Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-28
AMERICA 5 DOOR SHUT
Two Notorious Irish Criminals For.
hidden to Land in United
States.
Both Were Convicted and Imprisoned
For Implication in Phoenix
Park Murders.

Are Excluded BY the Immigration
LaWsIhey May Take an
Appeal
New York May 2s.-The special
board of inquiry at the immigration
station mas forbidden the landing of
james Fitzharris, alias Skin the
Goat. and Joseph NIuiiett, and orders
that they be deported.
These men belong the the Irish In
Nincibles. They were recently released
from prison in Ireland. where they have
served sentences for completely in the
Phrnex Park murders of 1882. The law
explicitly states that the United States
viii not admit any one who has been
adjudgedi guilty of a felony. infamous
lcrime or msdemeanor involving moral
turpiuude.. and the board rules that
Fiizharris and Mullett come under this
paragraph.
( The decree comes as a distinct sur
prise To he8two men. and ii is an
nounesd by their friends that they Will
probably appeal from the board of In
curry to the authorities at Washington
IF this course is not pursued the for
5;l3ers conyicts willsbe taken back To Ire-
land next Saturday on the Lncania
Ftzharrs and Mullett were sem
tened 10 life imprisonment, They We're
recently pardoned by Earl Cadogan,
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board on lsl's Slslahd fsratliras's morn
ms. me nlulsit5toil was secret, ne
only one at M par Sc ONCE 70 meet the
tWo men ana VINO sheWsa any. ln. interest,"
IN their pehali Was ROCKY mountain
e}1Brieil.
Aft.rtfle meeting of the BOARD y was
learned that was Sthe flrst Of
he ! SNo TO pc examined by me members.
He admitted he had served nearly sew
enteer years ~ prison.
Aft@r3be ing asked the usual questions
z $ 10 his age nativity anu residence.
F'itzhartis' was asked OF What crime ne
hal best con Sletea, AND answered:
Treason.
He Was then questioned as to this
charge and told the. board that he had
been arrested about nine months after
the famous Phoenix Park murders, IN
iscofsipaliS Win 1NsentN-tnree others.
/ l'hfstf tMenty-thsee We're accused OF
| il;iNins hsen accessories ili1er we iaet,
| WINE fltzharris Was Was chafgeo WIN nav
ing been an ae;ce ss'aiS before The tact.
Three manths later ne WAS Drought 70
lssilai. with nthsfs8ol lhs ceussa. i've
o1 la.nl wefs selii'sslesa 70 t,e ma ma tlged
ana f1 W. was @seh'shcea 20 penal
While telling his story to the board
Fitzharris declared that at the time Of
his trial he Was&otfered sl0,oU0 by the
British government ii he would turn5in-
l3fornefSagainst the 0ther members of the
iband. This he refused TO do, and of
| his life sentence he served about seven
teen years N the Mount JOY, Chatham,
| Downpatrick and Maryiebone prisons.
f,ish months ago ne was pardoned
fYitzharrls SAID that ne and Mullstt
mad about 80 between them When they
reaehea ,thls port humans !a asserted
that Wnaie ne was on i'm sou ne was
! com peiied 70 report 70 me ponce every
/ month a s 70 ms aolies ana Wherea-
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TO he excluded pen"
WIZ come l'e1ore Posvderlv.
4 Washington. May % IF Fitzharri: