The Irish standard., 1902-07-26
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got into the gr;lces of brave young
men, and then betrayed them. To
ingratiate himself into their conf
dence he played the religious dodge,
and though Il Protestant he approach
ed the sacraments and committed
sacrilege. His real character was
not known until he appear
ed in court to testify against his
contiding victims whom he had en-
couraged to become Fenians. The
earth was soon rid of his presence by
an Indignant Irishman named Kelly,
who shot him in the head as he was
staggering along O'Conncll street in
Dublin.
There is now in the United States
another policeman who has achieved
notoriety. He is Sergeant Sheridan,
who was the subject of a most eXcit-
ing debate in the British parliament
on the 10th of this month. 1t ap-
pears that Sheridan was III the habit
of committing crimes and scharging
innocent men with the preparation
thereof. He was found out at last
dispense with his valuable services.
In their speeches last week the Irish
Nationalists made the following
charges against him:
THAT when stationed in County
Clare some years ago, Sheridan, con-
spring with several OF his subordinate
constables, committed Il series of ag-
rarian crimes, for which they arrested
and convicted by perjured testimony
innocent men in thut locality connect
ed with the Irish Nationalist organi-
Zation.
THAT those convictions We're obtain
ed through juries from which every
Catholic and Nationalist was excluded
by the government prosecuting law
yers.
''.rhat in one case alone Sheridan
got four men convicted of crimes
which, it has since been absolutely
proved, he committed himself.
''That those four men We're SEN
fenced to three years penal servitude
and one actually died i'll prison of
broken heart.
That about a year ago John Dill
lon got information which enabled
him to compel Secretary Wyndham
to inquire into the charges against
Sheridan. Wyndham promising that if
the charges We're found to be true full
punishment should he meted out to
all concerned.
''That Wyndham's inquiry fully es
tablished the guilt of Sheridan and his
police accomplices. but Sheridan
threatened that it the government
dared to punish him he would expose
superiors who had connived at his
deeds in order to create prejudice
against the Irish Nationalist organiZa-
ton.
THAT, therefore, Sheridan was not
only allowed to leave the country. but
got Il handsome contribution from the
Secret Service fund to start him on Il
fresh career in the United States"
Secretary Wyndham admitted that
every allegation made by the Irish
Nationalists was true, except that re-
in, l,n and
the Irish attorney general admitted
the same, thus proving the criminality
of their own armed ru(Iians in Ire
land. In spite of all this. Sergeant
Sheridan, who is now in Mass;-
cllusetts, proclaims his innocence and
says he is wronged by his country
men! He managed to get Il denial
of the charges made against him put
into the papers and says he has been
made il scapcgoat of by his former
masters. He was a Subservicnt tool
of Dublin Castle and after he had
done the work of cOnvicting innocent
men of crimes he had committed HIM
self, he was divested of his uniform
and expelled from the police force.
He came to America and finds no
sympathy. His fellow workmen look
upon him with scorn. He is type
of the hirelings employed by Eng
land to persecute the Irish people.
How long will the Emerald Isle give
birth to such despicable creatures as
Sheridan? He is a fine specimen of
the Royal Irish Constabulary.