Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-07

was said about ParneIl going TO America.
Tie Attorpey-G General asked what was
said, and sir Charles i ussellobiec1ed 70 lue
question. ..,.,
Chiei.Justicc Hammer ais II suggested
that PARCEL went to America"
Attorney General Webster: ono fn'
neil did not 90, but desire to elicit WHO
did CO., s.s
Chief Justice Hanuen: III 1t Is INTENDED
10 show that a meeting was arranged ~
which Parnell was expected then the queS-
| ton Is advisable"
The Uilress stated that Parnell and Egsn
we're evnected At the meeting. ParDell ala
not 90 10 America in 1881. Egan came snu
STAYED lev digs with sullivan. wines
converted witb Egan on March 30, 1870.
Witness received 4 circular OF instruchous
Intended for the exclusive use OF senior
guardians. In this circular every branch oi
the orzaniZati0n was commanded TO ehIea-
yOr % perfect Itself IN some particular DIsuch
OF wsrf.re. The open convention OI tls
league met m Philadelphia on Arril 20 1850
BEFORE the convention witness vas inslIuc
I'd 10 secure The largest possible attendance
Feau. Mooney. aud Bolsn summoned lne
convention. The witness attended a'
Can.na.Gael delegate o., Braidvood ulLl
Cam. He ras represented IN the league.
Egan $40 not attend The secret meetings, on,
ho requested witness % inform him oi al
the d t.fs Of discussions, and declared mat
the programme was satisfactory 10 all M
tio1sli,ts.
Sir. Daylii here asked II any one be knew
wa present.
Witness: ayes. several. Every gentleman
you know In Chicago was present al one
tins or another"
Dsyltt: "Don't be impairment"
Witness al beg pardon. did not m
tend TO boz imper'lneut"
ChefJustice Ils1nen asked wht was
meant by the Programme, +" sud witness re-
pncd thlti meant the united Trosramme
i0r the i9,ure.
Auorrct-Geucral Webster: "Was nothing
more d.fniIs SAID than thai?"
Witucs7: " N0lhin. more than the words
bsye said"
Witness said BE- saw Eean constantly
during the convention. Alter the conyen-
tiOn The Land League became National
League. 81 which sullivan WAS president.
Attorney Genera Webster read an Official
rerort u Toe convention, in which u was
stated that toe convection regretted the abb
sence 81 Psrn-ll. Another portion oi the
report denounced Gladstone ~ weak time
server. and stated That the members Of the
convention hated EnRlsnd more intensely
than did any one 10 Ireland. The conVen-
ION hooed that Plrnell would continue ID
work for tie realization Of national lude-
pcneerce. The witness stated That Thomas
Brennan attended the secret meetings, which
it would have been imp0'sible for him 10
have attended unless be had been member
~ the 81. 2. b." or M. H." Frank
Brrue attended the open convention,
but was u0t present at the secret
meetings. sheridan WIS not preseut
a tbe secret meetings. Day % Castelar,
attended the secret meetings, but did not A.
tend fle open convention, which lie de-
nounce1.
Auorucy.General Webster here read some
accounts. inclulag the items OF 81, l02 sent
10 Egsu in Psrisabd si2 9)3 tenttO fsrncll.
He also read iroia The report " the couYen-
ton a speech ly Brennan, 10 which the lat-
Ger declared that De would continue hls e1-
erfipus Hil The lsst yestige Of lSndlOrdi'm
and foreign rule. those twin t9ilers Of The
lri.hrace.v vas swept from tho country.
Toe hft0rucy-Gcnersl also quoted from
e cable dispatch gcnt by P4rneli % Mooney
on Aprll rs. 1883. IN this dispatch Parnei
ask, Boouey - present bic (Psrnelf9 views
10 th. convention and advise The delegates
10 frame platform that will enable the Ns-
stioualsts 10 continue 10 accept American
assistance, while England preieyt for
the entire suppression ~ the Nati0nshst
movement, which hs saws j. the only
mean, Of urs-srvlng the unity OF the Irish
movement IN Ireland and America. lie eN-
presses himself ss perfectly content that the
Isish cause will continue 20 advance bv the
exercise " prudence and moderation aud
Grmue's. Ano,uer circular that was read
.ffH. 60 La
uafirot, the cause having previously SUI
fersd through over Impotence.
The witness. rc,uming hls testimony, said
that on Nav 27 1885, he saw Egsu in Mil
wsusee. Another circular Issued by the
orgsnizdlon on September 9, 1883. said tnat
The executive Uas unAtle 10 see its way 10 sn
armed instruction until England should
become involved In war. In the mean time
81 secret war would be carried on. All in
formers, the circulsr said. we're foredOomed.
The At0rney.Ge suIgesied that tbs
referred 20 Carey wsils in Milwaukee.
TIE " tness continued: sullivan said 10
him mat the active operations were entirely
in the hands OF The revolutionary direction
81 their own organization, bu that there had
heen some lsck Of courage shown and the
directory hsd found 70 impossible 10 Get men
from The home organization 10 DO me work.
"NIfiFfu SAID lnft lu lNlIfc every one CHOSEN
should he without family, be sn Old sud tried
member; no rev member would hs allowed
10 work, because lately forty Irish con-
stables bad arrived no America 90 Try 10
join the organization and learn lbs secrets.
Before departing on an expedition every
man would Doe instructed in the use and
management u the explosives. Al the eud
~ 1883 there was a spit IN the organization.
TIE seccdeTs retained the old name, while
ihe others. under suliysn's leadership
founded new secret organization entitled
"U. =" The executive were reduced 10
three members their badge being triangle.
The witness and maiority OF the member,
Of Camp A joined ct. =" luJanuary, 1854
Redmond arrived from Australia snd
travelled through TIE United states. Promi-
nent members OK "U. s." attended 3 receD-
ton held IN their honor. August, 1884, the
League Convention was held ~ Boston.
Between January and Augu't the witness
dId not see Redmond. The only difference
between the two sections vas the sign Tor
the executive.