The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-30 00:00:00

THE SUPPOSED FENIAN OUTRAGE IN
BLOOMSBURY.

EXCITING SCENE IN BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
The announcement that the man Groves,."

with having fired at andwounded Edwin arDosuld, of the
2nd Life Guards band, would be placed before the magi.
trate at Bowatresit this afternoon, brought an sensate.
nary number of persons to the vicinity of the court The
crowd began to mumble before 9 o'clock, and by 10 a put
of Bow-street wu full. The police authorities did
not anticipate an absolute attack, bat in cue any
" rough handling" should be resorted to a large body of
men were present and others kept in reserve. It was not
generally known that the prisoner was safely lodged in the
station, and at half-put 10, on the approach of the prison
van, a cry was raised, " Here he is," and a general rush
was made in the direction of the court entrance. The only
eseupant, however, of the dark vehicle wu a man
brought up on remand. From that time till 12 o'clock the
number of poisons had greatly increased : and it may be
Observed that many thinking the prisoner was in custody
at George-street (E Division), where he was at Best taken
and the charge against him entered, went there, but were of
souse doomed to disappointment. Shortly after 12 &general
bun ran through the crowd, and at • given signal the police
farmed a passage from the station to the court, and through
this the prisoner MY removed, preoeded by several police.
um, and having one on either side of him, with a number
in the rear. The removal was quickly effected, but the
pressure of the crowd and the hooting and yelling as the
plum passed acres the road was extraordinary. Shortly
afterwards another man, charged with the unlawful use
et firearm', was also conveyed to the court in the same
meaner ; and this proceeding also resulted in a volley of
biases and yells.
The entry en the polka charge-sheet was as foliose:—
" John Groves, 29, Gilbert-street, Grosvenor-square, derk
charged on suspicion of shooting and wounding M'Donald,
with intent to murder him, in Vernon-place, Saint George's,
Bloomsbury, on the 28th September ; taken into custody
by Inspector Thompson, detective foroe, and Investor
Griffith, E. Division."

No counsel or solicitor appeared either for the crown or
for the defence.

About half•past 12 o'clock the police announced that
they were ready to proceed with the case.
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John Groves was then placed at the bar. He is a yonog
man, of middle height, fair complexion, slight moustache,
hair cropped close, well dressed, and of gentleman
appesninoa.

Henry Furbse—l lin at No. 12, William-street, Albany.
street, Regent's-park. I rum a musician in the 2nd Life
Guards. On Friday night, after I had done business it
the Royal Amphitheatre, Holborn, where I had ben
playing, I went about five or ten minutes past 11 to the
Bull and Anchor, in Holborn. There were two or three
bandsmen there. ll'Dcaald, who is in the same bead
• :th me, and is a non-commissioned officer, came over
about 12 o'clock. We had 'glass to drink, and our friend
Hitching', who had been playing at the Lyceum, joined us
about h►lf-past 12, but I did not see him have anything to
drink. He wee sitting on • form. When we went oat,
about 5 minutes to 1, he came with us. We walked along
to Southampton-row, turned that street, and when we get
se fez as the Turk's Head Hitching' said, " Let us go in
and have something to drink." I said, " I don't are
about anything to drink." Hitching. said, "I have had
nothing to drink, and I should like some beer." We weal
into the bar. Mtohings eddied for • pint of " *Apar.* The
barmaid refused to serve it ; she said it was put the time,
I said, " Oh, let us have some beer ; we will not be five
minutes." She said she would ask her mistress, and did
so ; but the mistress also said it was too late, so we left
We went out one by one ; Hitching. find, and myself a
little before M'Donald. When we got out 11I'Dorald sad
I walked on together, and the other in advance. We walked
on to Vernon-place, where McDonald said to me, " Hany,
did you bear those two gentlemen behind' They made a
now with their mouth, and called us pigs." I laid I did
not hear. I turned round to look, and then I h►d a shove
on the head. My head went back, and my hat fell
off in the road. It was more a shove that
a blow. It did not hurt me much. I moved a little fa
one side. I then heard the report of a pistol, which was
fired off by my side. I saw the man who fired it—a Wl
man, with • .very long fair beard. I could not see Ids
features, only his beard, and that his hair was cut short
He bad a dark coat on. There was another man there, a
shorter man, but I did not see his face, and should not
know him. They ran away, across the road toward.
Bloomsbury-square. Sl'Donald said " I am shot."
WDonald ran about 16 yards to Bloomsbury-square, sad
then fell. I ran after the two men, and thought I saw
two objects turn to the left into • street oppwite Sou*
ampton-row. I saw • cabman, and asked if he had
seen two gentlemen running ; he said " no." I returned to
my friends. I should say the man with the beard woe
taller than the prisoner. I could not say that the prisoner
is like him except that he was fair. The shorter one was
about the prisoner's height. I did not see that he had any
beard, nor did I see his features. He was thinner end
shorter.

The prisoner said he oould call witnesses to prove he wee
not near the place, but he woold reserve himself until he
had conned.

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Inspector Thompson—About 1 o'clock yesterday morning
(Sunday), I was at the police-station in Clark's-bnildinge
when the prisoner was brought in charged with violently
assaulting two persons named King and Buzzer. Buzzer
was smother with blood. The prisoner askei, whether he
might have bail, and named two persons ; in auto:mace
of which I directed that he should be marched.
Mr. Flowers—Do you mean of the names?
Witness—Yes; the dagger produced was taken from
him. It is quite new. He was afterwards assa
by Corrigan and identified as the man who had
followed and threatened him a fortnight age.
Afterwards I saw the prisoner, in company wi.h
Inspector Garford, of the E division, and mid to him.
I find it necessary to ask you one question, but pause well
before you answer, as the matter may become very series,
for you. Don't answer at all yet." He said, " What is
it ? and I said, " I wish to know where you was
shortly after one o'clock yesterday morning." He replied,
" I was on my way home to Gilbert-street." I said,
" Where from?" He answered, "From Southampton-row."
I said, " Where had you been in Southampton.row r Ha
said, "At Mrs. Byron's till the house closed, and then
I left and went home." I took the prisoner
to the University Hospital to the bedside of the
injured man, lli'Donald. Several persons were standing
round the prisoner. I asked 31'Donald if there
was any one there that he had seen on the
night he was shot. He looked tho prisoner up sad
down, and after nodding at him 141, " That man is hire
him in the face, but I think he was bigger than him." I
went to the address be had given, and was shown to a room
said to be occupied by Groves, where I found several
papers oonnecting the prisoner with Fenianism.
Mr. Flowers—Are they bore ?
Mr. Garford—One is here, but the commissioners did
not think it necessary to send them all.
Mr. Flowers—l don't like that evidence about being
Fenian papers, but you may say you suspect so.
Witness' contined—ln a drawer I found a five chambered
revolver, nearly new—it may have been used once
or twice. All the chambers were loaded with
powder, ball, and shot. I took the pistol to the
station where the bullet produced was compared and
found to fit the chambers. The prisoner when charged
with shooting at and wounding Edwin M'Donald with
intent to murder him, said, " You have made a great
mistake." lie seemed greatly excited and trznibled from
head to foot.
The Prisoner—l did not say I was at Mrs. Byron's till
the house was closed. He cross-questioned me, and I had
no sleep the night before.
Mr. Flowers suggested that as the case roust be re.
mended, the prisoner had better metre his defence till be
could consult his legal adviser.
The prisoner—Yes, sir, but I can swear before my God
that I never fired a revolve.. in Lyndon in my life, and
never saw the prosecutor till I was taken to the hospital,
or anybody that I saw at the hospital before.
On the application of Mr. Superintendent Sale, of the
E division, the prisoner was then remanded for • week
on AL sharp.

A railroad has been projected between Newport,
in the Lie of Wight, and Sandmen, where it will join the
Ryas and Vomstaar line. This will effect a continuous rail•
way oommunication between Ride and Cowes, along the
back of the eastern end and through the centre of the
island. The new line will be needy nine miles long, and
►ts total soft is estimated at nearly 60,0001.