The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-08
REACH WAS DOWN SOUTH
TOMS IN A LAUGH CAUSED BY
a. HIS TREACHERY.


, Furnished Him With Let
- +or Of Credentials for tie Trip, De-
lining Him as a Most Devoted
n 80 Of the Nationalists - Egan
Forewarned.
-.oox Feb. Beach alias Lecaron.
..anas his testimony to-day before the
.1.. cou.' commission. He said that Luke
n n'pgr E-an, Dewey, Samuel Morris and
Fl a~,.bon Connor attended the convention,
81 ,'.',' unanimously ordered the executive
Nj :, rrotect Lamassey's family.
i++o-rev General Webster said he only
- to complete the reference to Lomas-
w. nv proving the adoption of this resolu-
III - ach continuing, said that he ac-
.,oriad Eran and the other delegates
NJ .bo Roston convention in August, 1884
Fan explained his escape, and told how he
-aooiysd information from Dublin Castle
III -.r1.nq intended movements of the au-
E .bor;+ies He knew If the order OF arrest
n W. him twenty minutes after it was issued,
! ard Immediately returned home, packed his
IA sachel, and destroyed all the documents IN
M H. M session concerning the K. b. and
E Careys letter.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
Scotcbman took his sachel and ran to
III .ha rail,vav station and bought a ticket for
"a t4n, to Belfast. Egan boarded the train a
1n;rn+o before it started. He passed The
nigb- in n Belfast otel, and in the morn
ne tooE, a ticket for Leeds. He left the
tr9in at Manchester, proceeded to Hull,
and took a steamer for Rotterdam. Beach
fnrt6er aid that Egan told him that Bren-
nan cot the first news of his (Brennon) being
4 i1nljcated by a newspaper placard refer
s rirr 10 Carey's evidence against him. Bren-
nan was walking in the strand with Lord
Mayor Sexton at the time. They crossed
tbs Street. turned into side alley and sep
Grated Brennan went homo aud packe d
- ya]ise. Sext though had tiokeU to
Csjas and went from Charming Cross 10
London Bridge, where he met Brennan, to
Tbom he transferred the ticket. The same
night Brennan landed at Caias.
TO AID AUSTRALIANS FENIANs.
Egan also told the witness that John
Walsh and Dennis Mccarthy were sent to
Australia to assist the Fenian prisoners
here to escape He also mentioned Ryan,
Matt h iris Boynton, Sheridan, Nichols,
James O'Connor, and bitterly denounced
Samuel Anderson, the government prose
cutting official Egan also said that if Gala
her had been free for 4S hours longer some
of the best buildings in London would have
been blown up.
Sir Charles Russell here quoted from a
letter written by Beach, in which the after
referred to the difficulty encountered in a
large organization in being appointed to
office Beach said he was elected chairman
Of the Illinois delegates before he wrote the
letter. An organized seeding faction then
existed According to the Irish vote IF you
are not for, you are forni stme.n
COULDN'T BELONG TO BOTH.
It was impossible to belong to both
ORGANIZATIONS The witness wrote the letter
desiring to explain that he was unable to
carry water on both shoulders Rev.
Belts was president of the prelimary
secret meeting Of the Boston convention
Of 1851 where the witness met lyman,
with Devoy John Boyle, O'Reilly, Desmond
aid Walsh. The witness knew lyman as
No. !. tie identified a photograph of Ty-
ma. lyman was not present at the secret
meetings, but he attended the open meet
lngs He did not take a prominent part.
Sexton, j. Redmond and MIR. Sparn went
INTO the convention.
Attorney General Webster quoted Sex
tons speech, to show that he knew Alexan-
Ger Sulliyan intimately
Sir Charles Russell quoted a resolution
passed by the convention approving of Par
lelI and the Irish commonei'>' C lnduct, and
promising moral and material aid against
landlJr1lsm.
MEMBERS OF THE U. B.
Beach said he knew that Egan was g
member OF the United Brotherhood in 1888
aud believed that he had since con
g1uel TO be member. He
did not know whether Egan ioined
the United Brotherhood after his expulsion
lHSI Tim Maroney, German Flatley
ana Boiand were members of the United
brotherhood. Eight of the thirteen prin-
Cia' ohcers of the American league were
L-Aloefa OF the United Brotherhood. The
".IeSs Identified a report, dated Sept "a
i'e7' cohgratulatlng the members upon the
r-le'Sad - stFeng Of the organization, and
StoI Ia'ng connec ed all the broken links
~ Iu' oien convention with tie secret power
Nulcl originated and controlled all their
s-'-y3E' 4ls executive report said they in
80 10 plant seeds in every land
w 't{ concerning the work was euioineC
I'yu lle members. Beach declared thai
+t-s'A falsely claimed that he did the worl
We organza ion. The witness compiled
5,I3 my y, lne United States symbols for tine
'U-seS formation.
, A COUPLE OF CIRCULARS.
s,,i'4%h n'aeh provided a copy of a circular
ors,'pf pf Astu, and dated Jan. IS, 1885
Tbs f sending the circular to another
mus, L, l'"' l., 9aia that al com nunication'
M W ID 'e through headquarters.
p1,. '-' J.. IL l-Am rican league issued a docu
oft.o' III Nm ylle H. 1883, urging the member
~ '"e lhl.el state to subscribe to the mar
le4J'1.ouyy iund. II declared that Parnel
All ''' a-t the strong British governmen,
lol+ .',, ,o .ed Earl Spencer and his brutal
'-- some mIniOns.
diaa''..llar g'elar issued on July 25 expressed
IL y. 'i'.urlJ at the small amount OF
"A -. At