The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-04
How the FenIan .'Head Centre in Ire
land VEaS APreAtaf


land was Arreated.
"Head Centre" Stephens, the reputed
leader of the Fenian movement in Ire
land, for whose capture a reward of two
hundred pounds was offered by the
government, was arrested, with three
men, named Hickman, Brophy and
Duffy, in a cottage at Sandsmount, about
two miles from Dublin, on the 18th inst.
/ The Dublin Evening Nail says the
circumstances under which the arrests
took place were as follows:
For some time past suspicion has
attached to Fairfield, on account of "A
sort of mystery attaching to its occu-
pants. The police were accordingly
directed to keep watch upon it. In
consequence of information which had
reached the detective department few
days since, Dawson proceeded toiuuuire
into the matter. On the 10th, he salts
ned himself that the party who give his
name to Mr.. Halbert, the landlord, was
no other than Stephens, for whom the
police have been so long upon the watch.
He at once returned to town and swore
an information before Mr.. Stronge.
upon this a search warrant was is
sued, but it was determined to DELAY its
execution until next morning, when
the force under the command Of Colonel
Lake, commissioner of police, and Mr..
superintendent Ryan, proceeded to the
house. Stephens himself came to the
back boor on hearing the knock. He
asked, Who is there; Is that Corrigan? p
alluding to a gardener whom he EMPLOY
ed. The officers answered, we are
police. with n search warrant He then
said, Il can'tlet you in: l am undressed.'
They replied, If you do not open the
door Nj NE-SNl
opened the door. He was in his shirt,
and Immediately proceeded upstairs to
dress, the officers following closely. In
his he'd room were found his wife and
her younger sister. Miss Hopper, who
said, Here are the blOodhounds after
u.s.
Elm this room were found some
memorandum books and other docu-
ments, including n number of receipts
from a respectA BILE Cabinet-maker and
upolsterer, for payment on account of
articles of furniture supplied TO the
house; in recent instance no less a
sum than $40 appeared to have been
paid. On the sill of IA small window
which lighted an apartment adjoining
the bed room, and which commanded
the entrance gate, the officers found a
case containing two loaded reyolvers.
with ammunition and all necessary ap-
planes, the property OF stephens. on
entering another room they found, in
bed together, Brophy and Duffy, whilst
Kickham slept on the floor. Here they
discovered two reyolvers, capped and
Ioaded.
the prisoners were al'searched, when
upon stephens WIS found the sum OF
E>s6; upon KiekhAm, $40 in coin, ISIS in
notes, and = check for $40; and upon
Duffy an order, dated New York, aad
1855, for the sum Of 81 .da5
81. Cd, payable to Geopse Hooper. The
conducted themselves quietly,
and afterthe search had concluded they
were conveyed 10 the Lower Castle
yard, where the charge Of high treason
was formally preferred against them. I
On being asked their names they gave /
them as follows: James Power alas I
stephens, Fairfield, Sandymount. gen
tlemen, Hugh Francis Brophy, - Frank I
ford avenue, RAthgaT, builder; Charles 3
J. kickham, Mullinahone, county of
ipPeulry, gentlemen, and Edward ]
Duriy, Ballaghadereen, county of AIayo. I
draper. The prisoners were all respec- Z
tahly attired-Stephens particularly so, I
the neatness OF his dress being very /
marked"