New-York tribune., 1917-10-27
Gen" Mellowes Tells of
Meetings With Justice,
O'Leary and Dewey
Other Arrests for
Treason Expected
Further Seizures Predicted
as Result of Confession
by Sim Fein Rebel

The United States government has
evidence that Daniel F. Cohalan. JUS
.;.s Of the New York State Supreme
Court Jeremiah A. OLeary, editor OF
,,s recently suspended periodical,
~R,,lp: John Dewey. editor Of "The
Gaelic American" and other New York
ore held secret conferences with the
men recently rounded up by William J.
rlynn. chief Of the United States Secret
Service. as Sim Fcin leaders.
Two Of the pri-oners now held IN
American and British prisons on
.bsrees OF having conspired to start a
sscond Sinn Fein rebellion, are said 10
tsv, confessed 10 government Secret
Ssrviee agents that they conferred IN
,S;s citv with Justice Cohalan, OLeary
and Dewey.
0tber arrests are predicted by Fed
.rsl officials as a result OF these confes-
s;ors Treason may be the charge
iodged against at ieas: one prominent
I-os-ican citizen who has been under
cioss surveillance for two days. .,
@Tbe government" said one Federal
oHrisl Sbas proof that this second Sim
Ts;n rebellion, like the first, was
batehed in this country"
New evidence in the possession OF the
Trited States government tends to
,bo,y that Justice Cohalan, with Dewey
srd OTeary. met the men now under
.r-ast In this city after America entered
the war
Mellowes Said TO Have Confessed
William Nellowes, alias Liam Mel
Iovss so-called commander in chief OF
.So Irisb Volunteers and one Of the
leaders in the 1916 rebellion, has, 1t IS
understood. made a clean breast of his
ralatiops with Cohalan. Dewey and
OTasrv Nellowes, referred TO by his
associates in this city as General
Srsnklv admits having held a number
Of meetings al which Justice Cohalan,
Devov and OLeary were present
Some Of these meetings were at the
MURRAY Hill Hotel in a private suite
engaged BY a prominent New Yorker
Wellowes declared. Other meetings
we're held in MRnnerchor Hall, once a
rathering place for the revolutionary
Clan-na-Gael. but now the haunt OF
German societies.
DR.. Patrick McCartan, who was ar
rested By British officials when the
Atlantic Transport liner Maumee
touched at Halifax last Friday, also
attended these meetings. SO did an
other Sim Fein leader named Clarkin,
who evaded the Secret Service net.
The first Of the meetings was held
in Mannerchor Hall According 10
government records, Justice Cohalsn,
General" Mellowes. John Dewey, Dr..
NcCartan and jeremiah OLeary wera
among those present. Names OF others
who attended are being withheld. TINS
meeting was held late in January or
early In February.
Cohalan Refuses to Talk
Subsequent meetings were held both
in Naennerchor Hall and at the
Murray Hill Hotel General Mel
loves is said 10 have asserted that
he was accompanied by Justice
Cohalan and Dewey to Murray Hill
Hotel meeting.
Baron Max Won Recklinhausen, the
German agent and associate Of the
Sim Fein plotters. had fund placed
az his disposal by Count Won Bernstorff
which. il is said. extends far into the
millions This fund is now being
traced by agents of Chief Flynn. Just
what Won Recklinhausen's connections
with the Sim Feiners amounted TO is
carefully guarded by the authorities.
But that he has been a frequent visitor
at Maennorchor Hall, where some of
the Sim Feiners met, is an admitted
fact
Justice Cohalan sent word through
his court attendant Yesterday that he
would not talk 10 reporters.
John Dewey has an iron-clad rule not
70 talk TO newspaper men, and Jeremiah
0Leary was reported out at his ONCE
and al his home.
"The Gaelic American" Which was
formerly owned by Justice Cohalan, in
an editorial by John Dewey. declares
Baron Won Recklinhausen, the interned
German accused of plotting, was un-
known TO Justice Cohalan.
British Plot, Says Dewey
"A new fake Sim Fein rebellion has
been manufactured by England for the
purpose Of making a plausible excuse
for coercive measures in Ireland" says
the Dewey editorial. Lloyd George is
the chief .artifcer in this latest plot,
and he has secured the cooperation OF
the American Secret Service (as is
clearly proved by the public statement
Of Chief Flynn, and of John Redmond
and his party in the British Parliament.
The debate in the House of Commons
last Tuesday was evidently pre-ar-
ranged between the government and the
Parliamentary party, and the arrest and
revelations on this side of the Atlantic
were timed so as TO make Lloyd
Georges speech and Chief. Flynn,s
statement appear 10 confirm each
other"