The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-16

real purpose was TO secure the arrest oi
Ri0rdan and the implication Of Davis in the
conspiracy. Mr. Dayitt asks the British
public whether this is the kind OF
work they approve paying for out of the
taxes. 70 thwart dynamite plots is the duty
Of the Government. but Jim was enlisted IN
the secret service TO organize crime. He
was commissioned 20 buy dynamite and
place IL I'm the hands or houses Of suspected
Fenians, TO give money 10 such persons as
he could entice into his bogus plans, and TO
provoke ouirages.
DISGRACE TO THE GOVERNMENT.
"Work Of this kind is an infamous and de.
testable disgrace to the Government. IL
has resulted in the imprisonment OF nine
men, six Of whom weIe Fenians, but not
dynamitards until McDermOtt made them
such. The three others were reasonably sus-
pected as coming from New York for some
dynamite scheme in London. These men
are entitled TO their liberty and should be
discharged as soon as the facts Are
found b be true by the Home Secretary.
We ask for an investigation Of the
whole OF the dOings of McDcrmOtt from the
time he entered the employ Of Sir Edward
Archibald in 1887 until the present hour.
McDerm0tt landed in New York about the
9th Of June, 1898. A few days after. Mr..
Hoarc received cable from Jenkin-
son that two men fIom Cork had gone
10 America to shoot McDermOtt. Ii was
resolved to send McDermOtt To Mon
treal. The money was provided by Mr..
IIoare. The dynamite was provided by
bis agent, and Jim was packed of on an
other mission. Mr.. r.l0are, however, had some
misgiyine as to the attitude OF the Cana
dian Government tO this kind Of work, and
suggested that Dublin Castle should ask
.fa.f of n
for McDermOtt to organize a dynamite agi-
taiiOn in Montreal aud Toronto. To the credit
Of the Canadian Government belt recorded,
they peremptOriiy refused.
ATTEMPTED PLOTS IN CANADA.
"McDermott, not TO be deferred by tritles,
tried 10 persuade some lrisbmen in Mon
treal to engage IN pot to blow up the Gov
ernment buildings. lie also visited To-
rontO and Ottawa. and tried in each city TO
induce men TO take part in dynamite agi-
tatiOn. After his first visit to Montreal.
Mr.. Whelan. OF the Evening Post, wrote
10 Mr.. Dayitt asking if it was
true. as represented bv McDeTmOtt
10 various persons in Montreal, that
he was well known by Mr. Dayitt. The
same morning the Dublin papers reported
the plot in Montreal 10 blow up the Govern
ment buildings. Mr. Dlyitt cabled innne-
diately 70 the Montreal Evening Post: 'Ru-
m0red plot 10 destroy Government buildings
i'm Montreal explained by the presence in
your CITY Of one James McDermOtt. Dub
i'm Castle spy, who organized the dynamite
plots Of Cork and Liverpool This was the
first public expose Of McDermOit as secret
spy. McDermOtt went into hiding until he
obtained from the British consulate at New
York money to take him back.
Mi Daytt then describes the incidents
Of the attempt 10 spot McDerm0tt in the
saloon IN Chambers street, and concludes
with the letter Of McDermott 10 King. IL
which he says: Il am BOW pretty well sat
sfed the shot was not intended for me. 10
view Of ROssa's adyices Of yesterday, and
what have heard to-day, | have written
Judge smith that will not prosecute the
prisoner. Am weary Of all this dirty no
t0rety. Am going to take rest. Let
time, which makes all things even, do me
Justice
A FRAUDULENT BANKRUPT.
Leslie Frazer Duncan, the editor Of the
Matrimonial News, against whom Miss
Gladye knowles obtained verdict fer
tlO.000 for breach Of promise, was arrested
here to-day on a charge Of fraudulent bank
ruptcy. lie bOlted 10 BOulOgne Immediately
after the verdict, and returned only
for his public examination after The Wa'-
rant WAS issued Duncan admits that he
Was making $4,000 year out OF the
paper but all The property is gone.
ana he asserts fiat be is now
supported by his wife. The princi.
pal ALLEGATION against Duncan relates %
six thousand pounds worth Of stocks. Dun
can SAYS that he gave check for $500 20
1ne lady and l.2o0 another. and both were
ignorant Of the proceedings in bankruptcy.
lie assigns no reason for the gifts, and says
that he has never seen either Of the ladies
since.