The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-11


nothing Of IT. don't know that the is occupied
by . Sunday school and day school; went Mp and
spoke to Mr.. Rsidy and 70 Mr. Murphy, for know HIM
out the names Of the persons named in the anti
opposition made to the arrests
10 Mr.. Probasco-No opposition made; our party,
engaged in making the arrfst, numbered about hy In
the first place MT. Robinson named twenty officers, (as
there twenty persons to be arrestsd no more op
position was made han generally whore the arrsssang
To Mr. Groesbeck-Ths book just produced In Court
has not been out Of the Of the Marshal or OF
To Nallon-The morning after the arrest, Ksnifsek
came to and said there some mistake In the pa
Know was United States Deputy Harshai that he saw
Higdon there and thought it bind Of Q Know
Nothing arrangem' mt; was satisfied with h's e1-
Frank Bago. called was one of the party making the
arrest when first went 70 the hail. there was some
confusion; Mr. Ellis had arrested Mr.. Ksnifeck Kenfeck
was presenting pistol At Mr.. Ellis, and saying "Who
ever takes me takes ths Ellis snatched tina pistol from
the book, and said, 'tha hook belongs to the society
and a. secret as cny socety's book rs sacred
the book Of any secret society," cannot just give the
examined-I Deputy United States Marshal;
read the war; ant before started some Of the Marehs
posse the Eighth and Western some 20
PERSONS don't know the exact number; Kenfech askei
me twas IL joke" 10 him it reality; brought
Kenifeck to the Marshas room on the way down Kent
feck asked "Ellis cfcer' said yes; he thea
said he regretted drawing the pistol on him; have
attended meetings Of the United Irish Society at the
same room where the arrests were made the Irish
Society Thursday evenings had been proposed
as member Of the society Immigrant Aid Society prior
to these arrests and believe my name has been enrolled
proposed six seven weeks ago by Mr. Reidy, b.
lieve.
Q. Have you had any conversation with the British
MIR. Probssco--We quite willing to state that this
prosecution set on foot BY Mr.. Rowecrost.
.ss 20 ns
John Powers, caled-Am halter by trade; have been
PENN lvsnia; recognize Mr.. Redy Mr.. Lumsden, Mr.
Kenierk and others, a gentlemen whom have seen
time and again the Of Eighth and Western row
on Friday evenings; have seen twenty thirty 60
ing in meeting these evenings on the outside OF
the
don't know who they were have seen others come out
the balcony from the meeting room and hold con,
heard Reidy and Barbour talking together.
Q. What was said In these Conversational Mr. Platt
objected to the testimony to the admissions Of single
person. because copld not censpire TO violate
The awsit had not yet been proven that any
military organization expedition had been set ON foot
at all.
Probaco urged the proprety Of the question in the
form it had been put.
versaiion the corner Of Ninth and Western
row. Barbour allowed that 1t was not right to get money
for an expedition OF that the company vas not the gat
talon (caled by the witness "Betihon was all right,
and bound to go to Ireand Reidy sal hat his com
papy-the Washington Battalon-was q military com
pany, and all Iight-was bound t. to Ireland
vert up to Hamilton weeks since Burke, Barbour
and Kenifeck we're in the same railroad car with me-
all got out at the Hamilton depot they up town to-
gether into coffee house, where lost sight OF them for
while they were close together in the cars after Burke
went to cerainhouse afterwards they went down
the basement of Catholic church; amt exactly sure,
Of my own Of The exact character ar ter Of the
the church q Roman Catholic church; there v IS
meeting in this basement; the window OF the ing
going on They to.k candle into the basement; some
the meeting called fer statement of the objects
to TORN societies and collect aid and arms to uuroot and
overthrow British government in Ireland aud that some
and men had already gone to Iceland; Mr.. Dalton
than ilibusterpg operston and that it against
he laws of this counIy did not stay till the meeting
Crossexamned by Mr. Piatt-I have met Mr. Rovecroft;
met at the Boys Mercantile Society, College Hall; Rowe
croft paid me any money; never to re-
eeive any from him had some very good wine 1t his
house.
O. s your regular business preserve the integrity
of pa'ions?
A. No; Pm only volunteer.
O. Where did you get The money to 60 up to Hamilton
wih2
A. You'n have to ask Barbour about tkat-he paid my
Q. Well it appears that you aud Barbour went 70 Ha-
20 ais sushs was born
America; shook hands with Capt Burke, in Ha milton;
Bar bour introduced me to Burke az OF the men, as
friend OF his told Burke had heard Of my father be-
ing in Hamilton, and had come up to see about him;
there no two ways about that for had heard OF
him up there.
Q. How lcpg since you lost your father9
A. Well, it's years; the last knew certainly Of
him he went down East; have received pay and
pec to receive pay for my services in this matter
consulted lawyer before did Rowscrofs the good
the eng Of Barbours joining the Emgrant Aid So
ciety memory is only tolersbly bad Ive lost time
yet attending 70 this matter got othug for going
Hamilton, but had my fare paid by Barbour got
freshments not even drop Of whisksy
Court % jouInsd.