The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-19
me Phelan. &C.

AoAos couk1. Inc court room W9s I'LL
ed with spectators. Capt. Phelan's arm
still hung In . sling. Police Sergean,
Cook took charge Of the captains large
revolver, which PheIan carried in his
pocket Short came in later, accompa-
MED BY his counsel. He looked q trIfle
pale The prosecution called PheIsn To
the witness stand. After beng sworn
he said II response IN
the questions of his eounse1
MY name is Thos. Phelan: l live IN
Kansas City; on the 9th OF January
was sitting In O'DOnoVan Rossa,s office
With my left SIDE 70 table and nv back
70 the door; Richard Short came IN with
long knife in his hanc and said. aNo1v
Ishave got you, now have cot Won >
then he plunged the knife into nv breast
he pulled IL out and stuck il into nv
side; tried to get away from him bv
running around the table, but he MAJ
aged TO strike me three tunes.
two men, Whs were in The roon,
ran out and tried to escape: I Got oDi
at length and made my way To the street !.
became acquainted with Short lass
! July" 1'-S'
On cross examination PbeIan said !.
Il have resided IN Kansas CITY twenty.
eight years with the exception of the
time was In the army and the three
years nseo In Washington; I took q
three months trip abroad IN 1888: I Wis
lted Ireland, England and Wales: I
landed at Queenstown and from
there went to Cork; I did
not meet any person know at either OF
these places; never was In the employ
OF the British government, and I never
made the acquaintance of government
officers while abroad l had a converse.
ton with British detective, but 1 did
not know he was British detective m
til he left my presence"
At this point the counsel for the pros-
ecution objected TO the scope of the cross
examination, and suggested that 1t be
confined only TO the assault.
The court decided that the exsmina-
ton must be confined to the evidence.
The witnesses cross examination was
continued. He said:
II came to New York in January, for
TWO purposes, one, to visit my sister
Mrs. Levy, 81 Northampton, Mass, and
70 explain To certain persons an article
N the Kansas City Journal; had talk
with kearney about the article
ana my purpose In coming here
he had told me that the boys
down at the office were angry
with me for talking TO reporter In the
way did He also said something
about an article in O'Donovan Rossais
paper. l told him no man could pub
lish lie without my bringing him to
account for it. When / went down to
Rossa's office had my little boys re-
volyer with me. placed il in nv over.
coat pocket. don't know whether IT
was loaded or not. had been arrested
twice In kanses City once, for
tearing down, on st. PatrIck's
day, picture representing Irish
men as apes, second time, for carrying
concealed weapons. was charged once
with robbing man named Troutmor
ton did not blow about this affair or
say would do it again, if any one In
suited me. Tha Kansas City Journal
did not call me al informer. It said /
gave information of dy namiter's plans. l
give that information and would do so
again under similar circumstances II
Is true, to q certain extent that an Fog
llsh detective got into my confidence. ]
told him my name, where came from
and where was going.
The defence asked an adjournment
until Saturday next and the request was
granted. Capt. Pbelan afterwards de-
nounced the adjournment as unjust. He
said 1t cost him q loss of time and
money.
Another Insane Asylum Holocaust.
| PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. ia fire
last night, at the aims house, entirely
destroyed that portion OF the institution
set apart for the insane. OF 684 inmates
confined there are many missing, bat il
is thought that most of them have wan.
dered away. At nine O'Clock this morn
ing two more charred bo1ins were found
in ward No. 20. They had been roasted
beyond all recognition. Several human
forms can be seen in the burning wreck
in the cellar. 1t is now thought tina
twenty-eight of the inmates persisted
A number OF violent patients were locked
In their cells on the third floor and could
not be reached. Eight OF them have
been taken out dead and others have mo-
been accounted tor. There seems TO bt
no doubt but that they are lost and theiI
remains are among the ruins. During
th5 night many insane persons were
found wandering in different parts OF
the city, some nearly naked. The Door
creatures were generally secured and
were made to understand the situation
and in some cases begged their captur.
ers pItiously not to throw them into
the river. Others seemed tc
take it as grand joke and
laughed gleeiully when the subject oil
the IRE was mentioned. Another came
flying down South street early this morn.
log with manacles attached to his Wrists
and few links of chain dangling from
them. He shrieked and laughed as he
struck right and left among the fright.
eued people. It was found necessary IC
use violence and knock him down be
fore he could be secured. Another mad
man caused panic in the street By
rushing in car half clad and with his
face scorched and blackened. He sank
covering IN corner. aud it was sOor
found that he was more frightened thar
those who ran away. Tue report thai
the streets are full of escaped maniacs
caused alarm in West PhIiadeIphia. and
strangers look upon each other with
much dIstrust. The firemen are still
working on the ruins. They are weary
and half frozen. Each mans helmel
and coat appears hard as srmor. The
search for bodies Is continued steadily
There appears to have been q great dea
of unnecessary trouble caused by rotten
! hose and scarcity in the water supply
The latter failing, q dozen braWny Ere
men chopped hole in the ice of tbs
SchuYkill river and introduced mud and
grinding bits of ice and split leather
The attempt was a failure There is
confusion about trusting the craftiness
of insane people IN secreting themselves
: The promiscuous manner IN which
they are being cared for and the
utter impossibilItY of seeing all those
who have had them in charge prevent ar
accurate estimate of loss of life and
property being made.