THE MAAMTRASNA REVELATIONS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 26, 17 October 1884, Page 20

THE MAAMTRASNA REVELATIONS.

Fathbe James Cobbext, P.P.. of Ballinrobe, sends tbe following Btatement to Wednesday's Freeman :— xoiiomng Having seen the Lord Lieutenant's reply to the Archbishon nf ?? a fl Z 8 fe tter iQ y eßterda y' 8 which reUed me only tSay I saw Thomas Casey and read for him the letter and memorandum' He requested me to forward to you the following statement So far as Casey'sstatement regarding what took place in BalHnrobe on tt£ 20th Mayis concerned, I can corroborate it, as I was present •- tAi.™,* * 8 ?^ el'e I' ba /m g read the ]ettev of tfa e Lerd Lieu, ment :- Archblß hop of Tuam, beg to make the following state~t w In i tb .. e t 1 , 8 * ? lac^' {t was Btated tbat afc Ballinrobe, on the 20fh of May last, I distinctly swore that Philbin was at the murder That is not tme. I refused to swear anything at all about Philbin althnm* threatened with immediate imprisonment Offl| altnon gn nriJ'f In - BeCOnd ?lace«? lace « MM T r> Bolton ' 6tates tha t he never had a private interview with me. I state tbat he had two-one in Kil mainham prison and the other in Green street courthouse At the nrst interview in Kilmainham Mr Bolton mof mo ,•„ office and told me that PhUbin had given informX? Z iZt*™ SIJ ? Mme -, 1 wo ?] d ü be hi e hl y rewarded ; tbat I would get amnle protection, and would be sent to any fine. place I liked P "I said I would tell him all I knew of the truth given^d fsa^it wi false** ""* ° f * he iDfOrmation Philbi * "He then said that unless I corroborated Philbin's it would h* of no use for me, and that I would go back again 'The second private interview took place in Green strp^f courthouse on the morning of the trial. trreen-street " I was first brought before Mr. Bolton, Mr. Bradv and tVio governor ; afterwards I was brought into a private TrWwh P ™ r,n Oie bnt myself and Mr. Bolton were present? c no " Mr. Bolton then said he would promise me £3no n , „„ perhaps, if I gave the same information Sat tSoSkd He said if I did not do so tbat I would be surel^ on trial, and that I would surely be hanged. pat .^0^26,1884. (Witness) JS^bS, P.P."