Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-16
A DYNAMITER TIE VICTIM,
HE is ASSAULTED WITH A KNIFE
In O'DOnoNHn Rossa's ONCE for Divulging
the secrets ot the Organization ana Re
ccivcs several Ugly Wound~--IIis
Assnilant Arrested Russn
Disappears.

NEW York. Jan. g.-Thc Office of
O'Donovan ROssa. the sO.cnllcd dvna-
inter, at 10, r. and II Chambers street.
where Rossa prints his paper "'rhc United
Irishman," was about o'clock this after
noon the scene of an effort to assassinate Il
man who the faithful to the cause Of
dynamite think was Il traitor to their
principles The victim was Capt Thomas
phelan Il man closely identified in pre-
ViOus years, with the Irish movement in
Kansas City, Mo-, where he resides and is
superintendent Of the workhouse. He
was brought to this city by a letter sent to
him by John f. kearney. The intention
to kill him had seemingly. been prcmeditat-
ed for II week The enmity against
him arose from al interview with
him published N the Kansas City
journal fortnight ago, where
wherein phclan apparently divulgcd Sc
crets of the dynamiters. The captain ar
rived in this city only three hours before
he was attacked When he reached here
he went at once to kearney's house, No.
452 West 2Hth street, and the two went at
once to O'DonOvan's office. \ minute
after he entered that Office he was attack
ed The people who passed NO - were
startled by the sudden appearance on the
sidewalk of a man bleeding from several
wounds about the body, who fell to the
pavement soon after he touched it, Just
after him came another man who rush
ed diagonally across the street into City
Hail place. Officer Levy was attracted
to the spot and started after the
nm, inf II.l1
place he saw Il man whose appearance
was like that OF the man who had run
from Chambers street, and aCCOStcd him.
"Guu'rc mistaken my man. said the
man, but the officer noticed spot Of
blood on his trousers and seized him. The
man tried to get away and IN doing so
showed two bloody hands. The policeman
with great trouble took his prisoner back
to where the wounded man lay Did
this man stab You - asked Levy pointing
to his prisoner. Phclan raised himself to
half sitting posture and let his eyes rest
upon the man. Then quick as flash the
PROSTATE man drew a pistol and fired at
the prisoner. The policeman grabbed for
the pistol and the prisoner took Hdvan-
tagc of it to run away. He was rctakcu
however, and marched to the station
house, There ne gave his name
as Richard shark, butcher and
denied all knowledge Of the stabbing
When asked how the blood came to bc ON
his hands he replied insolently. with Il
strong Irish accent, sure, didn't tell
you was butcher That's bloody work
yer know, guess The wound by the
pistol shot fired by phelan was found to
be slight. The prisoner was locked up
Meanwhile Phelau lay ON the sidewalk
Fireman Cottrcll asked him if he should
get priest or minister. "NO,' replied
Phclan. IL want nobody, belong to more
ligion.' An ambulance took the wound
ed man to Chambers street hospital His
ciothin@WaS cut in several places under
which there was no wound. -Four et&bs
in the back We're slight while two just
below either shoulder were two inches
deep. y seventh was IN the right side of
the neck another penetrated the chest
and each arm had received Il thrust. The
right arm was almost severed at tn,
shoulder.
An ante mortem statement was obtain
ed from Phclau by the COrOucVat the hos
pital Phclan declares that the man VIII,
assaulted him was named Barker kearncA
ana two other men witnessed the affair
O'DOnOvan Rosa when questioned pre-
tended to be ignorant but he has disappear
ed.
O'Donovan Rosa lives on the outskirt,
of Brooklyn. Rings at his doorbcli to
night brought no response. \ friend 81
his sand he had lately heard talk OF
"treaChery' among certain parties, but he
was surprised that the men should 80 fal
forget themselves rs to fight. He wa,
sure that RoSsa knew nothing about the
affair, and was sure that if Rosa haC
been present the stabbing would hav,
been prevented. At a late hour tonight
Phelan's condition had not improved, anC
it is believed by the physicians that he
will die.
} The attempted assassination of Phelar
has caused great sensation The inter
view in which Phelan was supposed t'
have betrayed the secrets of the dyna
miterS contained n statement from phelal
in which he told about an attempt to blow
; up the steamer Queen at her IiverpOo
dock also about attempts To blow up tn
CALIFORNIAN railway station, GLASGOW, an,
mentioned the names of men who wcr
concerned in those Jobs, Kearncys nam
WAS mentioned As "A chief protector. Pht
Ian went to England shortly after Care.
was made Infamous rs an infOrmer am
O'Douncll was believed to be an alias 70
Phclan. Phtlan came near to being trans
sportcd for life when in England and e.
capped 10 America in disguise.