The native American., 1838-03-10

county of Armagh Ireland arrested in this city b.
our police or murder alleged to have been committed
by them at their native place, the I'd Sept. 1929
Their names are john Bamber and James Bamber fahe
and son. 1t appeared from what could learn of tn,
affair that they with their family, occupied small farm
at home for two years, for which the proprietor coulc
get no rent from them neither could he get them b,
peaceable means to remove from 1t. Force to eec
them consequently resorted TO, and posse police
went armed to compel them to eyacuate. The police
met with resistance from the inmates of the house, con
sisng of several relatives and friends besides the family
Of the prisoners firearms used by one both
parties; and during the aray the sereant of the police
named Ward was killed by shot from the house.
In the confusion consequent the aay, the two pri
soners their escape by the of the house. and
secreted themselves in the bogs, &c., till they finally
eluded pursuit altogether and getting on ship board
city ever since their arrival in the country Several OF
their friends who aided them in the fatal fight,
medately afterwards arrested, convicted and punished
for their participation in the aifray In the of the
past year they and recognised here by
individual who had known them in Ireland, and inelli-
g.nce was forwarded thher of their whereabout The
fact communicated to Mr. Buchanan, the British
consul here, who made It known to the police authorities;
and officers Bowyer, Tompkns, Welch, and Gchrist,
undertook to aid in ierreting out the fugitives.
The son. James, the first of the two discovered,
and he was found to be employed at Grams dstilery.
BY tracing him. the residence of both of them was
tanned; and Wednesday morning they both taken
the he leaving the house, the father in bed.
They did not pretend to deny their identity, their par
tcipaon in the fatal aray, but they alege that they
don't know that either of them killed Ward, and that
gun fired from the house till after of their party
another son--had been shot down by the olice.
They were both brought before Judge Usholefer on
Wednesday, by writ of habeas corpus for the purpose
Of ascertainng whether this government has any right to
give them up to the British consul to be sent back to
Ireland and the matter stands adjourned till intelligence
shall be received from the Governor touching their liza
bity to be given up-the indictments against them and
other documents connected with the affair, have been
forwarded to the Executive with view to the deterni.
nation Of that point.
From The Ne,o York Sun Of Saturday.
The case of the Bambers, arrested for the murder of
police reant in Ireland in 1929 has excited great in
terest among the Irish population of this city Their
counsel, Messrs Brady, Wilson, and Brown, yesterday
withdrew their application made Wednesday, before
Judge Ushoeer, and brought the matter, by writ of ha
beds corpus before the Recorder and he also postponed
any action it till the advice of the Governor upon the
papers forwarded TO him early in the week shall be re-
ceived In the meantime The counsel intended to get out
Naturalization papers for the two prisoners TO which they
entitled having declared their intentions in the Ma
rine Court in 1892 and which, making them citizens
the United States, it is anticipated by them will eectu
ally shield them from the claim Of the British Govern
ment.
! NJ B. Blunt Esq. who has been employed in secnr
ing the delivery Of the prisoners, WILL however, oppose
the contemplated naturalization, and defeat it, II posi-
/ Bile.