New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-31
GREAT BRITAIN.

THE FENIAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE
PRISONERS on A CHARGE OF MURDER.
Timothy Desmond, jeremiah Allen, and Anne
Justice the prisoners arrested by the police
the scene Of the explosion taken from the Cerken
well Prison about o'clock the afternoon of the Ith Of
December to the Police Office in BOwst, TO be examined
before Sir Thomas Henry The prison van was guarded
BY about fifty mounted police who were armed TO the
teeth When the arrived at Bowst., the prisoners
were groaned Kissed most vehementy by the crowd
The accnsed They were conducted by armed police to
the dock and al O'Clock were placed &C the par before
prisoners had committed wful murder in association
with some other persons. by means Of gunpoWder or
y the superintendent before they left the prison. and on
hearing IL the woman, Justice, Is SAID TO nave ced t
charge apparently unmoyed. The evidence was then
Jonn Moore chief warder Of the House Of Detention
said and o'clock on Friday my attention was
called by pOicecoDstable 10 the fact Of man lettering
about tie Of the prison. and refusing TO go away
and that he was Joined by woman named Anne Justcc
found the out by referring 70 the visitors BOOK
a. sbe had been To prisoner Casey They were re-
the budiugau pointing along the thorough
nont ana also In room at the top of Of the houses
While informing the Governor OF theSe suspicious
circumstances we heard great explosion IN passing
that way afterward, saw large breach IN the wal OF
The exercise ground Inc preach Was 10 VI ~ Gus nc
There great heap OF IuDDsh ia te alo, , ~
The wall falling in. think Desmond - one OF te men
s4w there. j am quite sure about Allen had recon-
mended that he should be taken into custody lor IoeIs
for unlawful purposes. ,,, A..
examine the witness. Allen Observed what nc mas Sau
knowing herself but having been asked 10 40 SO Dy
bis mother She about to enter into some Ia,tner
Had her defense until she had heard the
Desmond asked how long he was there. The witness
said not above one OF TWO minutes. -, =. -. 49,
Ambrose Sutton, No. 273 Reserve, said ne was EN-
uloyed to watch persons coming TO the prisoners
Burke and Casey. On Friday afternoon he saw Allen
Ton Ellen waited outside while Justice went in with
Caseys dinner and spoke to her again Whea she came
who after knocking against MN, peSge& ms
pardon and went on. lie came BACK ana ssEee quGs
bon TO which witness replied that he cOud NOT give ire
information, being stranger mthe nelghDoIhoou. ne
saw barrel ana ,rnek hs be
he saw the prisoners running away. Ae TOOK DESMOND
Sir r. Henry~YOu Of course, obtained instant assist
Aneei
Desmond-Wn 'you swearI ever left the publichouse
Tor moro than two minutosi
DesTnond-Then you perIuro yourself
Sir T. Henry.-YOu must not make such observations.
You can put questions TO any Of the witnesses but you
must not npute perjury Have you any questions TO put
Allen-A have TO say L. that assisting Desmond,
who intoxicated when first saw him at the public
Jastice-I deny that ever ran with Allen.
Aen-It was enough " make any person run-such an
At this point Superintendent Gernon applied for a
mand Which was immediately granted Inc prisoners
were In the OF the evening removed 70 place Of
fafe custody, the 10 which Burke and Casey had
been taken at earlier period VI the day The English
papers cay they are not 81 liberty 70 tell where they were
taken, Dat II was wen known 10 number OF persons that
tley were placed ~ thu convict psoD az hpanE which
place is always under strong military guard.
No further arrest had been made when the mail left,
ward for such evidense would lead to the apprehen
si9n OF any person implicated in the affair.
pow In possession OF tie police point at Timothy Des-
bond one Of the men y custody the who really
pppearS 10 be that The woman Who saw the act says that
hS le'9eHatDF AAe az awhile hat aud tAat Uesnond