The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-03
Meeting at Occidental Hotel Decides
to FOrego Public Meeting Planned
for Tomorrow Night.
AN ARRAIGNMENT OF ENGLAND
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED DECLARE
SHE Is AN ENEMY TO MANKIND.
Fugitive Is More Sinned Against Than
SHINING, His Friends Believe
Text of the Address.

At q meeting held last night In the Oci-
dental Hotel by the prominent Irishmen of
the city for the purpose of considering how
to arouse public sentiment for James
Lynchehaun, now wanted by the English
government for escaping Jail in Ireland,
it was decided not to hold the public meet
ing for tomorrow night as planned, but to
issue an address to the public in the nature
of an appeal for fair play. The resolu-
tions are as follows:
To the Public:
AS it was at first thought best to call a
public meeting for next Friday night to
afford an opportunity for the lovers of law
and fairness of our city to give expression
to their feelings regarding the arrest of
Thomas Walsh as a supposed escaped con-
vict, at a later conference IL was concluded
that, as the meeting was to occur before
the trial. the real object thereof might
perhaps be understood.
And, we are all Americans, proud of
our citizenship in this land whose courts
are the most fair and lenient in their judg-
ments, whose laws are the most equal in
establishing mans rights; a land whose OBJ
ject il is to elevate man by teaching him
love and justice, instead of debasng him
by cruelty and injustice. the committee now
considers the meeting superfiuous and dis
misses ii for the present by submitting
for the consideration of our fellow citizens
the following resolutions:
Whereas, On the 25th of August, 1908. a
poor irish exile, VINO nau 1Ound an asylum
in our city, and was peacefully supporting
his little family at honest toll. was arrested
as an escaped convict at the instigation of
an alleged representative of the British
government, assisted by Pinkerton detec-
tives. who dogged his footsteps. even to
the sacred precincts of the church; and
Whereas, This man was dragged from a
sickbed by the minions of England, who
were thirsting for a large reward offered
for one James Lynchehaun. though this
mans name is Thomas Walsh; and,
Whereas These sleuths, spurred on by
the hope of financial reward, were endeay-
oring to spirit him out of our city without
a fair trial in which they were fortunately
thwarted and,
Whereas, We do not believe that this poor
Irish exile is James Lynchehaun; and
Whereas Even IL the identity of Walsh
as Lynchehaun should be established. we
believe that he, by being sentenced to penal
servitude for life, and having served eight
terrible years at penal servitude in a Brjs-
tol prison torn from the arms of his grief
stricken family. he has served more than
time sufficient to expiate the offense OF
assault and battery, with which he was
charged therefore, be IL
Resolved by the undersigned citizens of
Indianapolis. who feel justified in asserting
that they voice the sentiments of every
Irishman and of every lover OF Justice in
the circuit of the globe. that the imprison-
ment of any human being at penal servitude
for life for committing a simple assault
and battery is an inhuman. unchristian
act. and travesty upon justice: and be il
Resolved, That any nation which passes
such an unreasonable sentence through its
courts for such minor offense is an enemy