The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-14
A FENIAN PLOT TO KILL.
STARTLING TESTIMONY BEFORE
THE PARNELL COURT.

A Witness Tells of an Alleged Agree
ment on His Fart to Murder an Ex-
PEELED Member of the eLeague-Trars-
pOrtation to America Promised Him
in Case of Success.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-At the meeting of the
Parnen commission to-day, Constable
Feeley testified that he ottended several
league meetings. At one Of them Mr.. Par
nell made speech. One of his remarks
was that these are the days for actiol, not
for words.n
A man named Buckley, who SAID he was
a laborer, testified that he was sworn in as =
member of the Fenian Brotherhood in No
vember, 1880. In 1882, he ccntinued, man
named Roach had been expelled from the
league for giving information to the police
which led to the arrest of several members
of the league
MURDER PLANNED.
A meeting was held aud it. was arranged
that the witness, w tn Fitzgerald aud
Phoenix, should shoot Roach. Revolver,
we're given them for the pu p Sc. The
men followed Roach from court, where he
had be n prosecuti1 1g neighbor for tres
passing on his land, to his own hou e, but
they ou1d no opportunity to shoot him
A meeting was held shortly afterward al
the house of man named Casey.
and the witness was asked whether
he would undertake to shoot Roach If the
league provided him with funds to escape
to America. The witness consented and
was given a revolver and twenty-four
cartridges and advised to practice and i'm
prove his aim.
SHELTER PROVIDED.
1t was arranged that after he had shot
Roach he should take shelter at the hous.
of a man named Dean, and witnesses would
be forthcoming to swear that he was no. in
the vicinity at the lime of the murder. The
witness a t,rward met Roach driving cattle,
and attempted to shoot him. He pulled the
trigger of his revolver three tImes but tn
weapon missed fire. Roach then bolted
The witness was arrested and charged witt
attempting the crime. but witnesses swore
that he was at Deans house when the at
tempt was made, and he was released.
THE MONEY HE OBTAINED.
The witness some time after applied to
the league for money to go to America, and
obtained 60 los. He expressed dissatsfac-
tion with thu amount, but Phoenix told him
that he could not expect any more in vie"
Of his failure TO shoot Roach.
On cross-examinatiOn, the witness averred
that his attempt on Roacn's life was genu.
inc one Before the occurrence he used t.
practice firing with his revolver at a stone
of the size of a mans head. This statement
caused a sensation in court.
MoRoNEY RELEASED.
DUBLIN, Nov 13-Moroney, who was
imprisoned in Kilmainham jail for CON
tempt under the coercion act, was released
to-day by order Of the Court, on the grounu
Of ILL., health.
Col Fitzgibbon Trant, deputy lieutenap
Of county T;pperary at Thurles has give
notice of the proposed eviction Of nineteen
antilles and has warned the workhouse
authorities to make provisions for them.
THE sHEEHY ARREST.
In the House of Commons tonight
lebate ensued on motion by SImuel
Whitbread QiberaD, that the House record
its approval of the Sheehy committees re
port. Mr.. Balrour opposed the motion
which, he said, he considered u necessary
he had given instruct on, that no membe
should have a process served on him undel
any circumstances whatever within tn.
preciucts OF the House. After a long dis.
cussion the motlon WIS rejected by vott
O. Isl TO i}0.