The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-06-19
HIGH TREASON The CHARGE.
Colonel Lynch, the Ex-BOer NJ. P, Ar
rested 10 England.


this morning on his arrival at New
Haven from Dieppe, France. Col
Lynch. who was accompanied by hi:
wife. was brought to London TO the
Bow street police station. Lynch
was arraigned upon the charge ri
high treason and was remanded until
June II. after formal evidence of his
arrest had been presented. The pri
soner. who was described upon the
charge sheet asa Journalist" sat in
the dock apparently unconcerned I'M
Ill the magistrate asked him il he
had anything to say in reply to the
charge. Then he arose and replied
almost inaudibly. "No sir He did
not apply for bail aud was taken to
the cells.
The Irish Nationalist in the House
OF Commons ANNOYED the ministers
today upon the subject OF the arrest
ofColonel Lynch They wanted TO
know why the colonel had not the
same right to surrender as other
hurghers. The government leader,
A.. j. Balfour, replied tersely: "Heis
not a burgher."
4 PROTEST IN THE HorsE.
\ John Redmond, the Irish leader,
and j. &. Swift, Nationalist, then
asked the secretary of state for home
affairs, Mr.. Richie. why he had not
fulfilled his ministerial duty in in
forming the House of Colonel Lynch's
arrest on the charge OF high Treason,
Mr.. Richie denied that it was his
duty to so inform the House Whom
the Irish members appealed I" th"
Speaker, the latter upheld tn" M.
tionalist contention that the usual
practice was to inform the House of
Commons Of such an incident through
the Speaker. Further questions were
ruled out of order aadLtA subject
was dropped.
At the outbreak OF the South
African war Lynch Joined General
Joubert's army and became colonel
OF the Irish brigade and a personal
friend OF President Kruger. Lynch
was sent to South Africa by Golfers
Weekly, but left war correspondence
for fighting as soon as he passed the
British lines. The Irish brigade was
warmly welcomed by the Beers and
Lynch received the lions share OF the
popular ovation. His brigade was
marched Immediately to Kruger's
house and was received by the presi-
dent in person, who made a speech in
Dutch which no one in the brigade
understood. After exhorting them
tofght bravely for independence and
against the oppression of England, he
became especially vehement and i'm
pressive and, turning to Lynch,
poured out a jumbled mass of excit
ed Dutch. Lynch discovered after
ward that Dom Paul was telling him
not to override the Boer ponies and
give them sore backs.
THE IRISH BRIGADE $ WORK.
The Irish brigade fought along he
Tugela river and Colonel Lynch's
scouting and rear guard work in the
retreat after the relief of Ladysmith
was mentioned especially in Boer dis
patches. With three Americans he
remained behind the retreating Boer
army and blew-up railroad tracks
and culyerts within sight Of the Brit
ish cavalry, allowing the Boer rear
guard to retreat in safety.
Colonel Lynch was opposed in the
contest in Galway by Horace Plum
kett, a Uniouist. The Nationalists
disclaimed any intention of insisting
upon the presence of their successful
candidate in Parliament. They sup.
posed he would be arrested. The
election was a stormy one and the
Jail was full of voters with bandaged
heads. Colonel Lynch returned to
England of his own accord. He was
notified that warrants were out for
his arrest. Mr.. Balfour announced
in Parliament that he would have
Lynch prosecuted and that the Irish.
man would never take his seat.
A IoLo Rr Cenafar pa;iav