New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-11
TRYING TO BLOW UP A TOWN HALL.
TWO IRsHMEN ARRESTED N LIvERP0OL-EXPLo-
sTVE MATERIAL FOUND.

sTvE MATERIAL FOUND.
LIVERPOOL, June 1O.-An attempt was made
last night 10 blow up the Town Hall by dischargin9
piece Of gaspipe loaded with powder. by means Of a
fusec against the door. Two named McKevett and
Roberts, who sitting tho steps Of the Town Hall
at o'clock took alarm the approach Of q cabman and
fed leaving bag containing gasppe, which exploded
a. soon the police had thrown II the street
Both OF these men were captured OF them having
Jumped into canal IN trying o escape. Both we're well
supplied with money. Documents were found
I'm their possession connecting them with Fe-
niansm. Roberts had been for some years
in America. Both prisoners had returned recently
from that country. The prisoners viii Doe charged under
the Malicious Injuries to Property Act" which pro
Vldcs mat punishment may, under certain circumstances
which apply In this ease. be lifelong imprisonment
They will be- also charged tomorrow with completely In
the attempt 10 blow up the Central Police station IN TINS
city by means Ot tube containing dynamite OF gun
cotton on the night Of May III.
MI Joyce, sccrrtary oi the kilnalloch county Linn
erck Branch Of The Land League has been arrested uh-
LoNpoN. june ii~The Dublin Ga-f,tc procaims five
meetings about TO bc held Illegal and to be dispersed
The Daily TcLegraphs correspondent Chester reports
that the police have received communication from the
Government stating that F,uaus In America have de-
cities of the 'ntcd ngnlOm. including Chester.
A document IN which reference Is made 10 oDonoyan
Rossa found on Of the prisoners AZ Liverpool
The Si1Hd1rd's Dnhu Correspondent teeCraphs ~
Irish Executive 10 suppress the Land League by
der lu council The Attorney General strrnuouSy holds
sion"
The residence ofColonc Rollins near Marov, Cork
Nant- hi- been arrested.
McKr,ctt is native ~ Warren Point, County Down.
lie hns been employed dock labotcr IN Liverpool
since $50 Roberts i- native of Glassow, of lrsh
pareniasc.
stance point strongly to the belief that these plots
hatch'd DO America aud carried out by cinssarics ron
there - hO Ind foolish Hcr0mp.cc- herr
90 for' three rioters charged with taking part In last
nght0 d-tuloance@ AT CORK. twenty three nave been
- In NFffIf
The others wcr liberated Oh their own rcoghilanore
The ciiy i- uow quiet
O'Douo,au Rossa who i- mentioned in some Of the
dlspatcho- from London probably implicated IN the
plot from papers found u po----on ~ one of the con-
spirntors i- the editor of Ihe Tcd Irismdn. published
In this ciiy. lie II also prominent member 0f the
Fcuian organization known ~ tlc United Iri-hmen.
Toa TEl ~ reporter hc said last night that ne knew
neither Roberts nor ckcyi Nordid hc believe that they
were u,ented hy the United lr,huen bccause IN that
ease D., would have known II the plot beforehand But
am surc De- continued that the plot prompted by
the same spirit that animatc~ our oreanization nni
whlch led tn the Maneion House plot All of this skr
M .huc call M IT. done to show England that she
can't -cud her armies into ireland with impunity II i
only the l-nuiug ~ the trouble. 40 work - this Kind
viii De- dOrt 10 Ireland. ho~rstr' 'r H N"uld -'t'c EhE
land as l pr,''Nt fur Iif aiding The country
Wa- th" British var ship Dot"rc do'troycd through
The ag,ic. of thc United irl-hm'ut
well VIII say This much that received intelligence
lat December that eTpo-yr mntrria. had been placed
IA thr Lod ~ the vessel Tor tr purpos ~ destroying
her Furthermore. iri.hmtu iu thr British Navy have
given s assurance that they ready 90 do the same
thing again
papers possession of tAc Town Hall con-piraiors in
lIttI pool 2"
"1hcrr il only one explanation that I am able
20 think OF. 10 i- This. ann r"nsthnilv ru-
-4.,d 900 establishing u4,fi,lr- boo England for me
Irtf,,f Irishuau ON our hotS- Ind t.a one ot our
ar.ni- at Liverpool is nlu,i James M"k'Nttt II this
- fnc ar r cu have uu letters pf mine, except those
r, ti.nr in hu,c-. n.rt'd With thc paper. A. r.
gaIl- -poudcucr rlfc 20 th" operations ~ The
of,,ulnu lirh .r0u tlat is carried ou entirely
tAsuucu r-on. --Iuc tl,s nid forth. Iu,tcr write
q letter 90 Any body ou 90, subject