The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-31 00:00:00

THE CLEE.KENWELL OUTRAGE.

EXAMINATION OF THE ACCUSED FENIANS.
(Continued from our first edition of yesterday.)

William Qtartly, 214 G, said—l was on duty at
the House of Detention on the 13th. I saw Allen
and Justice together about half-past three in front
of the prison gates. Justice was walking up and
down with her hands under her shawl. There was
a cab at the prison gate. .I heard the explosion. I
was at the time in Clerkenwell-closeiand I then-ran
towards Clerkeuwell-green. I met Ranger and
Sutton near the prison wall near the posts in Short's
buildings. I believe•they had loclgid -the prisoners
at this time. I, Ranger, and Sutton then went up
by the prison wall towards Corporation-lane. On
arriving at the lane I found the wall and several
houses had been blown down. I saw Constable
Moriarty. He was standing up, but the lower part
of- his great coat was blown away. His face was
covered with blood, and he was all over dirt. I
took him to the doctor's in Middleton-street, and I
went back to Corporation-lane and kept the public
back whilst the ruins were being searched.
Allen—Are you positive you saw me standing
there at a quarter past three ?
Witness—Yes, positive.

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Henry Bird—l reside at 67, Turnmill-street,
Clerkenwell, and am a dairyman. On the 13th
inst., shortly before 4 o'clock, I was ser\ring a Mrs.
Parr with milk, at 6, Corporation-lane. I saw a
truck, drawn by two or three men—l believe, the
latter—coming up the lane. Two men were draw-
ing it, but I can't say whether a third was pushing
it. I was coming from the direction of Bowling-
green-lane. I saw it go up near St. James's-
passage, where they turned the truck half round,
when it ran back into the gutter, and as the truck
stood up I saw a barrel on the pavement, but I
cannot say whether they turned it out or whether
they lifted it. One of the men took a tarpaulin
from the truck, another man twisted the barrel
round, so that one head want near to the prison
wall, and then the tarpaulin was thrown over it.
I should think the head of the barrel was about two
or three feet from the prison wall. One of the men
took the truck away in the same direction as I had
seen it come. I think the other two men went
towards St. James's-buildings. I then saw a man
of gentlemanly appearance standing on the pave-
ment near the wall. He seemed to take no notice
of the men who were with the barrel; neither did
he speak to them. He crossed the road, went
down to the barrel, examined the head of it, and
then I saw him take either a fusee or a match
and strike a light, which he applied to the
head of the barrel, pulled the tarpaulin over the
head of the barrel after he had lit it, and then
crossed the road to St. James's-place.
Sir T. Henry—Why did you not seize the man ?
Witness—Why did I not seize him? Why, I be-
came frightened like the rest. I did't know how
long it would be before it went off.
Cross-examined—lt was 'about two or three
minutes after I had first sden the man at the barrel
that I saw Constable Moriarty. I told him I had
seen a gentleman put a light to a, barrel, and that it
looked very suspicious. I could see up Corporation-
lane very well at this time.
Sir T. Henry—To where the barrel was 2
tn e,ss —Yes.

Examination continued---I then went to my horse
and cart, and as we were going to Coburg-street the
explosion took place. It might be a minute be-
tween the time I mentioned the matter to the
policeman and the explosion. He had time to get
down to the barrel if he liked. _ _

Sir T. Henry—Did he walk or run towards the
barrel ? _ _

Witness—He walked rather lazified to it ; be
neither ran nor walked.
Examination continued—Mr. Young was not
standing at his door when I first saw the man put
the light to the barrel.
Mr. Giffard—Look at the prisoners—:do you re-
cognise any of them ?
Witness—That man (Timothy Desmond) seems
to me very like one of the men who pulled the
truck, and that one (William Desmond) looks very
like the man IN ho.put the light to the barrel. his
beard and hair are the same colour. I believe him
to be the man, although he wore different clothes. I
should not like to swear to the man, as I only saw
him side face.

Sir T. Henry—Have you any belief on the sub-
ject one way or the other?
Witness—l cannot say more than I have.
Sir 'l'. Henry—What do you wish to have taken
down as your answer ?
Witness—He appears to be the same sort of man.
He is the height, and his pair of whiskers corres-
pond with that of the man who did the deed. But
if he is the man, he is now dressed very differently.
He had another coloured coat on, and appeared not
so stout as he is now. I should not like to swear
to him as being the man who put the light to the
barrel.
Sir T. Henry—You are not asked to swear to
him. What is your belief ?
Witness—Well, as far as I can say, from the
side view I had of the man, he looks very much
like him, but I can't swear that he is.
By Mr. Harper—l only saw one match lit. The
man who did it was about sft. 9in. in height. He
had a long beard and whiskers, and one of the men
who pulled the truck spoke with a rough voice.
George Richardson, 239 G--I assisted in taking
out the bodies from the ruins in Corporation-lane.
I took out the body of S irate Hodgkinson from the
ruins of No. 3 house. She was quite dead.
Witness having proved the deaths of Mr. and
Mrs. Evans, and the other unfortunatei killed by
the explosion,

Mr. Poland said that was as far as he proposed
carrying the case that day, and he therefore had to
ask for a further remand.
The prisoners were then formally remanded for a
week.

William Desmond, Nicholas English, Mulvany,
and O'Keefe were then placed at the bar charged
with treason-felony.

Sergeant Bunco was recalled. He said—l had for
weeks been watching the French Horn publichouse,
and had often seen 'William Desmond and the ether
prisoners there from time to time. I 'had seen
English there nightly during the whole of the time
I was on the watch. I have seen a man named
Macarthy there in company with English. About
the 7th of December English came with three young
men. He introduced them to the people in the
room at Kavanagh's, saying these are three brave
Irishmen and brave fellows. Macarthy spoke to
them, and told them he had been in the 6th Dra-
goons. He had a long pipe in his hand, with which
he showed them the cuts and guards of the sword
exercise. He said he would give the the upper
cut, and take off their heads to the tune o
"St. Patrick's Day in the Morning.!' English was
standing, bat 1 could not hear what he said. On
the 9th of December, two nights after, three young,
men came to the French Horn and asked for Eng-
lish. He met them at the door, shook hands with
them, and then introduced them to the rest of the
company. He said " These are three of our brave
brothers," upon which the company shook hands
with them, and then conversation ensued, which
was carried on in a low tone, when English called
them on one side and said ".If you want anything
else you can go to No. 5, James-street, Commer-
cial road, and mention my name ; you can get any-
thing that you want." That is all that took place
in my hearing. I have not been to see what
sort of a place 5, James's-street is. On the 13th of
Dec. I was again at the house. I saw O'Keefe
and English there. Macarthy, and two of the
younger brothers of the prisoner Casey were also
there. I heard O'Keefe say to two men, " I saw
the stop by the public-house. I then felt afraid
and ran away." I did not hear any more on that

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occasion, or did I that night. On Sunday morning
I took O'Keefe into custody—it-was on a charge of
being concerned in the explosion. I arrested him
in Great Windmill-street. I found the cards pro-
duced- upon his person. O'Keefe was liberated
froth the charge about half-past one, but Sutton;
the officer, bad previously seen ihim and identi
fied him as one of -the people he had seen loiter-
ing about the house of Detention, previous to
the explosion. He was liberated by Superintendent
Gernon. O'Keefe said he could account for his
time between 4 and 5 o'clock, and I made certain
inquiries, reported to my superior officer, and then
O'Keefe was liberated. O'Keefe, previous to leav-7
ing; said the Clerkenwell affair would crush the.
Fenian movement, as it was never intended to take
innocent blood. I have an opportunity of going to
Egypt, and. I shall certainly embrace it." On
Thimdiy, the 19th inst, I
went with Sergeant Cole
to the French horn publichouso. Muivauy,- Eng-
lish, and about 14 other persons were there. Cot_e
told Thilvany he had a warrant for his ap-preb.-en-
sion, signed by Sir Thomas Henry, for treason-
felony. English was standing a short distance
away from him, • and he told him the same.
I took English and told him I was 'a* polies-
sergeant, and that there were two officers present
in uniform, and that they need have no doubt
about the matter. Englitsh became extremely vio-
lent, and exclaimed " Warrant, or no warrant, Pin
not going." He began to plunge about with his
arms, and got hold of me by my neckerchief. He
struggled very much, and two of his companions
had hold of me by the necktie, each pushing the re-
verse way. I forced him towards the door, when
he exclaimed, " Now, boys, for your revolvers,"
and whilst I was struggling with him I drew my Staff
and knocked him down. Ho fell outwards, towards
the doorway. I fell on the top of him, and two or
three, of his companions fell on the top of me.
I had a body of police waiting outside,
and after some further resistance we got to the
station. I then searched his lodgings, but found
nothing there relating to the charge. I apprehended
O'Keefe the same night, but he did not offer any
resistance.

Thomas Hallcut, 181 —I have been engaged
watching the publichou;;e kept by Kavanagh for
about three months. I have seen English, Mul-
vany, 07Keefe, Timothy Desmond, and occasion-
ally William Desmond visit the house. Some
of them came to it nightly. English and
Alulvany were the most constant . visitors.
have on many occasions seen the whole of the pH-
Boners now present. I was with Sergeant Cole
when he arrested English. He was very violent,
and before he could get him out Bunce had to strike
English with his staff.

By Mr. Lewis—l have heard that the house was
used by the tailors during the strike.
Sir T. Henry—The strike was all over at this
time.

By Mr. Harper—l have never been in the house
except on the occasion of the arrest of English. I
have frequently spoken to English during the time
I have been engaged watching, but I never talked
to him about Fenianism. I heard some oue cry
out Now, boys, for the revolvers, but I can't say it
was by English. I don't know that the police in
that neighbourhood carried revolvers. I did not
do so, neither did any of the constables that I
know of.

M.r. Poland —That, sir, is as far as I propose to
go to-day, and I now have to ask for another
remand.

Sir T. Henry—Certainly. The prisoners are
remanded for a week.

Mr. Lewis applied that Alulvany might be ad-
mitted to bail, but his request was at once refused.

PALESTINE EXPLORATION FUND.

The Dean of Westminster preached on Saturday
afternoon at the church of St. Lawrence, Jewry, to
a crowded and attentive congregation, in aid of the
Palestine Exploration Fund. The Dean chose his
text from Isaiah li. 1—" Look unto the rock whence
ye are hewn, and the hole of the pit whence ye are
digged." After referring to the earliest exploration
of Jerusalem, which had taken place shortly after
this prophecy first appeared--that by Nehemiah,
when he arrived from Babylonia, and in the dead
of the night had gone through the ruins of the city
and the Temple—the Dean' spoke of the charac-
teristic tendency of the age to investigate and
probe everything to the bottom, to go down to the.
native rock, and reach the living source of history,
tradition, or topography, a tendency of which the
present exploration of Palestine was the natural
and inevitable result. Much as the Holy Laud had
been visited from the West, its accurate investiga-
tion was a thing of very recent •existence: It had
begun, in fact, only with that lamented member of
the American churches, Dr. Rubinson, who was
the first to travel there with his eyes open to what-
ever there was to see and hear, in connection with
sacred topography, and of whose labours, we may
add in passing, so brilliant and profitable a use has
been made by Dr. Stanley himself. What had been
done already for the upper surface and the general
aspect of the country it was now intended to do for
its original soil, long buried beneath the accumula-
tions of so many ages, races, and generations—to
do, in fact, what has already been done at Pompeii,
Rome, Egypt, and Nineveh. Of such investiga-
tions Jerusalem was the natural centre, and here
the Dean mentioned three results which he thought
might reasonably be hoped from the present un-
dertaking :-1. A monument of the Old Testa-
ment of peculiar and special interest, the catacomb
containing the tombs of David and the Kings of
Judah, the prototype of the royal tombs of the mo-
dern world. It alone of all tombs was permitted
to be within the walls of the city. In it, around
the central cell of the founder, were grouped nearly
all the kings of his line—his wise son Solomon, his
great successors Asa and Jehoshaphat, with the
High Priest Jehoiaaa, the one personage of hum-
bler rank who had been allowed a place there.
Apart from anything that might be found in 'the
tombs, its discovery would be of immense value as
fixing the position of the " City of David." The
last time it was seen was when Herod the Great
broke into it in search of treasure ; but there could
be no reasonable doubt that it was still buried
beneath the rubbish, and still recoverable. 2.
Another monument was the " Holy Sepulchre."
The church in which this was shown had been the
centre of pilgrimage and crusade for many a century,
but latterly the feeling had very much cooled to-
wards it. Many considerations tended to throw
doubt on the present position, and the question
ought to be cleared up, which it would only be by
excavation of the course of the walls. 3. There
were the natural features of the old Jerusalem, and
here the Dean spoke of the discovery which had been
already made by the Palestine Exploration Fund,
by which the enormous depth of those sacred walls
had been for the first time revealed, the accuracy of
Josephus substantiated, and a new force given to
the narrative of the temptation of Christ. The Dean
then went on to urge the importance of proceeding
with the undertaking. The men were there. They
were practised in their work and alive to all the bear-
ings on the subject. The Imperial Government of
the East was favourable ; everything encouraging.
Let the opportunity slip and it might never return, or
if it did the whole trouble and cost incurred would
have to be repeated. Never let it be said that in
this Bible-loving country a work had been relin-
quished that bore so closely on that Book which
was called in the Coronation service " the most
valuable thing which the world contains." " Let
us show a hundredth part of the spirit of our fore-
fathers in this matter, and we shall possess the Holy
Land in a far truer sense than they did. We are,
not fulfilling the mission of our age as long as' we
allow hole or corner of that land or city to remain
unexplored." The Dean concluded an eloquent
and forcible appeal by a touching reference to the
late Duke de Luynes, a nobleman who by his own
unassisted efforts had done more for the elucida-
tion of the geography of Palestine than all the con-
tributions of this country.

OYSTERS.—OId custom h.ts prescribed the trans •
mission of a barrel of oysters by the London agent to each
of his country clients on Christmas-day. We doubt if it can
be continued, at least it will impose a very grievous burden
upon the giver. Oysters are scarce, and their price almost
prohibitory. The barrel formerly charged at 5s is
now 215. In such circumstances the country solicitors
will excuse their agents if the package should not arrive
as usual. A turkey would be literally sending coals to
Newcastle. Is there nothing else ? Yes. The grocer
will supply the most tasteful baskets of dried fruits, and
that would be no unwelcome substitute.—Lew Times.
ST. ALBANS OPEN STEEPLECHASE. —Chimuoy Sweep was
struck out of this race at 11.35 a.m., and Northern Light at
1 p.m., on Friday last.

CRYSTAL PALACE. —One Shilling Day, Monday,
Dec. 30. Admissions on payment, 4,002 ; ditto by
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