St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-06
BEACH OPENS HIS Bazoo.
An ex-Fenian Attempts TO Impli-
cate Parne,litcs in Grammatical
Plots

cate Parne,litcs in Clan-na-Gael
Plots.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-At the opening of
to-day's session of the Parnell commits
sion, Attorney General Webster said he
had finished with the Irish portion of
the Times case. and would now take
up the American part. A witness
named Beach then testified. He said
he joined the Fenians in 1865, and was
appointed military organizer. After
the failure of the invasion of Canada
by the Fenians. he joined society
known as the ''B. CO. the object of
which was to provide money to carry
on the Irish agitation, and to ship arms
to Ireland. Witness said he remem-
bered the visit of Messrs. Dillon
and Parnell to America in 1880.
stay in the United States were organ
lied exclusively by the United Brother
hood or Clan-na- Gael. Witness attend
ed several meetings at which MeSsrs.
Dillon and Parnell were present. Mr..
Parnell attended the demonstration in
Chicago, at which bodies of the Clan
na-Gael and the Hibernian Rifle Guards
were under arms. Beach here produced
q copy of the constitution of the "B. Co.
or Clan-na-Gael. This provided for
concerted action with the Irish Brother
hood and kindred societies. to bring
about 4 combination of the Irish revO-
lutionary movements ill all parts of the
world to act deciSively against England.
The witness said that in 1878 Dewey and
Millen were sent as delegates to Ireland,
receiving $4,000 from the Skirmishing
fund, and further sum which does not
no ial iCtc
eral Webster read Dewey official report
in which he urged that before any
large quantity of arms were sent to Ire 2
land three delegates should be sent to
prepare IriShmen to use them. Beach
further testified that Egan told HIM that
Mr.. Parnell desired to join the brother
hood, but it was thought that his con-
nection with the organization would de-
strUy his usefulness, and on this account
he was not allowed to join.
PARNELI. MUST PAY THE COSTS.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-The action brought
by Mr.. Parnell against John Walter,
registered proprietor of the Times, for
libel, came up before the court at Edin-
burgh again to-day. and The case was
dismissed, the costs being taxed against
on the ground that. Mr.. Walter being
one of the copartnership owning the
Times, arrestment against him as an
individual would be invalid. Mr.. Par
nell will appeal from this decision.
Beach said that Egan also told him
that there were many payments made
by the league which it was impossible
to make public, and he instanced the
paying of Dutch officers who were sent
from Amsterdam to assist the Beers
during the Transvaal war. The wit
ness had two interviews with Mr.. Par
nell. The first interview was held in
the house of Mr.. Sullivan at Clipman,
and next in the lobby Of the house of
commons. where. after cOnversing with
O'Kelly and Parnell together. he had
A TALK WITH PARNELL
alone. Parnell said it rested wholly
with the leaders of the revolutionary
party to bring both parties into line.
BE asked witness to get Dewey to meet |
him in Paris, and offered to defray De-
yoy's expenses. He also desired to meet |
Alexander Sullivan, Hines and others.
Doctor" he said to Beach, who is a
physician, 81 have long since ceased |
to believe that anything but force of |
arms can ever bring about the redemp- |
ton of Ireland" Mr.. Parnell went on |
to say that he did Dot see why sue |
cessfui insurrection should not happen |
in Ireland, adding: II think we have
at the end of the year 910o0OO in the |
league treasury. That's pretty good |
nucleus. You people might do some |
thing more.' On seeing Mr.. Parnell |
third time he conversed with him for |
few seconds only. and on bidding him |
goodbye he got his photograph signed |
Yours truly, c. S. Parnell," as me- |
mento. He would produce the photo |
graph. Witness then went to Dublin, |
bearing letters of introduction to Mr.. |
Kenny, NJ. F., and other members of |
the league. He discussed an open |
movement with Sexton and Kenny. He
was driven by Kenny to Kilmainham
Jail, where he saw Dillon, Sheridan and
Boyton. He returned to New York in |
June, 1881, and tried 10 see Dewey and |
Carney with Parnell's message. While |
searching for Dewey he met Breslin,
who, with Hines and Dewey, then
formed
THE REVOLUTIONARY DIRECTORY.
MBreslin expressed his willingness to
bring parties into line. So also did Sui
livan, Hines and Dewey, whom he met
in Chicago. DR.. Carroll expressed him.
self as pleased to see that Parnell was
to his senses on the reyolu-
ton question, but he objected to any
coalition between organizations. Wit
Dess was introduced to Parnell and
others of his party as Maj. Lecaron,
under which name he had been known
the past twenty-eight years. He at
tanned the rank of major in the federal
army during the civil war. He was also
a major in the Irish republican army.
He was graduated NJ. D. after the fail
ure of the raid on Canada. When he
to America he got circular
from the ~ c." meaning the execu-
tive council of the Clan-na-Gael, an
that it had been decided to
call up the % per cent ID fund, OF camp
to expedite military