The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-06
The Irish.

The Irish.
LONDON, February Sat the open
ing of to-day's session of the Parnell
commission, Acknowledgement Web
ster said he had finished with the Irish
portion of the Times case, AID would
take up the American part. A witness
named Beach testified that he joined
the Fenians in 1865, and was appointed
military organizer. After the failure
of the invasion of Canada, he Joined a
society known as the "B. c." the OBJ
ject of which was to provide money to
carry on ths Irish agitation and ship
arms to Ireland. Witness remembered
the visit OF Dillon and Parnell to
America in 1880. Meetings were held
during their stay in the United States.
organized exclusively by the United
Brotherhood, or Olan-na-Gael Witness
attended several of the meetings at
which Messrs, Dillon and ParneIi were
present. Parnell attended the demon
ssration in Chicago at which the bodies
of the Clan-na-Gael and Hibernian
Rif rs Guards were under arms.
PARNELL LOSES.
The action brought by Parnell against
John Walter, proprietor of the Tiwes,
for libel, came up before the court at
Edinburgh again to-day, and was dis
missed and the costs taxed against
plaintiff. The judgment was given on
the ground that Walter bsing one of
the copartnership owning the Times,
arrestments against him as an indIvld-
ual would be invalid. Parnell will
appeal.
Bsach produced a copy of the consti-
tn ton of the "B. c." or Clan-ca Gael.
This provided for concerted action with
the Irish Brotherhood aud kindred So
cieties, to bring about combination of
IRISH REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS
in all parts of the world, to act deci-
sively against England. Witness OBJ
tanned it in 1878. Dewey and Melan
were sent as delegates to Ireland, re-
ceiving $4,000 from the skirmishing
fund, and further sum, which does
not appear in official lists.
Attorney General Webster read De-
voy's Official report in which he urged
that before any large quantity of arms
was sent to Ireland, three delegates
should be sent to prepare Irishmen to
use them.
Beach further testified that Egan told
him that Parnell desired to JON the
but it was thought shat
mis- connection with the organization
would destroy his usefulness, and on
this account he was not allowed to join.
TIE MAJOR coNT1NrrEs
Beach said Egan alss told him there
we're many payments made by the
League which it was impossible to make
public, and he instanced the paying of
Dutch officers who were sent from Am
,terdam to assist the Beers during the
Fransvaal war. Witness had two in
with Parnell. Parnell said it
rested wholly with the leaders of the
party to bring both the
parties into line. He asked witness to
get Dewey to meet him in Paris, and
offered to defray Devoy's expenses. He'
also desired to meet Alexander Sulli-
Fan, Hines and others. Doctor" he
laid to Beach. who is q physician, 81
nave long since ceased to believe that
but force of arms can bring
about
THE REDEMPTION OF IRELAND"
Powell went en- to say he did not see
Why a successful instruction should
lot happen in Ireland, adding: II
,hink we will have at the end of the
year 100000 in the League treasury.
That's q pretty good nucleus. You
people might do something worse"
Witness then went to Dublin, bearing
etters of introduction to Venuy, M. p.
Ind other members of the League. He
discussed the open movement with |
sexton and Kenny. He returned to |
New York in June, 1881, and tried to |
zee Dewey and Carney with Parnell's |
Message. While searching for Dewey |
le met Breslin, who with Hines and |
} ,voy then formed revolutionary di !
ectory. Breslin expressed his Wiling |
less to bring the parties into line. So |
Iso did Sullivan, Hines and Dewey,
Yhom he met in Chicago.
DR. CARROLL EXPRESSED HIMSELF
$ pleased to see ParnaIl was returning
D his senses on the revolution question.
Mt objected to any coalition between
be organizations. Witness was intro
ueed to Parnell and others of his party
s Major Zecaron, under which name
e has been known the past twenty-eight
ears. He attained the rank OF major
. the Federal army during the Civil
Var. He was also major in the Irish
epablican army. He was graduated,
nd after the failure of the raid on
,anada. when he returned to America,
lie got circular from ~. Co." mesn-
ng the executive council of the Clan
Ia Gael. announcing it had been de-
ided to call up 25 per cent. of the re-
und or camp sub scriptions, to expe.
llte military Preparations. Adjourned
Until tomorrow.
WILLIAM o'BRtEN.
DUBLIN, February 5.-Prison officials |
i Clonmel Jail returned to William
)'Brien the civilian clothes forcibly