Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-10

tween myself and the editor of the Kansas
City Journal was published in the JoasraGl
The paper is now in my pocket. after
ward received letter from John |. kearney,
asking me TO come to this city. / tele-
graphed him that | would be here January
Sth. When | arrived to-day | called on
kearney and together we went TO O'Dono-
van Rossas Office. Rosa was not in. A
man named Rocky Mountain O'Brien came
in while we were there. He shook
hands with me in friendly way, and
asked how | was He then left. A
man, whose name think is
Barker, came in with knife in his hand.
He Immediately approached and struck at
me about the chest | was seated in a
chair at the time, and warded off the blow.
He made more thrustS, and stabbed me
several times / sprang to my feet and ran
down stairs. Barker followed me, and cut
me again and again. On the street Barker
was brought before me. | recognized him
rs the man who stabbed me, and suppoS-
ing that he would stab me again | Shot
him. l first met Barker on my return
from Europe in August or September last
1t was in ROssa's office. | met him there
afterward. Kearney and two Others
didn't know were present when was
assaulted.
THE SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.
The identity of the two men spoken OF
could not be established. They, with
X carney, fed when the butChery began
O'Donovan Rossa's offices are on the third
floor of the building which is an old struc-
ture, and occupied by people Of various oc-
equations. Rosa has two rooms. The
| assault occurred in the larger room. In this
an overturned chair and a spilled bottle OF
--,
were also numerous spots of blood ON the
walls and floor. Along the walls of the
stairway more blood blotcheS were seen
| The police found the knife With which the
| crime was committed on the top step Of the
! second flight It's blade was five inches
| long and sharpened on both edges, The
| handle was twisted with Irvine, to give {
| firmer grip. Police Captain Webb and his
officers are after additional facts Three
letters were found in Phelans pockets
which they viii not allow to be seen.
RossAs IGNORANCE.
O'Donoyan Rosa came to his Office after
| nightiall and pretended ignorance of the
| whole affair When told that a man has
been hacked to pieces III his office, he
! smiled incredulously. Afterward heshoweI
| CONSERVATION, and asked for all the partic
ulars. He was told to 90 to the station
| house for information, and he suddenly
! locked his door and disappeared. Rosss
| lives III the outskirts of Brooklyn. A rims
at his door bell tonight brought no re
sponse a friend of his said he had lately
heard talk of . treachcry" among certain
| parties, but he was surprised that mer
| should so far forget themselves as TO fight
| He was sure that Rosa knew nothing abou
| the affair and if Rosa had been presen
the stabbing would have been prevented
| At late hour tonight Phelans condition
| had not improved, and it is believed he vii
| die
THIRD DIsPATCH.l
NEW YORK. January 10th-A N.-At
| o'clock this morning the surgeons at the
| hospital said they entertained hopes o
| Phelan's recovery. They discovered three
additional wounds in The patients head
| making twelve IN all
AT PHELAN's HONE
KANSAS CITY, January l9th.-The news
| of the stabbing of Captain John Phelan ir
New York created quite stir of excite
ment in this city. His absence was
not generally known, and only a few
| friends were aware of his visit to New
| York. Phelan took exceptions to the com
ments in O'Donovan ROssa's paper upon
the interview published here, and left foI
New York City Tuesday night with the
| intention. it is stated, of asking an eXpla-
nation or retraction of them He repre-
scented to his wife that he was going to St
| louis, and she was not aware of his mis-
sion to New York until informed thi.
evening of the encounter there She
will leave for New York City to-
morrow morning, to attend her husband
| Captain Phelan has been a resident here
since 1864. He served in the Federal army
during the war, and has figured conspicu-
ously in local politics. lie has always beer
an ardent supporter of the Irish cause, anc
was a man OF violent temper. He has been
Superintendent of the Work house fol
nearly year past.