New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-09
CONDEMNED LIKE CRONIN
OTHER MEN WHOM SECRET IRISH FAC
TIONS SENTENCED TO DEATH.
DISCLOSURES BY MAN WHO ONCE BELONGED
TO THE CLAN.NA GAEL-How FENIAN
DOCUMENTS WERE LOST.
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Chicago, Sept. s." Dr. Cronin and the informer
Carey, who shot by Patrick O'Donnell. not the
only men who condemned TO death and executed
because they suspected of dsloysly to the Irish
cause,' said former Clan-na ael to reporter
to-day II is not generally known, but IL IS fact,
that p W. Dunno, now living in Peoria, who has been
prominent in thls Cronin matter doomed TO
traitors death by the l. R. b. that is, the Irish Re
publican Brotherhood Why the of death was
carried into effect in Dunne's do not know
Patrick j. Meehan, now, as then Editor Of The irish
American Of New-York, was accused Of the same
crime and was tried jointly with Dunno by court
martial of the military department Of the Irish Re
public and was likewise condemned TO death An
effort desperate bu. unsuccessful, was made to exc
cute the judgment of the court-martial Meehan
The crime for which Dunno and Meehan were tried
and condemned to death, much DR.. Cronn
tried and doomed, that of LOSING
some valuabIe papers entrusted % their
cave by James stephens tho head centre of the tenah
organization in America, for delivery TO the men on
the other side These papers would be OF the greatest
value TO the British Government, and when Dunno ana
Meehan called at the seat of government Of the Irish
Republic which then in tailor shop In Dublin,
Meehan who carried the documents. discovered to
his CONSERVATION that he had lost them. The cry
of treason went up against the two as soon as they
returned to the United States and they were tried by
martial have already told you. The episode
is one of the most interesting Of all the wild thrilling
events In the long struggle of the Irish revolutOnsS
and Is known in their historical annals as the Lost
documents Incident. Meehan and Dunne's story OF
the way the documents were lost was considered
satsac tory by their friends but the other side never
forgave them nor believed them gllltess. Dunno
and eehan say the latter had the papers pinned
TO his undercothes but that the pins cut through,
and the documents, falling TO the street. were
found by some one who handed them to the
police.
Il remember that the fall before this, p. W. Dunno
came to ST. Louis, and swore thirty-one of us. all
Young fellows into the service OF the Irish Republic
We expected 10 be ordered Ireland at any moment
and all Of us were ready start at hours notice
The arrest in Ireland that fall spoiled that plan and
most of US went to Canada. Many OF me
men whose names have been so Oiten
heard since the beginning Of the Cronin
Irish affairs then. In the Senate party John F. Fin
erty was an organizer. So were =. W. Dunno ana
John J. COrydan who afterwad turned nformer
W J. Hynes, now of counsel for the state in tho
Cronin trial. another organizer. :" Red JIM
McDermOtt, we'll known 10 Chicago. who turned IN
former in the Phoenix Park murder cases. was an
Boston, who permanent chairman of the last Dem
Ocrac National Convention. A. l. Morrison, formerly
of Chicago but of NewMexico; JIM Brennan
p X. Walsh, In san Francisco; John T.
Scanlan and his brother Mortimer; Frank Gallagher,
of Buffalo, and James Gibbons, Of Philadelphia, were
prominent members. B. Doran Killian, j. j. Rogers,
dead O'Donovan Rosa, Edward Duffy, and John
Doan were leading lights I'm the OMahoney party
The crowd that has been trying TO run things recently
had not thon been heard of in connection with Irish
affairs Probably p. ". Dunnes experience has
helped to make him particularly anxious TO see the
murderers Of DR.. Cronn punished.'