Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-07
THE PARNELL COMMISSION
Continuation of tho Testimony of
tho American Witness.
THE ALLEGED DYNAMITE PLOT
Its Inspe ction nnd Development and
the Movements of the Principal
instigntors Described with
Great Particularly.
The American Witness.

| lpNnpN, iCU, N,--AU lnc session oil tho
Parncll commission to-day Witness Beach,
who is also known IA DR. De Curon, con-
| tlnucd his evidence He detailed convcr-
sation which he had with Alexander Sullivan
in June, lSSl regarding the proposed alli-
ance of the different Irish organizations ia
which Sullivan said no radical change could
be effected until they had a change of repro
sentativcs on this side of the water, which
would be very soon. sullivan, referring to
the visit to Ireland which he contemplated
making, said he could not think
of allowing Parnell TO pay his ex.
pcnses, as doing so would place
Parnell in false position. sullivan bitterly
opposed discussion of this matter in opeu
convention on the ground that it would leak
out and compromise the parncitc party.
The witness stated that a conference of tho
"F. c. was held August 3, 1851. The meet
ing discussed preparations for dynamite
operations and recommended the formation
of classes in mining engineering. AT IA Sc
crct meeting held prior to the convention
Delegate Connor attacked the revolution di.
rectory for its inactivity during the proceed
ing two years. He said he had made certain
suggestions which mad not been executed.
These suggestions Included the rescue
OF Davitt from prison and the fitting out of
an expedition TO South America which should
land upon the territory recently occupied by
the English.
n financial document including an item for
the substituting of foreign newspapers
The witness continued and said that Brcs-
lin was paid for building submarine tor
podo boat, which proved to be n failure.
Another firm built boat which lay on tho
New Jersey side of New Yerk harbor four
months but was not used against the British
ships
The witness said Johu,O O'Connor, the agent
employed for carrying arms to Ireland,
attended the convention as representative OF
the supreme council of The Irish republican
brotherhood. The court overruled tho
objection in behalf of parncll that this evi-
dence was irrelevant. The witness said no
saw Lomasney two DAYS before
Lomasney. left America for the pur-
pose of carrying out the plan
OF campaign by explosives. LOmasncy never
returned, and the organization had ever since
supported his family and father. The wit
ness believed Lomasncy and his brother
Michael pcrishcd in the London
bridge explosion. Witness continued his
testimony, telling of his attendance at
the Chicago convention in January,
1889, and told Of its organization, workings,
etc.
During the testimony Parnel appeared in
the court room. His entrance created a scnsa.
tiOn. The witness looked steadily at Par
nell for several moments Continuing, the
witness said he sent copies of all documents
of the brotherhood to the English govern.
ment at the time
The witness said that Sullivan told him
that in tho future men would be chosen for
work who did not exceed their orders, like
Gallagher, who gave himself away, enabling
jim McDcrmott to get information. Sullivan
SAID they would continue to send men TO Eng
land to carry on an active dynamite war.
Witness further said that in Il circular issued
IN lSS3 every branch of the organization was
commanded to cndeavor TO perfect itself in
some particular branch of warfare.
An open convention OF the league
met in Philadephia on April 20,
1883; The witness attended as Clan-na-
Gael delegate of the Braidwood H., camp.
He also represented the league. Egan did
not attend the secret meetings, but he
queSted the witness to inform him of all the
details of the discussion, and declared that
the programme was satisfactory to all the
natlonalist5.
Chef Justice Hannen asked what he
meant by programme" and the witness
future. Witness said he saw Egan con-
stantly during the convention. After the
the land league became the
national league, of which Sullivan was the
meetings which it would be impossible for
lim to have attended unless he had been a
member of the II, X. BE- or 'M B.n
Attorney General Webster read some &C
,ounts, including an item of S2i l02, sent to
Igan in Paris and 81, 9O3 sent to Parnell.
1c also quoted from a cable dispatch, sent
~ Parneh to Mooney on April 25, 1888. In
his dispatch Parncll asks Mooney to present
us li-dIiibll ~ VIEWS bu JHc cOuNeULlOn anu
Ldvise the delegates to frame platform
hat Will enable the natonalSts to
Ontinuo to accept American assistance,
while avoiding Offering England pretcxt
or the entire suppression of the nationalist
movement, which, he says, is the only means
or preserving the unity Of the Irish move
nent in Ireland and America. He expressed
himself perfectly confident that the Irish
ause will continue TO advance by the cxcr-
Use of prudence moderation and hrmness.
The witness, resuming his testimony fsaid
hat circular issued on September g. 1883,
aid that the executive was unable TO seel s
way clear to an armed Instruction until
England should become involved in war. In
he meantime the war would be carried on.
\ll informcrs, The circular sand, were fore
oomed While in Milwaukee, Sullivan said
. MIN that active operations were entirely
l the hands OF the revolutionary directors Of
heir own organization, but there had been
ONE lack of courage shown and the directory
ad found it impossible to get men from tho
ONE organization to do the work. Sullivan
aid that in the future every one chosen
hOuld be without family, and be an old and
.ted member before departing on the ex-
edition every men should he
in the use of explosives
It the end of 1888 there was IL split in the
rgGn2ation, the seceders retaining the old
anne, while the others, under Suliyan's
,adership, founded = new secret order,
tied the ~. s." The executive was re-
uced To three members, their badge being
triangle. The witness and majority of
nc members Of camp "a" joined the
u. S."