The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-13

British Spy LeGaroa Con
Times His Testimony.
Tke Hrssh-Alnericans. BEING Dyna-
MIXERS. rhiak the PariIamentary
Party Too Canfisus-


inztisn of LetsaFon was continued 20
day He said he had visited Enraps
fsye times since 1857, sometimes Ii. an
officia! capacity and sometimes pri
vately. He reported himself 10 ths
authorities on each occasion. Neither
|0Fkelly nor parnell had ever written
him. Witness said because be ha.l
joined with ParnelI in inc open move
rnenf 0'Learv denoanee& 0'kessy.
Witness believed O'Ieary was an op
porent OF the league. Continuing
witness said be delivered sealed pack
ages from Dewey and OIeary to Egan
in Paris in 1851, and acknowledged
that the security Of the seals aione
prevented him from opening the pack
ages. He again saw Egan in America
IN 1sS3 ---.--.ssz 49,
At London Egan introduced him
to Parnell in the lobby of the house
Of commons. He conversed with Par
nell and was compiimented by him on
his work. The Irish Revolutionary
Brotherhood was then opposed TO Par
nell so far as the home organization
was concerned. Parnell complained
Of this opposition, and said that the
home and sister organizations would
have been crippled had they not OBJ
tanned assistance from America. At
Parnell's request witness saw Dewey
and Sullivan and two others in Amer
lea. He did not write the result of
his conversation with these men to
Parnell. because he had not been re-
quested to. Moreover, Egan had in
structed witness TO write him. Wit
ness conversation with Parnell had
no reference to Egan.
The most important Of Parneil's
conversation concerned his views on
revolufaonists. In regard TO that he
did not see why an instruction should
not be successful. Witness had heard
this before from Egan, but coming
from Parnelli it startled him.
Sir Charles Russell, counsel for the
Parnellists, and Sir Henry James,
counsel for the Times, here announced
that they had agreed not to produce
the documents which were the subject
of discussion Friday last. .s%| sssszs<z..
The government paid witness 1000
between February, 1858, and August,
1870. He spent every cent of this for
public purposes; for instance, he took
John O'Neill's l. O. L. for Els to save
his reputation and to keep him
from becoming defaulter. This ac-
ton gave witness strong hold
0'Neill. He had spent more than he
had received in the public service.
He had made no arrangements for
future reward.i III E1x h ~:
The United Brotherhood organiza-
ton numbered 1900 members, and
deliberately and knowingly supported
the dynamite policy. In the conven-
ton OF 1891, l62 of the delegates pres
ent favored the use of dynamite. The
convention held in Madison Square
Garden, in New York, in 1884. advo-
Gated dynamite. Sullivan, Lomasney,
Cronan, Smythe, Seaman, Hicks, Fur
long and Crane, were present at the
convention.
lie Caron produced two photographs
of Parnell, which he received at differ
ent times. both bearing Parnell's auto
graph. He said Egan gave him his
photograph, which was signed sbest
regards, in Paris in 1881. Egan also
gave him q photograph of the leading
members of the league, which was
similarly signed.
lie Caron said the convention unani-
mously agreed to carry on secret war
fare. The V. c. comprised dyna-
mite party apart from the O'Donovan
Rosa party. The secret organization
was first conceived in 1860. The v. c..
dated from 1872. Rosa was expelled
from the organization for insubordina-
ton. He wanted to rule or ruin. The
convention between the supreme
council and Y. e. was ruptured at the
Boston convention in 1881. each organ
ization claiming to be the legitimate
body. Parnell requested witness to
write to Dewey. Sullivan, Hines and
Carroll.
Since his examination witness had
received from America one of Devoy's
original letters. 1t was dated "Ofiice
OF James Reynolds, No. Al Orange
street, New Haven. June "a, 1857. "
The letter was admitted as evidence
1t read, in part:
~ received yesterday short note from
T. tmeaning EgaD strongly urging me to
come over, but cannot understand why
until | get Your explanation l should
like to come II could spare time and ii
my visit would produce the effect sntici-
pated. | fear IL would not None OF us
can guarantee anything for those on
the other side who are hostile,
but who ] feel certain do not represent
the opinion of the home organizations
There can be no chance there until there
Is a change OF persons. which is sure to
come In time. All I could do would be
10 tell E. and p. (P. meaning Parnell] on
my own responsibility what will satisfy
on, friends. and make proposals. ParHell
and his friends seem to misunderstood
the dissatisfaction here. II is not caused
by their action in Ireland. but by the ac-
tfon they allow their friends to take here
Ia their name. Opinions differ a little on
the essential points, but we cannot tolerate
the kind OF thing begun in Buffalo will
write again.
lie Caron said the kind of thing be-
gun in Buffalo" related to the action
of Parnell's friends in attempting in
open convention to depose, dis
organize and disrupt the revolutionary
organization. Witness identified an
alleged speech by ParnelI, referring to
the latter's determination Ito sever
the last link binding Ireland and Eng
land The court adjourned.