The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-20
A SPY'S "REMINISCENCES.
Interesting Episodes in the Life of
DR.. lie Caron.
JOHNSON A FENIAN sYMPATHIzER.

IT Spy'9 story is TO De CreOtteO
Lincoin's Successor Was Willing
TO Do All In His Power to Aid the
Canadian Invasion.
LONDON, Oct. 20.-In the "reminiscences
of his earlier life DIR. LIE Caron, Oh
Thomas Phillip Beech, the British spy
who gave testimony on behalf of The
Times before the Parnell commission
states that when he and General O'Neill
were received at the White House in
Washington by President johnson the
president told them that he sympathized
with the Fenians, and was willing to dc
all in his power to assist in the Fenian
movement
you must remember said President
johnson, THAT gave you full five days
before issuing the proclamation stopping
you. In Gods name, what more do you
want2 If you could not get there in five
days, by God, you could never get there
And then, as president, l was compelled
to enforce the neutrality laws or be de
nounced on every side"
The Invasion of Canada.
LIE Caron describes the Fenian invasion
of Canada, showing how he became ac
quainted with every man of any import.
ance connected with the movement. He
says that only twice was he in any dan
ger of discovery. The first occasion was
when he incautiously took down the
names of Fenians in his note book. He
was denounced, tried and acquitted by
his comrades. He resigned his position
in order to emphasize his innocence, and
was begged to remain in the organiza
tion. After considerable persuasion llt
relented and secured a stronger position
than ever. The second occasion wa.
when he was arrested as a renian il
Canada, and only escaped the fury ot
the populace and discovery by making
clean breast to the mayor of the place
who conveyed him secretly out of til;
city.
LIE Caron appears to have done val.
liable service to the British government
in the war of the Fenian invaders, and
his revelations explain many things not
heretofore understood.
ParneIl Believed in Force.
LIE Caron asserts that Parnell believed
in force us the means of liberating Ire
land. He says that in an interview with
him Parnell confessed his belief that
nothing but the force of arms would ac
complish the final redemption of Ire
land. He vent carefully into detail on
the leagues resources for an open move.
ment of insurrection, and said they had
e100, 900 in the treasury. He discussed
the position of home and American re-
volutionary organizations, and defended
the American policy. parted with him
by assuring him that 1 would do all he
wished.
LeCaron gives an interesting account
of the escape of Egan from his British
pursuers. In regard to plots, he says
that the Clan ma Gael's plan was q
treaty with Russia, the manufacture
of submarine torpedo boat to inflict
terrible damage on the British navy
plots to assassinate the queen, to zidnar
the Prince of Wales, and to rescue
Michael Davitt from prison. One plot
was to blow up parliament by throwing
bombs on the tables in front of the
speakers. Another was to steal the
stone Of Scone, which serves as the seat
of the coronation chair in Westminstel
abbey, on which the Scottish kings were
crowned before the sacred stone was
carried off by Edward the First, Of
England.
In regard to the modern Irish-Ameri
can agitat0r, LIE Caron says: HE at
tains his ends by jobbery, trickery ant
delusion of the meanest and most de
spicable type. He bravely and buster
ingly advocates desperate enterprise.
from the safe distance of three thousant
miles,
Le Caron says that DR.. Gallagher
who directed the dynamite campaign
was often in parliament, and, he heard
had been introduced to Mr.. Gladstone