Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-20
TRIED TO KILL VIC.
la Caron Tells of Irish Plots
Against England's Queen.
PARaEll ADVOCATES FORCE
To Accomplish the Freedom of Ireland,
Tns British Spy Reveals the Old
Fsnlan Plans

LoSpoS. Oct. l9.-In the reminis-
cenees OF ms earlier life, DIR. lie Csron,
or Thomas Phillip Beach. the British
spy, who gave testmo Y on behalf OF
the Times before the Parnell commits
SION, states that when ne and General
O'Nelll were received al the white
house in Washington President John
son, the president, told ONelli that ne
sympathlzed with the fenians and was
wiling 10 do all IN his power TO assist
IN the fenian movement.
''Iou must remember" said Presi-
dent Johnson, that gave you full five
days before issuing the proclamatlons
stopping you. In Gods name what
more do you wanr Ii you could not
get there in five days by God, you
could never get there. And then, as
president, | was compelled TO enforce
the neutrality laws or be denounced on
every side"
lie Caron described the fenian inva.
sion of Canada, showing how he be-
came acquainted with every man of
any Importance connected with the
movement. lie says that only twice
was he III any danger OF discovery.
The tlrst occasion was when he lncau-
tiously took down the names of feni-
ans IN his note book. He was denounced,
tried and acquitted by his comrades.
He resigned ms position III order To
empnaslZe his innocence and was
begged TO remain IN the organization.
After considerable persuasion he re-
Tented anu secured stronger position
than ever.
Psrpen Advocated Force.
The second occasion was when he was
arrested IN Canada as fenian and only
escaped the fury OF the populace and
| discovery by making Il clean breast to
the mayor Of the place, who conveyed
him secretly out OF the city. lie Caron
states that some of the fenlans suspect
ing one OF his government accompllces,
Rose, as spy, thrashed HIM,
while he lie Caron) was obliged
TO applaud their actions. He ap-
pears to have done valuable
| service to the British government. He
| asserts that Parnell believed in force as
the means of liberatng Ireland. He
| says that IN an interview with him,
| Parnell confessed his belief that moth
| ing but the force OF arms would ac-
| complish the final redemption of Ire-
land. He went carefully into details
on the resources for an open move
| ment of insurrectiOn, and said they
had one hundred thousand pounds in
the treasury. He discussed the posi-
| ton of home and American revolution
ary organizations, and defended the
American policy.
He parted with him by assuring HIM
that he would do all Parnell wished.
Plot to Assassinate Victoria.
! LeCaron gives an interesting account
| of the escape of Egan from his British
pursuers. In regard to plots, he says
that the Clan Ma GaePs plans included
treaty with Russia, for the manufact ure
| of submarine torpedo boat to infilct
terrible damage on the British navy;
| plots 10 assasslnate the queen, TO kid
nap the prince of Wales. and to rescue
Michael Davltt from prison. One plot
was TO blow up parliament by throw
| ing bombs on the table IN front of the
! speaker. Another WAS to steal "the
stone of Zion" which serves as the
seat OF the coinatlon cnslr IN West
munster Abbey, on which the Scottish
kings were crowned before the sacred
stone was carried OFT by Edward the
| First OF England.
In regard to the modern Irlsh-Amer-
| lean agitator, lie Caron says:
'Gold IS hIs God. his breviary and
his beads. lie attains his ends by job
berry, trickery and delusion of the
mesnest and most depicable type. He
| bravely and blusteringly advocates
| desperate enterprises from the safe
distance of three thousand miles"
lie Caron Gays that DR.. Gallagher,
who directed the dynamite campaign,
was often III parliament, and ne
heard had been introduced to Mr..
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