The sun., 1896-09-16
JUST a GIGANTIC GOLD BRICK.

of tho United States Government as an Ameri-
can citizen.
JUST 4 GIGANTIC GOLD BRICK.
Irishnen Here Say tho Plot Wa. q Ru.e
60 Help tho Prisoners.
The selling Of gold brick 70 an individual
has always been accounted q fairly clever per-
formance. The carrying through of such .
transaction with a nation 10 not mentioned in
the annals OF bunco steering. 1t Is declared,
however. that the great dynamite plot which
the Scotland Yard detectives thought they had
nipped In the bud when they arrested
lyman. Kearney, Bell, and Maine was only
o gold brick sold to the British Govern.
ment In order to secure the release OF the po-
litlcal prisoners, Gallagher. DAILY, and White
head, and more particularly Gallagher. That
Is the conclusion several prominent Irishmeu in
this city reached yesterday. and In consequence
there was merry falling out among the mem-
bors of the Committee OF Twenty y-four, ap-
pointed from oil the Irish societies In this vicn-
ity for the purpose of receiving the political
prisoners as they arrived and caring for them
afterward.
or course, all Irshmen were intensely inter-
ested in the cable reports OF the arrest of lyman
Kearney. and Bell published in yesterday morn
inK's papers, After the stories had been read. q
few Irishmen just sat down and began to dlssect
Gen. James r. O'Beirne. one OF the
Commissioners of Charities and Chair
man OF the Committee of Twenty four;
Gen. Mchae! Kerwin. William Lyman.
President of the Irish National Alliance; o'Don.
OF the Irish Republic. The only one who took
action, after he had finished his work OF dis
% esbled TO friend in Para to e secure the Sess
lawyer he could find. advance whatever money
ATTAIN n eYtradite lyman
THE sUs London Correspondent cabled on
lent authority that the alleged plot was revealed
to the British Home ONCE BY some OF Gal
lagher's friends on condition that he be re-
OF verifying this information. II possible, Sun
reporter called upon number of Irishmen,
prominent in one way or another. yesterday
The rrst one seen intimated that 1t was the
alleged plot never existed. but he was unwilling
to say upon what he based his opinion. Sol
Th y ssiFy ts S Tss" the hs TsGsFsf
Twenty-four said:
"Asout two months months ago ago. much t. was said by
whose otiieers were in conmunication with the
is an oficer. about the fact that Ireland would
soon be uavenged for the wrongs Eng
was 1 mSsterioas. % ' frequent % a,lusions | being n
made to the Amnesty Society on this side and
ing that talk came the news that Gallagher.
DAILY. and Whitehead were to be Liberated. In
men comes this dynamite plot story and The
SUNS information that the plot was revealed rs
= Then this dynamite plot is unearthcd. Tho
Dispatches say that lyman boasted OF his plans
As a courier Of the Queen. bearing an autograph
letter from her to the Car at Coren hagen. She
for %
south Of France .arriea il Paris anS then
notwithstanding explosives, He'll carried with
surely incriminate and poSsiblY convict him OF
a felony. Irish dynamiters in the past have not
been accustomed to put their neoks into haiters
"Considerlng all these facts and coupling
them with somo diligence received from tho
Amnesty Society in London. the nature OF which
am not at liberty to reveal at this time. some
1h. bssTe ha ss ths S blot
with the London Amnesty Association.w which was
charged with securing the release Of the prison.
ana was its last resource to effect those re-
leases. We believe that finding that threats and
pleadings and petitions were In vain. committee
from the Amnesty Society went to the Home
Secretary with this statement: We have dis
covered the greatest dynamite plot ever
are to be killed, Balmoral Castle and the Houses
Of Parliament are to be blown pp and M a reisn m
will give you the details OF the plot upon Gondi-
tion that you release gallagher. DAILY; White
Hsna @nat @I Shf you o1nip' do about ns our
Tho Homo Secretary came to terms and the
| men were released, Then the socictys end of
the bargain had 10 he carried ont. They all
| knew lyman. They knew that ie was bras-
| good his claim that he was mo. l." after the
Phoenix Park murders. he purchased. from
makerlof surgical instrurients in Dublin knives
] like those found near the scene OF the tragedy.
a and hid them benz IN his house where they would
On the top of this story came one from
O'Donovan Rossa. The veteran dynamiter was
found In his office at IL Vanaewater street. He
| said
| found on lyman. Kearney. and Bell had been
supplied by the Amnesty Society In order that
| tho men might have plenty OF means to carry
ont the provisions of the alleged plot 1t was
added that the Amnesty Society had plenty OF
| money. raised for the purpose Of procuring the
| release of the prisoners; Speaking OF the ar
| rests. Gen. O'Beirne said:
"The committee Will consult with white
heads sisters tomorrow morning. md out their
| wishes as TO the disposition to be made OF their
| Lucania's pier and meet tho man and his
brother, who is coming ont with him"
Tho meInb OF the Committee Of Twenty
| four who are neither Irish agitntors nor dyn-
| lyman. Kearney, and Bell. TO wind up the busi-
| ness of tho committee as soon as possible ana
1t was reported Yesterday that lyman and
Kearney sailed from this port by the Hamburg
American line steamer Augusta Victoria on
| was said that lyman was booked under tho
name Of A. B. Becker, nad that Ills passage had
| been engaged on Aug. IL AZ tho agency OF j. III.
Rosenbau at 3SS Grand street.
TYHAN'S BROTHER sKEPTICAL.