, 1888-12-27
ENGLISH SPIES.
Several Of them in the United
States Now.
FERRETs FROM SCOTLAND YARD.
Searching for Evidence 10 Convict Par
neil In the British Courts-
who They Are. $3.50.

with the real or supposed pranks of Brit
ish detectives In America, some queer
hings reach the Herald office from time
to time. Here is 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, a 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 country--that of
telling all about their mission. for the evi.
dent purpose Of inpressing the barbarians
ct this hemisphere with an idea Of their
Importance and. awfully imposing social
position In England. ...t..
Mr.. Jervis IL reported to have commit.
ted the incomprehensible grave offense of
sneering at one Mozier. who. it will be re-
membcred, had TO return to England dis
comfited, after failing In his mission.
shich was that of obtaining information
about the movements of Irish American
conspirators. and particularly those about
dynamitards. 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 Times to connect MIR. Parnell
and the Parnellites with the crimes charged
against them. -f..
SCOTLAND YARD SWELL HERE.
1t was known in New York on Friday
last that Chief Inspector Shore, superiu-
tendent OF the criminal investigation de.
partment of the London metropolitan po.
lice. arrived and proceeded without loss of
time to Kansas City. There he was TO
meet with the representative OF the Pink
ertons aud with Mr. Fred Jervis.
1t has been ascertained beyond what is
considered the possibility of doubt that
for several wears back three of the Pinker-
tom detectives have been working 10 the
Irish national secret societies, and that
during the period of their services they
have earned the salary Of sl5 a day each.
One OF these three is asserted to be a Mr..
Mcfarland, who got into the Mollie Ma
guire society SOME years ago and ac-
complished the breaking up of that organ
its members. Mr.. Mcfarland. il is said,
sends his reports directly to Scotland
Yard. He IL now in Chicago working up
business matters there among per-
tnrbed members of the Can-ne-t and
the traitors in its ranks as will listen to
his willy insinuations.
An Irish nationalist paid visit to the
Pinkertons' office in this city, yesterday
He found it under the direction Of Manager
DdORb, WuU, UOWtNtf, ulu KNOW LQt
nationalist. The Irishman wanted some
extraordinary business attended to. which
could not 90 through without reference TO
Mr.. Shore. This delicate point of refer
ence had the desired effect of suddenly re-
leasing the cat from her proverbial bag.
Mr.. Bangs acknowledged that the Pinker-
tons are in the habit Of dong business
Irish ipcluded) with Scotland Yard
through the medium of Inspector Shore.
'DEvELoPMENTs TO COME.
fSo far as may be predicted from the
piseht outlook there Is good chance of
come are Developments taking place soon
in connection with the junketings 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 snch evidence as may
contribute to the conviction of Mr.. Parnell.
II is believed that the adjournment Of
the Parnell 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
evidence--that is. evidence of any primary
importance--and IL became necessary for
that ''party of the first part" to call
halt, so that the scattered forces Of the
prosecution might be rallied and rein.
forced by recruits from America. In other
words, the Times lawyers are waiting for
the resnlts of the detective work which is
now being no actively carried on in this
country.
Is II PHELAN THEY WANT?
One can, of course, imagine how city
like Chicago, because of its population
and the large number of Irish citizens
who live there, might we'll be the theatre
of criminal investigation by foreign police
agents; but Kansas City! One would
think that she was above suspicion when
it Ia considered that her Irish population
amounts TO little more than a corporal's
guard. Yet here are the astute police
agents OF England and the Pinkerton men
nosinR around that cold little Western
town as if they were about to bag prize
of the first magnitude. The only promi-
nent Irisbmen who live out there now are
Captain Phelan twho some time ago
came near being carved into minceneat by
Dick Short in O'Donovan Rossa's oftice)
and Colonel Mike Boland, whom every
body knows. The doughty captain Is now
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