New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-08
the convention approving Of Mr. Parneu ana the lsn
Con,moners' conduct and promising moral and. ma
terial aid against landlordism.
VARIOUS o1Rcu1ARs pRopucEp.

terial aid against landlordism.
VARIOUS CIRCULARS PRODUCED.
The witness said ne knew that Egan was q mem
Der of the u B. in 1888, and believed that he had
since continued to be member. He ala not
know whether Egans joined the L r. B. after his
expulsion In 1880. @Tmn Moroncy, Gorman
Fiattley and Boland were members of the U. B.
Eight of the thirteen principal officers of the Amer
ican League were members Of the U. B. witness
identified a report dated September "a 1854, con-
graduating 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
actions The executive. the report said, intended TO
plant the seeds in every land Strict silence con-
cerning the work eniolned upon the members
lie Caron declared that Rosa falsely claimed that
he did the work Of the organization. Witness COM
piled key to the U. s. symbols for the judges In
formation. He produced copy of circular signed
by Egan and dated January, 1885, fsrbiddlng one
camp sending circular 10 another The circular
said that all communications must be madc through
the headauarters Tho Irish-Amcrcan League issued
a document on juno II, 1885, urging the members
OF tho u g." to subscribe b tho Parliamentary Fund.
IL declared that Mr. ParneIl had defeated strong
British Government and banished Earl Spencer and
bis brutal, loathsome minions circular issued
on July 25 expressed disappointment at the small
amount of funds received, and urged renewed exer
tions. A circular issued In November 1885, asked
that funds bc transmitted to DR.. O'Rely, and an
nounced that convention would be held at Chicago
in 1886, which Mr.. Parnen would attend. 1t warned
members not to talk of U. 81 matters outside, and
said that babblers would be expelled.
Witness wished to tear some private memoranda
from the circulars Sir Charles Russell objected and
the court sustained the objection.
Witness said he visited the Southern States In
November, 1885, with letter from Egan describing
him most devoted friend Of the Irish Naonalists
This testimony greeted with laughter in which
| the witness heartily joined.
| In one circular, witness said, mention was mace
of tho expulsion Of Dr. for treason to Ireland
and the violation of his oath Of oblgsic Le Caron
the committee that tried Cronan
| Mr. PARNELL HEARS THE TESTIMONY.
| At this point Mr.. Parnen entered tho courtroom
| He took seat by the side of Mr. Davin, with whom
| he conyersed for some time.
Egxn witness continued, presided at League meet
| ings in 1884 and 1885. circular issued In March
| 1885, referred to the "emasculated and Unacceptable
| Home Rule scheme" and urged the camps to remi
funds for %dclusioD,n the cipher word for dynamite
| Tho witness described the Chicago Convention
Of August, 1885 He said that Messrs. o'Brien. Red
mond and Deasy wero present. at a secret meeting
held in Pttsburg before the convention at which th
| Irish National Brotherhood was formed. witness
went to England in 1887 and met Mr.. Fox, member
OF Parliament At the Joint convention Of the I. N
b. and !. u b. held in Chicago in June, 1883, 1t wa
| urged that measures bo taken for the release o
| Gallagher and other prisoners In England
| Patrick Farrell and John NJ Armstrong, members u
The convention, went to England in June. 1885. Th'
organization batter paper than In reality
Many OF the members did not pay their dues.
Sir Charles Russell then began the crossexamfnauor
OF the witness. He said he went 30 America In 1861
lie had previously been in France and wasa draper
assistant I'm London and Colchester After his arrya
IN America he Joined the amy. he became Fesniai
IN 1865, while ssill IN the army. His object was q
obtain all the information possible. He swore Il
fight for I-elsnd's independence and took the Fenar
military oath of allegiance. He did not intend Il
kccr the oath. He never forgot that he was al
English subject and Britlsh-born. Knowing that
conspiracy existed he wrote about It to HIS father
who on hs own voltion informed the member OF Par
lament for Colchester who advised him 70 Inform th
| Homo Onice. Prom 1895 witness tried his best
obtain the confidence Of those connected with th
oTs@E 1ktion. for the purpose Of beuaynf Il 70 ever
oxfonf ha could. "I had the slightest sympathy
with the movement he said.
| In reply TO further questions witness said Al
my communications made TO my father up b
1858 / was once Adjutant General Of the Fenial
Military Brotherhood, and attended council OF war
consider myself a military spy In my country
service From 1853 until February 1. 1859. com
urcaied directly with tho British Government. M
usefulness Is now stopped. My communication
number hundreds OF thousands. They were yer.
numerous up to 1902