The sun., 1885-08-16

Ing the whole FenIan movement The bees-
~ %A NJ M not ss, tos5,tneomins nt the time appoint-
ming ihe risk Of svns clue to the police Ss that
srcnss 10 & Tns x ge,s Nsss naT s% e
sres,in,s Ish, hands, ogt even Ht the last moment
and % ssS Ss Ss Ss
lock Of door that Byrne. his colleague In the
spTfssrptriss Tsnp tnv: could Ss II, not open
notified and arrangements we're made 10 re-.
ceiye Stephens on the outside OF the prison
Tho 2l.t was chosen because that was one OF
sfs1 s, a9 hsa % that ss I
~ his strokes Of good fortune had befallen
him on that day Of the month. .,.
thc captiyes that NO military guard was placed
IN the prison. but a regiment OF cavalry and q
Ssiio barracks within iitfecn % minutes M walk.
The only guard was detachment OF Metro.
bross fSIr OF whSn na otSss
Al the ineep,Ion Of the plo. Col Kelly sen.
FOE Rs sna he p ed
MI, arrest and my description was In the Hue
By the police n Dublin ~ Waiting is Tor
the nght which ws oil confidently expected,
SSaS ssGfS ia clare 5ssasF ne
IL sho sh w Msom %as. sSon aeSa. s,a
local oficers and rank aud HE OF the Dublin
reach. % lie told N mo Oh he WA wanted ted mo % to pes % out
from ten to twenty OF the vsry best men knew
@ sr Thsy nj ought
TO know how to use revolvsrs. but were not to
use their arms even 4 fired upon. exessp. except
oi making desperate isht Il necessary. was
to avoid as much as possible selecting "cen-
constant attention. Kelly did not then tell ms
s; iSs s11st nature Of The veES; Sps a had n9
few days later. when I.reDorted Tor his approval
tho men had selected. he told me II was to act
.ss s Moui
hand in case snv accident should interrupt tho
These two were John Ryan. tho son Of Liver:
man. man M mentally and physically. and the on,cian.
He told me was to have charge OF the party
Hnasp sma III supsas In positions q eovorns eVery
avenue OF approach to the prison.
PATRIOTS TO THE CORE.
I selected eight men. whom considered to be
Ss hes, sssS S 0f Nss hs
s o nsa sesn
kind OF service. All except one we're power
how how to hand 9 both ride and revolver, Paddy
many years in tho British army. and was n an
Of exceptional courage and decision Of char
Younger ms days.
great natural military talent. and had he not
.s' the s'es roasn inl his es
Sasn Soa s1
Of Kearney was S i'T,s,ssd but extremely r.
%a; aweaknsss 1 fot p punehins policemen ocoasion.
| ally. but like Rearney; had q lace which was a
ss puSn nrs n 1s
had had spent pen IS some n ii@s in tho English navy and
a Napier. e1 He had nsyer had any aiiiieulty with
the police. but had knocked out the best men
sha9 @GnS time ins D1O mostls s0' "s
RHssa had served G1ssh 01Ss soa
coolness. Jack Mullen was the son OF Dublin
shopkesper and had led royinS HE. When 9
later on served In tho American navy, partici:
pa.ing IL some e The PRINCIPAL naval lights o.
stonecutter. who had never seen any service
He was centre In ono OF the most importnn'
been
ass as 1as man 'os 81 great piuek William Bsophs Ess
Kslly. the two men cIoson by him and myself;
were the only persons outside the walls ol
Col. Kelly informed mo that supply Of re.
| vovers would be ready. SO that each man
Ss 1af Of
work required; but Col, Kelly eonflded, the 80: q
to K % sssqns s fnd In hs hss
lin knew that the Captain" was TO DO taken
organ %SsH nizstion. Il This led to Serious smbsrrass
arsiVed % irish American @ Ii Officers. sD felt hur'
because they were not chosen to take part In
%ho ths ast a he
leaving for tho south. was SO overioyed ut thu
prospect that on the very night OF his escape
Fourth Royal Irish Dragoon Guards. ther
stationed at Ballincollig. county Cork. whom
trooper refused to be sworn in. and immedi
ateIy gave information to- the authorities. Gh!
ABOUT o9n " the time i'm the news OF the escape wa
spreading dlsmay among fhe ,oiiieinis !N has
s,eyy sSs w
stones in Portland prison with O'Leary. Luby
and his other lieutenants
| READY.
| At length the day fixed for tho escape ar
rived. All was ready inside the prison. an,
the authorities had not the fantest suspicion
nS Tss PGss hs
bello BARRACKS. and the Governor retired a
usna 10 full security. and without shade,
or police Indicated the taking Of any precau
tionary measures. or the existence OF IN
|
Fenian chief. The Crown LAWYERS and tn
Sheriff were busily preparing for the trials. n
hopefully forward to the spesdy collapse OF tn
conspiracy. A few striking examples were
be made. the prisoners OF lesser note were /
be let Of with short terms OF Imprisonment
and Panic and demoralization could be truste
to do the rest. Ireland would relapse into tn
the emigrant ship would soon effect u Anal 50
luton OF the Irish problsm. Dublin CAST
slept TRANQUILITY thai night. with no warning G
the panic and CONSERVATION that overlook
, Toward midnight the little squad OF me-
told or for BODY guard s dropped one sy a' q"
short distance from the prison. and Quietl
awaited the word to move. But the promiss
| rsyolyers were not forthcoming and much dis
gust was expressed. Kearney. who bad ID he
, he leaders for their neglect. He was Dor
soldier and enpeetsd soidsrly nrsciskion a an
manage little thing like this" he faid. ho'
IL II going to be when the real work < comes . Z.
they had knETn u IN time that 'hs srSmissd r. e
some timo previously been ordered TO put h