New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-11

ters from the Fenian Brotherhood or BY
amy member OF it. and says Es any xosd sdsn
s M Hps% Of the AFFAIR Nv was when my
brother called on me Friday night and brought me
copy Of an extra There is no doubt In my
mind that Phesn was traitor TO the cause. The
interview in the Kansas paper provesit. In regard
to Short or the Others implicated do not Wish to
talk at present Let the facts develop slowly. Ev-
erything will come all right"
THE DIsTRICr-ATrORNEY AND THE POLICE.
District-Attorney MARITIME said that he consid-
cred the case of the stabbing in ODonovan Rossas
office as one OF such great public interest that it
needed close attention, and he would send repre-
sentative Of his effce to watch the proceedings in
the police court, at the inquest If one to be
held. Otherwise he had no control over the case
until 1t came to the Office from the police magis-
trate.
Officials at Police Headquarters declined to COM
init themselves to theory regarding the stabbipg
of Captain Phelan. Ii was said there also that If
any arrests in the were desired the police
would have no trouble in finding the men.
PHELAN MAKES A STATEMENT
At II o'clock last night DR.. Mack issued the fol-
lowing bulletin:
Thomas Phean has passed con- Portable day with but
diton He bad long Interview with representative OF
the press TO whom he made some contradict
Ing some OF the reports published about him. Alto
gether his condition and progress may be called encour-
aging.
1.-The statement made to the press is in substance as
follows:
The report or the interview with me in The Kansas Cy
Journal Is not correct in particulars. assisted
Kearney to escape from England after a reward was
Depot affair. I gave him $40 to get to Holland and
aerward sent him f5 to get to America after Rosa had
declined to give him money anew nothing OF the plot
to blow the Queen until U failed AMI Kearney told
Of IL In Glasgow. then said that the dynamite must be
got of the ship and the officer detailed In the in
teryew never said Rosa was the only man that knew
Of the plot but said that the OF betrayal rested be
tween him and another man. ] had nothing to do with
kearneys business, but went to England solely 10 get
witnesses TO prevent the exradition OF Sheridan The
interview was printed month after had seen the re-
porter and there were mistakes in 1t.
Phelan then gave the story of his life and an ac-
count of the fight, strongly insisting that Short be-
gan IT, and reiterated his belief that he lured to
Rossa's office for the purpose OF being killed.
Rocky Mountain nOBrien was seen at his home
in Brooklyn last night He said: al wish it dis
tinctly understood that have never been collector
for the Ecnian Brotherhood nor have l ever
travelled for II. b. Clatlin IL Co., am simply a
commercial traveller for Il clothing house in this
city, and Texas aud the Southwest my territory.
met Phelan in Fort Dallas, Texas four years ago.
regarded him then square man and when
met him at kossa's office ! shook hands with him
cordially, but learned afterward without a doubt
that he is o traitor Of the deepest dye. DID not see
the fight. but from what | can learn, Phelan drew
his pistol after he had been called traitor by
Snort and attempted to shoot the latter, but the
pistol missed fire. Then Short closed with HIM and
cut him" OErien confident that there had
been plot to kill Phelan, but that the fight was
entirely impromptu.