The sun., 1896-10-17
EXPELLED AS DYNAMITERS.
KEARNEY AND HAINEs GET HERE
UNDER FALSE NAMES.
Duteh Police Bestowed on Them the Aliases
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Duteh Police Bestowed on Them the Aliases
That Appea AIRED on the Werkenda au's Pas.
senGer List-Story OF Their Arrest In
Rotterdn. - A Claim for Damaee o >.
John +. Koarney of this city and Thomas
Haines. who were arrested In Rotterdam, on
Sept 13, at the instance Of the Scotland Yard
detectives as dynamiters, arrived in this city
yesterday morning. After having been held in
prison for nearly three weeks. they were released
and expelled from Holland. and on Oct were
put on board the steamer Werkendam and sent
FORTH The Werkendam got to her pier at tho
foot of South Fifth street, Hoboken, at 1880
O'Clock yesterday morning.
hearnoy's wife met him, and with her ho
went to his home at 977 Washington avenue,
MorrisRnia. He proposes to lay his case before
the State Department, with a view to q claim
for damages. Both he and Haines denied en-
phatcally that they were, either of them, en-
gagged in dynamite plot or any othor plot.
kearney says he went to Holland on Aug. 1 to
settle up some business connected with tho
estate OF his wifes brother. who had died there
recently. His wife is n Hollander. when I
landed at Rotterdam" he said yesterday. ~
had less than Sl00 instead Of the $4,000 which
the police say they found in my trunk. l ex-
pected to return to New York in about six
weeks. have never seen lyman or Ivory in my
@ nlo, ana haa never even heard OF Ivory. had
never met Halnes either, nor did know who no
was.
On Sept. 1e l was out taking stroll in Rot
Haines; l recognized him as an American,
and as lie could not speak Dutch, he was de-
invited him to take n room at the hotel where
was staying. and he was very glad to do so.
When When we got to the hotel there were no vacant
Before daylight the next morning we were
wakened by a loud rapping at the door. and
was burst in and in rushed a lot of uniformed
policemen with drawn revolvers. detectives.
and the hotel landlord.
w hats the matterY ! asked.
Get up and dress. was the only answer,
ana as soon as we were dressed we were led OF
Poor Haines couldn't make out a hing about
IT, all because he didn't understand the Ian
us even change OF clothing. and they took my
Keys and turned them over to the Scotland
We were confined in separate cells and these
were 80 dark and nasty and the food offered to
US was so vile that for a time thought should
ule', coulun eat and for nearly week was
subjected to the torture OF sleeplessness by two
aeteeuyes M who % we're kept by my side to eTtort
my eyes, they prodded me into wax efulness and
hnally became SO exhausted that ! almost
went crazy. never want another such expert
ence and shall never forget this one Only the
oonvlcts in Portland prison can be treated
worse: | was not allowed to see any newspapers
except those printed in foreign tongues. or t.
communicate with my friends.
Finally the detectives got tired and it was
wanted to send us home by way of England. but
! knew what that would mean and refused to
GO by that route. They put us on board the
Werkendam under false names and let us 60 |
am on the passenger list as John Williams pub
Usher. and liaines as Henry Smith. clerk
arrived here with just 81 25 to my name
II had so much money as the detectives de-
clared they found in my possession. why didn't
they give it back to me? / wish they had given
II to me-"
daines said that he was travelling abroad for
pleasure and was making tour OF the Cont
nent when he met Kearney.