The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-04 00:00:00

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upon the jeople to purchase the bonds of the Irish
Republic, and that in 60 days from that time the
blow wov ld be struck for MAI independence. I
attended meetings of the organisations subsequent
to March, 1866. I saw the bonds of the Irish Re-
public circulated at the meetings. The object of
the other meetings that I attended at, as expressed
by the mombers of the organisation, was to raise
money on the Fenian bonds. I heard John
O'Alahony state at one of the meetings that he
hoped to have sufficient money to enable Stephens
to commence fighting by the fall of 1865. I ceased
to be an active member of the organization after
March, 1866. Previous to that I held the position
of secretary to a circle. The circle was called the
Rogers' Circle. Thomas F. Burke succeeded Rogers
as District Centre for Manhattan.

This witness was cross examined by Mr. Butt,
but without shaking the effect of his evidence.
John J. Congdon was then examined by the
Attorney-General. He repeated the evidence given
by him on the previous trial with reference to his
being in the Federal army, and his connection with
the Fenian organisation. He stated that in the
month of August, 1865, he was sent by J. O'Ma-
hnny, the head of the conspiracy in America, to
Ireland. After coming to Dublin he attended a
meeting in the house of J. Doniffe, a tailor, in South
Anne-street, where he and the officers with him met
Stephens, Rossa, Duffy, Brophy, and other men
who held high positions in the organisation. He
proved he met the prisoner, M'Afferty, in Dublin,
in February, 1866. He was introduced to witness
as C.-tptain M'Afferty, of the Confederate or rebel
army, who had served in Morgan'3 guerillas. There
was no statement made at that time that he belonged
to the Fenian Brotherhood. All the others present
were Fenians. Met several Fenian officers fre-
quently while he remained in Dublin. Saw Colonel
Kelly, Gen. Halpin, and others. Met a person
named John Flood. E. Duffy was the Fenian 1
or-
ganizer for the province of Connaught. Witness I
was sent to Liverpool and ordered to remain there.
He was receiving Fenian pay at the time. Captain
O'Rorke, who was known by the name of Beecher,
was paymaster. Met the prisoner next in Liver-
pool, January, 1862. Saw him with Colonel Kelly,
John Joseph Rogers, Captain Dunne, and others.
Saw them at a meeting in Brickfield-street, in
Liverpool, one of the head-quarters of the Fenians.
They- stated that Stephens did not mean to fight,
and that they would not put up with his nonsense
any longer, as they had come to have a fight.
M'Afferty was at that meeting, and was near enough
to hear that statement. In the month of February
be again saw the prisoner in Liverpool. Late in
January there was a meeting in Liverpool about
forming a directory. There were only American
officers present. Captain O'Rorke, who was in the
chair, stated that the organizers had come to the
conclusion that Stephens did not intend to tight. He
wanted them to depose Stephens, and they them-
selves to constitute the authority of the Irish Re-
public. He further told them that the Head Centre
in England, Flood, left there by Stephens's instruc-
tions, and bad joined the directory as well as Capt.
M'Afferty. He wanted to know if the American
officers then in Liverpool would sanction the names
of M'Afferty and Flood as members of the directory.
The meeting agreed to the names being adopted. '
Saw AltAfferty and Flood in Liverpool about the
7th or 9th of February. A meeting of Fenians was
held afterwards, at which they stated that they
came from London, representing the directory.
They stated that they brought some money amount-
ing to about £2O, which was for the purpose of
paying the way of the officers there to Chester,
where the Castle was to be seized on the following
Monday. The witness proceeded to give evidence
as to his having given information to the authorities.
About 500 persons had got into the train at Birken-
head to go to Chester, when a man named Gibbons
spoke to witness and said that he had been directed
by Capt. M'Afferty and the Fenian authorities in
Chester to tell all hands to go back, as " the
affair" was sold. Witness was afterwards sent to
Dublin to await further orders. A meeting was held
in a small shed near the canal, off Brunswick-street,
at which information was given with reference to
the night when the rising was to take place. Wit
ness was directed to go to Mill-street, in the county
of Cork. The meeting was held about a week be-
fore the rising. At a meeting in the Z iological-
gardens in Liverpool, O'Rorke paid 30s. to each of
the officers in order to keep them in Ireland until
the rising a ould take place. O'Rorke stated
that there would be French and German officers to
bead the rising in Ireland. Ile did not say what the
movement would be. They were all to receive in-
structions, O'Rorke said, when they got to Dublin.
The prisoners Flood and Edward Duffy were then
put forward and identified by the witness.
This witness was cross-examined at much length
by Mr. Dowse, Q.C., but nothing of importance
was elicited.
Mary Anne Day was then called, but in conse-
quence of a misdescription it was ruled that her evi-
dence could not be heard. She was described as an
innkeeper at Chester, but it appeared that her
mother, Mrs. Evans, was the keeper of the King's
Head Inn, an 1 she (witness) hal no share in the
profits of the establishment.
Mr. Bray, examined by Mr. Macdonogh —I am a
detective officer in the city of Chester. I know the
prisoner. I was on duty in the city of Chester on
the 11th of February. I first stw him between
and 6 o'clock on the evening of that thy. I saw
him at the railway station in company with another
man. I saw the other man several times during the
ilay, (The prisoner Flood was then put forward
and identified.) I first saw Flood about 9 o'clock in
the morning on the railway platform. I did not see
M'Afferty there. About 30 men came by the train
that came in from Liverpool at half-past 9 o'clock.
They appeared to be working men. They all left
the station together. I saw Flood addressing those
men. He went among them and spoke to them,
and then went away. The men then left the plat-
form and then went up the town. By the next train
about 100 men of asirnilar appearance came to Ches-
ter, and went in a body up the town. I remained at
the railway station till 12 o'clock. Several trains
from Manchester and Warwick came in in the mean-
time, and about SO people, apparently working men,
came by each. They kept together in bodies, and
went up the City-road. I remained at the station
and saw other trains coming in. Numbers of per-
sons came in by each train. There wereabout 00 of
the same class of persons by those trains. They kept
in bodies. 1 went into the city and soon came back
to the railway station, where I remained for about
two hours. About three trains came in during that
time, and numbers of men came by them. About 4
o'clock I went to the police office again, then to the
railway station. Between 5 and 6 o'clock a train
came in from Manchester, via Crewe. There were
men in the carriages, but they did not get out. A
few came out. I saw both M'Afferty and Flood at
that time. I saw them speaking to the persons iu
the train and those on the platform. All compart-
ments of the carriages were filled. They appeared
to be through passengers from Holy head. I don't
know where M'Afferty and Flood went to. They
did not go away by the train. I was at the station
again about 7 o'clock, and I remained there till 12
o'clock at night. While there I saw M'Afferty and
Flood. I saw them go into a train for Birkenhead.
Next day I assisted in making a search near the
railway station, and I found a large quantity of
ball cartridges in the railway field, and a nutnta.r of
pistols and bullet moulds in the canal. Altogether
about 1,200 or 1,300 strangers came into the town
that day. I saw some of them going by the Liver-
pool and some by the Manchester trains. About
4,000 of thc Guards came to Chester that day. I
know the Castle of Chester. I know there was a
large quantity of arms of various kinds belonging to
her Majesty iu the Castle. I saw
them on the pre-
vious Friday. There were about 100 soldiers there
at the time. The volunteers at Chester were under
arms early on that day.
The Lord Chief Justice—ls the Castle a strong
place ?—No, my lord.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Butt, but
nothing important was elicited.
The Court adjourned at 20 minutes past 6 o'clock
till 10 o'clof:k this morning.
The Special Commission for the trial of Fenian
prisoners- was opened at Cork, yesterday in the ,

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