The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-04-13

mo NcI Ol JllllSS olSIut'llS AAC
made him SO famous as his romantic
escape from prison. Nobody has told
the story so we'll as the late gifted A.
NJ. Sullivan, NJ F., in his "New Ire
land" After dealing with the regime
of the Irish People Office 1865, the
treason of the trusted cmployc. Pierce
Nagle, and the arrest of ODonovan
Rossn, Thomas Clarke Luby, John
O'Leary-tlp Fcnian directory, in fact
and others, Mr.. Sullivan thus relates
the marvellous tale of Stephens cap
ture ana escape:
Two months passed by, and still all
search for Stephens was vain. A spe-
cial commission was issued for the
trial of Luly, O'Lcary, Rossn, and
others, on the approaching 9th of
November The story now circulated
and universally believed was that
Stephens had solcmnly announced
these men were IN 10 dangcr--nny.
that they and their prosecutors would
| exchange positions ere many days!
Early in November the Dublin police
remarked that Mrs. Stephens was seen
| in Dublin very much as usual. They
| tracked her on several evenings to-
ward Sandymount. and always lost her
in the ncighborhood of "Mr. Her
lwrt's" house. An extra police force
was Immediately stationed in the dis
trict, and minute search, house to
house and road to road, was prose-
cutcd. On Thursday, November 0,
Mrs. Stephens was observed to leave
Fairfield house and proceed toward
Dublin. She was doggcd through the
city and back to her home by female
spies The police now decided that
the man they wanted was within their
power. On Friday evening the house
was stcalthily surrounded md watched
by a number of detectives. Many cir
cumstnnccs convinced them that the
conspirator was within. That the
struggle to capture him would be des-
pcratc and bloody was the conviction
in every mind. About an hour before
dawn on Saturday morning. the whole
the personal command or Colonel Lake,
G.. H., surrounded the house. A voice,
which two Of them recognized as that
of Stephens, asked from within, "Who
is there? is that Corrigan?" meaning.
1t would seem, the gardener, who usu-
ally came to his work ut an early hour
in the morning.
The answer was, "Police."
81 cannot let you in. 1 am un-
dressed" said the G. o. 7. II.
"If you don't open this instant, we
will burst the door" rc1o,ncd Inspec-
tor Hughes.
Stephens, who was in his night
dress, ran through the hall to the front
door, looked out, and saw the house
back door, undid the bolts, and rushed
upstairs to his bedroom. He was
quickly and closely followed by the
police, who suspected some deep de-
SISII III lillS Easy LII tHC
! bedroom wore Mrs. Stephens and her
| sister Detective Officers Dawson
and Hughes reached the room at Il few
hounds The former, who knew the
Fcnian chief, called out "IIow are
you. Stcphcns?"
Stephens looked nngrily at the speak
or. and cried, "Who the devil are you?"
81 am Dawson" said the detective,
with professional pride in the convic-
ton that cveryone-At all events every
one concerned in illegal practices
must have heard Of "Dawson."
"Dawson! Oh, indeed! I have read
about you," replied the Head Center,
who lcsurcly proceeded to dress him.
self. While this scene was proceed
ing in Stephens bedroom, the other
apartments of the house had been rap
idly filled with police, and other cap
lures hardly less important were ef-
fccted. In bedroom close by were
found Charles ]. Kickham, Hugh Bro
ply, and Edward Duffy, the latter Of
whom might have been not incorrectly
called the life and soul of the Fenian