New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-03
CAREER OF ROSA, BORN oDoYoyAN.
IMPRISONED II ENGLAND foR TRHAsoN-FELoNi-
HIS sUFFERINGs AND ESCAPE


HIS sUFFERINGS ASD ESCAPE.
Ross,. whose real name is Jeremiah O'Don-
oyan but who added the name which he writes last
deriving IL from the name Of hi. native village Eosscar
berry I'm ireland was born In 1890. and when young
man kept shop In skibbereen. where he
sold food aud clothing He was sworn
in as a member Of tho Fenian Brotherhood In
1853 He was first arrested In 1858. when he was
charged with felony in having arms In his pos
session and with belonging to the Phoenix Society Tic
information on which he taken lodged against
him BY priest lie kept ia prison for three months
aud then condlti1naly released. the Government
having bee n unable procure evidence against him.
I s69 he visited America. Returning 20 Ireland he
.oon after became manager OF The Jrfsh People, tho
organ OF the Fcnian- published In Dublin The paper
was seized September 3D. 1868, and oil connected with
# were thrown into prison. Rosa was tried
on charge Of treasonfrony and conductor MS own de-
fence lie wa. adlulgcd fcon and WAS sentenced TO
"pcua seryituae for the term Of his natural life.'
lie VA. first clnhneI Ia MOuntoy then takon 10 Eng
land aui nut Ia the prison ut Pentonylc Thence he
WAS removed TO Portland While IN JAW there ne c"'d
10 be political prisoner and refused to be- cAsHed VII"
thieves and murlcrcrs. In book published IN tHi'
country In 1874 entitled "ODonoyan Ko.'a'' Prison
Life" he speak, bitterly Of the treatment he
received in consequence OF this lie says h'
wa. confined Ia "a damp cell. Into which TIE
snow penetrated. was beaten by savage Keepers
had haudcun, sire too small forced on To his wrists
and subsi-tcd bread and water Tor 900 daJH FROM
there he was taken 10 Mbank aud thence to Chatham
where he declares that he had his hands chained behind
his back for thrty-ayo days conssontvcy lie WAS an
unruly prisoner lie broke everything he could lay his
hnnds on crammcd the lock with pieces OF broken
dish 80 that TOOK the Jalers eight hours to open the
| door nj another time barrcaded himself. aud the
keeper was compelled break the door in with sodse
hammer; and his eliminating offence was dashing
pail OF slops I'm the governors face lie finally r.
leased under the general amnesty ~ Isl ON c"id"h
that he would reside outside o the United hlhsdo o'
Rosa came Immediately to Now-York and after
Senator against William NJ Tweed. who easily defeated
| him. He was Tor time an agent OF the "uoh
steamship Line, for Time Kept cheap hotel IN N.ssl
and af;ciward "A hotel at Chatham square aud hotSt.
| or late n has been Editor OF ne Cnhd IrishB.~i
and the active secretary OF the Skirmshng Fund Com
Inittcc The fund started In 1874 AT his suggc-tion
ana nT nv WIN Aus rtec. MS recent actio4 in con.
nectiOn with the dy nainteurs Is familiar history
A SPEECH BY ROSA on SUNDAY.
On sunday evening Rosa made characteristic speech
at a meeting of the Denis Dessy Circle OF the Irish
Revolutionary brotherhood. Hero some of tho
| things he sald
The question that has brought here tonight 4, the
Irish question. and invited To come here and n-N
YOU To- assist the tie other side of the water
been made AGAINST haze been threatened with ex-
tradition and have received more threatening letters
the mastery between England and Ireland That has been
going on for seven hundred years. England has h"'
scruplrd 10 the most cruel measures
ngln, the Iish see that the innocent little children
pe against the risn Well history shows that England
las murdered Innocent ntilc children Whcie HNru
formerly In Skibhcrocn history tells rs that tromWr
soldiers came and slaughtered women and children.
They took newborn babes and placed them on ia. points
Of their bayonets. grew up learning about these
things and hearing my neigGoJs expressing Their hyr
ror AZ vlng uudor British rule. | rocol!ect tho
famine Of lsi6-7 and how people were
buried without collins. heard how one OF those land
lords said To an undertaken, well Denny, how many
this wccGt" ana when answered, Three hundred,
replied, Oh that's too bad VIII say here without
help our brothers IN Ireland and there ~ bc no peace
until agent OF English landlords II ked or
~ giving cheers for the who killed Cayendsh ana
Burke, but now am not alone, and there
with joy that tho English have been frightened by our
missionaries vengeance II We help the brave men III
of ireland. I'd only need to take 100 men
to London aud those men | could nnl.
now Who would 60 to the heart II London and set
hundred hotels at the Same time. and by 80 DOING
said to ParneI We hayo still In reserve the resources
nrS a. Eaadred. Sha "n, d ARR She eompas
because little dynamite was used 10 London ana ,ci
,ns of IT, tell The '"I American Goycrnmen
mat England Is making making IA fool oil that
England has made fool OF him. England has put up
dynamite Jobs In this country with English gold.
It ont. McDeimot worked for the English Government
aud went over IRON here without letters
say sy"' that tins man rhca1 he lows
agent Of Ensd and that his Information at wash,
ington caused Arihar I" put Ia his message thr lH
about dynamenrs would 50 before any Judge OF De,
fore Congress- and say woald DO all IA my p"wsr 20
and Den bnile. have sad well that 1t -
country Ihnye nine children born here, and I have as
r. the land ferhaps rdmn 1 a as Ba2ar Would say
nave no rsht TO speak here, but IN nav az &C.
They say 10 II bdrbarOus 10 use dynamite say -
barous. Tue flames the explosions IN LONDON arc
incense TO the spirit. Of the men VINO nave ueu io'