Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-07
THE AMERICAN INFORMER.
While In the Union Army He Kept
England Supplied with Information.


Alexander Sullivan, ex-president of the Irish
National League in America was interviewed
in Chicago yesterday in regard to the state
ments made about him by DIR. LeCaron in the
Times-Parnel trial in London. Mr.. Sullivan
said that he knew the man who went here by
| the name of DIR. LeCaron only as he knew
hundreds of other men who attended league
conventions and professed great interest in the
Irish cause. LeCaron said his wife was Irish,
and he was ready to die for Ireland, and con-
stantly declared his Irish sympathy. Mr.. Sulli-
van said he had never conversed with LeCaron
about Mr.. Parnen or about any subject which
was not perfectly open to the world. He be-
leved there was not a particle of foundation
for his statement that Mr. Parnell ever ex-
pressed sympathy with any method except
open, public agitation to aid the Irish people
in securing self-government. The fact that
LeCaron had to bolster up his statement with
photograph of Mr.. Psrnell which the Irish
leader had inscribed his autograph on was evil
dence of its weakness. Almost anyone who is
sufficiently persistent could get the autograph
OF any public man. The meeting Mr.. Parnell
addressed in Chicago was presided over by
Gov. Cullom, now United States Senator.
Clergymen of all denominations and citizens
from every walk in life were on the platform.
The Chicago Ne,cs says that Beech or lie
Caron, is well known in Irish national circles in
that city. 1t declares that he served in the
Union army during the late var under the
name OF Honore lie Caron, and intimates that
he played the United States false by keeping
the British government informed on the course
of events just as he did in his connection with
the Irish movements in this country. He lived
at Braidwood, ILL.,, for time, and then moved
to Chicago. About year ago he took a fat at
III La Sale avenue, fashionable portion of
the city, and hung out his professional sign:
lie he ia hnf
the doctor left the city for Europe shortly be-
fore Christmas, and his family departed osten-
sibly for New York about three weeks ago. His
son Henry, however, is still in Chicago.
London cablegram to the New York Times
says that LIE Caron's real name is Thomas Philip
Beech, and he is a native of Colchester, Eng
land. He left England for America in 1861,
entered the northern army as Honore lie Caron
and became major during the war. Then he
joined the Fenians and played prominent
part in organizing the raid against Canada, in
the meantime informing the Canadian govern
ment daily of all he could learn of the doings
of the Fenians. This double policy he has
maintained ever since. mixing deeply with the
Clan-na-Gael business and keeping the English
government informed of every detail. II
seems that nobody ever suspected him of
double dealing, and when he came to England
in 1881 Mr.. Parnell and Mr. Eagan were both
friendly to him.
MORE OF LIE CARoN's REcoLLEcrIoNs.
In the proceedings before the Parnel COM
mission yesterday afternoon, the attorney gen.
eral quoted from cable dispatch sent by Par
nell to Mooney on April 26, 1883. In this dis
patch Parnel asks Mooney to present his
(Parnells) views to the convention, and advise
the delegates to frame platform that will
enable the nationalist to continue to accept
American assistance, while avoiding Offering
England pretext for the entire suppression
of the nationalist movement, which, he says, is
the only means for preserving the unity of the
Irish movement in Ireland and America He
expresses himself as perfectly confident that
the Irish cause will continue to advance by
the exercise of prudence, moderation and firm
ness.
DIR. LIE Caron. or Beech, resuming his testi-
mony. said that OH May %, 1893. he saw Eagan
in Milwaukee. Another circular issued by the
organization on Sept. 6. 1888. said that the ex-
ecutive was unable to see its way to an armed
instruction until England should become in
volved in a war. In the meantime a secret war
would be carried on.
At the end of 1888 there was a split in the or
ganization, the seceders retaining the old
name, while the others. under Sullivan's lead
ership, founded a new secret organization en-
titled the ~. s." The executive was reduced
to three members, their badge being a triangle.
Witness and a majority of the members of
camp A joined the ~. s." In January 1884,
the Redmonds arrived from Australia and tray
eled through the United States. Prominent
members of the ~. s." attended the reception
held in their honor. In August, 1884, league
convention was held in Boston. Between JAN
uary and August witness did not see the Red
monds. The only difference between the two
sections was the sign for the executive.