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

KANSAS CITY, j an. 1O.-The acQuain-
tances Of Capt. Phelan in Kansas City
were most interested readers OF every
thing the papers today contained con-
corning the bloody assault IN New York,
and bulletins received this afternoon an
nouncing hopes for his recovery were
eagerly scanned by large numbers. Al
though much is known by irish patriots
here concerning Capt. Phelan's connec
ton with the dYnsmiters and revolu
tionIsts, there is z decided reticence on
their part to tell what they know. From
conversation held with several, however,
it is now believed that when Capt. Phe.
Ian went to ireland in May, 1888, his
sole purpose was 10 execute orders is
sued to him by the rev0lutionists He
lett here without informing his family
where he was going, and when he reach
ed New York he wrote back that he in
tended visiting his old home IN Ireland
for the purpose of looking after legacy
of about $4,000 which was to be left
him by an uncle.
OF his travels to Paris in the interest
of P. J. Sheridan; of the report that he
was the mysterious mo l." and the
man who killed Carey; of his trip to
Holland at the time Carey was being
struggled out of England and of the parI
he played in the attempt TO blow Up the
steamship Queen, the newspapers nave
recently spoken. Captain Phelan did
also visit his old home in Ireland, but
when he returned IL Kansas City in Sep
TENDER, 1888, he brought no $4,000
with him aud those who are familiar
with his affairs aver that he has bad
very little money at any time since his
return. When he returned to New York,
L. OF haf ole hi ;eb
that Captain Phelan was one of eight
men selected by the revolutionists to find
| and kill Carey, and the statements were
backed up by purpoTted interviews with
Captain Phelan. To a reporter here,
| Captain Phelan on his return, denied
that he had been interviewed by any
| New York reporter and he also dis
| claimed any connection with he"InvIn-
clbIes," although II reference to his OBJ
| ject in going into Holland he let out
enough to make it appear probable that
had been landed at that port
it would have been Phelan
the death of the informer. From con-
versations today had with Irishmen it
appears more than likely that Capt. Phe-
Ian was one of eight or ten men selected
to kill Carey, 1t being even stated that
Capt. Phelan was appointed to watch the
ports of Edinburgh and Glasgow: the
man KearneY, Liverpool; O'Donnell
Dartmouth and the east coast OF EGG
land, and Short, the assailant of PhelaD
another port
Since the attempted assassination Of
Phelsn considerable speculation is In,
dulged in, and il is estimated that one
cause of the trouble between Phelan anC
the ReYolutioLists is the fact that he re-
/ he hn
while abroad, and Furthermore, that the
SIC, 900 he expected as legacy was re-
ally to have come out of the sklrmIsh
mlshing fund. 1t seems certain tina
Phelau expected trouble when lii
left here. for he told only NationalisiI
where be was going, and his family
were led 10 believe that he had only
gone to st Louis. Lyman McCsrty
general western passenger agent of th'
Baltimore and Ohio road, accompanied
Capt Phelan from this city TO Chicago
leaving here last Tuesday evening. Al
though they travelled together the entirl
distance and were together in Chicago
Capt Pbel n made no mention of IN,
was not till Mr.. McCarty's return Il
Kansas City this morning, when he saw
the newspapers, that he had AM
idea of Capt. Phelan's mission.
peculiar clTeumsi ance in this con
nection IS the fact that while in Chicago
Captain Phelsn purchased, ct the sug
gestIon of Mr.. McCarty, an accident pol
icy for 5000. good for twenty-iou
} hours. Twenty hours afteFvari the as
sault was made on Captain Phelan, anC
he will receive SIS per week for 81,
months If he lives and is disabled tina
length Of time.
The wife of Captain Phelan and thei
eldest daughter. q girl of about IS year
of age, left at 6 :15 this morning for New
York. After passing q sleepless nigh
they were tolerably composed until q
the depot they saw the sensational &C
counts published in the newspapers
when the daughter tainted twice and tn
mother was scarcely less affected. Their,
was quite a scene ia the ladies waitinI
room of the hotel until they got aboarC
their train
A had Strike.
CHICAGO, Jan. Is "A report reache
here that strike is in progress at tn
Oliver Chilled Pillow works, South Bend
Ind. in which nearly 800 men work
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