The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-25 00:00:00

SATURDAY, JAN. 25. 1868.

ARREST OF MR. TRAIN-AHD HIS
RELEASE.

The Irish Government made a strange haul last week.
One of the passengers by the Scotia, which arrived at
Queenstown on Friday night, was Mr. George Francis
Train, an individual pretty well known in London in
connection with street tramways and other matters.
On the arrival of the Scotia at Queenstown she was
boarded as usual, and Mr. Train was taken into cus-
tody. The first intimation 14 the event received in
Cork was a telegram from Mr. Train himself to the
editor of the Cork Examiner in the following terms :
" I ase under arrest for words spoken in America
and ou the high seas. This reminds me of free America
and Fort Lafayette."
Travelling with Mr. Train there were two gentlemen,
one of whom described himself as Mr. Durant, an
American railwayiondvictor -the other as Mr. Gee, an
English commercial traveller. Both were taken into
custody at the same time as My Train, and brought on
shore in the tender under a large escort of police. The
three prisoners Were removed to the house of a local
magistrate—Mr. John Newman Beamish—and a Berond
magistrate, Mr. Tannin, was sent for to assist at the
examination. Messrs. Durant and Gee explained satis-
factorily the business which had brought them to Europe.
and were immediately released. Mr. Train alleged that
lie had come on a mission in connection with some rail-
way speculations, and made an energetic and character-
istic protest against his &rest, which he denounced as a
gross infraction of the rights of an American citizen.
It is said that he threatened immediately to lodge a
complaint on the sajbct with the American minister,
and said this was the only thing necessary to precipi-
tate war bet Weed• England and the United States.
'You have arrested George F. Train, sir," he said to
Mr. Beamish, •••• slid the cup is full." Mr. Train,
however, was &Gained all night at the police hart-ticks.
The police seized a large bundle of papers, containing,
it is said, seveAlltheridred speeches made by Mr. Train
in various partatf Site.Usited States. In some of these
speeches he !TWO in Very strong language of the
British goverwtrient; -and offers warm sympathy and
encouragenteit to the Fenian& Mr. Train had not the
slightest idea of disavowing any of these statements.
On the contrary, he seemed to consider them very
creditable protinetions, and asked the detectives
whether they vritald indulge him with their attention
while he read itsfewlsaariuses which had been greatly
admired by his Thimatlantic friends. This offer was,
however, deciland by-Ole-officers. Subsequently Mr.
Train was rernweed to Cork in charge of two policemen
and lodged in the county gaol. He promises that the
British goy ermaieat will hear of him shortly.

The Cork Exonimer, In describing the arrest of Train at
Queenstown, and the, subsequent magisterial proeeed-
logs, says that, on being remanded, Mr. Train aked
Permission to saint a message announcing his arrest to a
friend in America:and after some deliberatnn the Bench
granted tha request. In about half an hour after Mr. Train
drew up a telegtam to the President of the United States,
stating that he had been arrested without any cause what-
ever by the British authorities, and claimed the protection
of his Exoellenuy. The message was at once forwarded by
the Atlantic 'telegraph Cable to Mr. Johnson's residence,
White House, Washington. The prisoner sent a message
couched In somewhat the same terms to the American
MinUter at London, Mr. Adams. On reaching the railway
station the poll.ce motioned their prisoner to a third class
carriage, which is the usual one availed of for the trans-
mission of prisoners, but Mr. Train objected to being Placed
there. 'they suggested second class, but he declined to
travel in that carriage either, and said that he would go first
class and pay the difference. Accordingly when the train
arrived at Tivoli the tickets were collected, the head con-
stable banding three lor the third class to the collector. Mr.
Train paid the difference for himself and left the policemen
to frank thenneries,• unfelt to their disgust, for their pri-
soner had evidently led -them to suppose that he would
settle for all. On arrival at Cork a cab was procured, and
Mr. Train was conveyed to the Comity Gaol, where he re-
mains at present. .We believe he has load an interview with
Mr. V,aatman, the United States Consul at this port, and that
gentleman has communicated with Mr. Adams, the Minister
at Loudon.