The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-14
DAILY, Devany, Whitehead
and Gallagher Liberated.
Special Laws Had Been
Passed BY Parliament.
To Make Their Punishment For Con-
spiracy Extremely Severe.

London, Aug. H-In the house OF com-
mons yesterday, Secretary of State for
Home Affairs Ridley announced that
upon the medical report Ii has been de-
cided TO release on license. DAILY, Dew
any. Gallagher and Whitehead. the
four Irishmen imprisoned for conspiring
against the government, in connection
with the dynamite explosions of several
years back.
John DAILY was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment at Warwick, in July, 1884,
an the charge of treason felony.
Thomas Devany was convicted OF
treason felony at Isdingurgh. in Decem-
ber, 1885, and was sentenced to imprison-
ment for life.
DIR. Thomas Gallagher is an American
citizen, and a resident OF Long Island.
After having been convicted OF treason
felony in London, on June "a, 1888 he was
sentenced To Imprisonment for life.
Albert George Whitehead is also an
American citizen, and ne was convicted
the same day as DIR. Gallagher, at the
same place, and received the same sem
tence.
All Of the released men were arrested
during the dynamite scares of 1883 and
1854
DR.. Thomas Gallagher and Albert
George Whitehead, both American citi-
Eens. were arrested in London I'm com
pany with John Curtin Kent and Henry
hammond Wilson, early In 1888, and on
June Ia of that year they were found
guilty Of treason felony and sentenced
to life imprisonment Kent was re-
leased from prison one year ago, and is
now in the United States.
DIR. Gallagher was a resident OF Green
point, l.. L., where he is said to have en-
joyed a large practice. Several petit
tons for his release by influential Amer
leans, including clergymen OF all de-
nominations. were forwarded to the
home office. but until yesterday the
pleading was in vain.
Under the law, as IL stood at the timo
of the arrests. il would have been inn
possible TO sentence the men on con-
viction to more than two years i'm
prisonment, as they had been arrested
under the explosives act. In order 10
make the punishment greater special
act was passed, under which the men
could be tried for treason felony. They
We're charged with the manufacturing
OF dynamite bombs. or having bombs in
their possession.
John DAILY was arrested April II, 1854,
at Barkenhead, with two bombs in his
possession. on the same day. James l..
Egan, with whom DAILY lived In Birming
ham. and who is now in the United
States as delegate from the Amnesty
association was also arrested. Both
men were tried ana found guilty of
treason felony at Warwick assizes in
Hrot bo s.tftb
having dynamite In their possession, but
this was withdrawn by the crown prose-
cution in order to bring the case under
the new treason felony act DAILY was
sentenced 10 penal servitude for the
term of his natural life. and Egan to 20
years imprisonment. Egan was re-
leased Jan. 49, 1888.
After his conviction, DAILY was taken
to Chatham prison, where he remained
until his release yesterday. He was al
tsays a strong figure in Irish politics.
and was very prominent in the 81 move
ment In Ireland
at the last general election, DAILY was
elected without opposition, to represent
the city Of Limerick in parliament, al
though he was then wearing the con-
victs clothes. Immediately afterward,
he was selected by the Limerick board
or aldermen for the office of high sheriff.
Thomas Devany was arrested, with
nine others, In Glasgow, in 1883, on sim
liar charges. lie was tried in Edinburgh
in December. OF that year, and, with
Terrence McDermott and James McCul-
Tough, was sentenced to penal servitude
for life.
There are now in Portland prison,
serving life sentences, Henry Hammond
Wilson, American citizen: Timothy
Featherstone, American citizen; Harry
Burton, American citizen, and Henry
Dalton, Patrick Flanagan and Terrence
McDermott, all on charges of treason
felony John Duff is serving a terra OF
% years for the same ofTense, which
dates from his conviction in 1885.
In Irish convict prisons there are five
men serving life terms, having been
convicted Of treason felony in connec-
ton with the Phoenix park and other
Fenian events In Dublin. They are
Joseph Mollet, James Fltzharris, alias
skin the Goat" Lawrence Hanlon,
Matthew Mullen and Matthew Kinsella.
Mis- Charles story Doubted
Habana, Aug 1i.-The authorities here
say that the story told by Miss Cecil
Charles OF New York, giving details OF
her expulsion from Cuba by order of
Captain General Weyler, are false. They
add that she was accompanied on board
the steamer by an American newspaper
correspondent, that she wore ordinary
lady's dress. and that she was kindly
treated by all the persons who met her
here.
rrorogatjon Near.
London Aug 1.-THE house OF lords
has adopted the Irish land bill as IL came
back from the house OF commons, with
only one division. which was on the
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