MAJOR LE CARON.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8449, 23 March 1889, Page 6

MAJOR LE CARON.

You will have had some details of tl markable story told to The Times-P Special Commission this week by Maji Caron (writes the London corresponde the Argus on February 8). This remar person has been in the bos for four revealing all the secrets of the Feniar spiracy in America, and of the doings < Clan-na-Gael and the kindred associ: for the last 20 years. He admitted that he was a paid agent of the I Government, and had regularly given rnation through his father at Colcl in England, to the Home Office. Hi thwarted the Fenian attacks on Can; April 1887. He was brought into re with Egan, then in Paris, and later was introduced to Mr Parnell in the of the House of Commons. Mr I requested him to take a message t Fenians in America, and said: " I long ceased to believe that anythinj force of arms will ever bring about tl demption of Ireland." Le Caron unl the different schemes arranged at the I conventions by American Fenians and bers of the Clan-na-gael, and he soui show that every member of the Irish ] mentary party who visited the United was hand and glove with the conspii He produced certain accounts of th spirators, showing among other items t penditure on a famous submarine which was to act as a privateer for t struction of the British shipping; and scribed at length the plans of various miters in this country. The London 1 explosion was the work of one Wm.Lari whom he believed to have perished by h petard.. The brotherhood were, at ar still supporting the members of his f Sullivan, the chief of the American Fe who came to England at Mr Parnell's re told witness on his return to the State active warfare was about to be comm in America. Le Caron saicl that he hai much of Egan, who gave him particul his escape from Dublin, via Belfast, Chester, Hull, and Rotterdam. Egan very bitterly of Anderson, an offic Dublin Castle, and expressed a desire bim put out of the way. Egan ric i that if Gallagher had had 48 | more in London some of the best \ iugs there would have been blow Witness referred to the Irish Ni Brotherhood, bat of its particular he was naturally less well inf< He declared, however, that it was geneous, and had been formed out : factions of the Republican Brotherho< i United Society. Thecross-oxaminatioi Caron, which began yesterday, has nal been as severe as Sir Charles Russell make it. It is clear that many of tin damaging statements of Le Caron \ denied. He confessed freely that sine he had been in confidential relation; the Government, and had sent thousa despatches to them, and that these ments had been placed at his disposal i purposes of this case. Under pressi stated that he had seen papers at Cork west, in the custody of Mr Anderson, Home Office, and that a synopsis of papers had been made by himself i Houston, of the Irish Loyal and P£ Union.