Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-24
RED JIa.-'
IsIa nSn.Ehiie Carser in Various
Counties.


LONDON. Oct. 2s.-Aiichael D1vitt
Will continue his sensational dis
closures ia tomOrrow's edition OF his
LabOr World. lie will say: "Tne
British Consul at New York u fas-
t,d!ot.s ia iofm and as a maker Of
accusations. He has asserted in
an interview relating 10 the subject
OF our revelations last week that the
writer has shifted his position. L.;
US see IL that is 20,
ave declared that IN October.
lssa, 'Red Jim McDermOtt was eh-
listed In the. service Of the British
COusnlate at New I0fk ia the man
ner which we have related in the,
second issue of the L0bOr World,
and that 'Red Jim suggested to Sir
Edward Archibald that a sgbscrip-
ton should he made up aud pre-
scented 10 O'DOnOvan Rosa as a
dynamite fund. In conformity
with this suggestion 500 was given
to McDermott by Archibald for
that purpose, and from this amount
$50 was handed by Red Jim 70
Rosa and payment acknowledged
by the latter In his paper, The INIT
Cd Efs'imen. When Sir Edward
informed Dublin Castle OF the
nature Of certain papers stolen 10y
Red Jim from nossa's private
Office, . cable was sent 30 the British
consulate at New York ordering
'Red Jim TO be sent to Ireland
"We will for the present try TO
satisfy Mr.. HOare that we have not
shifted cur position enc iOta. We
repeat that in lSs3 Mr.. Hoare sent
one of his agents into the New
York postoiiice for the purpose Of
using the po-toi;'ce in a manner We
have already stated. The writer Of
these articles asserts that Mr.. HOare
actually suggested and planned this
ILLEGAL TAMPERING
with the mails Of the New York
postofiice."
And now begins the second part
Of the romantic career Of "Rei
Jim.v a months detention in
Walton Jail, in the role Of arrested
Fenian. was enough, and he
emerged from prison in the dress OF
a coal porter one night in charge OF
Mr.. Nicholson, one OF Jenkinson,s
Dublin Castle agents. They lett
England for Switzerland, and Jim
made Bernie his headquarters for a
time, putting up at the best hotels
and living the gayest and most ex'
peusive OF lives, thanks 10 the gen
erous allowance Of the secret service
fund. Nicholson finally took Me
Dermott to Hamburg, where he leit
HIM.
The pleasures OF Hamburg soon
tecame exhausted, while, In adj
dition, Il was too much freIuented
by Americans, some Of whom might
POSSIBLY recognize a personage
whose features and freaks were 50
well known to many citizens OF
New York and Brooklyn. There
fore. on October 10, 1883, cred JIM
found himself in Copenhagen, still
pursued by the fear Of possible
recognition. He went to stock
holm, where he found a hospitAole
reception with Mr.. Thomas, the
American Consul, who had crossed
from New York in the city Of Non
tredL, which brought Jim 10 Liver
pool. He put up at the Hotel King
Carl, and, as usual, he played well
the part OF a wealthy gentleman
While there he made the acquaint-
ance Of the Catholic priests and IN
troduced himself rs the
cHEvALIER OF ST. SYLVESTER
and represented that he was then
secretary Of the American Legation.
In this manner he was enabled
during mis- years residence in that
CITY TO enjoy good society.
He left Stockholm in May, iooi'
telling his friends that he was pro-
ceeding TO Egypt as war correspond-
ent Of a London payer. de went 10
Hamburg, from whence he wrote
saving that he had received the ex-
oected journalistic commission ana
rom thai time until 1855, nothing
was heard Of him by the American
Legation at Stockholm.
In Hamburg this is his own story
he met a French countess, some
what ancient but very wealthy,
who became smitten with the eilev-
alters gallant attractions The
usual result followed, only at this