Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-24
WILL WORK FOR DAILY.
Egan and His wife VIII devote Their
Energies to Securing tho Release OF Mr.

Egan and His Wife VIII Devote 1heir
Energies to Securing the Release OF mr.
Egau's Friend.
LONDON. January 23-James Francis
Egau, the alleged dynamite consplrator,
who was released from penal servltude at
Portland prison on Saturday. telegrapneo
10. day to Timothy Healy, NJ. P, for South
Louth: "John pulled me through Portland
gate on Saturday. will see you IN Dublin
before the emo Of the week"
Healy telegraphed back: Receive my
hearty congratulations. welcome 10 Iree-
dom"
The John alluded to Is John Barry, NJ.
p for South Wexford, who went 10 Port
LAND and met Egan at the prison, accom-
panying him home to Birmingham. Juog-
ing from recent accounts, Egan must have
received a hearty welcome at Ms nome,
where his wife has been waiting many
months for bis 70 lease.
A cores pondent recently called upon
Mrs Egan, describing her as carrying on q
ficurishing business near the house IN
which the sensational drama was enacted,
having, as she stated with touch OF pride,
lived down prejudice. The correspondent
found her a firm believer in her husband S
innocence. She said Il should be hardly
surprised to see Mr.. Egan walk IN any
day"
Her establishment, fancy goods reposi-
tory, is situated on one Of the highroads
leading from Birmingham, and is the cen
ter Of large and fashionable suburb. The
house was fixed upon, Mrs. Egah Informed
me, as being near the residence OF her own
relatives and in close proximity TO the spot
where she aud her husband were living at
the time of his arrest.
u was quite determined she said, "to
stand nv ground, and accordingly opened
the concern in the district where we were
best known and where the persecution was
strongest"
One would little imagine from glance
around the handsome reception room into
which the visitor is shown, that few
years since the business was commenced
with little or 40 capital.
"Perhaps my social connections nave
contributed to help me-"
"Does public sympathy show itself In
any active formW
"Oh! yes. The memorial drew up just
after the trial was largely and influential
lv supported and many public men in the
neighbOrhOod have since advised me to re-
new nv application. Fortunately, it will
not be needed now. When my husband
returns, he will be sure 10 work for the
release of poor DAILY. l have received so
many offers of support at one time or an
other thatmy husband is sure to be success
full in his efforts to secure John
Dalv's release. They have stOed out molly
for each other. like the staunch
friends they have always been. When L
offered 70 provide special fare for my hus-
baud while he was awaiting trial, he said
that if Jack had prison food be would
take the same. Mr.. Daily, too, when l saw
him last six months ago, said: my mind
will be at rest when James (Mr. Egan) is
free'n
"In what state Of health did you find
them, Mrs Egan"
MY husband had turned quite gray as
was to be expected after nine years incar-
ceration and am concerned about his eye
sight which mas suffered sadly from the
glare OF the whiteued walls of the cell.
Mr. DAILY is much worse and his spirits are
gradually breaking down, DR.. Mark Ryan,
whom took with me on my last visit, ex-
amined him and assured me that his con-
dition was wholly due 10 cOarseness Of food
and the rigors OF prison discipline"