Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-08
INFORMER BEACH's STORY.
He Continues 1t Before the Parnell Com.
mission i'm London

mission i'm London.
Upon the resumption of the sitting of the
Parnell commission in London Yesterday the
witness Beach alias LeCaron, made a cor
| rection in the testimony he gave We'd
| nesday. He said it was Boynton whom he
saw at the Philadelphia convention in 1888.
and not sheridan. as he testified yesterday.
| The latter only arrived in America in 1884.
| Attorney-General Webster read portion of
the constitution of the u. s." In March, 1884,
witness ate lded district convention of the
~. s." where he saw Sullivan and Lomassey.
Attorney General Webster asked the witness
what services Lomassey had rendered that the
brotherhood should support his family.
Witness explained that convention OF the
! reunited sections, now known as the ~. b., "
was held in June, 1888. when delegate from
Detroit, where the widow of Lomassey lived,
introduced the subject.
Mr.. Charles Russell asked the court whether
this was evidence against the Parnellites.
Attorney-General Webster held that these
organizations were really all one, and that the
evidence was admissible because Egan, Sheri-
dan and others were directly connected with
the /. r. B. and the /. U. b.
REACH AND PARSELL.
Sir Henry James also contended that the
witness salleged conversation with Parnell
made his evidence admissible. Parnell had re-
quested the witness to do certain things when
he arrived in America and it had been
proved that the request had been carried out.
Therefore the first step WAS to demonstrate
the nature of the society with which 1t was al
legged Parnell desired an alliance. What was
about to be proved was the acts of the assoeia-
ton with which Parnell desired to come into
line.
OBJECTIONS FROM PARNELLITE COUNSEL.
Sir Charles Russell said that the attorney-gen-
eral theory made Parnell and his associates
affected by the actions of the U. B., or the B.
c., to the end of time.
MIR. Reid said that the attorney-general be-
fore proving proceedings in America against
the Parnellites, should produce more definite
evidence o. the arrangement and conduct of
the conspiracy, and in a spirit other than
that in which the evidence had so far been ten
dered. 1t was not sufficient to show converse
lions innocent in themselves without proving
guilty knowledge of such object as was con-
templated.
Acknowledgement Webster said he had never
been prepared to suggest that Mr.. Parnell or
other members of parliament were personally
connected with 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. prominently connected many years
with such outrage.
The court decided to admit the evidence
on the ground that the U. b. and the Gamma
gael and the l. Il. E. were practically the same
body.
Beach told of his relations to Sullivan.
O'Donovan Rosa, and other prominent Irish
men in America He said he knew that Egan
was member of the U. b. in 1888, and believed
that he had since continued to be member.
Eight of the thirteen principal officers of the
American league were members of the L. b.
Witness identified report, dated September
"a. 1884, congratulating the members upon the
increased strength of the organization. and
upon having connected all the broken links in
the open convention with the secret power
which originated and controlled all their ac-
tons. The executive. the report said intended
to plant the seeds in every land. Strict silence
concerning the work was enjoined upon the
members. Beach declared that Rosa falsely
claimed that he did the work of the organiza-
ton. Witness compiled key to the ~. s."
symbols for the judges information.
Witness said he visited the southern states in
November. 1885, with letter from Egan
describing him as a most devoted friend of the
Irish nationalist. This testimony was greeted
with laughter. in which the witness heartily
joined. ''Egan," witness continued. presided
at the league meetings in 1884 and 1885. cir
cular issued III March, 1886, referred to the
'emasculated and unacceptable home-rule
scheme and urged the camps to remit funds for
'deluslon. the cipher word for dynamite"
Beach described the Chicago convention of
August. 1885. He said that Messrs O'Brien.
Redmond and Deasv were present at a secret
meeting held in Pittsburg before the conven-
tlon at which the Irish national brotherhood
was formed.
A SPY IN HIS CoUNTRYs SERVICE
Sir Charles Russell then began the cross ex-
animation of the witness. Beach said he went
to America in 1861. He had previously been
IN France and was Diapers assistant in Lon
don and Colchester. After his arrival in Amer
lea he joined the army. He became a Fenian
IN 1855 while still in the army. His object was
to obtain all the information possible. He
sWore to fight for 1relands independence and
took the Fenian military oath of allegiance. In
reply to further questions Beach said: Il was
once acknowledgement of the Fenian military
brotherhood. and attended council of war. L
consider myself military spy in my country's
service. From 1868 until February l. 1889. l
communicated directly with the British gov
eminent. My usefulness is now stopped. NV
communications number hundreds of thous-
ands. They were very numerous up to 1870"
Sandy Creek Excited.
THE GAS WELL CONTINUES TO ROAR AND ATTRACT
MANY vIsIToRs-THE LUCKY OWNERS
From the New York Times
The people Of Sandy Creek Osweeo county