The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-27

His treatment in the French prison was
exactly tho same rs that accorded other
prisoners but he had the privilege of send
ing to the canton for his meals. The sub
project and all the attaches were very
much interested in him and warmly es-
pouseu his cause.
Mr.. lyman Travelled under his own
name. He looks to be fully fifteen years
younger than when he was last seen in
this city. He had shaved off his beard and
whiskers, which wero so conspicuous in
photographs taken when he was mem
Der of the Midllesex volunteer regiment,
md could have passed easily for an En-
glish cattle dealer He was met at the pier
by Mrs. lyman his six daughters and his
two sons.
lyman was extremely rcticcnt, and told
the reporters who met him that state
ments made by him after his release from
the prison in Boulogne had been distorted
to such IN extent as to be almost untrue
In every respect.
10 representative Of the Associated
Press he said Il cannot say anything
with refercaco to my business in Europe
1t was of IL legitimate character and am
glad to say that my mission was Success
full.
II don't know why l was arrested. I
presume tho English government wanted
to get me into its clutches by any means.
l knew for some time before l was ar
rostod that l was watched by British spies,
but did not expect my arrest when my
room WIS broken into | was awakened
by the landlord. who had two English de-
tcctives and u crowd Of gGnaarmos With
him, and one Of the detectives, the mo-
moDt ] woke, held revolver to my fore
head | simply got up, dressed myself and
went to prison with my captors. | knew
1t WAS no use to say anything
''The British government was deter
mined to get me on British soil if it could
do 50, and my feiends told me that every
effort WIS malo to induce the French gov
eminent TO hand me over to England's
tender lncrcios Tho French government
refused to do so, and l am here again-a
FREQ man.
"What do you think would have hap
pcncd ysu il you mad been eXtraditcd from
France to EnglnndY' asked the reporter
what do you Think" lyman rotorted.
"Why everybody knows. ! would havo
been either executed or imprisoned for
life. Tho English government never hesi-
tates to manufacture evidence when IN
Irishman' 5 life is to bo sacrificed. Why,
one of the charges made against me, that
was connected with the Phoenix Park
business, WIS disposed of thirteen years
ngo by the French government but the
English government tried to take this
charge up again.
do you believe in the policy of dyna.
mite?" lyman WIS asked
"A fellow passenger on the Saalc, who
sat beside me at dinner the day after wo
left Cherbourg, said to NE, DO you know
who we have ON boardY' snid l didn't,
and he replied, why, lyman, the famous
dynanitnrd.'
Il felt u little shocked, but told him 1
was lyman. He didn't ent any more dim
ner, and looked seasick. The next day I
met him and told him that the only dyna-
mitard had ever met was Zalinski, who
was most charming fellow, and who
was the inventor of the dynamite gun
which was so generally admired and ex-
tolled by the war departments of all tho
European nations.
II wish to say that l am u detestor of
anarchism, and cannot believe that the
freedom of Ireland can be achieved by an
archistic methods. All the statements
made us to my desire to have the czar Of
Russia blown up are villuinous and In
famous.
'"rhe day for Ireland's attack on Eng
land will soon come, and our enemy will
then learn what our methods are and feel
their effects. AS to all the stories pub
lishpd about me- | can only say they are
Scotland Yard fakes, got up for the pur-
pose of injurng mo think their object
naG failed"