New-York tribune., 1908-06-01

.tocne, younger brother OF Lord Fernoy and Of
.ne Hon James Burke-Roche and son-in-law
ei tne late 1od Goschen- Alexis Roche, whose
FAMILY is celebrated for its egsressiveness seems
10 nave expressed himself in characteristicaIly
sorons language at meet of the DuhaIlow fox
mounds concerning Sir Timothy in connection with
the sale OF some horses, and the baronet insists
that his good name has been injured thereby to
tne extent OF S5.on. and has caused subpunas to
ne served Lord Kenmare Lord Iistoweil the
duchess of Sutherland. Nigel Barring and a num-
Der OF other well known persons.
Sir Timothy OBrien owes his baronetcy to the
fact that his grandfather Lord Mayor Of Dub
LIN on the occasion of Queen victoria's first visit
TO Ireland, and this Lord Mayor was a very
prosperous merchant Sir Timothy inherited a fair
sized portion. which he still further increased Sy
marrying daughter OF the late Sir Humphrey Ae
Trahoro He claims to represent branch of the
former royal line Of Thomond and to be descended
from Brian Boroihme, principal King of ireland
IN the tenth century But this is contested BY Lord
lnchiquin, the acknowledged head Of the House of
oBr1en and the chief representative OF former
dynasty Sir Timothy, whose brother Edmond Is
married to Miss Audrey Crawford, OF New York,
is an Oxford man. played In the university eleven
against Cambridge and purchased Lohort Castle
a number OF years ago from the late Earl of Egg
mont. Lohort Castle furnishes the only instance
OF Of those very ancient square towers of
Ireland having been converted into an up-to-date
dwelling. These Irish towers were built for de-
fence only. and the limited size OF the dwelling
staircase and one large square TO each story.
The ground floor Of the tower is used as the
kitchen though il is a handsomely paneled
throughout with old oak are all the other
rooms The next floor is entirely devoted to one
large square drawing ROOM and there are four
more floors above. The place was large enough
for the late Lord Egrnont. But Sir Timothy has
less than children Of whom eight are daueh-
ters and consequently he has built out extensions
on various sides for nurseries, schoorooms, bed
rooms. etc
Sir Timothy succeeded his uncle in the baronetcy.
The late Sir Patrick sat in the House Of Com
mons, where he famous for his Irish bulls On
one occasion he advised the government 10 divide
of money into equal moieties. and TO give
onehalf to each of the four provinces of Ireland
On another occasion he declared that the Irish
Church act had broken down the bridge which
separated the Catholics from the Protestants.' -
With regard to Alexis Roche. I notice that his
elder brother, James Burke-Roche, Is back IN
London and that the proceedings instituted against
him by the British government -four years ago in
connection with his daring feat in running the
torpedo boat Caroline from its builders wharf on
the Thames TO the Russian port Of Mbau under
the very OF the British police. revenue and
naval authorities have been quashed and the
warrant issued for his arrest cancelled It
was in the midst Of the Fusso-Japanese war,
and the British authorities had been warned that
Messrs. Yarrow had completed extremely fleet
destroyer for the Russian navy, very strict watch
was maintained TO prevent the boat getting away.
Yet Jelly Roche managed the job, reached ID
bau IN safety, winning not only large bonus
from the Russian government but likewise e. big
wager Proceedings were ar once instituted against
him London for violation OF the neutrality laws,
and to avoid arrest he has been living in France
until quite recently. AS the son-n-aw Of Frank
Work, OF New York he IS almost well known
in the United States in his own country and
on the death brother Will succeed the lat
ter's peerage Lord Fermoy.
MARQUISB DE FoNTENoY.