The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-28
JONES THE lNFORMER.

Jones and the Irish prosecutor in an
English court is reproduced from the
Catholic Journal Of Memphis. because OF
it's timely utterance and its scathing de-
nunciation. 49,
From time immemorial the greatest
curse of Ireland has been informers.
The past week universal sensation
was created by the disclosures of an
other LeCaron. A fellow named Jones
took the stand to testify against Edward
j. Ivory, of New York, an American
citizen, charged by the Scotland Yard
officers with being implicated in an
alleged dynamite plot to blow up Lon
don. There was no evidence that could
| convict In lair trial, and so the base
method that has sent so many brave
and innocent Irishnlen to the scanold
or worse fate. the British dungeon.
was resorted to, the purjured testimony
Of despicable informer. This con-
temptible, shrinking scoundrel, Jones,
took the stand, furtively watching like
murderer for a ghost behind bush,
and testified that six. years ago he
entered into the employ OF. the British
secret service as an Irish. spy. He was
sent to New York, where he forthwith
ineratiated himself into the society Of
men who believe that Ireland can never
obtain justice except by force of arms.
He branched out gradually as the most
pronounced of physical force men; he de-
nounced England in season and out Of
season. He joined several 1rish-American
clubs, like LeCaron, and at every meeting
urged action against England. He out
Heroded Herod in his vindictive trade
against English brutalities. He opened
little news store as blind to his real
business He sent daily reports, highly
co;ored, to Scotland Yard and in return
received good English gold. He Joined,
so he alleges, the Clan ma Gael, took the
solemn oath of initiation, and even at
tended the Chicago convention last year
which declared against further useless
parliamentary appeals for justice to Ire
land. Then the base traitor, like Piggott,
went OH to show how closely Ivory was
connected with alleged plots to destroy
England. He also claimed that there are
at present two other British spies now in
! this country who stand high in Irish socl-
cites as patriots There is no doubt but
| that this Belfast Orange Irish informer
! has drawn largely upon his imagination
IN
Ivory, and there is no doubt but that the
! latter will be given long term at penal
servitude unless Uncle Sam interferes.
England does not require much testimony
to convict an Irishman, and the uncorrob-
grated evidence Of a confessed per]uref
and informer will be amply sufficient. AS
| to Jones, LeCaron, Piggott, Carey and
| others of that ilk, the English language
has no words in which to adequately ex-
| press the loathing entertained for them
by all respectable men. Piggott and Le-
| Caron, like Judas Iscariot, destroyed
| themselves, while the strong right hand
Of an ODonnell sent the black unshriven
soul of Carey to the depths of an ever
| LSS@1eAS
! of the London court room scene on the
occasion. of Ivory's preliminary hearing was
was not, however, the testimony Of the in
former. but the appearance OF the Hon.
Henry J. Gill, M. F., OF Limerick City, as
prosecutor for the crown, as defender of
base, wretched informer whose per-
iured testimony was utilized for the con-
| viction of an American citizen against
whom there was no evidence save that OF
! the British spy. This is the same Mr..
Gill who was honored by the Irish Of the
gallant old Treaty Stone" city, sent to
represent them and plead their cause be-
Ifore a British tribunal; the self-same man
for whom good American dollars were
paid for his high living and champagne
while in London posing as an Irish pa
triot, a second O'Connell. Now the jingle
of the English guinea sounds melodiously
upon the tympanum of his ear and leads
him to undertake the dirty work OF incar-
cerating American citizens In British
dungeons upon the testimony Of self-con-
l lGSSGU AulOImclS OdICCl 11dIlASUA " dS
not so far wrong when he said that there
never was time when one Irishman
stood under halter that another could
not be found to spring the trap" John
Dillon is out in begging letter to Irish
Americans to send over money to pay
hotel and champagne bills for some more
Mr.. Gills The distinguished crown pros
ecutor, an ex-Irish patriot, Mr.. Gill, asked
the court to issue an order to prevent
artists from sketching the face Of the
trembling informer, and reporters from
describing his personal appearance, for
the reason that 1t might endanger his life.
This was all unnecessary, Mr.. Gill, for
there is no spot on this earth large enough
to furnish safe abiding place for this
infamous creature. There is sufficient
patriotism and daring in many an Irish
heart, and sufficient strength in many an
Irish arm to properly deal with this vile
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