New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-15
TYNAN's FRIENDS HERE INCREDULOUS.
GREATLY SURPRISED BY THE NEWS OF HIS
ARREsT-HE Is SAID TO BE IN EUROPE
on PRIVATE BUSINESS

GREATLY SURPRISED BY THE NEWS OF HIS
ARREsT-HE is SAID TO BE IN EUROPE
on PRIVATE BUSINESS.
T. J. lyman who was talked about by many
people as NO l. of the Irish Invincibles. has been
a resident Of this city for about ten years. HIS
home is in a cottage in Audubon Park, near West
hundred and -nnth-st. He has supported
his family in part by writing articles for news
papers and magazines and he is an American
citizen The report Of his arrest In France was
surprise many OF his acquaintance who
thought he making speeches for Mckinley and
Hobart in the West. His daughter yesterday said
she did not believe her father was In France or
had been arrested. as her mother had received "A
letter from him only week ago when he was In
a city in Western New-York.
T. J. Cody, a personal friend of lyman said that
lyman had been employed I'm the Public Stores for
a few years until President Cleveland came into
office the last time. Il lyman few weeks
ago" he said land he told me that he had been
engaged to travel in the West and make cam
paign speeches for the Republican candidates
did not know that he out of the country until
his wife called on me yesterday and said she had
heard Of his arrest in France. She did not know
that he was out of the country"
General James r. O Beirnc, the Commissioner Of
Charities who IS at the head OF the committee
having charge Of the Irish Political Prisoners
Fund in this country. said he hardly knew lyman.
and that the committee would take no Interest In
his arrest AS TO the arrests OF Bell and Wal
lace he said Il want TO say that these arrests
are on old stories brought up from time TO time.
! think the English authorities are exertng all
their influence 10 the cables and color the
s,or,es sent here in order to change the drift OF
feeling against them for their treatment of the
prisoners lately released from their prisons. But
II will work.
william Lyman. president Of the Irish National
Alliance who is a contractor living at No. u East
nehundred- y-second-st said: 1T seems
IN me not more than TWO weeks since | saw and
talked with lyman in this city. but 1t may have
been Ionger and believed that he still In the
city until read the news from Boulogne. Then /
lost no time in cabling friend In Paris asking
him 10 see that lyman properly represented
and that his exiradtlon to England was prevented
~ possible You know lyman Is an American eli
,zen and II Is doubtful II the French Government
Mould recognize Englnnd's demand for him
~ 10 not believe that lyman went TO Europe on
any business conncc. ed with the cause OF Ireland.
Tor I'm that case ne certainly would nave con-
suited with me mrs. ,,. . ,,. l., ,.,.
IIo had a brother who was priest III some South
American country uenos Ayres, beieNe-who
Itad come wears ago. leaving quite a large prop
nr,- Tvnan was Of the heirs, ana he tol" me
,hot no cxnectcd his share or the estate would
amount 10 about S3pV" ,.,, 49,. -,
In cbaree Of the proceedings in .ne case. and last
,eor his wife and daughter went over TO look after
matters THIS year his wife and son went over on
the business - o.. 4, -. ILL, 49,, 4.
III lyman went 10 Europe 1t lie my belief that he