Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States Volume 1 (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Where did yon meet him in New York that year t?In Chatham street, or rather at the corner of Chatham street, on the steps of a hotel. Did you meet him in Dnaue street 1?Yes. What party of Fenians did he belong to t?At first he belonged to the Stephens and O'Mahony party, and until deprived of the State centership of Massachusetts. Did he continue to belong to the Stephens and O'Mahony party after that T?No. What party did he join then t?The Roberts party. The Chief Baron. Were there two parties in the Fenian organization T?Yes, my lord; there was a split. The Attorney General. Was he engaged in any position or employment when he was in New York f?No. Was he connected with any newspaper T?Some time before the war broke out?about 1859?he was; he, in company with [Page of report No. 84.] The Chief Baron. You first knew him in 1832 f?Yes; I heard he was writing for this paper. The Attorney General. Did you hear it from himself T?Yes; I used to get this paper. The Chief Baron. He wrote, you say?for what paper t?For the Irish Messenger. Was that a Fenian paper f?No, it was not. The Attorney General.?Was he in any position when he was head center for the State of Massachusetts f?I was told he kept a grocer's shop, but I am not sure of it. Had you any conversation with him on J eiiianism f?O, yes. Did you know a newspaper called the Daily News, in New York Yes. Do yon know he had anything to do with that paper f?He was reporter for it for some time. The Chief Baron. When was that t?In 1855,1 think. He was a reporter for it for some time !?Yes. (To the prisoner: ) Would you suggest anything I should ask this witness f?No. There is one discrepancy between his evidence and his informations. He swore in his direct evidence that I was State center for Massa...