The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-15
A FIERCE FENlAN Fiji
AN ALLEGED TRAITOR STABBED,
THE Bloody Array Occurs NJ o'Donovnn
Itoasn'a ONCE Capt. Fheinn, of
Kansas city, the vlctim-iio
shoots uia Assnilant.
A Murd err by Fenians.

% Few YORK, Jan, v.-ht lhto hour
this afternoon several men rushed out
of No. II Chamber street, In which
building Is located the Office of o'Dono-
van Rossa and United Irishland. In
q few seconds after, man, covered
with blood, tottered down the stairs to
the hallway and fell on the street,
while his blood covered the sidewalk
In streams. Most Intense excitement
took place, and crowds 1ocked TO the
scene. Several officers rushed up, and
Q seeing few men making towards
Chamber street aud tho city hall, fol-
lowed them. One of them, tall man,
was captured and brought
back to where tho dying
man was lying. ais this the man who
stabbed you?" asked an officer. ayes,
that is tho man." said the bleeding
man, "but by heavens II / am going To
die I'll die game, and there will be- two
of u.s." With that, and before
the bystanders could realize his inten-
ton, he drew u revolver and fired two
shots in quick succession ut tho man
standing before him. One ball took Of
feet In the thigh of the would-be MUIR
derer. This increased the excitement and
the neighborhood became wild with
all sorts of rumors. The man who was
stabbed was Capt. Thomas Phelsn, of
Kansas City, aged 40, and his assailant,
WHOM nG says sttDDtu MN, gave MS
name as Richard Short, No. 50 Tenth
, avenue. An ambulance was called and
Phelan was taken To Chambers street
hospital in dying condition. He is
slapped in the neck and several other
places. There were rumors that he
gave away some of the secrets of the
Fenians. The police claim to have a
Letter from Rosa to the
wounded man telling him to
como on to New York to his
office, that he had important business
tor him to attend to. Phean was asked
by Fireman Cottrell if ho wanted a
priest. "No," he replied, al don't want
i am q follower Of Bob lngersoll."
News of the stabbing and shooting
i spread rapidly, and inquiries were
made on all sides as to who Phelan and
Short We're. Phelan appeared to be
known to many men identified with the
several revolutionary societies. Rosa
was condemned by a. num- UNI
giving publications in his paper this
week of an interview printed in the
tKansas City journal, claimed to be had
with Phelan, giving details OF the oper-
atoms of the dynamiters in England.
Threats were made against Rossa's
Immediate friends have determined to
form body guard and protect him.
Short, it was claimed, came to this
country with man who, in the sum-
mer of 1882, shot at Jim McDer-
mott in Captain Ryan's saloon,
I. native of Cork, where he was one of the
SA principal leaders in the movement di-
directed by Rosa. A long interview in
Sgthe Kansas City Journal was published.
w by Phelan, who was one of The origina-
y tors of the skirmishing men, was at the
time suspected of being famous. by
i asnse, he c"hhs ss been % ans ans 1f ss
nationalist. He has been always
prominent in the Iylsh revolution. In
short, it is said enc of the IrishmeH,
who was driven to Lnis country by the
treachery of Jim McDermotl, WHO il
now believed to be in tho pay OF The
British government.
Phelan's clothing was cut in severa
places, under which were number o
wounds. -Four stahs in the back were
sS slight, two just mellow the shoulder Two
tiucLes deep The seventh was il
tho right side OF tho neck. Another
penetrated the chest and each arm hat
received Il thrust The right arm was
almost severed at the sboulder. "A ply
stefan said the patient must be a very
powerful patient, as he SHOWED
great fortitude during The
dressing OF the, wounds
Coroner MaTtlll caile VI tue uospital "
take the wounded mans ante morten
statement. Phean said he would give
true story and proceeded: "On las
between my self and the loca
.editor of the Kansas City Journal was
published in the journal. The paper is
now i'm my pocket. | afterwards re-
ceived a letter from John +. Kearney
asking me to come to the city
telegraphed him L woulo
be there on Janua'y8. When l arrived
to-day called on kearney, and together
we went to O'Donovan Rosso's office
Rosso wasn't in. a man nance
While there he shook hands with me IL
friendly way and asked how l was
He then left and the man, whose name
think is Barker, came in with knife
in his hand. Heimmediatelya approached
and struck at me about the chest.
was seated in chair at the time ant
warded Off the blow. He made NOR
thrusts and stabbed me sew
feet and ran down stairs. Barker fol
lowed and cut me again, and on tn
= street Barker was brought before me.
recognized him as the man who stabbed
me- and %e surprising apgsin. ne shot w Sim
first met Barker ON my return from
Europe in August or September last. l
was in Rossa's office. met him Their
afterwards. Kearney and two othe
men, 1 don't know who they were, Wer
vpresent when
TWAS ASSAULTED.
. The identity Of the two men Spoken
of could not be established. They will
Kearney fled when the fight began.
found the knife with which the Grim
was committed on the top of the step
of the second flight. It's blade wa
five inches long and sharp
ened on both of its edge
handle was twisted with Irvine to give !
a firmer grip. Policem Webb ant
his officers, among additional effects
found three letters in Phelan's pock
cts. They were not allowed to b.
seen. O'Donovan Rossa came to his OF
sice after nightfall ana pretended igno
rance OF the whole affair. When toll
that a man had been hacked to pieces il
his office he smiled incredulously
Afterward he showed CONSERVATION
and asked for all the particulars. Ill
was told to go to the Steuben house 70
information; and he suddenly d;saI;
peared. O'Donovan Rosa lives il
the outskirts of Brooklyn. 4
ring at his door.bell tonight brough
no respo use. A friend of his said h.
had lately heard him talk of treachery
among certain parties, but h
WAS surprised that 4 they should $
\ far forget themselves as to fight. III
was sure Rosso knew nothing abou
the affair. At late hour to-nigh
i, ,Phelan's condition has not impro we'd
and it is believed he will die.
TT vur,ght,s Octnber Record