The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-08
BOUND By NO OATH
Beach, Alias LeCaron, = Spy
for e Years
why He ysis<a fhs Eszon sArmy-
Ara Parn<ss IL 10 be Csnsfesea
an Srek restfznszy.

LosB9x. Yea. The pArnell com.
mission -ecszvezed this 1aorninz with
witness Beach. alizs Leezron. stu on
The stazz- He explained certain
ge5zaeseric designs I'M the constitution
Of the united sections ~ h<Ing sFm
. bois q the secretary and treasurer
In March. 1854. witness atfended dis
t~icx conventions Of the united sec
tzone 81 which SuiEvzn and Lonassnex
we're present 1t convention q tkt
united sections. How known rs ths
e niresl brotherhood. held II JAY
fs5s, . delegate from Detroit, whers
Lornasneys aidow lives brought or
fhe question Of supporting her heczus<
Of Le-n zsney > services - the br0thes
hood.
Objection was made fsy the defenss
that this was no. evidezee- The 81,
forney general held that these org2ni-
1ence wks admissible because Egzr
nected with the Irish Revolutionary
Brotherhood and the Irish United
! Brotherhood The discussion Wa
continued n length, during which the
attorney general admitted that he had
never been prepared 10 suggest thai
Parnell o. other members OF p2rila
snent we're personally connected with
murderoszs 0Eztrzges. His contention
was that they were allied with people
whom they knew 10 be or could havs
known. il fhey had made inquiries, e
be prominently connected many years
with such outrages- They had allied
themselves intimately with tie Irish
Revolutionary Brotherhood. and
availed themselves of its money
Knowing the character OF the Irish
Revolutionary Brotherhood they con-
tinued their alliance with il after a
most distinct and positive notice II
had been proved that several members
of the house OF commons attended
four or FIVE large conventions N Amer.
lea where the Irish Revolutionary
Brotherhood controlled the proceed
ings
The court decided to admit the evi.
dence on the ground that the United
Brotherhood and Clan-na-Gael and
Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood
were practically the same body. II
had been proved that Egan, Brennan
and Sheridan, among the person;
charged. were members of the Irish
Revolutionary Brotherhood. Evil
dence as ID what was done in q con.
yention Of the United Brotherhood
would be evidence against them.
Other persons, especially the de-
fendant members OF parliament, were
in different position, and the couri
would abstain from saying anything
in regard to the applicability OF this
evidence against them
Beach then continued his testimony
He said Dillon. Egan, Dewey. Samuel
Morris and ID. 0'Mahon Common at
tended a convention which un1ui-
moUsly ordered the executive 10 pro-
tect LouaaSney's family. Beach said
he went 10 the Boston convention in
1884, where Egan told OF his escape
from Ireland and the destruction oil
secret papers and letters. Beach de-
clared that Egan told him at the same
convention that If Gallagher had been
free As hours longer some Of the best
buildings in London would have been
blown up.
Egan also told witness iha. John
Walsh and Denis McCarty were sent
10 Australia 10 assist Fenian prisoners
TO escape Beach said he knew Egan
was a member of the United Brother
hood in 1883, and believed that he had
since continued 10 be a member. Wit
ness identified report dated Septem-
Der q, 1884, congratulating the mem
bers upon the increased strength oil
the organization. The executive, the
report said, intended TO plant seeds in
L.. k<rsAs nrtnrra no
work was enjoined upon members.
DEVOTED FRIEND or IRELAND.
Witness said he visited the Southern
states in November. 1885, with q letter
from Egan describing him as a most
devoted friend of the Irish National
lists. In one circular, witness said,
mention was made of the expulsion of
Cronan for treason to Ireland and vio-
lation of his oath of obligation. Bach
was on the commission that tried
Cronan
At this point Parnell entered the
court room. He took seat by the
side OF Davitt-
Egan. witness continued. presided
at league meetings in 1854 and 1855.
A circular issued in March. 1886. re-
ferred to the ''emasculated and uTsac-
ceptable home rule scheme and
urged the camps 10 remit funds for
.-deiusson. cipher word for -dyna-
mite At the Joint convention OF tbs
Irish United Brotherhood and Irish
Revolutionary Brotherhood, held in
Chicago in June, 1883, it was urged
that measures be taken for the release
of Gallagher and other prisoners in
England.
spy SINCE 1861.
Sir Charles Russell then began cross
examination OF The witness. Beach
said he went 10 America in 1861. He
had previously been in France. and
was a diapers assistant in London
and Colchester. After his arrival in
America he Joined the army. He be-
came Fenian in 1865 while still IN
the army. His object was 10 obtain
all the information possible. He
swore TO fight for Ireland's indeperd-
ence, aud took the Fenian military
oath OF allegiance He cid not intend
20 keep the oath He never forgot he
was an EE.aglish subject and British
born. Knowing a conspiracy existed be
wrote about ii 10 his father. who
on his own volition informed the
= sAkCl4tRtk Va pa s4~4-&AE<AN sOA 2t4-Ac1&~s
who advised him ID inform the home
Office. From 1865 witness tried hi.
best TO obtain the confidence OF those
connected with the organization fos
/ the purpose OF hetraying Il TO every
extent he could. II never had tEg
slightest sympathy with the move
fnent, he said. In reply 20 further
questions, Beach said All my
communications we're made 20 nay
rather up 10 is5s. was once adju.
tant-Generzl IN the Feaian military
brotherhood, and attended . council
Of war consider myself a military
spy il my country's service. Frofu
istSs ~ February, iS69, comTnGni
Gated directly with the British gov.
eminent Nv usefulness Is no.
stopped, Ny communications mum.
Der hundreds OF thousands They
{ were very numerous up 10 lsSa.