The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-24
ocieties and of their organization and in.

ocicues anu OF tnelr organization and IN
fluence.
The acts and conduct specially referred
to are as follows;
.. They attended the meetings OF said
societies and other gangs at various places
and made speeches, and caused and pro-
cured speeches to be made melting to the
commission OF crimes, outrages, boycott
ing and intimidation.
10. They were parties to and cognizant
OF the payment OF moneys for the purpose
above mentioned and as testimonials or
rewards to persons who had been con-
victed or were VIGOROUSLY guilty Of crimes
or outrages, or to their families.
ii. With the knowledge that crimes,
outrages and acts OF boycotting and intim-
idation had followed the delivery of
speeches at meetings, they expressed no
bona fide disapproval or public condem-
nation, but on the contrary, continued to
be the leading and active members OF the
aid societies and to subscribe to their
funds.
IL. With such knowledge MS aforesaid
they continued to be intimately associated
with the officers OF the same societies
many of whom fed from justice, and with
notorious criminals and agents and in.
struments of murder and conspiracies
and with the planners Of the outraces and
with the advocates OF sedition, violence
and the use Of dynamite.
10. They and said societies, with such
knowledge as aforesaid, received large
sums OF money, which were collected In
America and elsewhere by criminals and
persons who were known 10 advocate sedi-
ton, assassination, the use of dynamite
and the commission OF crimes and out
RACES.
TnE MEMBERS LETTERS.
IA. When, on certain occasions, they
considered II polite TO denounce, and did
denounce, certain crimes in public. they
afterward made communications to their
association and Others with the intention
OF leading them to believe that such de-
nunciation was not sincere. An instance
OF this, which said defendants propose TO
give in evidence, is the following series of
letters: A letter from &. ;. Parnell, dated
May 10, 1882; a letterftom the same, dated
the 10th OF June, 1882, another letter from
same on same date.
SOME OF THE ACCUSED.
Among the persons the Tins alleges are
guilty OF crime or advocates OF treason,
sedition, assassination and violence, with
whom IL is alleged said members OF Parla-
ment continued 10 associate are Frank
Byrne, who admitted his connection with
the Phoenix park murders, and who was
supplied With money by &. s. parnel,
which enabled him 10 escape to America;
Patrick Egan, treasurer ofthe Land League.
who during the years 1881 and 1882 organ.
lied and procured the commission of
crimes and outrages in vnrious parts of
Ireland; Patrick Ford, editor OF the Irish
World, who RENTED large sums of mon.
ey TO said association for the purpose afore.
said; James Carey, the Phoenix park in.
former; Capt McCafierty, implicated in
the Phoenix park murders; lyman, who
organized the Phoenix park murders; J.
Brennan, who was secretary OF the
Land League and paid some OF the
perpetrators Of the Phoenix park and
other murders and outrages; Patrick
j. Sheridan, who was the orpanizer
OF the land league, and who organized out.
RACES and acts Of violence and was impli-
Gated In the Phwnix park murders; NJ. J.
Boynton, organizer OF the Land league and
lnstigator OF the crime; John Walsh, of
Middlesborough, an organizer OF the In.
yincible conspiracy in Ireland; Thomas
Bourke, James Stephens, J. j. Breslin,
Alex. Sullivan, n member Of the Clan Ma
Gael Branch; 7. A. Collins, Con Condor,
senteDcedio death for the murder OF Scrgt.
Brett; John ID. Evort, convicted OF Fenan-
ism and trustee OF the diminishing fund
raised by the Lrish World; John Finnerty,
dynamiter; John DAILY, dynamiter; Gen.
Millcn, dynamiter; Stephen Meaney, Jas.
RclDath an advocate of crifne. Jarnp,iah
ODonoyan Rosa, Francis Tully, Father
Egan, Father Coen, p. N. Fitzgerald, Jore-
miah Riordan, NJ. ]. Kelly and Anna Par
nell, ii. Reynolds, II. Lynch, Mrs. Mo-
loney, Clara Stritch, Mrs. Moore, members
OF the Ladies' Land League, who paid for
the commission Of crime.
TIIE PARLIAMENTARY LIST.
The names Of the members OF Parlia-
mont against whom Il is proposed 10 give
evidence are Sexton. Bigpar, Cox, Jordan,
Flynn, William 0'Brien, DIR. Tanner,
Lane, Gilhooly, Kenney, Hooper, Far.
nell, Healy, James O'Doherty, 0'Shea,
o'Connor, McCartan, Clancy. Sir Gmttan
Esmonde, bart, Sullivan, Harrington,
Redmond, Foley Harris, Campbell,
Sheely, Stack, Edward Harrington, Xii.
bridge, sheehan, Leahy. Chance, Quinn,
Abraham Finucane, O'Kocle, Justin Nc.
earthly, Timothy llealy, Nolan, Gill,
Crilly, John Dcasy, john Dillon, James
% Brien, Patrick UBrien, lalor. James ].
O'Kelly, Collins, Lcamy, DR.. Joseph Fox,
Conway, Hayden, r. J. o'Bren, Mayne
John OConner, Kenny Payne, Patrick
Powers, Taiie, Daniel Sullivan, Condor,
John Redmond, Garrett Byrne and Thomas