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

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEP I'EAII3EII 30, 1867.

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH
OF GRAVESIM.

Gentlemen,—
With the approval of the Committee of the Liberal party
in your new borough, I offer myself as a candidate for the
honour of becoming your representative in the next Par-
liamout.
A considerable portion of my life has been paused in the
service of the. State in India, whiire for several years I
have been at the head of the GoVFrnment of Oudh ; but
during my absence from this country I have ever watched
closely the course of political events, and have had deeply
at heart the triumph of Liberal principles.
I rejoice in the extension of the, suffrage effected by the
recent Act; for I hold that the safety of our institutions
lies in 'admitting the people to a large share of political
power. • But I consider the meal re of redistribution of
seats quite inadequate, and I trust that the attention of the
Reformed Parliament will be early given to remove the
glaring anomalies of the present scheme.
Viewing with aversion the employment of any Lind of
intimidation or moral pressure with the object of influ-
encing a man's vote, I will support the Ballot as an effec-
tive protection to the elector in 40 free exercise of his
tight. •
For the suppression of bribery I have faith in the
im-
proved tone of public opinion on this subject ; but I would
also like to see the giving alai receiving bribes made
criminal offences, with the heaviest penalties to fall on the
giver.
Foremost among the measures that will have my hearty
support are the abolition of chnrch rates and of flogging in
the army, the equalisation of paor rates, the settlement of
the Irish Church question, the ppening of the Universities
to members-of all religious denominations, and a compre-
hensive system of national unsettarian education.
Iu foreign policy I am for nonintervention, though my
sympathies as a Liberal are with the friends of constitu-
tional freedom in every land.
I naturally take deep interest-in the affairs of India, and
much of,my attention would be given to them. My view
of our duty to the people of that ,:.naztry is to fit them for
self-government by diffusing education and by freely ad-
mitting them to offices of trust and emolument; for I hold
that a foreign rule can never be popular which excludes
the natives of a country from all share in its admi-
nistration.
I should recognise as leader of the Liberal party that
great statesman and sincere friend of the people, Mr. Glad-
stone, to whom the satisfactory result of the recent mea-
sure of Reform is mainly due, since nearly all his demands
were complied with by the Government.
Should I be honoured with your choice, I hope that the
habits of application to business which I have acquired in
the course of my career in India may render me not incom-
petent to discharge to your satisfaction all tho duties that
solicitude in your local interests may impose on me.
I hope for an early opportunity of meeting you, when I
will bo ready to give any explanation that may be re-
quired of my views on the above and other subjects.
I have the honour to remain,
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient servant,
CHARLES WINGFIELD.
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The Fenian Outrage.

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MANCHESTER, Saturday.

Investigations, judicial and extra-judicial, are
continuing to elicit very grave and startling proofs
that the recent outrage near this city was the act of
a wide-spread and highly organised conspiracy. An
instance of the mischievous activity of the Fenian
plotters against the peace of England, in England,
was afforded last Thursday, and may now without
risk of embarrassing the precaßtionary plans of
the authorities, be mentioned in this place. Cer-
tain trustworthy information had been given to the
heads of the police that bands of men, under pre-
tence of seeking agricultural work, were gathering
round a city in which Government arms are stored.
The chief of the London detective branch of police,
at Scotland-yard, Inspector Williamson, is in Man-
chester, with another experienced officer from head-
quarters, Sergeant Clark ; and the two were ad-
vised by telegraph of all the circumstances in good
time, as now appears from facts that have been dis-
covered. The plaaa-rouisfi which great nambers-ot
Irishmen, hugely in excess of any present demand
for field labour, and suspiciously well provided with
reaping implements, had congregated, is in an ad-
joining county, and is distant from Manchester
about 40 miles. The two London officers, who are
looking after Fenian affairs principally in this city,
took rail for the place which I have not precisely in-
dicated, though there would be no fear of harm in
naming it, and were back again before their absence
had been noted here. The visit, brief as it was,
sufficed to counterplot a desperate enterprise, and
to avert bloodshed in the midst of a very peaceable
and rather dull community.
The examination of prisoners before the bench
of the Manchester Police-court drags tediously
along, every possible obstacle to its progress
being interposed by the learned gentlemen de-
fending the accused prisoners. The notable device
for stopping the whole proceedings until Tuesday
or Wednesday next was this morning broached by
Mr. Roberts, within somewhat peculiar circum-
stances. The terms of the application which that
gentleman made for an adjournment will be found
in the subjoined report ; but some brief account
showing how this incidental matter of discussion
arose may be both useful and interesting. In an
early stage of the day's business Mr. Cottingham
was making much of a grievance relating to the
production of witnesses for the defence, when Mr.
Higgin, the counsel for the prosecution, said, half
jestingly and with natural signs of impatience,
" Well, there's an Act of Parliament which comes
into operation in a few days from this time, and
which will enable you to compel the attendance of
witnesses. If you'd like to have the case adjourned
I shan't offer any opposition." Mr. Cottingham
took the hint, and hastily communicated to the
attorney who instructs him, Mr. Roberts, the sub-
stance of Mr. Higgin's remark. Thereupon, and
positively on no more Maturely considered ground,
Mr. Roberts based a grave and emotional appeal to
the bench. It appeared, after all, that only one or
two of the prisoners could have been affected by the
magistrate's decision of the point one way or the
other; so that the hastily concocted scheme which
Messrs. Roberts and Cottingham had borrowed
from Mr. Higgin had hardly a chance of success.
After the despatch of yesterday's parcel several
witnesses for the prosecution were examined.
George Moorhouse, a warehouseman, identified
Allen, Larkin, Gould, and William Martin, as
having been present at the affray in the Hyde-road,
and Thomas Barlow proved having captured Allen
and witnessed the capture of Gould.
Mr. Higgin stated that as the evidence against
WWilliams was only very slight, he should not
proceed further against him.
M`Williams was consequently discharged, and
the examination was adjourned.
This morning the prisoners, twenty-seven in
number, were brought up under military guard.
Mr. Robinson Fowler was, as before, the presiding
magistrate, and was accompanied on the bench by
the city justices and several of the officers of the
57thRegthe prosecution ; Mr.
Regiment. Mr. Higgin,
deputy-recorder, Hussarsconducted
Cottingham, barrister, and Messrs. Roberts, Ben-
net, and Ward, attorneys, for the defence of the
prisoners.
The position of the prisoners was changed, in
accordance with a suggestion made on their behalf,
it having been declared that some of them had
reason to think the witnesses knew exactly where to
look for them. Mr. Roberts, on behalf of those
whom he represented, asked for an adjournment
until the Ist October, when an Act of Parliament
giving power to enforce the attendance of witnesses,
and making provision for the payment in certain
cases of the expenses of the witnesses necessary for
the defence of accused persons, will come into oper-
ation. He said there were at least twenty persons
who had given him information, which he believed
to be truthful, as to the absence of some of the pri-
soners from the scene of the outrage ; but they said
it would be ruin to them if they were to appear in
any way that would subject them to a charge of com-
plicity with Fenianisin.
Mr. Cottingham supported Mr. Roberts's appli-
catiout remarkiug that if a committal for trial Wok

place before the Act came into operation, there
would be no means of getting certain witm,,sses.
Mr. Fowler—You can subpoena them.

Mr. Cottingham said he was instructed that there
were witnesses in the employ of the corporation., vho
would not attend unless compelled by process of law.

Mr. lliggi❑—You can get summonses from this
court.

Mr. Cottingham said the court had no power ; it
would be necessary to go to the Secretary of State.

Mr. Fowler—ln whose case is this ?

Mr. Bennet (the solicitor instructing Mr. Cot-
tingham) : In the case of Kennedy. The name of
one witness is Neary, and he is employed by a man
named Rafferty, who is engaged under the corpo-
ration.

Mr. Cottingham asked why the prisoners should
not have the advantage of the new Act of Parlia-
ment with regard to the expenses of witnesses?

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give him, and should certainly not saddle the
country with the expenses of every witness who
might choose to present himself on behalf of a pri-
soner. If there were any witnesses whose evidence
it was thought right to have, but who had not come
forward, he would consider the best means to pur-
sue with regard to them.
Mr. Higgin, in reply to a question put by Mr.
Fowler as to the course he intended to adopt with
regard to the evidence he had yet to bring forward,
said he had a great many witnesses who could speak
to the identity of men who had already been identi-
fied, and if the court was satisfied that a prima
facie case had been made out with regard to the
prisoners who had been thus identified, he would
relieve the court from the task of taking the re-
petitionary evidence. Allen had already been
identified by twelve witnesses, Larkin by eight,
Gould by seven, Thomas Maguire by seven, F.
Nugent by three, Bacon by two, and Boylan and
Kennedy by two. There was no further evidence
to offer with respect to Boylan, and the identity of
Kennedy was doubtful so far as one witness was
concerned ; but there was another witness to be
called in reference to him. Win. Martin had been
spoken to by four witnesses, and there were five
more to be examined as to his share in the outrage.
John Martin had been identified by only one wit- '
ness ; but there were three others to examine.
Shore had been spoken to by two witnesses, and
others would be called ; Brennan by one only, but
there was another to be examined ; Carroll by one
doubtfully, but there were two others to call; Foley
by one ; Ryan by one ; Kelly of Galway by one ;
Moorhouse by two ; Sherry by one ; and Bryan,
Corcoran, Daley, Michael Maguire, and Morris
had not yet been identified. It was probable that
Morris would not be identified.
Mr. Fowler said it was most desirable that the
prisoners should know all the evidence that was
to be adduced against them hereafter, but at the
same time if it were found necessary to call further
evidence before another tribunal that course could
be taken.
Mr. Higgin said if any additional evidence were
forthcoming, copies of it should be furnished to the
prisoners' attorneys.
Mr. Fowler said he thought a prima facie case had
been made out against Allen, Gould, Larkin, Thos.
Maguire, William Martin, and Nugent. He should
not, however, be inclined to commit those men for
trial who were only spoken to by one witness.
Mr. Iliggin—l shall not ask you to do so.
Mr. Fowler—Then you ha 4 better proceed to
exbaust_tbe_ identity of those men who have only
been spoken to by one witness at present.
Mr. Cottingham said if any evidence that might
be given against the prisoners were withheld, the
responsibility would rest with the Court.
Mr. Roberts said ho had never before known a
prosecution conducted on the principle of taking
part of the evidence before the magistrates and the
other part afterwards. It was, in fact, saying to
the prisoners that sufficient evidence would be given
to send them for trial, but they should not know
until it might be too late what other evidence was
to be given against them. He protested against
this as the introduction of a new principle. He
asked the magistrate to pause, and to remember
that they were sitting in Manchester and not in
Dorsetshire. He asked them, for God Almighty's
sake, to pause, and to let Allen and the others
know now what would be the testimony against
them at the special commission by which it was
said they were to be tried. Ile hoped that Mr.
Fowler would not sully his name by sanctioning a
practice which would let in any amount of injustice
that could be perpetrated in the name of the law.
Mr. Higgin—After the observations which have
been made by Mr. Cottingham and Mr. Roberts, I
do not feel that I should be doing my duty if I pur-
sued any course whatever which could, under any
circumstances, lend the slightest degree of truth or
probability to the suggestions which have been
made. I therefore withdraw my application. If,
in the exercise of my duty, I have to repeat evi-
dence over and over again, I am quite sure that
if any fault is cast upon anybody, it will not be cast
upon me.
Thr examination of witnesses was then resumed.
Emma Halliday was then sworn. She said—l
was in the police van on the 18th inst. I was not
locked up in one of the compartments. I was in
the alley with five others. Sergeant Brett was
there. I remember the van being stopped. I heard
a sound like a large stone being thrown at the side
of the van, and then I heard a pistol fired, as
though at the horses' heads. Then some one came
to the back of the van. The swivel door was open
at the time, and Brett closed it. I then heard some
one knocking at the door. Brett looked through the
ventilator and said, " Oh, my God ! it's these
Fenians !" The women began to scream, and said
they should all be killed. A man outside asked
Brett to give him the keys. The swivel door was
still shut, and Brett was doing his best to keep it so.
He said he should not give up the keys. I could
not see the man who was outside. The man then
again asked for the keys, and promised that if he
would give them up they would do him no harm,
but would only let two of the men in the van go.
Brett said, " No ; he would stick to his post to the
last." Then some one got on to the top of the van
and beat a large hole in the roof with a great stone.
rwo of the women took hold of Brett and tried to
pull him out of the way of the stone. They told
him he would be killed. A stone was then forced
into the swivel door, and Brett could not close it
again. Then a man came and put. a pistol through
the trap. Brett was looking through the upper part
of the ventilator and did not see the pistol. I saw
it, and got hold of Brett, saying, " Oh, Charley,
come away ; look there." I took hold of his coat
and tried to pull him away. As I did this his head
came on a level with the swivel, and the pistol was
fired. Brett fell, in a stooping position, against the
door. I saw the man who fired the pistol. I have
seen him since at the City Gaol. (All the prisoners
were ordered to stand up.) The man who fired
the pistol was the one in the light coat and the blue
necktie (the prisoner Allen). When Brett had
been shot Allen came to the door and asked for the
keys. We said we dare not give them to him.
He threatened to blow our brains out if we
did not give them to him. A woman then took
the keys from Brett's pocket and gave them to some
man outside. I don't know whom, as there were
two on the step. The door was opened, and the
women in the van went out. Brett fell out. When
I got out I ran through the crowd to the gaol.
In cross-examination, witness said this was not
the first time she had been sent to:prison. Had been
twice sentenced for felony.

Mr. Cottinghtun—Were you ever on the streets
Witness (iu an excited manner) ; No, never.

PRICE.... 4d.
STAMPED sd.

➢lr. Fowler—Are you instructed to ask that, Mr.
Cottinghatn ?
Mr. Cottingham—l am instructed from the dock.
Of course, when she admits two convictions for
felony, I may test her character for morality.
Mr. Fuw•ler--I have heard the judges comment
severely upon it. It is a matter for your discretion,
not for use.

Mr. Cottingham—lf she had been for the defence
she would have been tested in the same way.
Mr. Fowler—l hope not; most certainly not
from the bench.

Cross-examination resumed—l was not on fami-
liar terms with Brett. lie was called Charley"
by all the prisoners, and there was not a prisoner in
Manchester but respected him. I have been at the
City Gaol since this occurred. I came from the
gaol to-day. I was told that I would have to give
evidence in this case.

Mr. Fowler—l think I may as well interpose here.
This girl was brought here for larceny on remand,
and she made a statement which I would not listen
to, but I remanded her in custody of the governor.
The statement that she made was that she saw the
pistol pulled through, and that she pulled his head
exactly in the way that she has described to-day.
She is now waiting to be dealt with for the larceny.

By Mr. Cottiniham —The first statement I made
was to one of the gaolers. I said I had seen Brett
shot. That was the night that it had happened. I
don't expect to be dealt with more leniently. I
gave myself up for the charge on which I am now
remanded. You are making me out worse than I
am. I don't expect any reward or commutation of
the sentence.

By Mr. Roberts—l got to the gaol as the cab
came up. I only saw one shot fired in the van.
Another was fired close to the door before Brett
was shot, but I don't know whether it went in
the van. There were two little boys in the van. I
saw them the day they were sent to the school. I
have never spoken to them. lam eighteen years of
age.
By Mr. Bennet—The van was a short distance
through the arch. I was in a state of fear when I
did get out. There were not many close to the
van. Brett had fallen before I got out. I did not
stay when I got out. Brett seemed to be dead
then. I went to tell them at the gaol. I did not
stay to look at the people who were about. 1 ran
away, and did not see any shots fired after I got
out. I was not struck with a stone. There was a

crowd.
Mr. Fowler asked the solicitors if they wanted
this witness again.

They replied they did not.
Mr. Fowler then said she would be remanded for
a week.
At the suggestion of the prisoner Gould,
Mr. Roberts asked witness a question, and in
reply she said—l did not notice three men, two
women, and a child standing in the Hyde-road. I
did not stay to look at any one.
Ellen Cooper another prisoner who was in the
police van at the time of the attack, was examined.
She said Allen was the man who shot Brett, and
when he had done that he put a pistol to her face
and said—" Give me the keys or I'll blow your
brains out." She gave him the keys, and he un-
locked the door.

Cross-examined—Had been convicted of felony.
Joseph Partington, a youth who was in the
prison van at the time of the attack, said he was
locked up in one of the boxes. He heard a pistol
fired, and then the van stopped. Some one asked
Brett for the keys, and Brett said he dared not
give them up. Then another pistol shot was fired.
The women in the van were on their knees praying.
Allen came into the van and said—" Where's
Kelley?" A man in one. of the boxes He's
here." Allen tried two of the keys without suc-
cess, but with the third he liberated two men, who
left the van. Witness picked up a bullet on the
floor of the van.

Frances Armstrong, a female prisoner who was
in the van, said she saw Brett holding the ventilator
while some men on the roof of the van were trying
to break in. heard a man she believed to have
been Allen ask for the keys. Ile said he would
blow their brains out if the keys were not given up.
The keys were given to him, and the door was
opened. The man came into the van, and told
witness if she did not go out he would blow her
brains out. She went out, and got away over the
fields. She saw Brannan throwing stones, and saw
Corcoran near the van.
Cross-examined—Was Ant to prison because she
had been drinking. Had been once convicted of
felony.
At this stage of the proceedings John Morris,
who had been remanded on the previous day, was
discharged, Mr. Higgin stating that he had no evi-
dence to offer against them.
Joseph Howard, an officer of the city gaol, said on
the afternoon of the 18th inst. an alarm was brought
to the gaol that the van had been stopped. Witness
and other officers went to the scene of the affray,
and saw a mob running towards the Sheffield Rail-
way. Witness followed and saw Allen captured
and the revolver produced taken from him. Saw
the crowd assaulting Larkin, and asked them to let
him alone. One of the gaol warders handed Larkin
into the custody of a policeman. Saw some of the
crowd returning with Allen, and witness pursued
Gould, whom he saw captured. Saw thelrevolver
produced taken from Allen.
Mark Baxter, a warder at the city gaol, gave
similar evidence. He took Gould into custody, and
assisted to take Allen, who presented a pistol to
witness and snapped it twice, threatening to blow
witness's brains out. \Witness threw a brick at
Allen, but it hit Gould and knocked him down.
James Henry Baxter, a boy who was in the prison
van, described the attack on the van, and pointed
out Allen as the man who entered the van and un-
locked the boxes to let out the two men. Heard a
good many shots fired ; heard a man ask for the
keys, and heard Brett say, I dursn't. Then a shot
was fired, and a woman called out, " Charlie's
dead."
Mr. Fowler here informed the counsel and at-
torneys for the prisoners that they should have the
benefit of the new Act with reference to the attend-
ance of witnesses. The Act would come into opera-
tion next Tuesday. Mr. Higgin would close the
case for the prosecution on Monday, and on Tuesday
witnesses for the defence might be called under the

new Act.
Police-constable Knox stated that he was on the
van when the attack was made. At the archway
the van began to slacken its speed, and then a num-
ber of shots were fired rapidly from revolvers.
Witness saw a number of men on the bank, and
heard some one call out, " Turn up those keys and
let them out." Another man called out, " Blow the
b-'s brains out." A shot was fired then, and the
ball went between witness's face and the vau. 'Then
two more shots were fired. Witness jumped off
the step and ran to the horses. Then he went to-
wards the rear, and saw a man with a large stone
trying to break in the door of the van. Another
shot was fired then, and witness saw other men try
to break into the van. The bullet produced was
found on the floor of the van, and given to witness
by the boy Partington. Witness could not identify
auy of the prisoners. Near the horse's head a man
stood with a revolver. Witness said, " Men, don't
be so foolish." The man presented his pistol, and
witness clapped his hand on his breast, and said to
him, " Fire, you cowardly rascal, and bed-d to
you." (Laughter.) The man did not fire. Witness
had been a soldier.

Superintendent Auderton, of the City Police, said
he had had charge of the revolver produced—that
taken from Allen. It was a five-chambered revolver,
and two chambers were loaded with powder and
ball. Brett was taken to the infirmary, and witness
saw him lying dead there. lie was 50 or 51 years
of age. Witness saw the wound in his head, The