The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26
England IS APPREHENSIvE
The Three JOyces Released
from Confinement.
Mrs. Dickinson Demands from John
Redmond an Accounting of the
Funds Raised to Purchase
Home Of Parnell.

London Oct. 25.-The apprehension with
which the government views the condition
of ireland can be judged from the fact
that the chief constable of Birmingham
has issued a warning to all arms and
ammunition manufacturers not to sell
goods for shipments to the proclaimed
districts of ireland. A special order also
has been issued that even to such parts
of Ireland as are not proclaimed ship
ments of arms must be clearly marked
as SUCH under pain Of stringent penalties.
With this echo of Ireland's stormiest
days comes the announcement OF the
release of the three Joyces who were I'M
dergoing life sentences at Marlborough
jail for the murder of whole family of
a similar name In 1882.
The Maamtrasna Massacre.
The crime was well known In those
days as the Maamtrasna massacre. Ten
persons were originally convicted. Nine
of them were sentenced to death, but six
had their sentences commuted to life I'M
prisonment. The last three of those con-
victed have now been released, owing to
the clemency of the new lord lieutenant
Of ireland. the Earl Of Dudley
The Earl and the Countess Of Dudley,
during their inaugural trip through Gal
way were approached by the wives and
relatives of the imprisoned men. The
wives begged that they might have a
chance to meet their husbands again
after twenty years of separation. One
of the women seized Lady Dudley's hand
and wept bitterly as she begged for her
intercession. Lord Dudley was much al
fected and promised to do what he could
The pardon of the three men followed.
Demands an Accounting.
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Charles Stewart Parnell. has published
bitter correspondence exchanged between
herself and John Redmond. chairman of
| the United Irish Leagae and of the Irish
parliamentary party In which she de-
mands an accounting Of the funds raised
in America to save Avondale, the estate
Of the late Mr.. Parnell, from the hands
OF outsiders
In reply to her first letter Mr.. Red
mond wrote to Mrs. Dickinson saying
the objects of the American funds we're
the erection of a monument to Mr.. Par
nell In Dublin and the purchase of Avon
dale house and lawn which should be
available as a residence for the Parnell
family. Mr.. Redmond's bid was set
aside In favor Of one from Mr.. .Boyland.
a Dublin butcher, who had made an ar
rangement with John Parnell, brother or
the deceased.
Thus. said Mr.. Redmond, at was i'm
possible to buy the place and the COM
mittee proceeded with the projection OF
erecting a Parnell statue"
Mrs Dickinson wrote again, saying that
Mr.. Boyland, now agreed to accept the
$25, 900 collected for the purchase of the
estate and would allow the balance to
remain on a ten years mortgage, To
this letter Mr.. Redmond did not reply.
A proposal being made that the Par
nells and Mrs. Dickinson did reside in
the Park at Avondale. Mrs. Dickinson
wrote:
Spurned by Mrs. Dickinson.
"As to the condition that any members
of the family should be allowed to re-
side at Avondale should they desire to
do so, that is to say on sufferance as
either care takers or gatekeepers, all
can say Is that l think the family has
suffered enough through the murder of
their brother Charles, through pecuniary
difficulties and through the loss Of their
ancestral home for the good of the
country without the insult of Avondale
| being placed at their service on such
terms 1t Is almost Incredible that such
an insult should be offered the family in
| return for the services Of their brother
and the sacrifice of his property and
life"
In a letter to The Irish Times, Mrs
Dickinson demands n full accounting from
Mr.. Redmond, saying his chances of sue
cess in America would be better If he
could show that as regards the funds he
collected to redeem the ancestral home
of the former leader he had honestly and
independently carried out the plans and
applied the moneys to the purposes for
which they were subscribed"
A dispatch from Dublin. October 81,
1900, said AvOndale was sold at auction
that day by the Land Judges Court. The
purchaser. the dispatch adds. was Mr..
Boyland, a friend of John Howard Par
nell. brother of the famous Irish states