Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-07
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NJ Dy1ansse 1nvess1Gn11eA
Lounoa. April &-The dynamits psis-
oneEs vssc a1Taignsd q Bow sezsee 10
day. and charged With having IN theiz
POSSESSION, With fe1cnio0s intsns, explo-
sive materials Ths detectives gave q
full history Of their chass after Nor
man. and gave Q namber OF points
which, in their opinion. grove his guilt,
and to the Intrinsic relations between
him and the other pFisOosEA Is trans
pired that the man whom Norman al
IsQss hired him a clerk b Flstchsf.
TAe dseectivss depossd that on Nor
maa's psrsuu v>e found q Telegram
siRnod Rlstehar. AZ the conclusion The
p9ispossD voro renanded without bail,
alfhOaaA tAa1r osoaesl strongly urged
thss bah b allowed.
AAeshae Account.
LaxDoa. Apgil &-Ths four msa AZ
ssstsd il this city within the past forty
eight hoors, On Guspicioo OF bein0 con-
esEned n paoes 10 blow up Government
baildinRs, Were asIaiGned IN Bow street.
court this morning. Justice InRham,
Who pgeoidod, informed them they voe q
brought 10 the bar on the charge Of hav-
ING In thsiI poa1eaDion explosives With
intent 10 uee the SANE for felonious puI-
pooos. The otAtute provides that per-
sans eoovieted Of thin crime shall b liza
be for punishment for two ysaxsa t hard
labee. The prisoners were put down on
the charge sheet n Norman. aesd a;
0allAQhee, =; Wilson, q; Dalton, s..
Dalton y also known b. the alias Of
John OConnO1. When the prisoner
marched into the dock Q stalwaFt police
man vas stationed behind each They
are Ill Intelligent mon, veil dressed and
have every appearance Of being not only
respectable bat educated.
The evidsnos, both direct and oircum-
etansial, vas given almoat entirely By
detectives. They depooed that they
followed Norman from the dynamite
factory In BIRMINGHAM 70 his hotel in
this city. They logged his footstep, on
Wednesday,, and finally arrested him
late that night. When made Q prisoner
he declared he had no idea what the
box contained; yet In HE pockets were
keys which exaotly fitted the box. The
ds6ectives also found on him q five
pound nots With the stamp Of March 10
printed thereon. Among other articles
taken from him was map # London
and An enyelopead dressed 10 GallsRhsr,
American Exchange officer. He had in
his pocket telegram directing him TO
call on Fletcher, at CharinR Gross hotel.
Fletcher il tho person who, according
to Norman, engaged him to carry the
dynamite box taken from him.
In regard to Wilson and Gallagher.
the evidence OF the p ,licemen who arrest
ed them was not less convincing. They
when they inquired OF Wilson
what he had in his portmanteau, he
curtly replied: "You had better look. !"
They examined it and found rubber
bags containing the liquids already
described. Gallagher denied any kaos l-
edge Of those bags or their contents.
Although Gallagher Vas arrested in Mel
son Square he gave his address as Char
ing Cross hotel. It was remarked at
this point in the proceedings the clue 70
connection with Norman
was that the envelope found on Norman
was directed TO Gallagher, and Fletcher's
10 Norman asked him to call
at TIE place which Gallagher claimed
~ his residence. The police stated
further they found ct 0allagher's rooms
rubber bags like those in the portman-
teau, besides quantity Of money and
Q letter Of credit for 5000, dated New
York, March 18th. Gallagher hero in
terpoeed with the remark that the mach
talked about liquid vas hydrate chloeal.
II rubber bags wore explosive that vas
indeed new discovery.
In respect 70 the arrest Of Dalton,
alias O'ConnoR, tho police testified that
b refused 10 give any address except
that Of BoWIeo' reading room, IA Ed
ward place, Fullhorn road. Search vas
made, however, and some pieces Of fuse
ton here said. oontsmptuously, "The
lighter" Tho police continued the
Dalton and the lodging house. They
found upon him diary which CON-
tanned recipe for the manufacture of
illuminate mercury and other chemical
Dalton here reiterated q
denial that he had the slightest acquain-
lance with the other prisoners, or any
knowledge Of them.
Norman's counsel, WIN. d. Smythe,
The other prisoners having no legal sd
yisers except - he acted incidentally
for them, made little comment ON the
testimony, and confined his remarks to
IN urgent appeal on she question OF bail.
which he asked allowed for HE client.
He hid Norman had been In the Coun-
try ouly about . week. Judge Iughan
refused 10 grant the requsst Of Gala
cher and Norman, that THAR money be
restored 10 than, and closing the pre-
examination said b would re-
mAnd thom until Thursday without bail.
Additional precautions viii b taken 70
guard Ne Bow street prison, and tho
prisoners Norman, 0allaahsr, Wilson
and Dalton were carefully watched.
u will b held that Norman Vas in
entire iGnorAnoo Of The fact, the box
contained terrible explosives. Il y
alleged By parties Who claim 10 have
some knowIedRo Of Norman that be ID
Of respectable birth and education, and
came % ENGLAND expecting 10 and om.
ploymsnt. No arrests made In London
except the four reported yesterday.
GLASGOW, April 6.-The statement 10
made that the arrests at Liverpool fur
nishsd The police With . clus 70 the
cause Of the recent exploeiou In GlAs-
TOW. According 70 the lateGt infoema-
don u Waa intended that these explo-
Giono should b ON . oompeohensivo
scale. The plot included the destfuc-
tion Of the Canal Naduot, and they
vere partially successful. Several d.
tsotiyss have seasted for Livesp sol 70
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