The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-23
DAYITT'S DISCLOSURES.
THEIR PUBLICATION RESUMED IN
THE LABOR WORLD.

Charges Against Mr. Archibald and Con
sui Hoare Keitersted-Thc United State
Postofice Run by scotland-Yard Detec
tives-Latest From Foreign Lands.
Special TO The Times by Dunlap Cable Co.
LONDON, oct. 22.-Michael Davtt, il
his disclosures continued. will publish tn,
following in to-morrow's Labor World: W,
quote the British Consul in New York a,
] fastidious in form, and a maker of accusa
tions. He has asserted in an interview on
the subject of our revelations last week
that the writer has shifted his position. Let
us see if that is so. Let us try if we can
put into the plainest possible English the
charges we felt it our duty to make against
/ the late Sir Edward Archibald and against
the present incumbent, Mr.. Hoare, himself.
THE CHARGES REITERATED.
We declare that in October, 1882, Red Jim
McDermott was enlisted in the secret ser
vice OF the British Consulate in New \ Ork
| in the manner which was related in the sec
ond issue Of the Labor World that Ked jim
J suggested 10 Mr.. Archibald that sub
scription should be made for O'Don-
avan Rossa as dynamite fund ;
that 800 was given 30 McDermott
/ by Archibald for that purpose; that
! ffty dollars of that money was handed by
| Red Jim 10 Rossa, and acknowledged by the
latter in his paper the United lrishman,
and that upon Archibald's informing Dub
! lin Castle of the nature of some OF the doc
uments stolen by McDermOtt from ROssa's
office. il was cabled the British consulate
at New York to send Red jim across to
Ireland.
CONSUL HOARE's GAME.
We will for the present tiy to satisfy
Hoare that we have not shifted our posi-
| ton one iOta. We say that in 1888 HOare
sent one of his agents into the postof1ce OF
New York for the purpose OF using such
Office in the manner related, and the writer
OF these articles asserts that Iloare actually
suggested and planned this Illegal tamper-
ing with the New York postoflice; that In.
spector Jarvis, of Scotland Yard, intro
duced Matt O'Brien TO Federal Post
Ofiice-lnspectOT NewcOmbe, through
whom O'Brlen was enabled TO open
boxes of letters, stamp letters. and
do ANYTHING else which Agent HOare
instructed him to do in furIherance of this
policy. NewcOmbe practically confirms
this out OF his own mouth. lie knew well
" WDdl UuIDtot " Diitil uttu luh bhf -N'N
York pOstOfiice. NewcOmbe was no stran-
ger TO the game played bv the British con-
sulate and its agents. He kl.cvs as well
as we do that it was Arranged by
O'Brien that whenever any suspected
Fenian called for letters which
O'Brien by bogus Fenian communications
had informed them that he would be found
at the office, a clerk was to hold up red
card as a signal to O'Brien that one Of bis
dupes was at the window. Mr.. Newcombe
cannot have forgotten all this, nor yet the
additional fact giving O'Brien the use OF
this card and name, when HOare and his
agent deemed it necessary to have suspect
ed Fenians residing outside New York
visited for the purpose of the secret service
OF the consulate.
POsTOFFICE Run BY DETECTIVES.
This is not news to Newcombe, though it
may seem a trine strange TO the Federal
postal authorities TO have "A Scotland Yard
Inspector and a paid agent Of H0are en-
abled TO play "A game of English secret SER
vice behind the mask of the postal service
Of the republic Of the United States. We
say once more, all this was suggested.
planned, paid for, and carried OH. by Hoare
through his agents in violation of the laws
Of the United States and the courtesies
extended him as representative of
her Majesty's Government. Perhaps
Hoare may deem this a shifting of our po-
sitiOn. These are charges which for the
present we make against the British consul
at New York. We think they are sufli-
ciently definite TO call for something more
than an INDIGNANT denial, that is, il Mr.
HOare wants the public Of two hemI-
spheres to believe him innocent Of the
charges of diplomatic rascality which are
laid at his door.
CANNOT SHIRK THE ISSUE.
We shall not allow him to shirk the issue
raised by his declared willingness tOleave
the matter in the hands of the home gov
The charges we make shall not
rest here. They shall he discussed word for
word when HOarc's salary, as servant of
the Government, comes uD for consldera-
tiOn. Parliamentary estimates shall take
good care Of that. The British
Irish people shall know how and
by whom large sums of public money were
expended in the employment of the jim
McDermOtts, the Pinkertons, and other such
agents in the promotion Of dynamite plots
and Fenian conspiracies for the hasest Sc
cret service purposes.
RED JN's DoINGs.
We will now return TO the dOings of his
agent. Red Jim McDermott. lie was put
aboard the City Of Montreal by orders of the
British consulate at New York on the date
and now comes the farce
worthy of the inventive genius OF
HOare and JenkinsOn. Upon the ar
rival of the CITY Of Montreal at
Liverpool it was boarded by detectives
who arrested Jim on orders of Mr.. Jenkin-
son. Jim was searched. Some documents
Of eliminating character were found upon
him. He was handed up the following morn
ing before Mr.. Stepeudiary Mansfield, on
the charge of conspiracy to murder.
The mOckery of an examination of the pris-
oner was gone through with several times
with the hope of creating feeling among
the Irshmen Of Liverpool and elsewhere
that McDermOtts reality was O'Donovan
Rossa's, but the real nature Of the whole
proceeding began TO dawn on the magis-
irate, and the legal farce was brought
TO close when the press as well as
the magistrate discovered the game being
played upon the Liverpool stipendiary by
the secret service agents OF Dublin Castle.
During the Parnell commission Dayitt ap-
piled, through George Lewis, to the Home
Secretary for copy of the records of the
connected with Red Jim's eX-
animation at liverpool. The reply was
that no record Of such examination had
been kept.
ROMANTICALLY INFAMOUS PLOT.
And now begins the second part OF the
Infamous career of Red jim.
4 months detention in Walton jail in the
role of an arrested Fenian was enough. de
emerged from prison in dress coat as
porter one night. in charge of Mr.. Nich-
olson, one Of JeEkinson's Dublin Castle
agents. They left England for Switzer-
land, and Jim made Berne his
headquarters for time, putting up at
the best hotels ana living the gayest and
most expensive OF lives, thanks to the gen. |
erous allowances Of the secret service fund. |
Nicholson finally took McDerm0tt 10 Ham, |
burg. where he left him. The pleasures of
Hamburg soon became exhausted, while, in
addition, il was too much frequented |
by Americans, some Of whom might pOssi- |
Div recognize the parsonage whose features
and freaks were so well-known 10 many a
citizen Of New York and Brooklyn. There
Iore October 10, 1888, Red Jim found him
self in Copenhagen, still pursued by the |
Iear of possible recognition. lie went TO
STOCKHOLM. where be found hospitable re-
eeption with Mr.. Thomas, the American
Consul. who had crossed from New York |
In the City OF Montreal. which brought
lin, "a I;vernool Ia Dut up at the Hotel |