The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-28
Two Inyincibles Refused Adj
mission to This Country.
CONVICTED OF CRIME
RECORD IN PHOENIX PARK
MURDER AGAINST THEM.
James Fitzharris, Alias "skin the
Goat" and Joseph Mullett, Are
Ordered Deported by the Board of
Special Inquiry at the Immigra-
ton Station.

New York, May FLAMES Fitzharris.
alias Skin the Goat and Joseph Null
lett. the Irish invineibles who were re-
Gently released from prison in ireland,
where they We're sentenced for completely
in the Phoenix Park murders of 1882, were
today ordered excluded and deDorted by
the board Of special inquiry at the immi-
The exclusion was made under the in
depreciation of the law which fOrDldS any
one being admitted to this country VINO
had been adjudged guilty of felony,
crime, infamous crime, or mlsdeneahor
involving moral turpitude.
The two men were recently pardoned
By Earl CadOgan, lord lieutenant OF Ire
land from a sentence of life imprisOn-
ment, and reached this city among the
steerage passengers on the Lucanla oat-
urday last After conference with COM
missioner Fitchie the men were ordered
back to Ellis island to await the acIloh
Of the board of special inquiry ms
board was composed of William Melne,
chairman; II. Fl, MOIef. James ~ Ioher
and Major Charles 5. Sensey
Inquisition is Secret.
The two men were taken before the
board on Ellis island this morning, the
inouisition being secret. The only one az
the barge Office to meet the two men, ana
who showed any interest in their DehaI,
was Rocky Mountain O Brien-
After the meeting OF Jle DOdIu II NdS
learned that Fitzharris was the hrst OF
the two to be examined by the members
He admitted that he had served nearly
seventeen years in prison. AFTER pelhe
asked the usual questions as to ms age,
nativity and residence, Fitzharrls was
asked of what crime he had been con-
victed and answered: Treason.
Tells of tie Crime.
He was then questioned as to this
-, no told hoard
been arrested about nine months AFTER
the famous Phoenix Park murder IN
company with twenty-three others
These twenty-three were accused OF nay
ms, been accessories after the fact while
Fitzharris was charged with having rpeeh
an accessory before the iacI, ~ Z
months after he was brought TO trlal win
others of the accused. Five OF them were
sentenced to be hanged, and t1tZharrls
WIS sentenced to penal serV1tude LOT me me;
While telling his story to the podLu
F'itZhaTris declared that at the Iliile q IlIs
trial ne was offered 3lV,U0U py lue Lis
fish government if be would turn N
former against the other members or the
band This he refused to DO ana Oh n NE
sentence he served about seventeen 49, 800 J
in the Mount joy chatham, Dd"hpdI l0A
and MarybOnes prisons
Eight months ago he was pardoheu'
Sought Rest in This Land.
E,itzbarrjs said that he and Mullett had
about So between them when they
reached this port. Fitzharris asserted that
while he was on British soil he was com
PEELED to report to the police every mollh
as To his doings and whereabouts.
'T came to this country he added, De
cause / want a chance to rest and recup-
crate I wanted TO stay mere ABOUT I III :,
months and then go back to my family.
MulIett Indignantly refused, to answer
arv of the questions put to him by the
hoard. He declared he was not Delng ac-
mont. The men were then sent to the
Tho case will 4robably be appealed to
the authorities at 5feshsngtol and II nOI
FitzharTfs and MUiFett VIII leave TINS port
on Saturday On the Lucania.