The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-07-19 00:00:00

THE DIJBLIN SCANDALS.

At seven o'clock on Saturday evening Mr. Gustavus
Cornwall, the suspended Secretary of the General
Post Office, was arrested at the residence of his
brother-in-law, Sir Robert Dairen, near Linlithgow,
upon a warrant charging him on suspicion of having
been guilty of felonious practices and unnatural
crimes. Mr. Cornwall, the day after the verdict
against him was given in the libel action which he
brought against Mr. 0-Trien, M.P., went to Scotland
with his wife. His movements were watched by de-
tectives, who had received instructions from the
Government that he was not to be permitted to
leave the United Kingdom. The Attorney-General
for Ireland went over to London specially on Thurs-
day in last week to eonsult with the Lord
Lieutenant and the Chief Secretary as to the
course which should be taken in the matter. The
result of their deliberations was that on Friday
evening the Attorney-General telegraphed to Dublin
to have information sworn against Mr. Cornwall, and
a warrant issued for his apprehension. A superin-
tendent of the Dublin police Who had been present
during the course of the trial of the civil action swore
an information regarding some of the extraordinary
evidence which he had heard given by the witnesses
on Mr. O'Brien's behalf, stating the suspicions of thg
deponent as to the guilt of Mr. Cornwall, and praying
for the warrant on the ground that be was afraid Mr.
Cornwall would leave the country. By the mail boat
on Friday evening Detective Simmons proceeded to
Scotland for the purpose of apprehending Mr. Corn-
wall. He arrived at Binns on Saturday evening about
seven o'clock, and immediately took Mr. Cornwall
into custod3r. The prisoner had been under surveil-
lance of a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary
up to the time of the arrival of Shin:nom
The result of the action of the Government with
regard to Mr. Cornwall was that the Dublin police
took measures to secure the eonqnued presence in
Dublin of the witnesses M'Kierhan, the bank clerk;
Taylor, the shipping-office clerk; and Malcolm John-
ston, a gentleman of private means, who bad given
evidence in the civil action. Detectives went early
on Saturday morning to the Prince of Wales Hotel,
where the three men had been staying for some time,
and made inquiries concerning them. Messrs. Chance
and Miley, the solicitors for Mr. O'Brien, M.P.,
finding that the Dublin police were taking inde-
pendent action in the matter, coMmunicated with
the head of the detective department, stating in effect
that the witnesses named were at the Prince of
Wales Hotel, and that they had no mama over
them "should they deternaine ,to leave the
country. Superintendent Reddy, of the • detec-
tive branch, called at the hiatel during the
forenoon and saw ll'lcietnan, Taylor, and Johnston,
whom he informed that they were under pollee sur-
veillance, and that if they attempted to leave the
country they would be prevented. The police ii the
meantime had been active with respect to alter
persons, and they took to the Detective Office for the
purpose of interrogation three suspected individuals,
named William Clarke, a cooper, aged 23; Patrick
MollOy, of a similar age; and Sfichael Magra.ne, aged
22, the latter two having no ostensible occupation,.
Taylor, M'Riernati", and Johnston were conioyed to
the Prince of Wales Hotel in cabs, and the other
three were liberated, with an intiination that they
would notheallowed.to leave Dublin.:

On Tuesday .ex-County Inspector James Ellis
French, of the Royal Irish Constabulary, was arrested
near Cork, on a warrant signed by Mr. O'Donnell,
chief police magistrate, Dublin, charging the accused
on suspicion of having been guilty of felonious
offences. The arrest was made by Detective Simmons,
who apprehended Mr. Cornwall. Mr. French had
been under strict supervision for some months past,
the doctors having declared him to be suffering from
softening of the brain. He was taken to Dublin.