Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-08
BEACH'S BLABBING.
More Of the National Party's
Secrets Disclosed,
INVOLVING SOME IRISH n. P.'s.
The AttOrney-General Acquits Par
nell of Personal Connection
with Dynamiters.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. |

LONDON, February THE Parnell
Commission reconvened this morning
with witness Beach, alias LIE Caron, still
on the stand. He explained certain
geometric designs in the constitution OF
the United Sections as being symbols for
secretary and treasurer. In March, 1884,
| witness attended district conventions of
! the United Sections ,at which Sullivan and
Lamarney were present. At the conven-
| ton of Reunited Sections, now known as
the United Brotherhood, held in June,
1888, a delegate from Detroit, where La
marney's widow lives, brought up the
question OF supporting her because of
Lamarney's services to the Brotherhood.
Objection was made by the defense that
this was not evidence.
Beach then continued his testimony.
and said Luke Dillon, Dewey, Samuel
Morris and d. O'Mahon Connor attended
a convention which una nimously or
dered the Executive to protect Lamar
ney's family. Beach said he went to
the Boston convention in 1884, where
1
land and the destruction of secret papers
and letters.
| Beach declared Eagan told him at the
same convention that ii Gallagher had
been free forty-eight hours longer, some
of the best buildings in London would
have been blown up.
| The court decided to admit the evil
dence on the ground that the U. B. and
Clan -Na-Gael and I. R. B. are practi-
cally the same body. 1t had been
proved that :Eagan, Brannon and Sheri-
dan, among the persons charged, were
members of the l. r. B. Evidence as
to what was done in the convention
would be evidence against them. Other
persons, especially the defendant mem
bers of Parliament, stood in different
position, and the court would abstain
from saying anything regarding the ap-
plicability of this evidence against them.
The Attorney General held that these
organizations were really all one, and
that the evidence was admissible because
Eagan, Sheridan and others were direct
ly connected with the Irish revolutionary
brotherhood. The discussion continued
at length, during which the Attorney
General admitted that he never had been
prepared to suggest that Parnell or other
members of Parliament were personally
connected with the murderous outrages.
His contention was that they were allied
with people whom they knew to be, or
could have known if they had made
proper Inquiries, to have been promi-
nently connected for macy years with
such outrsges. They had allied them
selves intimately with the l. K. B. and
availed themselves of its money knowing
the character of the l. R. e. They con-
tinued their alliance with it after the
most distinct and positive notice. 1t had
been proved that several members of the
House of Commons attended four or five
League conventions in America where
the 1. R. B. controlled the proceedings.
i Eagan also told the witness that John
Walsh and Dennis Mccarthy were sent
to Australia to assist Fenian prisoners to
escape. Beach said he knew Eagan was
q member of the gu. B." in 1888, and
believed he had since continued to be a
member. Witness identified report
dated September "a, 1884. congratulating
the members upon the increased strength
of the organization. The Executive, the
report said, intended to plant the seeds
in every land. Strict silence concerning
the work was enjoined upon the members.
Witness said he visited the Southern
States in November, 1885, with letter
from Eagan describing him as most de-
voted friend of the Irish Nationalists.
In one circular, witness said, mention
was made of the expulsion of Cronan for
treason to Ireland and violation of his
oath of obligation. Beach was on the
committee that tried Cronan.
At this point Parpell entered the court
room. He took seat by the side of Da-
witt.
"Egan." the witness continued,
"presided at the League meetings in
1884 and 1885. A circular issued in
March, 1886, referred to the emasculated
and unacceptable Home Rule scheme,
and urged the camps to remit funds for
delucion,' the cipher word for 'dyna-
mite At a joint convention of the 1.
N. B. and l. U. B., held in Chicago in
June, 1888, il was urged that measures
be taken for the release of Gallagher and
other prisoners in England"
Sir Charles Russell then began the
Icross. examination OF the witness. Beach
said he went to America in 1861. He
had previously been in France, and was
draper's assistant in London and Col
chester After his arrival in America he
Joined the army. He became a Fenian
in 1865, while still in the army. His
object was to obtain all the inform alton
possible. He swore to fight for lreiand's
independence and took the military oath
of allegiance. He did not intend to keep
that oath. He never forgot he was
an English subject and British born.
Knowing that the conspiracy existed,
he wrote about it to his father, who, Of
his own volition, informed the members
of Parliament for Colchester, who ad-
vised him to inform the Home Office.
From 1865 witness tried his best to OBJ
tain the confidence of those connected
with the organization for the purpose of
bstraying it to every extent he could. II
never had the slightest sympathy with
the movement" he said. In reply
to further questions, Beach said:
"All my communications were made
to my father up to 1868. I was once
j Adiutant- General of the Fenian Military
Brotherhood and attended the council of
war. I consider myself military spy in
my country's service. From 1868 until
February 1, 1889, communicated di-
rectly with the British Government. My
usefulness is now stopped. My COM
munications number hundreds of thous-
ands. They were very numerous up to
1870"
Change of Firm.
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