The herald., 1896-10-27
Arrives at New York, Safe and
Sound
HE IS NOT AN ANARCHIST
Statements Made Regarding Him Are
UNANIMOUSLY False
lyman Declines to Reveal His Business
in Europe, But Asserts That His
Mission Was Successful
Associated Press Special wire

| Associated Press Special wire
| NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Patrick lyman
the alleged number one. who was re-
Gently released form a French prison
at Boulogne-s Mer, despite the effort:
of the English authorities to have hin
extradited to England, arrived here thi:
evening on board the North German
Lloyd steamer Saale. He was met a,
the pier by Mr.. lyman, his six daughters
and two sons.
lyman was extremely reticent and
told the newspaper reporters who met
him that statements made by him after
his release from the prison in Boulogne
had been distorted to such an extent as
to be almost untrue in every respect,
To representative of the Associated
Press, he said:
x cannot say anything with reference
to my business in Europe. 1t was of a
legitimate character and I am glad to
say my mission was successful
II don't know yet why was arrested.
presume the English government want
ed to get me into it's clutches by any
means
Il was treated with every courtesy by
the French government and the SUBJ
prefect of the department of Calais call
ed on me when he learned had been ar
rested and told me that he had instruc-
tions that anything that could be done
to alleviate my position should be done.
THE American minister sent the
United States vice-consul at Boulogne
to see me and his assistant, Mr.. Byle,
did all he could to have me released.
Ambassador Eustis had an interview
with M. Hanotaux, the French minister
of foreign affairs, who called to So me
in my prison several times. Mr.. Eustis'
efforts had, I believe, very great deal
to do with my release.
II knew for some time before was ar
rested that I was watched by British
spies but did not expect. my arrest when
my room was broken into was awak-
ened by the landlord, who had two Eng
lish detectives and a crowd of gen
d'armes with him, md one Of the detec-
tives the moment I awoke. held g revol-
YER to my forehead. l simply got up
dressed myself and went to prison with
my captors. 1knew it was no use to say
anything. The British government had
UctSiltiiHcu " SSt iIie oH DIltisH SuIi IL
1t could do so and my friends told me
every EFFORT was made to induce the
French government to hand me over to
England's tender mercies. The French
government refused to do so, however.
and am here again-a free man."
What do you think would have hap
pened If you had been extradited from,
France to England?" asked the reporter
What do I think?" lyman retorted.
why, everybody knows. would have
been either executed or imprisoned for
life. The English government never
hesitates to manufacture evidence when
an Irishman's life is to be sacrificed
Why. one of the charges made against
me--that l was connected with the
Phoenix park business-was disposed
of thirteen years ago by the French gov
ernment. but the English government
tried to take this charge UP again"
In the course of his interview, Mr. Ty-
nan said Il wish to say am detester
of anarchy and cannot believe the free
dom of Ireland can ever be achieved by
anarchistic methods. All the statements
made as to my desire to have the czar
of Russia blown UP are villainous and
Infamous. The day for Ireland's attack
on England will soon come and her
enemy will then learn what our methods
are and feel their effect"