New-York tribune., 1868-05-11
ndee dld NOD nnme the day for his cxeeatlon
LIE cLERKENwELL TRIALs.

LONDON April q, 1868
The trials came to an end at about o'clock
this evening and events Of Saturday and OF to-day
have been decidedly the most interesting that have oc
CURED during the prOtractcd investigation The excite
ment commenced with the production Of an alb on sat
urday morning in favor OF the prisoner Barrett This
alb was TO by six different Witnesses all or them
apparently OF great respecabhty and intelligence The
majority were artisans Three shocmakcrs, who
deposed that the very day the explosion took place
they repaired or Barrett, which OF them
had promised TO complete the previous day that he
called for them that afternoon aud finding them not
finished roundy abused the proprietor Of shop aud
that thereupOn his two assistants sat down and did
the work while Barrett waited; then three witnesses
swore further that while Barrett waiting he sent out
the errandbOy The GasgoU Erobg Post and read TO
them the particulars of the Cerkenwcl explosion which
had taken place the previous day, ana that was the
first any them mad heard OF the particulars OF the affair
One of these witnesses also swoe that ON Friday, the
very day OF the explosion Barrett was az MS SHOP 70
inquire for his boots This ~ distinct banch Of tho
ahb set up aud TO comprehend iuly i9e answer which
copy written by the prisoner Barrett In Mill
bank Prison friend Of his named McManus, resident
- MmLBANK PRISON, jan "a, 1868
NY DEAR FRIEND: You Will be very much greyed 10
hear the serious reverse that has beallen me lately the
cause which am ignorant OF as yourself NOwitl
standing, have got into the meshes OF the law, ana,
when once fairly entangled ~ Is no easy nter 10 get
exricRted. IL is needless 20 enter INTO details as now
Tic press wish you 10 20 Mr.. James Mullin. who
will take you to a shoemaker named McNulty IN Bridge
doing little work for me In December last IL may as
sst him recOcc me II You tell him am the party who
waited on him different occasions TO have pair
Of boots bOttomed-1rst on Thursday then on Friday
nd that when he promised them on saturday, and
found they were not done. came 10 row Yith hlm
and that then two men set TO work on then ana during
the time they working sent out for me Erenmg
Post and read an account OF the CerkenWe explosion
which the first they had heard OF H. think TINS VIII
bring the matter quite clearly TO their remembrance
% cnfy II these two men have left nm, 70 NM tnsm t
4 and also 10 find out who the other parties were 'h@'
we're sfs was Forwarded TO its destination by the au
,boes but before s delivery the per- Yen S =. -
Ponce ;nsef by saving that he did not know Barrett
d ths AT no such occurrences "a those , ~ NY
letter had ever taken place ad y. n 10 S by man named
nSS from the pages Of TIE Gtasgow hornlny heiI1
hs ,ness McNulty, on the stand hoWskef ~ aat,
ino ala take place as described py berIeu
the he police Inspector diverted his MIND lrom
anu i.,ns snn II AZ the time because he asked am ne
had buttoned" pair or ns sSonld have remembered
said ooteosut, coincidenee mccall certainly had
ne word "buttoned" ON MS nooe' his insRrnctians
snal xlen' - tbs PROSECUTION that the letter OF Barrett
was the foundation Of the alp ana tna ts1sSad hs
, W. Wy ~ lsd down were those when he Wisneo ns
ssanoes nc ne and swear to- they having no previous
Lro1yiedge of auy such events lhe ADi @
was rather srenghened N i he failure Of the prossca
tse n nrofnce either BarTetts einploJSl VI ~ ~
and n K we're possible 10 do 30 II docs ~ sen ~ pS
at neyIect Tor tho reason that al the ~lIhessos 'sy
~ yeye sworn Fenans, ard that no reason ~
slIseed for the absence OF those VINO Moa ~, o Oso
naturally the most reSd sPspch SP9n q he sb WHICH all
anneatanre Was very straightforward tctsr 3heSoriy
editor Of The sh Catholic Bg a 1n the very evening Of
iSe efposion meeting took place at NC ben hoiel
glasgow, for the purpose o. olEst,1rs mai Mcfrr1
~ sVinnativ with tho Manchester mar 80,
VI snPSS s & ~. 80 ,baf meeting, and thai Michael Lar
rtt took pIominent part IA VIC - 1Ssn innorant ~
true Of course barrett ~, fasshea~eli The oniI
snswcr ,Se croSn gave wai tbs e'dsDes Whsp h~ 's'