No. 115.
Mr. Frelinghuysen to Mr. Lowell.
Department
of State,
Washington, March 17,
1882.
No. 333.]Sir: I inclose herewith a copy of a letter to this
Department from the Hon. Nathaniel P. Hill, a Senator from Colorado, in
relation to the imprisonment in Ireland of Mr. James L. White, a naturalized
American citizen, on a charge of being “reasonably suspected.” I will thank
you to inquire into the circumstances attending the arrest of Mr. White, and
to report the facts to this Department with as little delay as practicable,
meanwhile taking any action in reference thereto which you may deem
expedient under the general instructions to your legation with regard to
cases of this character.
I am, sir, &c.,
FRED’CK T. FEBLINGHUYSEN.
[Inclosure in No. 333.]
Mr. Hill to Mr.
Frelinghuysen.
United
States Senate Chamber,
Washington, March 14,
1882.
Dear Sir: It is represented to me by persons in
whom I place confidence that Mr James L. White, a naturalized American
citizen, has been for several months incarcerated in jail at Naas,
Ireland, on the charge of being “reasonably suspected.”
Mr. White was for two years a member of the city council of Denver,
Colorado, and is said to be a peaceable, quiet man, well-disposed
towards good government. He left Denver about the 22d day of July, 1878,
and returned to Ireland for the purpose of visiting his aged father and
staying with him the remainder of his life. Very respectable parties in
Denver offer to vouch for the intelligence, sobriety, and integrity of
Mr. White.
I would respectfully request that inquiries be made in this case, and if
the facts will justify, that such steps may be taken as will be
necessary to secure his release.
I am, sir, &c.,
