Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-24
RRESTED FOR THE DUBLIN
CRIME.
A Sensation Caused by Detective Mil.
Ter Upon the Arrival Of the British
King.
From the Philadelphia Times. May q.

From the Philadelphia Times May g.
When the steamship British King reached her
dock yesterday afternoon she was Immediately
boarded by about half q dozen detectives. who
commenced a search for any one connected with
the Phoenix Park assassination. The passen-
gers were all scrutinized before being allowed
to leave the ship, and two or three suspicious
looking ones vigorously questioned. The one,
however, who attracted most attention was
| small man, with a sandy moustache, who seemed
In every particular to correspond with the de-
scription of one OF the men wanted. His coat
and trousers were stained with blood, and it
out all traces of it. Detective Miller, after put
ting one or two questions to him, decided to ar
rest him on suspicion. The man trembled and
shook to such all extent that the bystanders ex-
pected to see him fall. Before taking him to
the British consul he was further Intercepted.
1t appears that his name Is James Finnigan, and
he gave his occupation as that of laborer
When asked if he had ever been In Ireland he
replied mo" but subsequently admitted having
lived in Cork and Londonderry. He persist
| emily denied ever having been in Phoenix Park
or even In the vicinity of Dublin.
II was born in Edinburgh and have lived
there and In Glasgow nearly all my life," he
said. Before coming here lived in the latter
place Three days before l left Liverpool
| arrived there in a fishing smack from Glasgow
My wife lives in Dundee, but we are sepa-
rated"
The prisoner was a stowaway, and had been
assisted to conceal himself by some of the crew
When discovered he was put to work, which he
StOutly refused to perform. "Tll be id If
work" he exclaimed. He was asked to explain
the presence Of blood on his clothing. He de-
MED that it was blood, and said that he had ac-
cldentally dropped some red paint on his trOus-
ers on the previous day. There was no red paint
on the ship, and he seemed confused when con-
fronted with this fact He contradicted himself
several times, especially in regard to his reasons
for coming to this country without a cent. 1t
is evident that he left England hurriedly. On
one occasion he stated that he arrived in Liver
pool. from Glasgow, three days before leaving
in the steamer, and on another that he had only
just time to get off the small fishing boat and
board the British King before she started. He
gives no reasons for coming to Liverpool by
such an unusual route, and it is thought that
instead of Glasgow it is Dublin that he came
from.
In appearance he is not very bright, but De-
tectlye Miller says he Is deep and cunning and
this became evident from the answers to the in
terrogatiOns put to him. He says that his age
Is thirty, but he does not seem to be more than
| twenty-five. In height he is about five feet six,
and he admitted that he bore resemblance to
the description OF one of the murdererS of Cav
endlsh, and came near being arrested before
starting. After satisfying himself that Finni-
gan's statements were not reliable Detective
Miller took him before British Vice Consul
Crump. where he was again cross-examined.
Here he seemed more concerted and gave di-
rect answers. Finally, he was allowed to go
and find work, but he will be kept under strict
surveillance. cable dispatch has been sent to
Glasgow to find out if he is known there, and if
his other statements about his wife in Dundee
are true. He gave the name Of John Brown &
Co. as that of firm for whom he had worked
as coal-heaver in Glasgow and this will be in
quired about also. Detective Miller, without
making any direct assertion, seems to think that
In spite of Finnigan's stupid appearance he may
have some knowledge of the crime