chair. lie was stabbed again in the back and |
once in the chest. Another blow sent the {
knife into his left arm, below the shoulder
with such force that the weapon broke the +
bone. This last blow was a glancng one at
me right arm. 1t cut down to the bone and y
almost completely around it.
When Phelan received this wound the ~
Ssre a. edge Of the steeRT beautifS. sg,
tpattered with blood and a trail of n
le OF S4i ed the floor from the Office to the 5
! depart treat gashes were cut in Phelan's
III nd it was soaked with blood that oi
- rau his eleven wounds. 81
T-e,,;s,a lant threw the bowie knife on the L
Ges sssof the stairs and ran down to the yC
feet. Then he very cOOlly buttoned his
yercoat, thrust his blOod-stained hands in the Sc
oekets, leisurely crossed the street, and he
alked slowly up City Hall place. Phelan an
aggered down the stairs after him. bic an
'owd gathered in the roadway the instant he de
lpeared in the doorway. Phelan called to 90
ohceman, who followed the man, and arrested Is
m, bringing him back %
YES, that's the man who stabbed me-" ce
oaned Phelan
Policeman Levy turned around to call an loo
her policeman, who was hurying up He no
oner turned his head than Phelan rolled lvT
er on his left side, and reaching his nearly
yered right arm into his overcoat pocket | the
lied out his revolver and fired it, quick as a | 90f
nix, at the prisoner. The ball struck the n
lsouer Just above the waist on the rfght o.
ie. Policeman Levy sprang to Phelans a.
le and wrested the revolver from him. and "'5
prisoner darted up Chambers street toward 90
'oadWay, as fast as he could run. Policeman 81
w, elutching the revolver, raced after him 80 ~
III great crowd at his heels. He caught "s-
n before he had gone half block 7
i got it that time" the prisoner cried. and arr
san to rip open his clothing at the same Il
le. He found that the bullet had pierced on
overcOat and undercOat and Waistcoat. 7
de hole in a metal match safe in the Stat
ket OF the latter and just scratched his ousl
u The police couldn't find the bullet after D
ID. Stat
he man arrested was named Richard Short ing,
claimed to be a butcher. Phelan's post | snol
rtem statement was taken and his wife tele- expl
phed for. His injuries are Of "a very seri- 68;
nature, and he is not expected to survive
N.
AT PHELAN's HOME. Cy
ANsAs CITY, Mo.-The news of the stabbing ton
Captain Thomas Phelan in New York IeGel tSiI
ted quite a stir of excitement in this city. IN
absence was not generally known and only you,
wv friends were aware Of his visit to New 5a5e'
I. Phelan took exception to comments in 4 ePp
OnOvan ROssa's paper on the interview snip
sbed here and left for Ne, vi vi NV NV part
fbe intention IL is s+ato5 ~ S'iy I'm Guy due
anation or rrtrscton Of them I7s H reDra an proff'
ed to his wife that he was going to st.
IS, and she was not aware of his mission to
York until informed afterWard Of the en- VIII
ter there Captain Phelan has been a raised
ent here since 1864; he served in the Mrs.
raj army during the war, andh as figured iudgn
deraby in local politics. He has always fused
an ardent supporter Of the Irish cause the re
man OF violent temper. Trust
Sunday Phelans injuries were such that neon
lysicians believed he would recover. He Life, a
red that there was no doubt in his mind dlspos
conspiracy existed in Rossa's office to might
i'm and that it nearly succeeded Short by Nj
othing to say about his part in the affair.
en- O'DOnOvan Rosa was notified of Phe-
belief that there was plot to murder the
in, and that Rosa kept out of the way DID,
rpose, he declared it was lie and ex- ~
d his absence at the time. He aid had Dhl
n in the office the affair would not have
ned. On
spatch from Liverpool says: 1t was un- vouns
edly the steamer British Queen, and not GeorS
ueen, which, it is alleged, Phelan and me- M
ey intended to blow up with dynamite. Ihe
! barrels purporting to contain cement. we're
were on board the British Queen on clock
l ~, 50 were found to contain number OF said: