The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-03-09
Discovery Of Large Fenian Armorles
in Ireland.
Iron the Freeman's Journal. I

by the ANNOUNCEMENT, that tie police lad
made most imposasn, Discovery Of "a
tenian artnory in full orking order On
"Wednesday morning Acting Superiniend.
-nl Cuuni"g am OF The & division. iere,v
ed an aDouymous leWer, in which i, WAS
stated that a large amount of arms and
ainnuD,'lon were being manufac ured in
- stable or siurs to the rear OF The pr-mi,
,es occupied by Mr. KOCH. pawn office
near Simpson. Hospital. Cunningham
accompanied BY Acting Inspectors Dewey.
Ent~i,tl.. Cupuinvham and Clesry, pro-
ceeded to he CHS s4 II
They found hat thu workshop" which
abui; ed tn Lot'u- lane, WAS divided .rnm
l''e trout house BY back area and yard
o, garden. The doors and Windows on
The south side were all ha';cade,i up aud
hrmiy SECUTED, and Lie means "t entrance
VAS b! rlghl OF Way through \ heavy
iron door III the Aarda'j ming he chand
iery establishment OF tn Messrs. Barring
t"u. TIE ~, st-,i,u> workshop consisted
ct Two stories. ani beneath lis fonnlainns
extensive vaults ~-Ie api'roachrd by \ de-
scent from the yard or garden. TIE police
hndl"g there WAS no Ineaus o. ingress h>
he door. tcrc-d open one of tie windows
with much difficulty, aud on entering n
-ce"e vi " most startling character PIE
>ented Itself to their view. On the fl or
"f tho lover compartment metal hand
grenahes AID br,ini shells Ial in heaps.
An ob'ong box, containirg sevent, five
p keheads of new pattern elegant, fni>h
e'i and ready for tiansmi sion; numerous
boxes OF Minnie ,iti. bullets and brass de
'Unrting bullets for American rifles. some
Of them finished with the greatest care.
and Others IN an advanced state Of manu-
taclue; earthen .n"uIhs for casting hama
grenades ana Orslni shells. bundles If fu-e
sud boxes containing nearly seven hundred
rounds of ball cartridges. and all creased
Tor rite use; bullets f,u reviewers. let's fin
ished and unfinished. with brass clasps
bearlng the representation Of The Irish
harp: boxes flied with cartIidre paper,
and the brass machine for making cart,
ridges. If The lower part of the armory
surprised the police. bow much more ~ere
they as1onl>hed on ascending The step lad.
der which led TO the loft above Here
acas to be seen a perfect arms factory on a
small scule Ia one end Of III. apar,men,
lathe, CONSTRUCTED on The mos. approved
principles, WAS eI ecled. ard in full work.
ing order. and thar i, had recently been in
active use vas evidenced bv the brass and
steel shavings lying beneath it, and the
various matters In course Of construction
lying about 1t Il had been Last used in
The turning Of detona,iug bullets from
brass rods roundt f r the purpose. The
a!he Mas been valued a, $40. On the
bench adjoining il were all kinds Of " bite
smith tools. and numerous bule, mouis
flushed or approaching COMPLEXION; boxes
oil percussion caps. copper, lead III sheets
and bars, we're carefully slowed away
p'lor TO being packed for transmission.
Behind the first bench was another, or
which rough work such "a heavy fling
aud iron moulding, WAS done la The
corner opposite HE stairs or ladder, a fur
mace Was built in the thickness of he y all
and very bot fires must have been cons
s;an'ly kept in II, for the bricks of which
It was composed were nearly burned out.
Near it II, smsling pot in which lead
had been melted short time before, and
al.o number Of ladies' bv which the mol
ten metal wss poured inc the mouIds
We should have sad that two American
rifles were found below stains, aud these
III AL probability were onl, kept As guides
or patterns for the manufacture Of cart
ridges percussion ca! s, Cetonating bullets,
dc. la nook near one Of the hpnche, a
map Of ratification was discovered. and
blankets and the remains of various pata-
hlea showed that the workers we're in the
habit of living on The premises, no 6oubr
Tor tAe purpose of causing AZ lttle sus>
p'rlon as possible bv going GU, or in onl,
when ab>oiuGelv nece>sarv
Ia Limerick "a Sergesn; attached to the
.tat of the L'm-rIck Artillery Militia
has been p aced under arrest. on suspicion
of c"mplclty with The Fenian movement.
Ii is Also stated hat the other evening.
IN consequence of inf"rna'lun received
b, The authorities, srlct seaich was
made IN that city TOR STEPHENS.
eTILL ANOTHER ARMOrY-CARTRiDGEs MN
MIR kIFiEs &c.
dublin (Feb. 81 telegram London Times.
10 dS' The pa Ice discovered anuti,er
~ e"slve mnnutactoiy Of ammunition IN n
sa house in Snurh Earl strert Al tho
materials for mak king Minnie IIti- cartridges
were l'resent in abundance cun,ral hu.lel
Woulis, powder measures. sualI iun
dia'es, ehapes, and paper cut III The re
Qul.lIe pattern 10 two boxes tie officers
found no les- than one 'hou.aui xix hun
"red cartridges. ihe greater nunher If
which we're fully prepared for MIME rifle.
Inc police have asce, tanned THAI over
6O0t. week has been paid 10 persons
liking IN those ammunition factories in
his cit. four have been discovered. bu,
~ Is believed there aie many more, and
that vs.t quantities of ammunition have
been distributed through the city nni
country generally. A II An named Ia, den
"a- arrested on The premises. lie Wa
brought up to-day before Mr.. MrDermorl
4; the bad Office and reunandei. john
Carey, an alleged Fenian Centre from
Na'low. Conny Of Cork. was also brough,
before the same mag is:rate, and remarked.