The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-17 00:00:00

ARREST OP AN ALLEGED PENIAN.-A
MILITARY INFORMER.

At the Bow-street Ftelioe-oonrt yesterday, a man
who said his name was Peter Morgan, bet who had bees
apprehended by the polies as Peter Napa, wee brought up
en • aerie of tresanoteleny.
The preematima wee eendoeted by Mr. Hodson, an
behalf el the Treasury.
HJena Malmo deposed—l am a private ba the 13th
anaea,listiosed at Canterbury, where the regiment is!
la depot (The witness was dressed is the sailors et the
iNinal) In ma I was* private in the Military Train, I
atelwich. One day in teher I watt to the Spread'
Bogle Taves, awn Weelwichoommee, where I met the
primmer. I knew him by the name of Peter Mohan. I
was into:dewed to him by a men named Farrell. There
were two sabers with him, one named Sinelair, who them
went by the name of Thompson, and smother named
=rThere were a number of soldlen present it
.. I was oleo Is uniform. The primmer said he
was there to saint soldiers for the republic, which woe
about to be established in Ireland. Binclair asked MO to
Woe the Fenian oath. He said I must come out into the
yard to de Si. I refused. I then saw Farrell introduce
the ether soldiers to Sinclair. I did not hear what they
said, but I saw them go out into the yard with Sinclair.
They went out one by one. When one had gone out with
Siaelair and had come back, then another went out with
Siaelair, and when he came beck, another; and so on.
What they came bask they told me they had taken the
Nana oath I still refused. The prisoner Mohan then
rememarated with me.
Sir Thomas Henry—What do you mean by saying that
Ihe "remonstrated What did he say?
Witasse—Ha asked me why I would eat take the oath I
as my comrades had done, and act as • man for the good of
my ammtry. He mid that Ireland would soon be liberated
if we all acted together unanimously, and that • rising
would take place very soon ;he supposed in January. At
last I went out into the yard with Sinclair, and took the
Fenian oath. As near as I can remember it was for re-
leasing Ireland from the hands of the British government,
and establishing • republic instead. I left boon after this.
The neat time I maw the primmer was in November, 1866
(the same pearl. I met him at the Boehm of Welling-
ton, in Woolwich. I met him by appoiatment through a
man named IPCarthy, a ovum& of mine in the Military
Train. A private soldier of the name of Bryant was with
no at the time. I told Mohan (the prisoner) that I had
brought a man down for him to make.
Mr. liedeon—To make what ?

Witaeae—To Hake him a imam, of mum Bryant
went out with the primmer Into • book yard, and when he
cam, book I asked him if it was all right. He mid it was.
that.
Bit Thomas Henry—The primmer my not have beard

Witness—Yes, he was there, and heard it, and beard
Bryant my he had taken the oath. Bryant was in uniform.
The prisoner then said he had been coming from Alder-
Mot, where he had had • vary narrow escape of being
&Mite& He said he bad been down there to get soldiers
to take the Fenian oath. He then asked me if I would
assert from my regiment and go to London, and so to
Ireland, to serve the cause. I said, " No, unless we had
some money to take us there." The prisoner laid he should
see the committee to that effect, end me if they could find
the money to send us to London. Afterwards—on the
24th of December, 1'616—1 received &letter which I have
Woos burned. In consequence of that letter I went to
London—the 27th of December. I was with two of my
own corps and eight of the Royal Artillery, eleven of us
altogether. There were twelve in the party. There was
• man who bed come down from Louden to fetch us, and
he went with us to London. We started from Charlton to
go to London. We were all in uniform, all the eleven.
When wegot to Leaden we met to • public-home about a
quarter of a mile from the station, and there we met
Mohan. He went into the peddishouse with us
and paid for some drink. From there we went to Vine
court, Whitechapel. We went there in cabs. There were
four is the cab I went in. Farrell wee with roe. Mohan
pee IMO bell • mown to pay fee drink. I 'eked him bow
mos we should pt • ohmage of clothes. He said, not be-
fore 11 or 12 *Week. It was thee half4o o'clock at
night. He said we meld met get the of clothes
soceser, be them might be euspieion we get It all
from 01111 haute, and therefore we must go to several
houses for the suite. We then went to another boom,
not far off, but I will not mention the name, and there we
stopped that night. We all left oar uniform, at that
home, and got fresh clothes. On the 29th I went, with
four *there, to the Euston-square Railway Station, and
took the 7.30 train—the Dublin mail train. I believe the
other, had gale on Odom. I met Mohan at the station.
I believe Farrell took the tickete—he gam me mine. I ex-
changed hate with Mohan. Mies was too large for me and
his was snail. After we changed hate Mohan said to me
that he would see we in a few days in Dublin, Si the
rising would take place very soon. I saw Mohan in Dub-
lih in February 1866. That was at my lodgings in Dublin.
He asked me how I was getting ea. I said vary badly.
Hs said I was as well treated as anybody else was. I
asked him if there was any expectation of • rising in
Indeed. He mid the expedition was she'd leaving or had
left New York, and we should soon have plenty of work
to do. He them left, and I have not men him shim until
to-day, when I mw hiss in eustedy at Bow-street. I was
arrested afterwards in Dublin. I wee transferred to the
13th Hussars in June last, at my owe request. I Joined
the military trek in January, 19a, and was transferred in
Jane.

- The priesser, en b
se, eing asked if be would pet y ques-
tions is ths winie said, "I would dethnean doing so
atirs_lti._ The evidence is a fahrkstien of
Thompson, of the detective foxes, said that cis
ilbs.'"*V4riztat. he arrested the prisoner at 17, Lawremes
Poulin-Isms, City, whim he was working as • ~pester.
He said he was innocent
The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was remanded.