Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-13
GOVERNMENT SPY.
CONTINUATION or TIE STORY or HIS
SERVICES
Brought Out in crost-Examination Before
tie Parnsll commis,ion--Dyna-
mite Policy.
IBy AngIoAmerican caDIs o ths pI.pa.chl

nauOn OF lie Csron was continued upon tne |
resumption OF the sitting OF the PARCEL |
Commission TO-DAY. He said he bad visited |
Europe five times since 1s6I-sometimes Va |
professional capacity and sometimes un-
professionally. lie reported himself 10 the |
authorities on each occasion except In 1861.
Neither O'Ksley nor Parnell ever wrote 10
bin. Feuians expelled O'Kelley, the Wit
aess said, because be had Joined with Par
nell In The open movement OLeary de- |
nounccd OKelley. The witness believed
O'Leary was a violent opponent OF the
league.
Continuing, the witness said he delivered
sealed packets from Dewey and OLefry TO
Exam in Paris IN 1881. and acknowledged
that The security OF the seal alone prevented
hin from opening the packets. lie AGAIN
saw Egan In America IN 1888. L.ier Egan
introduced nlm TO PsTnell 10 the lobby OF The
House OF Commons. He converted with
Parnell, and was complimented by bin on
bis work. The Irish Republican Brother
hood was then opposing PARCEL 50 lar as tue
home organization was concerned. Parneli
complained OF this opposition. aud said That
the home and sister organization would hsve
been crippled had they not obiaised assist
ance from America. AtParnelrsrtques,t the
witness saw Dewey and Sullivan and two
others In Anerics. lie did not write the
result OF his conversations with these men 10
Psrnel because he had not been requested
70. Moreover, Eean had instructed witness
not % write 10 him. The witnesses CONVEX
satlons with Parne'l had no reference 10
Egan. Tho most important part Of ParnelPs
conversation concerned his Views rs areVolu-
ZIONIST. He declared that be did not see why
an nsurTectiOn should be unsuccessful.
The witness had heard this before from
Egan, but coming from Parnell 1t startled
him.
SIR Charlie. Russell, counsel for the Par
nellitss, and Sir Henry james, counsel for
the Times, here announced that they had
sgreed not 10 produce the documents which
were the subject Of discussion on Friday last.
The Government paid witness G2,000 be-
tween February, 1868. snd August, 1870. lie
spent every cent OF this for public purposes.
For instance, he took John O'NeilPs !. o. l..
for SO to save his reputation and to Keep
bun from becoming a defaulter. This action
gave witness strong bold upon O'Neiil.
He had spent more than be bad received IN
The puhHc service. He had made no arrange
menls for future reward. The V. g. organ
izslion, Which numbered $4,000 members,
deliberately and knowingly supported the
dynamite policy. In the convention of 1881
1G2 Of the delegates present favored the use
OF dynamite. The convention held in Mad-
son. Square Garden, New York, In 1894 adj.
vocNed the dynamite policy. Sullivan,
Iomasney, Cronan. Sm7ihe, Canton. liick,
Furlong, and Crane were present at that
convention.
lie Caron said that Senator Jones was con-
sidsred a"carpet- bag " senator. lie had not
beard Of any crime being attributed 10 Jones.
The witness attended the open and secret
caucnses Of the Chicago convention In 1881.
Sheehy. IIealy, and 4. Il. O'ConnOr were not
present At the secret meetings. lie CAroD here
produced 4 photograph o. Parnell. He sold
tlst he had received two OF these photographs,
one 81 which was mailed 10 him in the care
81 Brennan at the league headquarters,
Dublin. and the envelope 10 which this pho
tograph was enclosed vas stamped With The
House Of Commons stamp. PARCEL signed
one Of the phoiograps Yours very truly,
&. :. Paruell." This was done IN witnesses
presence. The other photograph was SINH
larry signed. Le Caron was unable TO
swear whether the photograph produced
was Parnelrs gin or the ore TIA, vas sent to
him by mail. Egan gave bin bis photo
graph, which was signed % best regards" IN
Paris IN 1881. Exam also gave him photo
graph II A leading member az the league,
which was similarly signed. He saw Exam
write the words mentioned on both photos
graphs. Berton sent Lgan two photographs
vita 4 note saying, "pease give these
10 our friend IN take 10 America
Le Caron said that The convention OF
| 1881 unanimously agreed TO carry on the
secret warfare. The V. &. compelled the
| dynamite party % keep apart from the
| OD0noyau Rosa party. The secret or
Qanizition ws- first conceived In 1869. The
/ Y. &. dated from 1877 Rosa was expelled
| from the organization for Standardization.
| He wanted 10 rule or ruin. The connection
between The Supreme Council and the Y. G..
was ruptured n the Boston convention, IN
| 1884. each organization claiming 70 be the
| legitimate BODY. Parnell requested witness
n write 10 Dewey, sullivan, Hines, and
/ Carroll. Since biz examination IN chief
witness had received from America one o.
| Devoy's orginal letters. II was dated
coffee Of James REYNOLDS, No. II Orange
street New Haven, June "A, 1881"
Mr.. Asquith, OF counsel for Parnell. OBJ
| jec:ed 10 the introduction Of the letter.
Attorney. General Webster explslned that
/ the letter showed what passed between
/ Deyoy and Le Caron concerning what Par
nell had instructed lie Caron TO do
The letter was admitted rs evidence. 1t
reads:
"Dear rriend.-I am sorry 7 was OBLIGED
| 10 90 TO New York on saturisy. did not
/ receive your letter until [ returned last
night. thank YOU for your Information and
| for the interest you take IN matters affecting
| us all so closely. | hsven vet heard from II.
| (mesninS Ilines) Ireceived yesterday short
/ note from T.. tmeqning Egsn. strongly urg.
| inz me TO come over. but cannot understand
why until | get your explanation. lshould
| like 10 come il could spare time and II my
visit would produce effect, but | Tear It
would not. l could not SPEAK for any BODY;
no man could speak for the V. e.. without
authority, which It would take time 10 get.
! None OF us can guarantee anything for those
/ on the other side who are hostile, hit who !
| feel certain do not represent the opinion oithe
| home organization. There can be no chance
! there until there is n change OF position
/ which Is cure to come IN time. A.. could
DO would be 10 tell Z. and i. (meamnS
| Egan and Parnell on my own responsibility
| hat will satisfy our friends and make pro-
pOsals. | might feel morally certain that
| they would be approved, but | would on no
account have them pay my expenses, which
would place me- in a false position. | have
asked our friends advice here as to whether
/ they think il the right thing to do. They
Will Consider the matter, bat | don't
/ think now that shal De 20 al
vised. They Pruell and his iriendsl
seem 10 misunderstood the dissatisfaction
here. Il Il not caused by their action in
Ireland. but By the action they allow their
/ friends 10 take here in their name. Opinions
differ little on the essential points, but We
can't tolerate the kind Of thing begun In
Buffalo. will write again. Yours,
lsignedl JOHN DLV0Y."
lie Caron said that "the kind OF thing be-
gun 10 Buffalo" related 20 the action OF Par
nelps friends in attempting at the opening
OF the convention 10 depose, disoIganize, and
disrup, the Revolutionary organization. No
reference was intended 10 the protests made
a. Buffalo against violence aud crime.
Witness identified the alleged speech
by Parnell referring 10 the la'ters
determination 10 "sever the last INK
binding ireland snd England" lie also
testified that on the occasion OF Alexan-
der SuiliYAn'strisl for murder sheriff Agnew,
who was member OF the secret orgHniza-
ton, selected and liked the jury. sulll-
van was acquitted on the ground that ne
shot the mao and killed him Tor shrontng
his wife, and that ii was a case OF luslInAoie
homicide.
This ended tie testimony OF the witness:
Upon leaving the courtroom lie Caron SAID
be wished to apologize II be had been I'M