The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-02-07
PARNELL WAS THERE
The Irish Leader Present in Court
While Beach Relates His Al
legged Agitation Experiences.
MEETINGS IN AMERICA.
Beach Processes TO Know All the Sc
erets OF the Irish Organization
and Reports a Number Of
Conversations.

BONDOht fcps VI hIuclA Nub ptctcnt ~
the session of the commission to-day. He
held a lively conversation with Michael
Davitt. Beach, who Is also known as Dr
Lecaron, continued his evidence. He de
Alexander Sullivan In June. 1881, regard
ing the proposed alliance OF the different
Irish organi cations In which Sullivan said
no radical change could be effected unit
they had a change Of representatives on
this side Of the water, which would be very
soon. Sullivan, referring to visit TO Ire
land, which he contemplated making, said
he could not think OF allowing Parnell u
pay his expenses as doing 40 would place
Parnell In n false position. Sullivan bit
terly opposed the discussion OF this matter
In open convention on the ground that 4
would leak out and compromise the Par
nellite party.
Witness said John o'Conner, an agent
employed for carrying arms 10 ireland, AZ
tended the convention as the representa-
tive OF the supreme council OF the Irish Re
publican Brotherhood. The court over.
ruled objection In behalf OF Parnell tha
this evidence was Irrelevant Witnes,
said he saw L0masney two days befors
Lomasney left America for the purpose o
carrying out the plan OF the campaign By
explosions. Lomasney never returned and
the organization had ever since supported
his family and father. Witness believed
Lomasney and his brother, Michael, per
ished In the London bridge explosion
Witness continued his testimoney, telling
Of his attendance at the Chicago cOnven
ton In January, 1882 lie told OF Its organ
ization, workings, etc. During the testi
mony Parneli appeared In the court room
His entrance created q sensation. Witnes,
| looked steadily at Parnell several moments
Continuing witness said he sent copies ol
all the documents of the brotherhood u
the English government at the time.
The witness said Alexander Sullivan, ol
Chicago, once president OF the land league
went 70 England In 1882. and remained tw,
months. After his return, witness con
yersed with Sullivan about the plans for the
| future warfare against England. Witness
| said Sullivan told him In future men would
be chosen for work who did not exceed or
ders, like Gallagher, who gave himself
away, enabling Jim McDermott TO get In
formation. Sullivan sad they would con
tinue 10 send men TO England TO carry OF
an active dynamite war. Witness further
said that In circular issued In 1888. ever,
branch OF the organization was command
| ed to endeayor TO perfect itself In som'
| particular branch OF warfare.
An open convention OF the league met II
Philadelphia April 26, 1883. Witness At
| tended as a Clan, Na-(iael delegate OF th,
Braedwood, Ill, camp. He also repre-
sented the league. Egan did not attend thu
secret meetings. but he requested witness
10 inform him OF all the details OF the dis
cussions and declared the programme wa
Justice Hannen asked what he meant b.
programme, and witness replied be mean
| the united programme Tor the future. VIII
ness said be saw EgAn constantly durinI
| the convention. After the convention III,
land league became the national league, o.
which Sullivan WAS president Th0mal
Brennan attended the secret meetings
which II would have been Impossible fo
him 20 have attended unless he he had beef
q member OF "E. X. b." OF IN. b."
Attorney. General Webster read some &C
counts, including items Of S27, l02 sen
Egan at Paris and Sl2,903 sent Parnell
| He also quoted from a cable dispatch sen
by Psrnell TO Mooney, April 26, 1883 Ii
| this dispatch Parnell asks Mooney 10 pre-
sent his Parnell's) views TO the conven
tion and advise the delegates to frame |
platform that will enable the nationalist
to continue to accept American
assistance, while avoiding Offering Englan,
q pretext for the entire suppression o
the nationalist movement which, he says
| Ii the only means for preserving the unit,
OF the Irish movement In Ireland an,
America lie expressed himself as per
fectly confident the Irish cause will con
tInue 10 advance by the exercise of pru
dence, moderation and hrmness. Witnes
resuming his testimony SAID the circula
issued Sept Q, 1883, said the executive wa
unable TO see It's way 70 an armed insur
rection until England should become In
vOlved In war. In the meantime secre
war would be carried on. All inf0rmers
| the circular said, we're fOredOOmed Will
| In Milwaukee Sullivan said 10 him that &C
tive operations were entirely In the hand
OF the revolutionary directory, their owl
organization, but there had been some lacl
| Of courage shown and the directory ha
found IL impossible TO get men from tn
home organization TO do the work. SullI
van said in the future every one ch0se
should be without family and be an old an
tried member before departing on an expe
ditiOn. Every man would be Instructed Il
the use and management Of explosives A
the end Of 1873 there was split In the OF
ganizati0n, the seceders retaining the oil
name while the others, under Sullivan
leadership, founded new organization en
titled the "United States" The executiy
committee was reduced 10 three members
there being q triangle. Witness and ma
jority of the members OF the camp joine
the Omitted States"
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Alexander Sullivan
ex-president OF the Irish National Leagu
OF America, speaking to-day In regard !
staten ents made about him by DIR. Ia
carOn before the Parnell commission !
London yesterday, said he knew Lecaro
very slightly. The latter had represente
himself to Sullivan as Frenchman wit
most ardent Irish sympathles. He elaine
10 have served In the Union army an
afterwards In the Fenian organization
Mr.. Sullivan believed there was pot q pal
ticle OF foundation for Lecar6h's stat
ments about ParnelPs expressions of syn
pathy with any method except open, put
lie agitation 70 aid Ireland. The whol
story was another desperate effort 10 Civ
some col or excuse for continuing N
case against Parnell.
The Evening News declares Lecaro
served In the Union army during the WI
and intImates that both then and durin
his connection with the Fenians he acte
as spy for the British government II
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