The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-27
lyman CONES HOME
ALLEGED DYNANITER IN TIE
BOSOM OF HIS FAMILY.

OVSOA O3 LILO KILL
He Talks Freely of His Capture and Inn
prisonmeat and Praises she Kindness of
the French Authorities and the Dali
sence of American Diplomatic and Con-
su;nr Ohcers-Thinks He Knows With
out Guessing, What Ens,and Would
Have Done had She Got Him-won't Say
Whether He is q Dyna inter or Not.
New York, Oct. 26-Patrick lyman,
the alleged mo. l." who was recently
released from a French prison az Bou-
logne-sur-mer despite the efforts Of the
English authorities TO have him extra
dicted TO England, arrived here this
evening on board the North German
Lloyd steamer Saale. A number OF
newspaper representatives met him after
boarding the steamer from a revenue
cutter opposite quarantine.
Tyhan Travelled under his own name.
He looked TO be fully fifteen years
younger than when he was last seen in
this city. He had shaved of his beard
and whiskers, which were so conspicu-
Gus in photographs taken when he was
a member of the Middlesex volunteer
regiment. He was met at the pier by
Mrs. lyman, his six daughters and his
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:
Il 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
Il don't know yet why I was arrested.
I presume the English government
wanted to get me into its clutches by
any means.
Il was treated with every courtesy by
the French government and the sub
project OF the department of Calais call
ed on me when he learned had been ar
rested, and told me he had instructions
that anything that could be done 10
alleviate my position should be done.
THE prison officials. from the gov
ernor Of the Jail down. treated me most
courteously but, Of course. / had 10
obey the prison rules with regard TO the
hours of confinement and exercise. 1
got my meals from the prison canteen.
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
e. A x,Dh atraie rs.y-
Of foreign affairs, who had called 10 see
me several times. Mr. Eustis' eTcrts
had. 1 believe, a very great deal to do
with my release.
IT knew for some time before ! was
arrested that l was watched by British
spies, but did not expect my arrest when
my room was broken into. I was awak-
ened by the landlord, who had two Eng
lish detectives and crowd OF gen
d armes with him, and one of the de-
tectives. the moment l awoke, had a re-
volver to my forehead. l simply got up.
dressed myself and went to prison with
my captors. / knew u was no use TO
say anything. The British government
was determined TO get me on British
soil If il could do SO and my friends told
me every effort was made to induce the
French government TO hand me over 10
England's tender mercies.
1.-THE French government refused to
do so and am here again-a free man."
What do you think would have hap
pened you IL you had been extradited
from France to England?' asked the
reporter. :,
"Why. everybody knows. / would have
been either executed or imprisoned for
Ifzn a1t
hestates to manufacture evidence when
an Irishman's life is to be sacrificed.
why, one of the charges made
against me-that I was connected with
the Phoenix Park business-was dis
posed of thirteen years ago by the
French government, but the English
government tried to take this charge
UP again"
do you believe In the policy Of dyna-
mite?" was asked.
"a fellow passenger on the Saale, who
sat beside at dinner the day after we
left Cherbourg, said TO me DO you
know whom we have on board?' i said
I did not and he replied, Why, lyman,
the famous dynemiter.'
st felt a little shocked, but told him
I was lyman. He ala not eat any more
dinner and looked seasick. The next
day I met him and told him the only
dynamiter I had ever met was Zalinski,
who was q most charming fellow. and
who was the inventor of the dynamite
run which was so generally admired
and extolled by the war departments OF
all the European nations.
Now" continued lyman. IT wish TO
say. I am a detes;or of anarchisr. and
cannot believe the freedom Of Ireland
cs y ha achieved hy anarchists methods
All the statements made as to my de-
sire TO have the car OF Russia blown
I'D are villainous and infamous. The