The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-27

stephens 10 Esca pe-The Seizure OF
Arns An Dusiin-Ensii.h Opinion Of
velopments or Fenfanism-Moaghe 70
be Appointed Dictator and an Army to
Into MexteO-Rumored Attempt On the
London Custom House.
dublin Jan ll) correspondence London rimes1
Alarming rumors were flying about on Tuesday. II
was said the police had obtained certain information
that Stephens still in Dublin Three Of the police
magistrates Messrs. Allen McDermota and ODonnell,
In consultation at the head ONCE making inquiries,
or receiving information with closed doors The police
looked myserous and shook their heads in silence when
msns, tina. appeared in the second editions Of
arms had bee found In one Of the most populous parts
OF the city, with hlnts which are probable enough that
Is certain hcs Is tSs Ysia. prisoxsrs crs csmg tired
convicted end sent eS ., penal seyvwde e mos.facuye
Y ar'as eas pyec.sese almost Under Me sAcdc,c As
Court HoaS IN chich ne Comutssi0p Uas stsn0 AND
sAica eo 90 cigiany gadrded BY po: hos e most rs-
specobl ei,ises suspicios'y scrutntssd A<y
Of asd % sis there ECO .Ss. -" sS.os Tns mos: % oircum s
ssntIs account Of the discovery was given BY the Free
Il appears mat detsctives Giles, McDermott Rice,
Doyle and Rotheray acting on private information en-.
tered house in Backhall row. which had been used
q butchers sop between eight and nine o'clock this
morning They found the place converted into . work
shop, fanshed with benches, tools &C., and on the
heads sxty.six OF these weapons mounted ash
poles ton feet long, and the rest were lying In corner
ready % Dc mounted e. There we're NV wensyn,ns my poles
OF being fresh from the hammer, and i s supposed
that their manufacture s being rapidly proceeded
.. .H s. city, y were Gay NO. N certainty meSs on
the premises, as there was no forge or other ap-
sncs to Be found S -Four or ave FEW
manufacture OF percussion caps While the police
prosecuting their search man named George Browne,
and on being asked his business there be replied that he
had come 70 shave man.. When asked to produce the
that he bad NOT them with him, aud he was q. once
taken into custody The workshop had been rented by
man named Tracy who lives in New street, and the
police proceeded 70 his house. but he not al home.
Jney srrcsicd his wifc. Under the bed they found
three hundred pounds weight Of sheet copper
for making caps. blunderbuss and bayonet were
During the day ih. two prisoners Joseph Browne and
Catherine Tracy, were brought up st the bead once be-
persons in custody with being in the possession Of
three hundred ana fourteen pixies ride and bsyonet
man Of shout twenty years Of age and Of re.
spcctabc appearsucc Tracy ts . poor looking, middle
s the
bitterly about her sick baby, who she said was only
nlos months old and hsd no one 70 TAXA care OF IL
There evidence the, stephens was in the prison
st I'll on the night Of che 35d OF November NJ Phil
cotts she who went round " see that
:. .as ~ s ss w ~ Il sns r. ss
ss he wa in shy prison that night which. We Jadse
said the must snsrhsbe piece Of evidence that had
The boy Mcleod, who prisoner 10 ths next coli
70 Stephens, swors that he heard two officers OF the
with stsphens about -four o'clock 10 the asr
noon that there repeated visits about that time 20
s ss ao ,nd ~ osns Apd who va m n. nss
the whole evening and bad charge Of 4. denied the
statement about xgsss, but admitted that he had taken
his lordship noticed As . strange circumEtance.
The most astonishing part Of the evidence related 70 the
aura0 n kavg M N ham all N
deed the great bulk OF them could be opened without
any key, BY two smart taps on the back There were
which he might keep day ana night aud which enabled
him pass through the greater part OF the prison The
out but there did not have been any efec,u
check on thnt point
rhe jury rctrsd 10 consider their verdict q, twenty
minutes past one O'Clock. They were kept In ~ near
seven O'Clock when Of their number, old man,
grew m and doctor having stated that confinement
during the night nsh enssnser his ei they we're dis
charged
Having adjourned tor , short time after the trial of
Byrue the court resumed IL sitting al twenty minutes
Nr SMART then said Put forward George Hopper
After the lapse of tow minutes the prisoner wss
placed at the bsr: improvement seems 70 have told
M smart sragDed the prisoner upon the indictment
chars ms him wiih being 2 m'mber Of ,ee Ten-n con-
spiracy. He then sad--How say yon George Hopper,
you guilty not guilty.
Prisoner--Ggilty.
VI smsTtt--You plead guiliNy
Prisonor--Yes
The Attorney General sad that when Il was iutmaiei
him that the pfrsuer about taking this az
the only repsrstipn he could make be ltho Attorney
Generai felt n hi duty carefully and an1ously 70 look
into the infomssoas 70 ho~ far he wa involved 10
this conspiracy and sruusinted with 10 exifut aud
nature he belisvea that the prisoner was Induced 70
enter INTO the matter consequence OF the relationship
orislssies and ;eaadsr n The SonSpracy. Their
lordshIps would rrDemDer that ey dencs had been
given 10 former o, certain bill transsetons but
that the prisoner ever cashed any bill or re-
ceived himself sry portion of the money. Under those
circumstances he felt himself warranted 10 believing
that 10. prisoner aware Of the purposes for
which This eent ~ Ireland and therefore be
should press ccur for the extreme measure Of
pun|sbment vhth his pleading guilty would have en.
tsiled upou IA Ca behalf of the crown, he should he
satisfied With .s1snce. uot u penal sersiiude, tut Of
" Justice Figssr.ldyou stated, nr Attorney, ,hai
~ pEisonsf vss related 70 stephens What vas the fe
lttloufhipf
Ths auotbev ssBersr Brother B.iaw; stephens 10
married 90 bis sister
NJ Justice Fis1gsrdd ,bsn ps,-ed sentence thai the
premier bs mp soned for two yearr % cais rom ibe
date Of his Brst imprisonment
ryflL or o'xyErH.
Chrstopher Menus o'keefe wAs beiug i1rd Al Dublin
when "a lave s.sed The prisoner somew sA' nol,a
sna ~ some a no srces be advocated the destruction
The irish srstctcy the existence of which he ssd
incompatible With republican principles
ruk sscArs or STEPHENS.
rp4oHn tJsn N couespondence of the London Times \
", Ju.,ics Ksogh delivered The charge in the rase
y Byrns d ne opening u The Commason Ccar,
yesterday morslng II was perhaps the sbesi ~
ali ihs cbarsny this Judge has delivered during the
sitting ~ he Comnlss'on and Il was N strongly Va
favor ~ the prFoner a reuder his Conyistpn q
very unlikely occurrence. Ia urging The various
points h. pfes4nted Hats ~ facts IN connection
vuh ihe rauAgetnen, Of the Richmond prison
vhich probably parallel ia any part of the Queen
domipaua The capture Of stephens vas iusiiy re-
sari"d matter n lhe greatest importance, sud ne
seci of hs escnpe the prpspecis of the com pfry
which any might forescen hsye been tfuthluy
aesrrlbed by yen New. YORK correspondent Stephen.
avowsd obl~ct The overthrow of the Queens govern.
nent N Ireland by OF blocdy revolution
sna var of determination sxslnst rank ana prop.
srv such prisoner Ought 70 have been guarded
WIN The "4,stest care and With stWaofdnsfy
uie'tupcna No should have been treated ~
ths osis ~ he PRISON with the greatest reserve In.
sead ~ hs' he 70 have been object of Spscsi
interest H- vas brought down 70 the Governors h0use
meet bis HepJs on 100 occAsioBs according 70 Mt
ssrauess bit sco.dins 20 Coleman one of the ssfdes