, 1888-12-27
ENGLISH SPIES.
Several Of them in the United
States Now.
FERRETs FROM SCOTLAND YARD.
Searching for Evidence TO Convict Par
neil In the British Courts--
who They Are.

New York, Dec. 22.--ln connection
with the real or supposed. pranks OF Brit
ish detectives In America, some queer
things reach the Herald office from time
10 time. Here Ia one Of the last statements
that comes from Kansas City. and Is guar
anteed by what must be accepted as com.
petent authority on the Irish national
side:
Fred Jervis, n well.known Scotland Yard
man, has been In America during the last
couple OF months, Mr.. Jervis, IL seems.
makes the same mistake that his p-edeces-
sors have made in this oountry--that of
telling all about their mission. for the evi.
dent purpose OF lmpressing the barbariaus
of this hemisphere with an idea Of their
Importance and awfully imposing social
position in England. y.. al.
Mr.. Jervis is reported to have commit.
ted the incomprehensible grave offepse of
sneering at one Mozier. who. it will be re-
menlbcred, had to return to England dis
comfited, after failing In his mission.
which was that of obtaining infor nation
about the movements of Irish A merican
conspirators. and particularly those about
dyuanitards, Mr.. Jervis is reported to
have acknowledged that he WAS here, in
fact, from Scotland Yard. and that he
would succeed In getting evidence on be.
half Of the Tunes to connect MIR. Parnell
and the Parnellites with the crimes charged
against them.
SCOTLAND YARD SWELL HERE.
1t was known in New York on Friday
last that Chief Inspector Shore, superin-
tendent Of the criminal investigation de.
partment of the London metropolitan po-
lice, arrived aud proceeded without loss of
time TO Kansas City. There he was to
meet with the representative OF the Pink
ertons and with Mr.. Fred Jervis.
1t bas been ascertained beyond what is
considered the possibility II doubt that
for several wears back three of the Pinker.
toms detectives have been working 10 the
Irish national secret societies, and that
during the period OF their services they
have earned the salary of $l5 day each.
One OF these three is asserted to be a Mr..
Mcfarland, whe got into the Mollie Ma
Ruire society some years ago and ac-
complished the breaking up of that organ
ization through the hanging of several OF
its members. Mr.. Mcfarland, it is said.
sends bis reports directly to Scotland
Yard. He is now in Chicago working up
business matters there among such per-
turbed members of the Clan n-ne-Gael and
the traitors in lts ranks as will listen to
his willy insinuations.
An Irish nationalist paid visit TO the
PinkertoDs' Office in this city, yesterday.
He found il under the direction OF Manager
Bangs, who, however, did not know the
nationalist. The Irishman wanted some
extraordinary business attended to. which
could not 20 through without reference to
Mr.. Shore: This delicate point of refer
leasing the cat from her proverbial bag.
Mr.. Bangs acknowledged that the Pinker-
tons are in the habit Of doing business
Irish iDcluded) with Scotland Yard
through the medium of Inspector Shore.
-DEvELoPMENTs TO COME.
100 far as may be predicted from the
pfseht outtouk there is u good chance of
come Tre Developments taking place soon
in connection with the junketinRs of
Scotland Yard meri on this side Of the
ocean. The detectives are thought to
have brought over loads of gold with them
from the boarded treasures of the Bank of
England, and to be prepared TO pay it out
without stint for such evidence as may
contribute to the conviction of Mr.. Parnell.
il is believed that the adjournment Of
the Parpell commission until after New
Year has an object in view that the Par
neliite lawyers did not Immediately per-
ceive. The fact appears to be that the
Times side of the case had exhausted its
eyidence--that IL. evidence OF any primary
it became necessary for
that party of the frat part to call
halt, 80 that the scattered forces Of the
prosecution might be rallied and rein.
forced by recruits from America. In other
words, the Tunes lawyers are waiting for
the results of the detective work which is
now being no actively carried on in this
country.
Is IT PHELAN THEY WANT?
One can. of course, imagine how a city
like Chicago, because of its population
and the large number of Irish citizens
who live there, might well be the theatre
of criminal Investigation by foreign police
agents; but Kansas City! One would
think that she was above suspicion when
it is considered that her Irish population
amounts TO little more than a corp0ral's
guard. Yet here are the astute police
agents of England and the Pinkerton men
nosin9 around that cold little Western
town ~ If they were about TO bag prize
of the first magnitude. The only promi-
ncnt Irishmen who live out there now are
Captain Phelan (who some time ago
came near being carved into minceReat by
D,ck Short in ODonovan Rossa's office)
and Colonel Mike Boland. whom every
body knows. The doughty captain Is now
ont of Irish national politics 80 t-i