The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-05-06 00:00:00

THE DYNAMITE PLOTB.

111111AORDINAIT 11•1147101111.

Al the Birmingham Police-court on Saturday morn-
ing, J. F. Egan was again brought op on lb. charge
of oonspiring with John Delyothas Denman, to clause
an explosion in the United Kingdom, likely to en-
danger life and preperty.—Adr. Po/sad, instructed by
the solicitor Wpm Treasury, prosecuted, and said that
the charge would be altered to the of thereon-felony.
Oa • eabsequeat oe salon he neon nsd to P 1•06 by
Bolen Ade John Daly, who Ism apprehended at
Birkenhead, in order the& they might be charged with
the °Minos. Daly, who wee formerly in Bursar Hill
Itetreet Asylum, Sussex. went to live with Egan at
ia,rlircek, Birmingham, in 1882 On the 12th
February but Daly went to Wein,, hasuptolt, sod than
went to Liver I. 013 returning on Good Friday
he was at the Birkenhead Rallwa74lation
with three shells of a destructive character charged
with nitro.glyoerine an I other materiels f..r the
~.urp .5* when thrown of ccusin.r au expf,sion
d ogrr..na to las. Li,. police • log up :gars'.. g.,.1e0,
Wad oto lb ISt,. -I Apul ("owl, u.. ,err 0.. of
r lee • in c I. Th • iir•t
w.. iwured •on .to u , c,II. ' The
Ii tu.,o of the !i.e., lt.publio."—lt read a.
f.di

•
"Pasaitims.—Whervae it is niers ary to the *ell-
b,ing •.I Is 'dab Republic t enact sod declare the
oleo itutiou of the supreme sad vxrcative government
thereof, it la nereby enacted en I &elated and pro-
mulgated by the aforeemd gore. nment of the Irish
Republic I Council aseembled, sod by authority
thereof in dm name of the people, that on this day,
being the 18th day of August, Anti° Domini 1809,
and hemeeforth the Coostitutioo of the Irish Republic
I. and shall be as follows.—That the Government of
the Irish Republic is and shall be composed of
eleven members, to be designated the Supremo
Council of the Irish Republic., and to be con-
stituted as follows :—Thre cisme establishing the Irish
Republic read, "That every citizen or ',Adler of tite
Id" 11,11ahtle end aver, member of the supremo
council dries civil and m Mary obedience to the
executive of the supreme council, and the President
thereof la, in fact as well as by right, the President
of ths Ml* Republic. That each member I the
mime oonnoll le and shall be finally elected, but
may be removed by a two•thirds rots of the electoral
body; and, further, that any member of the supreme
council may resign only with the cousent of the
supreme council, sod the supreme council shall have
the power to demand the resignation of any member,
and should such member reties to resign the =Prow
council shall have the authority by a two-thirds vote
to rem ivi hint sad c gummed a new election In his
district. That in each of the seven electoral
divisions afor•-said a cavil and military sweeter) shall
be elrcted by the owisty district cent im thereof, and
who shall act under the Droste 4 ;b. ...bon, of the
supreme comical of the diri.los. That in Englaad
and So bland the towns shall be grouped into di,
tricot In the manner detertnioed by the divisional
refeeteafeUve b/ the olittteme sonata, sad that •
disked Noire be doled by each &Met

whose fenation, power and term of office, shell
be la all respecta similar to those of • county
clntre ; and toe cloc.riat centree shall mamba In
aloha:aide and slat a rodismittee of aye ea of goad&
who shell primed to elect a member of the
supreme council for the liviaioo. Th. young
In all caeca to be by uellot. and the electors sworn to
act arc rain.; t • their beet Judea:, a for the beuefi: of
the irieo Republic, red to iuviulable secrecy r• grad-
lug their pro...dings in the% behalf,"—Mr. Poidd
tiled proceeded to red hooch., leogthy Fenian
document found ia the carderar, the °oatent, being of
• most revolutionary chersoter. In addition tii thew.
circles there were to be other circles governed
by ait executive of three, namely, • centre.
• secretery. aa I • treasurer. With regard to
the duties of the. officers, the duties of the
cantor wore to receive all information end instruc-
tions .4 the circle, to conduit all oarrsepoodenos foe
the cdrole, and settle disputes bet aeon the We end
their men. Also to mains all reports from the
secretary, transmit them to the district centre, pur-
chase and be respousible for the safe keeping of all wee
=aerial of the circle, and expel all offeaden within
the circle, superintend the election of B's and
watch the do nuns of the sec stray and treasurer, and
ouperiorand the deal. g nstally. It is alio laid down
tlrai on the leat •iaturday of each month each 01. to
give his Ii • report of the number of men la hie edam
with ooe penny for each man rep ined. The war
meter.r of each centre warn t be purodased by the
rdeutio, who warn held responsible for iti sahty, and he
wie empowered to woke what cooditioa he thought
wit* neciessitry.for the este keeping of the said raraterial.
ihen there were other laws with regard to what was
to be dm* if the olden reopousible f .r the safe keep-
ing of war material :1.14.1 to produce it when called
upon to do so. If a menstar purchseed • weapon be
gicured the f .11irwiug a Inintag. :—" Firat, the
derteinty of baring an arm when the hour of actiou
aria..; secondly, the made of defence should he be
threatened with danger; thirdly, he will leers to 6re
with rapidity and accuracy.' A further pro-
vision provided that no person presenting
hiumelf to any centre, anuses he was properly
accredited, wee to be received or reio galled by
doh ceinns ; sad say aware having communication
with any nonraccredled person eras to he
removed from hie pioitioe. Tnen there was
what was to be done with the " black list of traitors,
spies, erriodlers, end other criminals among the
L LLB." One of the law. pro•ild toot arty person
toeing any dosser°ui dram:orate gro, to be for ever
expelled the " 1.R.5." Trete were three oopiee of
the ruler., and they all 'wowed to have been used.
The on. found la the garden w. the raise for the
*truth of Bail:sod divisioe, which Included all Knlsnd
from the south of /Staffordshire. The moo who joke 1
the ' 1.1t.8." paid taree-pdoe • week, which went
tower& buying war nraterial, and a penny • month
towards the genet4 expenses of management, and
Lb... who revealed the secrete of the Society were
struck off the list for ever, and Patted on the ' black
114" for pretty obvious reasons it was desirable
that thee* papers 'should be kept otti of eight, and
therefor* they were put into • tin can and buried.
Tun were 61an in the can two or three other docu-
ments. One wise dated November 12th, 1874, and
signed " J. 8.," and war as follow. :—" My dear
Jr res,—ln answer to your loluiries about young
Ridings, I enclose you the reply I have received. You
will also ere the work I have to do in this firm (the
firm wee probably the 1.11 B.) I wrote to P. IL to let
him know we should parchese no small goods (pro-
bably small goods' were revolver.), as there Is no
demand for them. You know they are not the sort
of thiug for solo Invest i ony greet extent." %tr.
Poland It • read dither letter, iu which the writer
rauseilted that " the business wanto to be seen Li at
ode," and .tated that "a. regard.' the general meet-
lug, I will leave you to rho.' your own pia:r., hut I
should like the meetiug to he on Sande", which will
suit ins bettrr than any other day." Toe writer
a ided, " I intend t go to Liverpool to POO a law
friend. there. I had file pair. of 100{ clothe., but I
have to part with Chem for want of 01•.1." A. the
emit clothe. " of the former letter, Mr. Poland
era inu-.1, probably meant revolver., s the " long
cloth." probably meant 'foe next letter is one
which WY a little myst.r ~,,, •. It began a. follows :
" Birmingham, Juue Ist, 1874," and wadi signal by a
man 0 ioney. He said—" Soolosed you will find F
for 30 co. lam sorry I did not Mil before, but busi•
no. ma...6W prevented in. .en liag money before
hie p•rinieslon in L (Li verp .4)." An then letter was
headed" June, 19th, 1874, Kiug•street, Wedim-bury,"
and was signed " W. Idonnell, D.O. (District Centre) "
He wrote to " Deer Hid," sod said " I hope tile will
6ail you lath. enjoyment of good health. There *ll
he a meeting of the officers of the district nu Sunday,
Jane 27, at 6 o'clock et Mr. P. Flynn's. Hoping you
will cm." There wan further in the tin cannoter •
rnoeipt. unimportant of itself, but dated Fe ruary
11th. 1678. " Received from J. F. Egsn on ..cc runt
of G. Duffield £6 10'. for !di blood lt.ii coy .mosey,"
for ooze re... 1.0 it other signed " Siwiril. s,,of it
-bowed there woe • receipt given to sod tltter
audr•owd to him deported in thie ceniste., with Vie
c •nditution of the Irish Reuulnic, with • I it •r from
the ,upr -me Council ant the Is.. ..n.l regitlat.•.ne for
the goverausent of the southero divisi.,n of England
wider the convicts.' in .4 th- " I.lt B." to addition
I. these things were f•ran I nine cartridge.. Sleet' of
the. were Wl' and tie- of them fir revolver..
One had written on it " Algelia, Snider ;" then
another one " British Nlartioi. tleury ;" and IMO her
" Remington Peabody, three miles." In allit on to
the. allows were fouud in the house the ua CO .1..1
the circular. of • large uumbor of ',unmake,* io Bir-
mingham. I. ore of the bedroomm of the home, he
(Mr. Poland) believed in J ha Dray... halo nab,
there war found thin document :—" Arms
got from 1879 to 1881 : 2,811 ; revol-
t/oh 702; lardeing 3,5441; previon.ly 1,, h rad
aussle-loaders, 1,194 ; shot suns, 1,656' , revolvers,
1.898; t0t.1—..1.1 4,748, user 3.546. roshiug • total of
8.294." 'Then there fra. • mew .ran turn " The above
ie • r.cord or arm, in the halide .4 measliers of nod
erandiog." Having real several other document., ell
ref erri, g to the "1.11,B.." Mr. Poised tab the
following letter, .1.4,1 Slot-mbar 11th, 1877, 9,
Waterlooratreet, Kiddermi.t-r, an.l written by a
man who signed lorn.elf John Moran :"—" Dear
oir,—No doubt you wil he expecting to bear from me,
Sal at the same time not be dry. had at won, of the
contents. We have gr'. much strooger the lest few
wicks iu mei from different pens, some from Irelan I
and rotas from loncohire, and they have all berm
sarprised at we rending m nay away any more than
'he penny monthly levy —thet is referred to in the
fifth rule—end there were 000:10 of them that sub-
scribed on c .aditions that you will keep to the tow.,
for they card that some of them come from where there
were only six of them I. the village, and they hell
their own o I should not hare taken any notice of
them, but there hai been a centre here from Bury, a
very energetic fellow, and be har a. god a. coin.
mantel me not tr seal any 0300) than the penny 1 vy,
and he would take the consequence.', for he did he ha i
newer sesta the like done before, and he worked it out
in this way—that supp ee we were called away to soy
part of the counuy or over yonder, we would not have
• oast, to du anything with, and moot likely, if we
ergot to Wolverhampton or Bir1100•11•03, we 00IM gel
no &valeta.. there. I most tray we ere g lig on very
nicely, for the Bury man lb. pot ne Jo pr,p, order,
sod I hope you will not find him • ine,l 'ler or
mischief maker, for what he said awl 'lnn.was for the beet. Then de gave the addrees
of this men at lianabott .m. mid he hided "I
enclose le. 81. In stem, s. Tira will represent 18
by.. I can get them together any time, pr•.vidir g
you let inc here six or eight day.' n0t.,,. I c .uld
riot make it convenient to g•t over to the rd., or
I should certainly have come. Hoping you are all
right again, and that we wiil he favoura I with • yid&
from you moo, I remains, your. faithfully, John
Morgan. J. F. Kid." There was written union
that in Bien'. handwriting, this letter :—" Deer
John,-1 received this letter this evening, sod *Wu.s
oopy of my letter to your Kidderminster friend.
You see the harm souse follows cause uh Why, it is
enough to make • saint swear. Posh thie matter at
ones, and see if you caanot keep our Bury friend's
mouth closed. I am going to Kidderminster on
B•turday, and will let you know the remit. Yours
faithfully, J. F. Fad." This letter having been sent
off, the prisoner went to hiorgau complaining that he
Uri allowed • hernia from Bury t r go and branders
with this particular district without being properly
anceedited aceraillug to the rules of the orgeniestion.
Toe concepindence, continued the learned cournal,
sprarared to dem near.* clearly enough that the
pfleollef MOO 11.• • MSC In •Otboll,y—in fact, mu of
the of6ciers of this trdeonable organiration. Upon •
scilizaueut occasion Daly would he placed le the dock
ao de Egan, and charged under the Explosives
Ant.
. . .

—file prbionar was than remanded uetd Saturday
nest.—Duriog the greater part of the prooesdinge
Egau leant la a somewhat uecoocerited style over the
dook rail. but directly Mr. Poland otstod the
laariminating nature of the domments fouod in his
bow*, a deep Bomb diffused his facia and he was
perceptibly embarrassed.

FURTHER IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
A revelation teite made on Friday in connection with
Hai dynanate discovery in Birmingham which thr:iert a
isew light on th• gnostical of how the explodes usaterial
used by M. dynangtards is brought to Ma country. The
bottle in which Me malady :enne was found at Erases
Mae is • Eat dash, the amide halite (thick brown abs.
oh have • Aintlueni It are ir ringly of opinion
toot tee bustle 1/.. not ma's in this roustry. is
g nersity our lb.'-it i• an A'. riot. tiara a sad
th4t lb It ayr rine itrae ',anti It. it .0 as t
out in Cow.' ,11^11101de au h e. at pie imam's,/
port.. It ie r• I ...VIVO that ne.ity itthrr ~o' .b..
tato kit i t bey- to.. t'l It hey or 4. IN. /i/
The pollee ere no • d•ggiag anothe part if Eau's r.ri•dt
in the lull th lit ant nth.. oi-cov.a.. wai he ma T, •
nitro-glycenne in the bait. was .aldrient t • melt. t .0
pounds of draarniio LlDeliel •Ote a.. toad. with the
conpounds by N. .t It. C•nacil Hot., on Fri.
day. Oo until M ijo.dia ins not amnia. Th • bott e had I
been retrieved to Dr. Hill • lathy ow, at th. top of th• :
Council House, and a small bag of IT neselguhr earth,
/smug to that used by ktartady, in the Ltelearostreitt
seer, was procured for rinv-rtiug ths nitro•slyoerlue
into dynamite. Th. water lamina been poured off thei
top of the nitro-glycerin*, the latter was albered and
wow( Dr. Doped pronouns,' it to be comparatively
neutral, the acid 'meta been almost entirely washed ont,
@Doane that it bad been toot carefully pr-pared. Di.
Derr( them :Axed • small quant I. of earth with ate...
&poetise la • porcela•n bum until it assom-d the pat,
andatency of new dynanitt. Dr. Bitstock Hill estistel
In Me experisatot. Mr. O'Cuitior,_Egerta a eru
reagent with the permission of M.
Fent ChW of
the polio*. He wished to take away a sin sample of
the oompound. but Dr. Dared erured him ti.at such a
gourse wouki be dangeroua U. then inquired whether
glows was Do legitimate use for nitrcoglyosrine, to which
Dr. Hopi( replied in the nem Wye, and farthor informed
Um solicitor Ito on, us. waa for the ranufrcture of
dynamite. (Vier completing the creparstion of thn • zpin-
II"' Dr D"r4
s'attErMir i with
ti°.i
wi‘b
• lonlng "."-ii iroali two or three /rms..by
hemmor upon the stair door. when a sharp report and
explosion restated. After •ards lb. dynamite weg en-
/novo( into the edjolatna yard, and Attributed over tit*
ground, wiloo it erat firod end consumed, no explodon
raeuiog. and only a light-brown snlirornt 'rine left.
The Seit•ortion of 'be anti,. quad. y wo, I.
title meaner in several opera leas the Aimhit.tion In
leech ass ocapying only a f. ..con'.. Tee police
alt oh comiiiiiitiabb ironer mina to the finding of the
bottla, which is of thick lir two glut Tie det,•atiew
think it may aff ird them soon clue to to the •spodients
adopted by the dynateitards fr 'moor big them .solo-
So.. iota:, lb.. 0,0,4 v. Dr. D lad woo usable to det-r-
-ogoo bow lomgmo sitsrglycerine sad been mode. but it
tolarsbl airtmis that itia not Pat of that otasalaatated
by as It la at a awake and pawn Idad.

Alhough MD Basil. lb. p•th'ic.a ar osa.loa a ettata•
a treason taloa,. &ewes tb.t h.• a.d ~,,,, 1,,,,.... dm
atilt tit. Liaise 13-otua ha. •. or atA, ,th ~. c..., .. ch.
c. for to ygigi.. it I . 4 s r.... 1 at W.Ntarsbary tbat
tort's lon, of A 11 Ulf, lax butt . oil talt, plac • *boo tb.,
I. • a, a ~.1 'll4 I , I
acea Coot, ~,
~,.. 0 dal 4. i rot in • i.ga b .ve roe .4i y
a•;e:Jra on trial. It I.
bo-a Oriiii and a rr,ki per.. no no su•palad of ut.o‘thtc•
tunas a.t-o-dt)c. rise.