"NUMBER 1."

Kumara Times, Issue 2111, 5 June 1883, Page 2

"NUMBER 1."

Although Tynan has made good his escape to America, says a Home paper, detectives in London continue their inquiries in respect to the man and his associates. Many of the members of the 13th Middlesex Volunteers, of which Tynan was and still is a member, have been asked for information in respect to him, resulting in many interesting particulars being made known. It appears that Tynan joined the corps early in 1882, and attended the review at Portsmouth on the Easter Monday following. On the occasion of the opening of the new Law Courts by Her Majesty, Tynan used the utmost endeavours to form one of the guard of I

honor. He was selected, and was stationed with his company just outside the main entrance to the new Law Courts. The last drill of the corps which Tynan attended, was in January last. His siories of his adventures in America and Africa were told with a racy humour which always secured him an appreciative audience. Tynan always avoided any reference to Ireland and political questions. As matteis now stand, Tynan is still a member of the 13th Middlesex, but no doubt his name will be soon expunged from the roll of the regiment. An account is given of an interview with Mrs-Shelly, Kingston, the mother of the " No. 1," Patrick Joseph Tynan. She said that her son was forty-one years of age, and could speak several foreign languages. He served for a short time in a "Volunteer regiment of London. He has a family of little children, all still living, the eldest of whom is about fifteen years of age. For some years, his mother said, she lost sight of him, as he crossed the Channel. She did not hear from him for years, when one morning he suddenly landed in Kingstown, and soon established a large bookshop and lending library in Upper George street, in that town. His manner was, on his return, changed. No one, not even his own wife, knew much of his private affairs, as he was most silent and reserved. " Was he," asked her interviewer, " to your knowledge, connected with any political societies, or was he in any way mixed up in the Fenian or other illegal associations ?" Ido not know, but I suppose he was like the majority of Irishmen, and has their opinions and feelings." '* Do you know he has been identified by Carey as ' No. I,' that Carey has been shown his photograph, and recognised it as that of the man whom he met at Black Hock, and in the Park, and whom he saw at the meetings of the Invincibles in Dublin ?" " Yes, I have seen that the newspapers stated that such was the case, but I don't believe all they say. They seem to know more about his affairs than his mother does. He never told me anything." "Do you believe that Carey was telling the truth when he identified your son's photograph as that of his superior officer in the society?" "I am afraid I do." " And if he had nothing to do with the murders, why did he leave the country and throw up his business ?" " I believe be knew something about them, and that he is 'No. 1/ Although he is my own child, I must say he deserved the worst penalty, if I am right in supposing him, as I do, to be the man.''' "Do you know where he is "now?" " No, only what the papers state, and they lead me to believe he is in Mexico." " When was he here last ?" " He came unexpectedly to see me in January or February last, and remained here for a few days. I bad cards from him from London at Christmas and the new year. I had not seen him for a long time before his last visit." " Where did the authorities obtain the photograph ? Was it from you ?" "No. Police-Inspector Creeny, at Kingstown, called on me and took away an old photo, which is not like those shown of him. The police only kept it a few hours. The one that is displayed in the windows, I believe, was furnished by a local photographic artist who knew my son well. That was the only visit the police paid me in reference to the matter at all."