Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-02
CRED JIM" McDERMOTT.
The Notorious Informer In London
His Remarkable Story.

A London special to the Philsdelphia Times
says that Red Jim" McDermott, who made
his home in Brooklyn for many years who has
been denounced as an informer by hishmen
all over the world, whose death in various
shapes has been announced nearly a dozen
times, and for information Of whose where
abouts Henry Labeuchere offered $50 during
the sitting Of the Parnell commission left Lon
don yesterday on an early morning train. To
the Times correspondent McDermott told the
story of his wanderings saying that he had
been reported killed SO often people would not
believe be was alive. He continued:
so many lies have been told about me, and
some OF them have been SO ingeniously con-
structed, that i was often puzzled by them my
self. was in Berlin once and from a hotel
went to live at quiet place until was told by
the police that had been long enough in the
place unless had passport. I had no pass
port. could claim citizenship nowhere. The
did not was without country at the time. /
felt rather desperate and said to myself: BY
Cd, Ill go to the only free country on EARTH
and went to England. There a man is safe,
and my sympathies today are English.
They say betrayed the secrets Of the Irish
societies aud am accountable for the imprison-
ment OF DIR. Gallagher and others. / say they
lie. haven't belonged to an Irish society since
1866.
WAS FENIAN.
81 was fenian, but that was the only Irish
society ever belonged to. belonged to none
OF their societies in America. and the only
secret organization belong to today is the
Masonic. How could steal and sell secrets Of
societies or organizations to which never be-
longedt was arrested in 1883 upon landing in
England from America. / was in Jail for SIX
weeks. All my papers were taken from me,
but they were all returned to me. 1t was after
l was liberated that began my wanderings.
Talk OF romance; no romance can compare
with the story Of my life. When was aboard
ship. from which landed only to be arrested,
l met my good fortune in the form Of a woman.
Why she took an interest in me can hardly
say. but she did. My arrest did not lessen the
interest, and am married to that woman now
But before that event occurred suffered many
hardships travelled over many countries, sailed
thousands OF miles and had countless curious
adventures.
''In my wsnderings have picked up several
languages. My wife is French-a countess-and
l speak her native language. l speak Danish
and Swedish, and can make myself understood
In several other languages.
OWNS A FRENCH CHATEAU.
"There was q time when I was not worth a
cent Now l own a chateau and estate in
France. You can drive a coach and four
through the main hall Of the chateau The
estate Is small only Sc acres, but the tenantry
on it number 200 Owing to the ravages OF
phylloxera it has only paid enough for some
years to keep tho tanantry, There has been no
proht In It. 1t used to pay 5000 francs taxes
to the government, but owing to the recent IN
productiveness the taxes have been lowered to
800 francs. 1t is the same in many parts of
France.
I'm marrying the countess I obtained the
title OF count. Everything she owned is mine,
for In France. You know. everything is in the
name OF the husband. There isn't tenant on
the estate who can marry without getting my
consent. They could in one sense, but such
has been the custom for centuries and none of
them would think of getting married before
getting the consent Of monsieur lie count
WANTS TO SELL A YACHT.
81 own a yacht, forty-tonner, and wan. to
sell her. The yacht costs me $500 year and
she cost me about f2s, 900. believe would
sell her now for what she costs for a years
keep. own house in Stockholm and one of
my particular friends there is the American
minister. Thomas, who was relieved by Cleve-
land, but has been put back again by Harrison.
to his friends, and among his friends are some
OF the best people in that place, and beautiful
place it is, too.
There is another property have and you
wouldn't guess where it is. 1t is in Colombo,
the capital of Ceylon. Chatham street seems
name. This property, a house and grounds.
was left to me by an uncle never heard of till
he was dead. He died intestate He had a
son, but this son was eaten by wild beasts, it is
supposed, Tor he went into forest and never
came out OF it. 1t cost me q good deal for
legal expenses to prove my title, but I did 80
and the property pays me per cent clear on
what 1t cost Since have got this property 1
have great affection for wild beasts, and II I
only knew the particular species that ate nv
Iampnfad I OF hav u
stuffed
while I was at Copenhagen I taught school
and among my pupils was one Of the Danish
princesses. You will see have come in con-
tact with all classes Of society. My troubles
are now all behind me, and have determined
not to open my mouth to any statements made
about me. Some Of these have been terribly
aggrsvating, Is they have been void of truth.
BOGUS INTERVIEWS.
with the exception of the interviews with
Mclean and Mitchell, all interviews with me
have been manufactured. have allowed my
self to be killed in enough ways to satisfy q
dozen men. ! have been denounced as a dyn-
amlter, when never was one; have been de-
nounced as an lnformer, when never was one:
have been described as q monstrosity, physi-
cally well as mentally. You see what am
physically. am ifty-four years old, and have
yet to see the stranger who could come within
ten years OF my age. take good care of my
drunk more spirits than for the last six
months. As said some Of the lies told about
me were SO skillfully put together that had
to read them twice to satisfy myself they were
lies.
Take O'Donovan Rosa, for instance. I see
that a man named Cassidy has brought suit
against him and that Rossa denied he had ever
received a check from me for the defense fund.
He was shown the face of the check drawn by
me and made payable to him. He said: Look
at the back Of it, and on the back was his own
Endorsement. Then he claimed that the check
was given to him personally by me. Now. do
look like man who would give Rosa $50.
gave him that money for the defense fund, and
when he says did not he lies.
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