MAN OF MYSTERY.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 213, 7 September 1921, Page 5

MAN OF MYSTERY.

SEEKS POLICE PROTECTION. THEN DISAPPEARS. FREJIANTLE, August 30. A man who gave the name of Daniel Casey, aged 25, told a remarkable story to Police Inspector Brophy at Frcmantle police station this morning. He stated he was a native of Ireland and had held a high position in the Sinn Fein organisation, and had been in one of its military camps. Whilst there he had written a letter to his sweetheart which -had been intercepted by the Sinn Fein authorities, and found to contain come code words, giving certain information. He waa tried by court-martial and sentenced to death. He managed to escape to England and was enabled to get out to Australia. For about two months he worked at Brennan Bros., drapers, of Perth, but latterly he had noticed that he seemed to be under observation. A few weeks ago he wired his mother in Ireland asking her to cable him £40 to pay his passage back to Ireland. The money came, but his destination was really the Eastern .States, and he showed Inspector Brophy a ticket to Sydney by the Katoomba, which left Fremantle to-day. He asked for police protection, as he was toeing shadowed by people wishing to do him injury. The inspector sent him away with a constable, but whilst going along the street Casey disappeared, and though a keen watch was kept locally, and also on the Katoomba, no trace- of him was found. A peculiar feature was that he gave his name to Inspector Brophy »•= Casey, but the steamer ticket was in a different name, whilst the lugsage found I in the cloakroom bore still another name.