The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-15
rHE DYNAMIrERs

Phean, giving details of the ope: atoms
of
THE DYNAAITERs
iu England. Threats were made agains.
Rossa's life. and It is said'his immediate
frIen1s had determined 10 form a body
quad to protect him. Short, it was
stated, came to this country with the
man VINO, in the summer of 1882, shot at
jun McDermott in Captain Ryan's bar
room IN Chambers street. He is said to
be native of Cork, where he was one
Of the principal leaders in the move
meut described by O'DOnOvan Rrssa,
a long interview in the Kansas City
JouTnsl was published by Phelan lateIY.
Plelda was one of the OTiginators of the
sklrmishing fund, and at one time was
suspected of being tue famous No.
mentioned by lnfoTmer Carey in his evil
dence. He has been an Irish nationalist
all his life, aud has been always promi-
nent in Irish revolutionary movements.
Snort is said to be one of the IrIshmen
who was driven to this country bV the
treachery of jim McDermott of Brook.
Ign, who is now believed to be in the
pay of the British government
Pine lan's clothing was cut in several
places under which was no wound. The
four stsbs in the back were slight The
two just below either sh lulder we're two
inches deep. The seventh was in the
right side of the neck. Another pene-
traLsd the chest, and each arm had re-
ceIved q thrust. The right arm was al
most
SEVERED AT THE SHOULDER.
The surgeons said the assailant must
have been a very powerful man. The
patient showed great fo-titude while
dressing bis wounds. Coroner Martin
came to the hospital to take the wounded
mans ante-mOrtem statement PhelaD
said he would give
TRUE STORY,
and proceeded:
Ga last Sunday q week ago an inter
view between myself and the local edi-
tor of the Kansas City Journal was pub
Isle in the journal. The paper is
now in my pocket. l afterwards receIv-
ed letter from John T. Kearney. asking
me TO come TO this city ielegrSphed
him would be here January 8. When
arrived / called on Kearney and to-
gethtr we went to O'Donovan R"ssa's
office. Rosa was not in. A man named
| Rocky Mountain O'BrieD came in while
we we're there. He shook hands with
me in friendly way and asked how
was. He then left and q man, whose
name I think Is Barker, csme in with 3
knife in his hand. He immediately an
preached and struck at me about the
| chest. was seated in chair at the
more thrusfs and
STABBED NE SEVERAL TIMES.
1 sprang TO my feet and ran down stairs.
| Barker followed me and cut me again
| and again. On the street Barker was
brought before me. recognized him
as the man who stabbed me, ami sup
posing he would stab me sgain l snoi
| him. first met Barker on nv return
from Europe, in August. on September
last. 1t was in Rossa's office. I met
him there afterwards. Kearney and two
other men, don't know who, were
present when l was assaulted.
The identy of the two men spoken ol
could not be established. They, witt
Kearney. fled WHEN the butchery began
O'Donovan Rosss's Offices are on tbs
third floor OF the building, which is ar
old structure and occupied by people o.
various occupations. Rosa hos two
rooms The assault occurred in the
larger room In this an overturned
chair and spilled bottle of ink were
signs of the struggle. There were alss
numerous spots OF blood on the wall
and floor. Along the walls of the stair
way. more blood blotches were seen
) The people found the knife with which
the crime was committed on the top steI
OF the second fight It's blade was fiv,
edges The handle was twisted will
: tWina To give a f1Imer grasp. Polio
Captain Webb aud his officers are ate
additional facts. Three letters Wer
found in Pheian's pockets They vii
not be allowed to be seen.
so'Ds NovAN ROSA
, came to his office after nightfall and pre-
tended ignorance OF the whole matter
When told man had been hacked q
pieces IN his Office, he smiled Incredu
onsly. AfterWard he showed consieI
nation and asked for ali the particular
He was told TO 60 TO the station house 70
door and disappeared. O'Donova
Rosa lives in the outskirts of Brooklyn
A ring at his door tonight brought n
/ response. A friend of his says he hs
, | lately heard talk of treachery anon
certain parties, out he wss surprise
that men should so far forget themselVe
as to fight. He was sure Rosa kney
nothing shout the affair, and thatli
Rosa had been present the stabbiDj
Z would have been prevented. a. q lai
: hour tonight Phelan's condition ha
| not Improved, ana II Is DeIleVed tDat
will die.
At 1 O'Clock this morning the suI
= geons at the hospitol say they entertai
hopes OF Phelan's recovery.
= NEWS OF THE sTABBIK6.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 9-The news I
: tue stabbing of Captain Phela1 IN Ne
: York created quite q SUR OF excitemeI
!, IN this city. His absence was not geI
: orally known and Onlf 8 few friend
! were aware of his visit to New Yorl
: Phelan took exception TO the common
n O'DOnovsn ROssA's paper on the il
teTview published here, and left Tor Ne
) | York Tuesday night with the intention
: l. is stated, OF asking al explanation
Fe,raction Of them. He represented
lis wife that he was going TO st. Lou
and she WAS not aware Of the mission
New York until informed thus eveniI
~ OF the encounter there. She VIII lea
for New York CITY eo-morroW norm,