The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-15
CRIMINAL RECORD.
AN ALLENTOWN FATHERS DEED.
Capt. rheIan and the wan who stabbed
Him Thieves at IiiIisboro-
The New iucretin Borela-
A Gilmcr Man Robbed.
Something About Pheian.

NNbhlNtIpNi Jhu. iu'--NuINs htlhni
of Kansas CITY, who was attacked yes
terday In O'DOnOyan Rossa's office ut
New York, was lieutenant OF tho capt.
tai police here during the iorty-sixth
congress. He held tho place two or three
years, hut when the Kansas city dis
lrict became Republican through the
split among the Democrats, Phelan lost
his position and returned TO Kansas
City. Since he left Washington rumors
have from time to time reached here
connecting him with dynamiters. II
was ut one time said he had gone TO
England on dynamite expedition, and
this is the trip To which he referred In
his interview, published In Kansas City.
Capt. Phelan's condition continues 10
improve. This afternoon John Il, Reilly,
u friend, had a conversation with him.
To his friend no (Phelan) said he came
here to explain certain matters to Rosa
about his Interview In the Kansas City
journal, and he now believes he was de-
liberately entrapped IN Rossa's office to
"Tom," said Reilly, "when | knew
you in Kansas City you were always too
quick with your pop To be caught on a
snap: Why did you let them catch you
In this way?"
~ didn't get time" returned Phelan,
Sand besides the room was so small and
the attack so sudden that / couldn't get
my pistol out"
Reilly said to the reporter afterwards
that he knew Phelan well in Kansas
City from his fighting duel with man
named McCaiirey. He said that while
Phelan was a man of spirit and quick to
act il aroused, yet he would take a
great deal OF abuse before getting
angry.
LATEsT-Capt. Thomas Phelan, who
-
on Friday, was comfortable tonight,
having little fever and no pain.
The wounds are healing rap
idly, and hospital surgeons say
his prospects are encouraging. Phelan
i'm an interview denied some of the
statements published regarding HIM
self.
MRS. PHELAN.
| KANSAS CRY, JAN lO.-The wife of
Cant. Pholan left this morning for New
York to ioin her husband. She bears
her trial with great tortitude. Phelan is
described as man of remarkable cour-
age, uuick temper and fond of notoriety.
| At one time he travelled about the coun-
| try giving exhibition of his skill as a
marksman. His visit to New York was
| the result of "A recent interview pub
ii.bed here. but opinions diffsr as to
whether he went IN response to sum
mons or for purpose OF his own. 1t is
generally supposed, however, that there
| was some misunderstanding regarding
the interview and he desired to clear
! Am.
PHELAN's FRIENDS VIEWS.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. lO.-The news OF
the stabbing of Capt. Phelan, in New
YORK, created cutie a stir of excitement
in this CITY, and his absence was not
generally known, and only his friends
| ,,,aro o,.',ra ,r J,;y visit IN Nav Work
p pbaG aT took ex " to commenss in
O,Douoyan Rossa,s paper on the inter
view published here and left for New
| York ON Tuesday nlubt with the
Intention, il il stated, of ask.
ing an explanation or retractiOr
Gn w nnI par to s ou ,e and
was not aware of his mission To New
York until informed of the encounter
there. Cant. PhoIan had been a resi-
dent here Since 1864, He served in tn,
federal army daring the war, and ha
figured con:picuousIy in local politics
lie has always been an ardent sup
porter Of the Irish cause and man o
Violent temper. He had been superin
tendent of The work house for nearly
wear past,
The interview with Capt. Phelan, here
tof1re mentioned as published in tn
.Iournal Decem her q, in this CITY, is de
voted chiefly to the re
lalions of plot T.
blow mn the steamer "Oueen" and
description of the manner of manipu
T yS ssn nv a. told by the captain, is sub
lt np S.II az fpII b '"o - ''
In Juse. 1883, he made voyage t.
Enrope to secure information whici
,vn,,li nrevent The extradition of 7
T. sheridan. The great IrisI
ooItator and His removal to England
lie visited paris and accomplished hi
mission. meanwhile. however, the Brit
ish government abandoned the effort t,
extradite Shell an, and the matter wa
dropped.
Crntinuipr tie story. Phelan said
Refore leaving New York he met
numher of irish aaitators. anon!
them John p. Kearney, VIII,
hlew mn the Caledonia railwa,
station mt Glasgow. and afterward
escaped to America. He sailed in tn,
Belrravia, and Kearney was to fol
low three DAYS later in tn,
meet in Edinburr where ther,
VAS plan on foot to blow up the Queer
after The nassenpers left her at Liver
nnoI When the men m # at Edenburg
Phelan asked Kearney why he had no
carried ont the plan, The latte
renlied that he had piaced a quantity OF
dynamite to blow up the pyramids il
the vesseps hold. but when tn,
vessel left LIVERPOOL she an
chored in the stream ant
the messengers were taken of
in tenders. Kearney was not permitted
tn 90 into the hold 80 came away leav
inc in the vessel fifteen pounds Of dyna
mile. which would probably explode tw,
waeRs later. after If had beeur
to rot. and imperil hundreds
of lives. Phelan determined TO go to
Iivernool and warn the officers. Kear
- ,rrotostod thot n would ba suicid a