The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-02-16
SPY, FORCER AND INFORMER
Some Information About the Transac-
tions OF Beach, Now Testifying Be-
fore the Parnell Commission.
KNOWN AS A RASCAL AND LIAR.
His Endeavors to "Work" the English and
Canadian Governments and IRISH
Americans at the Same Time.

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Americans at the Same Time.
Ex Senator Jones. Of Florida, who is
at present in Detroit, Mich, received
the following telegram Saturday morn
ing, February 8. from Michael Davi't:
LONDON, February 8, 1889.
Senator Jones, Detroit:
LIE Caron sWears you negotiated
Fenian- Russian alliance with -Dr Car
roll.
(Signed) MICHAEL DAv1rr.
To this he Immediately replied:
LIE Caron's testimony that negoti-
ated Fenian Russian alliance Is abso-
luteiy false. I was never member Of
the Fenian Brotherhood or of any other
Irish organization.
(Signed( CHARLES W. JONES.
Mr. Jones saws: II only know of one
DR.. Carroll in this country. lie is an
eminent physician of New York and
connected with the celebrated Carroll
family of Maryland. I met him one
summer at Newport, and never ex-
changed word with him on the Irish
cause. n.ver heard of lie Caron until
he began giving this iniquitous testi.
mony."
Sorne very interesting and unpub'
lished episodes in the career of Henry
Beach, alias Major lie Caron: were
learned yesterday from an old Chicago
and Joliet resident
"I must ask you for the presant to
Withhold my name from publicatlon,'
said the New York World S informant.
'sbut can il necessary, bring you the
testimony of thousand we'll known
Irish Americans and others who would
be willing to go on The stand and swear
to the truth of what I shall tell yOn
about Beach.
81 met Beach in the latter part of 1862
or 1863 in Washington. He was SOL
dier in an Illinois regiment and held
the rank of corporal or sergeant. lie
professed to be an English gunner and
was trying to become drillmaster. He
was then in company with Lieut..
Marx, of Philadelphia. I lost sight of
him Cor about two months, and when |
met him again he was talking to a
scout. l was employed III the Secret
Service at the time, and after Beach
had concluded his conversation with
the scout, called the latter and told
him to keep bright lookout on the
man, as had good reason TO lniatrust
him. My scouts watched Beach and re-
ported that he was man not to be
trusted-one who would sell soul and
body for money
II met Beach after the close of the
war in Chicago. He was circulating
around the different Catholic societies
seeking to collect arms and money for
the Irish cause, and for the relief of the
Irish people. watched Beach as close
ly as could aud informed my friends
that he could not be trusted, proving
my statments by reports OF my former
experiences with the man. The Irish
Americans in Chicago became suspic.
ious and gave Beach setback for a
while, but be got to the front again. A
few weeks later I learned that Beach
was collecting al ms and furnishing the
Canadian Government with informa-
tion about Irish Americans in Chicago.
I also learned that Beach was supply
ing Canada with dynamite, arms and
ammunition. The money which he re-
ceiyed at that time from England was
used by him for the purchase of those
arms, and be was in that way shrewd
enough to work the English and Can
adian Governments and the Irish
Americans of Chicago and vicinity all
at the same time. Sir John Macdonald
however, did not seem to take much
stock in the informer.
''Beach next turned up in Detroit,
where he made the acquaintance of q
doctor who had been serving as ply
sician in a certain volunteer regiment.
Beach sent the doctor to Ottawa to ad-
wise the Government of the existence
of place where buried dynamite could
De found. This dynamite had been
planted by Bach and his confederates,
and the Canadian Government was
asked to pay So 900 for this information.
Sir John Macdonald, mistrustiDg
Beach, detailed special detective to
look up the case. but when the Canadian
official arrived at the spot the dynamite
had been removed, and all found there
was few loaded shells. This was in
1888. At the time informed the Irish
Americans in Chicago and Joliet that
Beach was no good. he was accused
Of being spy, but he laughed the