The sun., 1917-10-27
IRISH PLOTTER
NAMES C0HALAN
MellOwes Also Met O'Leary
and DevOy-"Big Ameri-
cam to Be Seized.

Daniel F. Cohalan. Supreme Court
Justice; jeremiah A. O'Leary Of the
American Truth Society. and John
Dewey. editor OF the Gaelic American.
were in close touch with General Liam"
Mellowes. confessedly instgator OF a
plot to foment another uprising in Ire
land next spring. according to asser-
tions made by Federal agents last night
According to Government officials
who srilled Mellowes several hours fol-
lowing his arrest. he admitted that ne
frequently met Cohalan. O'Leary and
Dewey and that thew talked Of matters
prejudtcial to the best interests Of this
country and her allies. These meetings.
according to Meliowes. were held at the
Murray Hill Hotel and the Maenner-
chor Hall on the East Side.
Others almost as prominent az CO.
halan and Dewey. il rs said, attended
these conferences. and among them DR..
John Mc-arton. who was seized on
board a steamship at Halifax the day
Mellowes and Baron Max Won Renting
hansen were arrested here. The Baron.
who is said to be the secret envoy In
this country OF Count Won BernstorfY.
once the German Ambassador here. has
been interned and no charges so far
have BEEN lodged against him. Cen
eral' Mellowes was charged with con-
spirng to bring about a rebellion In
ireland and pleaded guilty to the charge
when arraigned before Commissioner
Hitchcock. He was held In $1,000 bail
and so far has been unable to procure
bondsman.
Me1lowes Bares Plot.
When Mellowes was taken to the
headquarters Of the secret service in
the Custom House he was put through
a thorough questioning by william ].
Flynn. chief OF the secret service His
every move in this country was Inquired
into and quite naturally Mr.. Flynn
wanted to know who his associates were
and the matters discussed when they
met In conclave. According to a tran
script OF this testimony which came to
| light last night Mellowes attended sew.
eral meetings at the Murray Hll Hotel
last winter when Justice Cohalan, John
Dewey and jeremiah OLeary were pres.
ent
! On other occasions ttis quartet met a,
Maennerchor Hall. II Is said. and there
as at the Murray Hin Hotel. questions
which none loyal TO the interests OF thi,
country would discuss came up for a
long and earnest debate. The follow
ing conversation with Mellowes took
place. which the Government officials
declare Is matter Of record in theii
, possession
DO you know jeremiah o'Lsary~
where did you SEQ h!mT'
AT two meetings"
Were these meetings held in Z
hotelT
| Yes"
What hotel?"
THE Murray Hill.'
'Who else was there?'
'Cohalan.'
Cohalan IdentiAed.
Which Cohalan?'
Daniel Cohalan."
Amy one else there
Yes: John Dewey"
"Devoy. the editor"
yes: the editor OF the Gaelic Amer
con-"
quent occurrence?'
I'VE met there two or three times"
Did you meet elsewhere?
Yes"
! 'WhereT'
"Maennerchor Hall"
when did these Maennerchor meet
ings occur?"
Last February"
An air of suppressed excitement per
vaded the United States District AT
torney's Office all day yesterday an
until la;e last night Word had perc1
lated through the customary under
ground channels that "a big American
was to be taken in custody and In
termed Several Of the Assistant Unite
States District Attorneys remained /
their off,cea until late hour and It wa
not until shortly before midnight tina
word was sent to the waiting newspape
men that there would be nothing don
tonight"