Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-07
PARNELL coeIalIssIoN.
The Evidence of Ny. Beach Continued-SOme
Startling Points Brought Out.

mission To-Day He Held AiNely COLI
versation with Mr.. Michael Davitt Wit
ness Beach, who is also known as DR..
Lecaron, continued his evidence.
He detailed the conversation
which he had with Mr.. Alexau-
der Sullivan in June, 1881, regarding
the proposed alliance Of different organi-
cations in which Mr.. Sullivan said 10
radical change could be effected until
they had charge Of the representatives on
this side of the wafer, which would be
very soon. Mr.. Sullivan, referring to
the visit to ireland which he contem-
plated making, said he could not think
of allowing Mr.. Parnell to pay his
expenses, as doing so would place
Mr.. Parnell in a false position. Mr..
Sullivan bitterly opposed discussion Of
this matter in open convention on the
ground that it would leak out and COM
promise the Parnellite party. The
witness stated that conference
Of the ''F. ca was held on
august 8, 1881. The meeting dis
cussed the preparations for dynamite
operations and recommended the for
nation Of classes in mining engineering.
at a select meeting held prior to the con-
ventiOn a delegate named '0mahOn Con-
nor attacked the revolution directory
for It's inactivity during the pro-
ceedings of two years. He said he
had made certain suggestions which had
not been executed. These suggestions
included the rescue Of Mr.. Dayitt from
prison and the fitting out of an expedi-
ton to South America which would land
on the territory recently occurred by the
English
At this point Attorney General Web
ster for the Times read a financial docu-
ment including an item for the subsidiz-
ing OF foreign newspaper.
The witness continued: He stated
Bereslin was paid for building a sub
marine torpedo boat which proved to be
a failure. Another firm built boat
which lay on the New Jersey side of New
York haTbOr four months, but was not
used against British ships.
The witness said John o 'Connor, an
agent employed for carrying arms to Ire
lana, attended the convention as the rep
resentative of the supreme council of the
Irish brotherhood.
Sir Charles Russell of the counsel for
the Parnellites objected TO the detailing
by the witness Of the statement made by
Mr.. G 'Chnnor on the ground that it had
no hearing on the case of Panen.
Acknowledgement Webster said Mr.
Parnell was the only one against whom
the charge had been made and urged the
admission Of the evidence as O'COnnor
was an agent of the Irish Republican
brotherhood Of which several of the per-
sons against whom charges had been
brought had been proved to be members.
Sir Charles Russell objected because he
said il was private conversation and
there was nothing connecting O'Connor
with the men whom 1t was sought to
criminate, or showing that o Conner was
authorized to represent them.
Presiding Justice Hammer said: We
are of the opinion there is prima facie
evidence that o Conner was the medium
of communication between members of
the organization in Ireland and America.
Sir Charles Russell pressed his obiec-
tion and the witness interposing said he
did not suppose Mr.. Parnen would
deny he had had the con-
verSation referred to. Sir Charles
Russell said the witness alleged the con-
versation with Parnell was to the effect
that Parnell wished to be informed of the
Irish organization in America, and that
he would like TO act in concert with
them. For that purpose Parnell was
supposed TO have commissioned the wit
ness, Andrew Sullivan, and others.
''How did that make the conversation
between the witness and O'Connor evil
depce against anybody?''
Chief Justice Hannen-SO far as the
evidence goes witness had definite OBJ
ject, . Conner represented TO q certain
extent both parties. The witness had
conversation with him concerning that
very object. That is evidence
The witness continuing said the con-
versatiOn with o Conner took place in
the Palmer house in the presence of two
others. Q Conner in reply to the wit
ness question as to how the matter
stood assured him it was all
satisfactory DR.. Gallagher, the witness
brother delegate and an official of the
Chited Brotherhood was present He
had several conversations with DR.. GAL =
lagher.
Sir Charles Russell interposing: ''Is
this evidence?'
Attorney General Webster replying
said that Gallagher had been convicted of
dynamite OutrageS in England. He sub
mitted that the witness having stated
that a policy of dynamite was proposed,
evidence as to what the leading members
did in preparing TO execute such a policy
was admissible.
Chief Justice Hammer ruled the cou-
verSations with Gallagher were not adj
missible.
The witness said he saw Mackay and
LAmasney two days before Lomasney
left America for the purpose of carrying
ont tile plan of campaign by explosions,
the details of which the witness could
not give Lomasney never returned and
the organization had ever since supported
his family and father. The witness
believed Lomasney was his brother.
Michael Lomasney persisted in the Lon
non bridge explosion
The witness, reslmins his testimony,
said that on May 10, 1888, he saw Egan
in Milwaukee. 4 circular issued by Egan
on September G., 1883, said the executive
was unable 20 see its way TO armed Insur-
recti0n uI1il England could become m |
volved IN MA In the meantime 9 secret