The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-07-05
Mr.. P. A. Ntzhugh,, M. P, Arrested
After Midnight-Removal to Sligo
Jail.

On the Itch inst, at the inclusion
of the annual dinner of the Irish asso-
! citation, District of the Institute of
Journalists, Mr.. P. A. Ntzhugh, who
presided, travel from Bray to Dublin
by a special train, leaving at 1915 a.
m. Several of Mr.. McHugh's colleagues
| on the Press who Travelled with him
noticed that Superintendent Lanlktree
and a number of detectives had been
watching the preceding trains, but, SO
far as could be seen, there were no
officials present when the late special
started Mr. McHugh, who was stay
ing at Doherty's hotel, Lower Bridge
street, drove straight home frosl the
Westland row station. He was about
half an hour in the hotel and had just
gone to bed when a peremptory knock
was heard, and Superintendent Lark
tree and some other officers presented
themselves. The superintendent pre-
scented his card to the proprietor of
the hotel, who acquainted Mr.. McHugh
of the character of the visitors. Twen-
ty minutes later the member for North
Leitrim occupied cell in the ChancerY
lane police station, where he was de-
tanned uring the night In the morn
ing Mrs. McHugh and Miss Kathleen
McHugh, wife and daughter of the dis
tinguished prisoner, We're allowed to
see him. In the afternoon at Mr.. Nc
Hugh's request, Mr. John Rooney of
Belfast, Mr.. T. Mccarthy and Mr.. P.
j. Hickey of Sligo called at Chancery
lane. The official in charge informed
the visitors that he was Obliged to ask
for special permission before allowing
them to see their friend. Remon-
strances were useless; and for three
quarters of an hour Mr.. McHugh was
kept upstairs, and his friends were al
lowed to cool their heels below, while
the friends of the deserter were imme-
diately and courteously introduced to
their relative without the slightest de-
lay. At last a written protest induced
the officer to anticipate whatever in
structions arrived in response to the
message from Dublin castle, and Mr.
McHugh was produced. He was in the
very best of spirits. At the 500 train
at the Broadstone station quite a num-
Der of Exchange court men appeared.
Mrs. and Miss McHugh, anticipating
the action of the authorities, We're pres
ent, and when it was discovered that
Mr.. McHugh was being removed to
Sligo jail, they purchased tickets. A
few minutes hSfore the departure of
the train Mr.. McHugh was driven 11p
in charge of two uniformed policemen.
Waiting on the platform We're Sergeant
Drum, r. I. c., Dublin depot and Con-
stable Fletcher of Sligo, who took
charge of the prisoner Under the SUI.
pervision of Sergeant Montgomery of
the G division, a first-class carriage
was secured, in which Mrs. McHugh'
his wife and daughtr, and the police es-
cort took seats. A number of Mr.. Nc
Hugh's friends, including Messrs. Do
herty, Heany, O'Reilly, Mccarthy.
Murphy and Flanagan, etc, were pres
ent to bid him goodbye, and he started
on his long journey westwards with the
farewells and good wishes of MANY
ringing in his ears.
%
Reviving the Days and Doings Of
Major SIR
There was something particularly
mean about the manner in which Mr.