The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-29 00:00:00

THE FEEL"' PROSECUTIONS.

At Bow-street yesterday, after our report left,
Anne SMMeellow, wife of Henry Stringfellow • baker,
ngngreyurplase, Clarbeawdl, said-I ;member
the day of the explodes. About smooth before it took plies
I noticed a man standing in Woodbridge-stmet, MU the
House of Detention. Haat saw him• week before the
explosion. My husband end I notified him, bemuse we
thoug togetheras Onetective. wore a
him there several
days . dine he wore long drab or brown
coat, and • wide-awake. Another day he had a darker,
coat, and a mixed straw hat. That was the next time I
saw Lim. He was standing shout, apparently looking on,
for an hour or two, near the prison wad.l believe Barrett
to be the man. I can't speak positively to the time I last
saw him, but I think It was a week or ten days before the

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Janet Crawford, wife of John Crawford, jeweller, 7e,
Cross-etreet, Regent-street, said—l know the prisoner
William Desmond. He lived three houses from our hones,
on the same side. It wu No. 10. He lived in the seemed-
floor front. I remember being at Desmond's door on the
12th of December, the day before the explosion. I could
see into the back yard of his house. I saw three or four
men there, but I did not see what they were doing. I saw
one party come down stain and pees me out of Diamond's
door. That man is English. He went out towards the
Bull's Head, and spoke to another man. I did not see the
man he was talking to before.
English—What time did you see me
Witness—Between three and four o'clock.
Cross-examined by Mr. Harper—There are other lodgers
in the home—two on every floor—men and their wives.
Be-examined—There are two lodgers on each floor.
Charles Rawly recalled—The man near to me (pointing
to Barrett) is the man that lighted the barrel on the day of
the explosion.
By Mr. Lewis—The man bad a moustache and had hair
down here (pointing to his cheeks and bringing his hand
downward at his aide below the jaw.) He had eyes like
the prisoner—big eyes, but they went in. [Barrett has
large eyes. but his brow and nose are very prominent.]
Henry Bird recalled—The prisoner is the man I de-
scribed at the last examination who lighted the squib. I
recognise him by his features and the back of his head and
I neek.

_....-examined by Mr. Lewis—He has disguised him-
self. He had a long beard and whiskers. He had a flush
on his face, as be has now. He had a long brown coat on.
I saw O'Neill at Millbank, and at first I identified him,
till I turned him round, and then I preferred Barrett. I
could tell him better when I saw him in the same position
than I could by his full face.
Re-examined—l believe I pointed O'Neill out first, but
when I turned him round I preferred Barrett. lam quite
satisfied he is the man. I would not swear, but in my
own mind I have no doubt he is the was. I did not turn
Barrett round the first time : as soon as I did I knew him.
If be is not the man, I don't wish to pas■ another opinion.
Isaac Alum recalled—ln ray former evidence I spoke of a
man wbu assisted in taking the barrel out of the truck, and
threw a cloth over it, and then passed over to the corner of
a court or pester. The prisoner Barrett is the man, but is
different in appearance as to his beard. He then had
whiskers cut out under his chin, end no moustache, or
very slight indeed. This was the afternoon of the explo-
sion, and shortly before it took place.
By Mr. Lewis—l am quite sure he had not hair all
round under his chin.
By Mr. Gifford—His whiskers were long below the
chin, so that • person standing at one side would not see
that they were cut out under the chin. I looked round
again after be paased, and saw it. I should say they were
tastefully cut. In front they were brought to a point.
William Scott, 27. Castle-at:Nut, Holborn, painter and
glazier—The day after the explosion I was stationed to
take care of two houses damaged by the explodes, Nos. 5
and 7, Corporation-lane. On Saturday, 21st December, I
was walking over the bricks and ;Oslo& in the exercise.
yard of the prison. Amongst the rubbish I found a ball •
it wan between the two rings where the prisoners go round:
I gave it to a policeman, and I afterwards saw it given to
Mr. Knowles. It was a common white racquet ball.
Thomas Knowles, 200 G—l remember the last witness
giving me a small white ball, and which I took care of and
handed over to Inspector Thomson.
Thomas Buggins—l live at 32, Penton-street, Penton-
assistant to Slater and Reid clockmakers, 4, Lower
Rosoman-street, ClerkenwelL On' the day after the explo-
-1 sion I went on the roof of the front shop to see what in•
jury had been done to the house. I found there half a
stave of a barrel. It smelt very strongly of paraffins. I
gave it to Inspector Potter.
Inspector Potter, of the G Division—l received from
the last witness part of a stave from a barrel on the
• Saturday after the explosion. (The piece was produced.)
• I found some small pieces belonging to a barrel. They all
40 5 smell of paraffin. I also received a second piece from a
baker in Bowman-street, which also smelt of the paraffin.
I kept the piece given me by Mr. Huggins till after the in-
quest; it was then taken by Inspector Thomson. I
received also a whole stave from Slooomb.
Richard Slocomb, 186 A Reserve—l was on duty
at Clerkenwell prison the Sunday after the explosion. The
pieces of the barrel now produced I found under the bricks
mad rubbish under the wall about five yards from where
the breach was made. I saw Inspector Potter take paws-
'ion of it. It was one ideas, but it had been split. [The
stave produced was split through nearly its whole length.]
Alexander Chisholm, Police.constable 141 A, of the City
of Glasgow polioe—On the night or morning of the 13th
or 14th of January of this year, I was on duty near the
Castle-green, Glasgow. My attention was attracted by a
noise like the report of firearms. I beard three reports
and a snap, as if a pistol had mimed fire. I heard some-
thing that sounded like the.whistle of the ball of a pistol.
Another constable named Chambers was with me. I smelt
powder. I went to the direction the sound came from,
and saw two men standing with their backs to the Green
and their faces to the Clyde. I asked them if they had
heard any firing. O'Neill said, "Some boys up by the
monumeut there are tiring away squibs.' I said that could
not be a squib, for it was like the sound of a rifle. He
asked me if I was a military man, and I said, " No." (I
was in uniform.) He said, "I thought so, when you
did not know the sound of a rifle." I said it was not
• squib—it would be a pistol or firearm or something
of that. I asked him how long be had been standusg
there. Barrett said, " Not four or five minutes."
O'Neill add they cams running down from the Salt-mar-
ket across the Gaol-square. I said he could not have been
standing there that time, for we had been there ten
▪ minutes. O'Neill said, " Never mind, let's have some
• drink," taking. some halfpence out. The other constable
said, `There is no drink in the matter; we must bear
about this." I said, " Let us oonse to the office."
O'Neill said, " very well." Chambers took O'Neill, and I
took Barrett, After walking a few yards, Barrett sprang
from me towards the railings. He bad a band in each
jacket pocket. He pulled them out when he got to the
iron rulings and made a motion as if he was throwing
something away from him. I seized him. I observed
something in his right hand, but I could not say what
it was. I pulled him back, and asked him what did he
mean by that ? He said, " I want a swim or two to
myself." I took him to the station, and nothing was found
on him but a pipe and tobacco pouch. In consequence of
that, and the inspector not knowing what they bad done,
they were discharged. Barrett gave the address,
05, Crown-street. I afterwards went with the other
constable to the place where he made the spring,
and we found there a revolver, which I now pro-
duce. There was a cap on one of the nipples.
Could not say whether it was exploded, or whether the
three barrels not loaded had been recently discharged.
After that the prisoner's were again apprehended, and de-
tained till they were forwarded to London. I was present
when the lodgings were searched. Some documents and
two parcels of cards were found there and were delivered
to Mr. Williams. The prisoners lodged together at 65,
Crown-street.
Cremeexemined byj Mr. Lewis—The farthest he was
▪ from MO when he sprang away was about six yards. I saw
• him fumbling at his pocket before he sprang away, es If
getting something ready to throw away.
By Mr. Gifard—lt was past twelve o'clock at night, and
that is rather a dark part of the town.
Robert Chambers, a police-constable, said be was with
the last witness Cbisbolm in Gluiest, -Then they heard the
abets and took the two prisoners into custody. At the
station-hoer witness found on O'Neill 10s. in silver and
a copy of the Irishman newspaper. I was with the last
witness when be found the pistoL We afterwards went
with the lieutenant to Crown-street. The lieutenant
found there two copies of the Irishman, and a packet of
cards now produced, of which the following is a copy :
" IN lIIEKOSIAN RZLlQnlarlOt.
" Pray for the repose of the souls of the three martyrs,
William Philip Allen, Michael Larkin, and Michael
O'Brien who were executed at the New Bailey, Salford,
Manchester, on the never-to-be-forgotten 23rd of Novem-
ber, 1867. They died true and orthodox catholic*, forti-
fied with the sacraments of holy church. May they lest
in am and their good works follow them. For their
art and sinew love of their oppre country they
~I murdered by. the enemies of the Irish nation, who
have long held her in bondage and oppression.
We swear to avenge thetn—no joy shall be tasted.
The hasp shall be silent, the =ldea unwed ;
Our has then be mote, and our fields shall be wasted—
Till magmata, Is wrecked on the morderers' bead.
God save Ireland and her people.
" Dublin, let Dec. " Simpsit, J. W."
Mr. ()Ward said that was all the evidence he proposed
to offer against these prisoners to-day.
They were then remanded.

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AlastairloN or STRUM' NA 1118.—The following
alterations is the names of public sheets in the metro-
polis have been ordered to be made b the Metropolitan
Board of Works. Bed Lion-street, Holborn, la to be in-
corporated with Lomb's Conduit-sheet. That part of the
Edgware-road extending from the Regent's-canal to Kil-
burn is to be named Kilburn-road. The line of thorough-
fare known as Cambridge-heath, Mare-street, and Church-
street, Hackney, is to be re-nanted,part thereat Cambridge-
road, and part Yarn street, and ttshee name Church4treet
to be abolished. The thoroughfare extending from the
north aide of Haggerstone-bridge to the east end of Aston-
str=llhri oreditch, to be named Haggerstone-road. The
names of terraces, places, villas, ke., Ken-
snlngton-reed, Campbell raid, Bow, and Salmon-lase,
Limehonse, are to be abolished' and ineeeporated
with the main line of thoroughfare. In the perish of
St. Mary, Newington, the mantes of four George-streets
are to be abolished. George-street, Broaden-street, to be
named Wadding-street ; George-etreet, Trafalgar4trost, is
to be named Date-street ; George-etreet, Hill-strost, is to be
incorporated with Heissa-street ; and George•street, Har-
per-street, is to be named Standard-etzeet ; Newetreet,
Lion-street, is to be called Ash-street ; and New-rifest,
Camden-street, is to be named Hard.street ; King-etreet
and Queen-stmet are to be incorporated and named King
sad Queen-street ; Shor‘etzeet, York-street, is to be
named Cotham-atreet. In all eases the houses are to to
re-numbered. The Metropolitaa Board of Worts has
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