Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-09

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and kept a drugstore srd bad became men.
He bad held a blgh military Office In the
Brotherhood. but never an executive Office.
Bradley, Of philadelphia, WAS now az Toe
head Of the executive. The Brotherhood
Numbered % 600 ia 1882. The membership
Il now higher than ever and Is increasing.
The suppression Of the League and arrest OF
the Irish members OF the House OF Commons
gave IN impetus to the organization. DeVoy'
The wines. said. Is professional lrlsh poit'
tician. After the cOnyestion In 1881 DOM
parfies In the Brotherhood were unanimous
concerning the out,ages.
some people thought that the League
would become a source oil danger 10 'ne
Brotherhood.
Sir Charles Russell quoted from the re-
port which read "a serlous danger menAces
- from the League, which threatens to crush
tue revolutionary movement"
The WSiess said be believed that the
words in The report "extreme leader" re-
ferred ~ The PArneliie members OF PARIS.
ment. The league aud Brotherhood sent
subscriptions 10 the League In Ireland. Inc
Brotherhood tried 70 control the subscrip-
ton intended for the League. The Brother
hood cspturcd and controlled the League
lie Caron admitted that be had cut pieces
FROM the documents with the words copy
sent r. A." lie bad done this because ne
did not wish TO introduce Anderson's name
in evidence. He sad that he bad sent 70
Anderson letters referring to the alliance OF
the League and Brotherhood.
Sir Charles Russell here renarked that be
intended 10 demand the production OF those
letters.
Replying 10 further questions, lie Csron
said that sullivan wa lawyer who did not
mix in the best society IN Chicago. Flnerty
was an OIL Inspector. Judge Moran was
much respected. Judge Prendergast was
respected by one side and not by the other.
Michael Bolsn was a lawyer; his position
va, not good. Or. Carroll was an eminent
man and 3. O'Reilly a respectable one.
General Collins was : man OF undouoted re-
speciality.
The witness said that Ill the delegates TO
the convention had credentials from the
League or from the clubs affiliated with the
LEAGUE. Sir Charles Russell asked that the
Covering letters 10 the Government be pro-
ducel. The witness asked: DO you
wish 70 risk the mems lIve,i" Sir Charles
replied "The Judges will see the letters
first sud they will decide whether the names
thsll be published" The court here took
a recess. Upon the redssemblinE oil the
commission Sir Charles handed up to tho
bench paper which be stated contained
such a grave statement that be wished to
take the judges opiaion whether 1t should
be noticed.
The cros%examInstion Of lie Carou was
then continued. The witness said that Par
uers enly public visit to America
took place esrly in 1870, when
he attended The meetings in Chicago.
knowledge in the West WIS exclusively In
the hands Of the revolutionary party. Mems
brrs Of Congress were connected with the
revolutionary party. lie would not men
ton The names 81 The persons who gave him
the iufermsliou regarding the eastern meet
ings. Panei attended only three meet
ings 10 which witness could posi-
lively speak from his own knowledge or
from information. These were the meet
ings al -. Louis, Chicago, and Cincinnati.
AZ most OF the meetings. the Mayor OF The
city met parnell aud presided. Respectable
people attended the meetings. Before the
Chicago meeting in 1850 the Reception Conc
mitice W. appointed, OF which Mr.. stone, a
respectable American. who was not a men,
her ~ tue L. b., was chairman. Several
reverend gentlemen, none OF whom were
members az the |. b., met ParnoH. Inc
chairman Of the Committee on Arrangements
and the chairman o. the meeting did not be-
long % the L. q. Witness said many mem
Der. Of the Il. b. were at the meeting, but
he could not mention ore by name. only \
few Y. G. men took part 10 The proceedings.
The St. Louis meeting was fairly representa-
live Of persons Of responsibility, position.
and cmlnence IN It. Louis.
"Would IL be correct 10 say that ParnelPs
reception showed that lie had the sympathy
OF Americans % well as OF tie lrlshI"
asked Sir Charles Russell.
cit would" replied the witness
sir Charles here quoted from the preamble
Of the constitution OF the American League
showing that the object 81 tue organ zstion
was the establishment Of peasant proprietor
ship and insurance isws IN Ireland.
Witness, continuing, said that General
Jones attended the Boston Convention.
Jones did not be'ohg 10 II. b." but be
"a, Tue originator Of the communications
that passed between or. d." and the Rus
sian Minister At Washington with the view
TO possible war between England and
Russia.
SIR Charles Russell asked TO be permitted
10 inspect tie documents sent by witness
under cover.
sir Henry james ald Reid, in the interests
OF the Bird parties, opposed the application.
sir CHARLES Russell, replying 10 the Chief
Justice, said that he would like to inspect
Rll the documents, but would be satisfied
With permission 10 inSpect the covering Of
the letters II he was assured that the other
documents had no bearing on the case
The Court decided That Sir Charles Rus
sell, for PsrneIhtss, and Sir Henry James.
for the Times, should consult together as 10
which Of the documents might be inspected.
Ihh court then adjourned.