New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-10

home that afternoon at 4:15 o'clock; that MS usua
hour for returning was ociocK' ou.
that he had come home earlier than usuai
TO nav carpenters bill, and that
he left the house again for the city at 5:1o ln re-
gard to the tragedy she said: 1t was by the
merest accident that he was not there at the time
Il occurred. Phalen is considered by the brother
hood. as is Jim McDermott, a traitor lie gives
away their secrets
| She said that the first she knew OF the affair
was at 7:3O o'clock, when some friends OF kossa
had called for him and told her of it. She inquired
about it, and when told that Phclan was still alye
e%nsd eha ned RIVE at Not dCad Mrs KOssa said
Il paw no attention to my husbands going or COM
ing He has night key and lets himself m ~
Rosa himself appeared. Ho was perfectly cool cool
showing not the slightest trace OF excitement. ne
utfy WSsn SHSa sSns Of the
| SAID: 81 heard of the trouble, Tor l nave
been to New.York. 1 w was first .f,srwara tola 81
bought an extra. did not make any further
| efforts to inform myself in regard to the facts OF
the case simply went to my ns oiGe, v ,mton. mtore
ton 70 90 TO the wake of man by the name
of Doyle, when l left home "a, at oai.c S;So:
rhsae when left Tas in tho aftsrnoon Whose business #
| was to care for it, Patrick Joyce was nor there.
"He had not been there for over week. chimed
Rosa held up his hand and said: 1--WE will not
| speak of that" ,.,,.
| and asked: Did you talk of this before came IN
| Then he continued, turning TO the reporter - 90
not recognize the name Of Barker or snort, tne bae
| name given by the assailant of Phelan. Neitner
%Sme %S Of hn'T John OF any Kear%sy. S%S BY fon'
| tied to meeting him three times when he returned
from Europe the last time. l always
thought him man rs Of 1 bravery and s
ever had with Phelan was letter an- M
swerng one of his, asking, me no, FOR
list of subscribers to my, paper lie sald ,ar tnat
| he would collect for me. | answered tins letter
| lust after the interview a Kansas City paper
| claimed TO have had with him. | told him in the
in the interview. and l would publish
what was left. never tecciVed
an answer to the letter, did not expect him TO
come to the city, and know nothing OF the cause
If had been AT the Office it is not likely that the
result of q hot dispute IN regard TO the
interview, don't know how the affair viii Affect
our cause Time diSge Fditor can nf 'g TN & Nation said
"It IL a wonder that more OF these
affairs have, no, occurred before. SO many Si
carried and many good men have been ,ea,
compelled TO leave their country, that
it's a wonder more of them have not sought re-
vcnge. PheIan was SO much like Oponneil III per-
sona appearance, that many thought II was he
that was arrested for the murder of
time. do nor wish to talk about the matter, so
far as It refers to Rosa for my sentiments might
| be misconstrued as our relations are not pleasant.
| SHORT NoT KNOWN ~ TENTII-AvE.
| At No. SCI Tenth-ave all knowledge
| of any man by the name OF Short was
denied The only butcher who lives close by is
one by the name OF Read who boards next door
| PHELAN's EXPOSURE OF FENIAN PLOTS.
| SCHEME 10 DESTROY ThE STEAMER QUEEN
WHY 1T FAILED
The article in The Kansas Citg Journal referred 10
| in Phclan's antc-mortem statement, ia ms follows
In June, 1888 Captain Phean started on voyage 70
ireland ls absence was ,nsde notvssD o',, s
that during his -olonrn IN Ireland carey. tls iha9rn
alias Powers. shot by Patrick OD1nnell. Inc do-
-crption given 10y ODonnel tailed almost idohii'Hy
with that Captain Phcan. and Tor several days was
beolieycd hcro that oD0nncil was an alias for fheia
crack rifle ami PISTOL shots OF the So-t and had been
seected Ia follow and XII the Infamous Carry Captain
Phelan returned safe ANA sound. he brcs
TO being transported Tor lie during MS absence thah
| many OF his friends have any idea OF.
The main object OF Captain Phelans Journey as u mas
since trausprel. was o obtain information when Wod
preyenf lr e,radltun of f. j. sheridan the great riss
agator from the country. ana his removal To- EsIahu
or trial. Captain fhean obtained III" desired iho,ha-
on from Doctor Reynolds In Paris and was ready 10
ring witnesses TO this country, hut meanwhile tho
English Government dcsise ia its attempt to force the
United states 10 deliver up sheIldl al ta par. :" tns
matter happily settled The accorn OF the attempt
to blow up the steamer Queen is gwen as heaIiy ~
possible III Captain pheans own language:
d" Before leaving New-lorh," said u" captain. DC
among them John +. Kearney, who arranged me eH-
| plosion in the Caldonan Railway station at Glasgow
in that civ Rewards aggrcgstng a. 600 or $4,000
OF our money offered by the British Government
and by tic Gas Company AMI the Caledonlan tehtral
Railway. the al prchension OF Kcarney and he was
obliged 20 escape TO this country kearney had pen
the steamer Begrava, and kearDcy VA. TO follow me
three Gays later III tho steamer Queen amsw an an
after size landed at her doc1 Ia IVerpool but did not
know The details OF the plot As we thought mirht
have business together the other side. hearney aud
myself arranged TO meet each other at the Bucnanan
Hotel In Edinburgh n he arrived lrst he was 10 leave
n letter for signed James Wallace. u arrived first
to leave a noe signed DE Ia POuer"
Waterford County. Ireland. by whom Captain lhean
was raised The Captain and kearney also devised an a
Intricate cipher consisting OF thirteen hicrosy ana
thirteen double Figures. In which they were 10 write o
each other. and which aiierward very nearly got the
Captain into trouble
now THE QUEEN WAS TO BE BLOWN Up.
Captain Phoan continued: "On my arrival at
Glasgow, where 1 first wont, you may imagine looked
eagerly every day for Of the arrival OF the steamer
Quecn and In every paper picked up expected 10 sec
heraded In glarng headlines the destruction OF the
Quccnly ship But tdlDgs OF the absent vessel
Arriving at Edinburgh, went TO the Buchanan Hotel
James Wallace could ind. In Edinl urgh however
met man who had come ovtr with the Begraya. By
than coincidence be gave is william Powers,
The very name By which had intended 10 b. known
anglicised WORD for Foucr IL Powers.
"This said he had come over 10 supcrintcnd th
erection OF some American machinery la Edinburgh He
pretended to be an Irish American said he was Nation
more anathcmas against the opprcssors OF
Ireland lie completely deceived me Tor a time, and
even managed To partially ingraate himself into my
confidence. afterward found that he was detective
In the scrye OF Tia" British Gov yerncn aud had
10 believe that he had been put track before left
New-Yort probably susfecng that was the man cm-
pOyed to do thr work which kearney atcmped WAS
involved Ia similar plots. know now that every out
going steamer from Now- York harbOr II watched by
English dctectiyes that they d0gged the steps of the
Irish cxiles and are almost thick about Bowling
Green as they In London, Queenstown or Liverpool
This Powers afcrward dOggcd around In various dis
guises and ] had trouble enough IN getting kearney
away safe out Of his clutches.
returned Ia Glasgow, where almost the first man
me L. nLnl xun .Iun nunIyI. |