The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-05

in?law of Mr.. Tension, told old Dwyer
If his son did not surrender that all his
family would lie taken up Michael did
not, surrender, and the father, two
brothers and two sisters were kept IL
prison fer fifteen weeks as hostages.
Michael Dryer was we'll behaved.
good-natured young fellow, moral in his
conduct, civil and cbliging to his ac1uain-
fences. and very true to his friends. Il.
was by no means quarrelsome, but al
ways had been of a bold and daring dis
position. He could read and write he
went to school at Bushfield."
Hugh Dwyer goes on to narrate the in
cident in reference to Michael's escape
from the Highlanders and the heroic
action of McAllister He states that Gn
that occasion six of Dryers men were
captured and that one OF them, named
Byrne, who was accused Of having killed
an officer, offered to give information in
order to save his life. The offer was a.
cepted. and he denounced his gossip"
one Valentine Case. Case was seized,
half hanged in Bnltnglass. He was
then taken down. dragged to the chapel,
In front CT which Byrne was employed
to behead him, and afterwards to carry
the head to be spiked On me market.
house.
Dwyer commanded large body of mon
at the battle Of Hacketstown, and in
1903 he visited Emmett in Butterfield-
lane, Dublin. He was accompanied by
Martin Bourke and Hugh Byrnc. in
December. 1903, he surrendered to Capt.
Hume who behaved we'll to him. He
was conveyed to Dublin, lodged in the
tower, and afterwards was confined in
hllmalnham After some months i'm
prisonment he was transported for life
along with his ccmpanons--Hugh Byrrc.
Martin Bourke, Arthur Devlin and John
Mearn.
A. Devin died soon after he was
transported; Bourke and Mearn were
still alive in 1913 Shortly after their
arrival in Botany Bay plot was form
ed which was directed against the life
a.,
Governor Bligh, however, sent him to
Norforl Island, and kept him there for
six months. From that place he was
sent to Van Dieman's Land.
The writer proceeds to state that
after some time Dwyer was allowed to
return to Sidney. Curiuusly enough,
the eX-rebel attracted the attention of
the governor CT the colony, who ar
pointed him chief constable Of the CITY.
position he held fer eleven years ~,
wife accompanied his in his exile, and
shortly before his death he Sent fol, his
children, whom he had Let behind him
in Ireland.
With regard to Dryers personal CD
pearance. his brothers account differs
somewhat from that given above. Hugh
stated that Michael was five feet eleven
inches in height, stoutly built, and of
great activity. Hugh adds: "1,hosc,
who say that Michael Dryer was in the
habit Of rcbhing and committing acts
OF cruelty, do him an injustice; he saved
the lives Of many; he never suffered a
prisoner to lie put to death. The people
under him were faithful and obediept to
MIN; they had entire confidence in him.
Inc thumb of his left hand had been
shot Off; he had no other wound"
DIR. Madden writes that DIVER ,;ur-
rendered On the express condition of DE-
Ing allowed to emgrate to America.
when he was In kilmainham and was
Informed that he was to be transported
to New South Wales he complained bit
terly of the faith OF the government
having been broken with him.