The Irish standard., 1915-03-27
|ENa|SA PLOT AGAINST SIR 'ROC[R EASEMENT
Letter of Distinguished Irisman Grey
Plot to Capture Kill Noted Man-Ful Account
of the CONSPIRACY
of the Conspiracy

lowing day, Oct. 80, and was invited
to come to the British legation, where
he might hear something to his ad-
vantage"
This second interview, on the morn
ing Of Oct. 80, was one with the min
lister himself. Mr.. Findlay came
straight to the point. The pretended,
or possibly real, ignorance of my
identity shown on the previous day
was dropped. Findlay admitted that
he knew me, but he said to Christen-
sen that he did not know where
was about to go, what intended to
do, and what my real aims might be.
1t was enough for him that l was an
Irish Nationalist. He admitted that
the British government had no proof
in hand that l had done any wrong
or that l was planning some wrong
which might give them a moral or
legal right to interfere with my free
dom of movement. Yet he was de.
termined to do this.
Bold faced and without any hesita.
ton, he therefore resorted to illegal
means and gave my valet to under
stand that I had to disappear" add
ing that he who would attend to that
could do fine business. He laid
stress on the fact that no harm could
possibly come to him who did the
business since nobody in Christiania
knew of my presence except the Brit
ish government, and that government
would protect and look after those
who had accomplished my disappear
ance. He openly stated the means
which he thought suitable by assur.
ing Adler Christensen that the man
who knocked him on the head" need
not worry about work any longer in
all his life.
BY way of practical application OF
that moral precept Findlay then
asked Christensen, II suppose you
would have no objection if you need
slave no longer for the rest of your
life?"
My faithful servant concealed the
anger which he felt at that vile In.
situation and continued the CONVEX
sation in order to find out further
details about the plot which was to
be Matched against my life. He barely
remarked to Findlay that I had not
only always been very good to him
but trusted in him blindly."
It was that blind confidence on
which Mr.. Findlay erected his scheme
which was directed against my life
and liberty-a scheme which was tC
violate the public law of Norway and
to destroy the happiness of the young
man whom Findlay, by immense
brides, tried to induce to commit q
cowardly crime against his avoweC
benefactor.
IF l were captured or disappeared
not soul would know it and ask
about it., since no government except
the British had knowledge of my pres
ence in Norway, and since l had ne
means of appealing to any authorit,
for help. But the British government
would protect the persons implicated
in that affair and would literally pro
vide for their future
This, in Findlay's own words, taker
down in very careful notes, was the
proposal which H. B. MS minister
made to the young man enticed tt
the legation for this particular pur
pose. The fact that that man re
NAMED faithful to me, and did moi
offend against the laws of his country
remains a triumph of Norwegian hon
esty against all mean bribery of the
weaHhiest and mightiest government
of the world, which was to tempt him
to betray his master and trespass
against the law.
After thus displaying his plan in
general, Findlay advised Christensen:
Think it over and come back at
o'clock if you have a mind to tackle
the thing" He gave him Is crowns
in Norwegian money, "only for your
taxi fare" and then dismissed him.
AS 1, of course, had great interest
in these offers and wanted to know
what was to be done with me directed
the man whom the British government
wished to bribe in this manner to
return to the British legation and
seemingly comply with the wishes of
your extraordinary" minister. But in
order to give the whole affair greater
semblance of probability l advised
him to "sell me dearly" and to secure
an unusually large sum for such an
unusually foul deed. Formerly Chris.
Jensen had been a sailor and had
come across many tough customer.
He assured me he had had no diff
ficulty in finding the right tone before
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Order for Hearing Petition for Letters
Of Administration.
No. 1922.
State Of Minnesota, County Of Henne-
pin. In Probate Court.