Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
Ovation for Thomas Cullinane at
Ballymaooda.
ONCE SENTENCED TO GALLONS
Escapes Death Penalty, but Deported
to Australia.
BERNARD GAFFNEY ALSO THERE
William }. Bryan Appears I'm Belfast
with His Lecture, "Prlnce of
Pence'-BnnISrupt Has
wealth.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.


DUBLIN, June 25.-(special Dispatch to
The Bee.)-w Whatever may be the changes
of feeling among the Irish people as to
the wisdom or propriety of seeking to
gain Irish. freedom by force of arms there
has been no change in the affection and
esteem for the men, who risked their
lives for ireland in the Fenian days. The
great home coming pilgrimage is bringing
many of these gallant fighters home this
year and they are being received enthusi-
astically.
Among them is Thomas Cullinane, who
took a very important part in the move
ment in his native place Sduring that
stormy period. The district in which Mr..
Culinane first saw the light, that of Bally-
macoda, can boast of some of the best
and most devoted adherents to the move
ment, of which James stephens was the
head, and some of them-particularly Peter
0 Neill Crowley and his companions of
the episode at Kilclooney Wood-are re-
membered as amongst the best and truest
and most steadfast, which Cork county
produced at that time. Mr.. Cullinane was
often commissioned by the leaders to I'M
| dertake very delicate and exacting tasks,
and it was while performing one OF these
duties that he was arrested.
On the 9Th of March, 1867, he proceeded
to Castlemartyr by direction of Captain
Mcclure to make certain inquiries, and
while doing so he fell into the hands Of
| the police. He was afterwards tried in
Cork with Captain Mcclure, Kelly and
Joyce, and he was sentenced to be hanged,
drawn and quartered, Three weeks later,
however he received a reprievei and
was then transported to Western Australia
In February. 1871 he was given his free
dom, and he then proceeded to America.
| Though he had been long time away
mis- heart always reverted to the land
| for which he strove SO nobly, and lately
he returned to his native district of Bally-
macoda. To slgnalize the home coming
and to give him welcome worthy OF his
patriotic record a meeting was held in
Ballymacoda last week. platform over
which stars and strips floated was erected
for the proceedings. which were marked by
the greatest enthusiasm.
Gaffney's Experience.
Another returning Fenian is Mr.. Bernard
Gaffney, who left Ireland for Australia In
1858, and who is now in his seventy-fifth
year.
He had many interesting "reminiscences
also OF those stirring times, especially OF
the "Catalpe'N expedition, which was fitted
cut for the purpose of assisting Fenians In
western Australia to escape. Mr.. Gaffney
was one OF the leading spirits Of 1.-THE
Irish Citizen" which was started in Sydney
in 1871.
Mr.. Gaffney speaks highly of the Irish
nationalist feeling In Australia and the
sympathy and interest with which the
fight for home rule is watched by the
Irish exiles.
."Prince of Peace" Mt Belfast.
Hon. w. J. Bryan lectured to a large
audience in the Assembly hail. Belfast, on
THE Prince of Peace when his fine
oratorcal gifts made a fine impression.
Mr.. Bryan is an attached Presbyterian,
and his minister is an fisherman. Mr..
Corkey, one OF the family of the late Or.
Corkey of Glendermott, County Kerry. Mr..
Bryan is a decided evangelical II want, -
he says, my minister to act in the belief
that Christ's Gospel is the surest cure
for all political and social evils, and that
the best method of promoting temperance,
social morality and good citizenship is to
bring men into the church."
bankrupt Well Fixed.
A strange discovery was made by 4
bankruptcy court official Who accom-
panied by nine police officers, paid sur
prise visit to the house OF Mrs. julia
Quill of Coolea, County Cork who was
recently declared bankrupt for debt OF
f35 for rent.
The official happened to pick up pillow,
which looked as If it had been carelessly
thrown down on a basket Immediately
a son and daughter OF Mrs. Quill pounced
upon him and struggled desperately ia
get possession OF the pillow. The officia
fell upon it and remained in that position
until the policemen came to his assistance
The pillow was then ripped open and
among the feathers were found bank
notes, gold and silver amounting alto
gether TO f12S Is I'd. Two books were alsC
found, showing that the bankrupt's SOM
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