The Irish standard., 1903-10-24
EMmEr's DEVOTION,
The Pathetic Story of Sarah Curran
His Be,rOthed.

W W ScieoidtiollS III liHill! lEtftS ol
Ireland and Great Britain. America
and Australia. Though two or three
books have been published this YEAR
dealing With the career of the young
patriot martyr, they add little to our
knowledge of Emmett beyond that al
ready told by DR.. Madden. In the
current number of the Comhill Mag
azine, however, appears Il long and
very interesting article in which the
true story of the Insrrrcction of 1903
is told now for the first time. The
writer. Mr.. Michael MacDonagh. bases
it on the official correspondence-.se-
cret and Observation-Disclosures the
Irish viceroy Carl IIardwicl) and the
cabinet in London. which having been
purchased by the state, has just been
made accessible in the manuscript de-
partment of the British Museum. 1t
is, indeed, an exciting tale of adj
venture and romance. Il tale of the
deepest human interest. Passing ov-
Ell the story of the preparations made
Tor tlp illSlllrection and the failure of
Emmet> plans. we come to the ro-
mantle episode of Sarah curran and
the mean and cruel conduct of her
father, as described by MIR, Mae
Doa%h: Emmett retained for his de
tense John philpot turran. lh" nhlrst
advocate of the day. and the father
oil MS sweetheart. turrHn w;,S an
intimate friend of the Emmett family.
and knew Robert We'll, but he wns al,-
solllt"lN ignorant of the relations l.r-
tween his daughter ana the plottrr
and leader of the insurrrrion. The
news came 10 him in Il ,lraninlr man
nrr and with crushing effect. The
Lord Lieutenant writing IN Charles
York" 9TH" Home Secretary, ON Sept.
8, says:
N curious discovery has been made
respecting h,lAnrl. the particulars ri'
which have not tiMtc to detail to yu;i
FULLY. There We're found upon him two
letters FROM II WoNi;!n. written with !;
kn"Wl"'l=" of tn" transactions in
Which lao l!;'i been engaged ana wifi,
good wishes for the success Of any flu
tlll" attempt. He has been vrrv nnNi-
Gus To proven. these letters being
brought forward, and has boon lpprr-
hcn>ivr that tlr writer has been AZ
rested as we'll us himself. Till ycS-
ter'thy. however. we were entirely ig
liorant of tItr person who had written
these letters. which are very clever
and striking. The discovery was
made last night by Il letter from En-
met. Intercepted on its passage from
kilnhinlam prison TO Miss Sarah
Currhn. Youngest daughter of Curr;m
Secretary has seen him ana he pro
frSsrS entire Ignorance of the rollnrr-
ton; but | think he must decline be-
ing counsel for Emmett IN Il ,lsc i'm
which his daughter may be Implicated.
1t is Il very extraordinary story. and
strengthens the case against Emmett"
Emmett WAS indeed Sorrly stricken
by the discovery of his Swrrthrlrt'S
association With him i'm his dreams and
ambitions. his projects and efforts for
the overthrow of the British power in
Ireland. He appealed frrvrntly TO the
authorities for the destruction of the
papers. lir offered to plead guilty to
the charge of high treason, and to
walk to the "nllowS without Il word
giving up his right to address lin, court
from the dock and the people from
the scaiiod. if. in return. Miss Cur
ram and her relatives were spared the
annoyance and the grief of the public.
disclosure of these documents. The
crown re 'rctrd the proposal one day
Major SIR ana Il party of Yromnnry
appeared ut the Prory. Rathfnrnlllln
armr, with warrants to search the
house and its owners papers. and TO
arrest Sarah turrHn. Ii waS the first
inti!ation that turrHn received of tho
implication of his daughter in the in
snlrrction. He was overwhelmed hy
the blow. His anger against Sarah
Was intense. This great lawyer. this
orator with the tongue of fire. this wit.
from Whose recorded SHllirS the llnSr
nl !; century has not rvaporltrd the
spirit of laughter. WAS. with all his
genius. Il nlcnn-Suulr,l creature. His
conduct. as disclosed by the Hard
wirkr correspondence. WAS most ,lr-
Spic:lhlr. Ii WAS not for his daughter
suffering from the crurlcSt pHngS that
can lacerute the ardent heart of II
young girl in love. that he WAS con-
rrrn"d. He WAS fearful lest his pros
poets of promotion 10 the bench might
he imperiled. He FASTENED in Il mad
rage to the castle. saw the attorney
grncral-StandiSh O'Grady - vit,prr-
atcd Emmett. denounced his daughter,
rendered his person and his papers to
the government. to abide amy inquiry
they might deem ii eXprdient to direct.
Brought before the privy council. he
was examined. and dismissed without
Il stain on his mean and contcnlpiblr
character The lord lirutrlant-;,
kindly. generous man. as the CORES
pOndcnce Sh0wS--tlcciLcd that no Hc-
ton was to be taken against Miss
Curr;ln. The poor girl for II time lost
her reason. and could not in any cir