The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-31 00:00:00

THE DYNAMITE OUTRAGES.

IDUTI

COLL.

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At the Bowotroet Polio.-court, on Friday, (filbert
Cansrughkol and Harry Burton, charged with being con
mod in the recent dynamite outrages, again appeared
on roman I before Eiir Jamas Ingham. Ms. Poland pro-
sscutnd on bohalf of the Treasury, and the Wooster'
were Jef ended by Kr. Quinlan', of LiverpooL
9 irseant Wilteam Colo, who entered the box on
crotches sad who seemed very feeble, woo then sworn.
His adoso/00011 mused • sensation In Court. Ho wag
ancozurn anted with • seat ow the Clerk. being rather
des/ Isom the effects of the explosion Ho seid—Oo
the der of the explosion it Westminstor Hall I wee ea
duty in the Crypt. I was at the bottom of the steps
leading from the hall Into the crypt It was my duty to
me that people coining down Me amps did not return the
same coy—Did some one can your attention it **soo-
thing no the mewl—Tee PI3MII lady—What time was
that I—Two. as sear ae I could gases I hod not hoard
the c ock strike. It lay on the bottom eight of stairs,
and anodised to be like • lady's quiltod patio est. I saw
light-oolonsed smoke issuing from It. The quilted petal.
coat was brown. I turnsd it over, and then I saw that
It contained a gamin, of osku or apparently cakes
like light brown paper glazed—aglow appearance at any
rate. They were in Mar rows of pockets, four Is • row,
and in weds pocket woe one of Mose packets of browa
pop!r. Tao smoke appeared to mote from the metre
pirtiom. It woo about 111 in. to 16m. In width, about Mt.
born; might have been • HMI* more, ant front no lack
i o quartier to on Mob sod a half thick. I picked it
up, end fund the Ire extended morons I picked it up.
A light. It,. 'seemed to be imam from the upper Portion
of on. of the pockets, I noticed the fire extended all
over this paroel. Each pocket was about MA/ an look
above the pocket, except the nest corner one, which was
about one inch above ths pocket. Th. parcel seemed
to here a thread, or pion dawns:, or something of that
sort over each pocket, about the oentre, apparently to
prevent tho case coming out. On the top of the par-
cel was what appeared to be • strap of ordimary boot
webbing. It went along the top and extended eve or
six inches beyond the two top corners. It seemed to
form a bunch which could be strapped round the waist.
On one end there was either • batten or • hook. The
weight wee from 10th. to llib. As I woo carrying it I
loon I the stuff burning ray head. It was of soft material
I found &Micky solution on my hand. When I found It
burn my hand I threw it away from me, end Is Moot a
seam I I saw the dish of the explosion. I do not
some nb,r anything after amino the large flasks not Oven
the rep in. I woo taken to Weatroinster Hospital, sad
to:mauled them until Monday, the 19th last. My ribs
had bo..n broken, and I wail very much Wand. Oolong
Majeadie visited me at the hospital. He showed me a
cake s tiff which wee as nearly a• poseible like one of
the cakes in the pocket of the parcel.
LI tier 'silence havlog been taken, Mr. Poland, addres-
sing Sr James lookout. said—After careful consideration
it hat been &Add that I should aak you to commit the
prioriners for trial for the offences of treason.folony, under
Om statute Ilth and Ilth Victoria. chap. 12, sec. 3. which
renders a person 000viotod of this offence liable to Mal
nevitude for life.
Sir James Ingham to the prisoners—Ton have heard the
ovidenos. and lam bound to commit yea for trial. You
are not obliged to say anything unions you think Proper.
If you do lay asstklai, what you say will be taken down
In writing, and may hertz Naiad you at mUriti
On the struotbA.4(
heMOlrlegy loces.•
Having bees formally oomatiMod for trial they were
escorted from the dos* by the °Mows in attescianos.
This terminated the Inquiry.