The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-26
FREEING IRELAND BY FORCE.
Sensational Testimony Regarding the
Dynamite Plots Given by
oil Informer.
Funds Furnished from America To Make
Explosives and Blow Up
Buildings.

Norman, Dalton, Wilson, DR. Gallagher,
Bernard Gallagher. Kirton, Arsbnrgh and
Whitehead, the eight men arrested charged
with being concerned In tho dynamite con-
spiracy, were brought up in the Bow Street
Police Court, Mt London. April 10. On the
prisoners being arraigncd the court room,
says the cable report, 1t was announced Nor
man had turned informer Tho rest Of the
prisoners, including Bernard Gallagher and
Whitehead, were formally charged with
treason-felony Poland, in opening the case
for the crown, said he had n quantity III
fresh evidence against the prisoners, which
would he furnished in proper time. Nor
man testified that his real name wa
William Joseph Lynch, and that he was born
of Irish parents In the State OF New York
He sworc that he worked IN October lat NJ
n coach builders In Brooklyn: Mt that time
he Joined n secret society in New York the
object OF which was TO free Ireland by force
The members went by numbers The hill
i'll which he was sworn in was situated nj
the corner of Second street and the Bowers
There were others associated with the clul i
and managers cluls. known rs district
members" they were not known to each
other by name.
Lynch. nmplifsing, said that In October
last, while working in 4 coach- builders III
Brooklyn, shopmate, Daniel oConnor, in
duced him to join secret societv. branch
of the Fenian organization, the divisions OF
which were called Emerald Cluls' UCon-
nor took him To an Odd Fellows hall in New
York, and in an ante DOM told him the OBJ
ject OF the society was to free Ireland by
force alone. Lynch, on joining the So
ciety, took an oath To stand by its watch
word. obey his superior officers, and observe
he Las. 70 l. r,1, Jn Y,ny
bers were known by numbers. The
name of the presiding officer was Thomas
Burns. Lynch attended called meetings Il
the cub twice taeh month lie did no.
know ODonovan II ssapersoaaly, but heard
he had been To the clubroom. He was always
spoken of there rs the "old man." lie knew,
beside O'Connor, two members of the club,
both named sullivan The number of the
treasurer of the club was 81; oil the Secre-
tary Is. The password for admission TO
the meetings vas Providence. IAere
were other a >socia.cd clubs in Ncwiork-the
Sarstield, on Thirty second street, the owen
Roe and Thomas Davis, ut Military Hall, the
Emmett on Eighth avenue: and the pavltt
and Tom Moore Clubs The district men,
bers were not known to each other When
member was wanted to go on mission
the President read out hi, number, and told
him to send him tthe Presidency his address.
Lynch was rent To Mr. Thomas Gallagher,
who lived on Manhattan avenue, Mt Green
point, Long Island Gallagher told III he
was to 60 to London: would know what
for when he got there. Gallagher gave
him So and told him to take steerage pas
sage by steamer to Spain under the name OF
Norman DR.. Gallagher gave him Sloo more,
and told him to go to London and inquire
at the American Exchange for letter ad-
dressed to him Lynch did not want 10 90,
as he had relatives to support but finally
went. DR. Gallagher gave him small box.
lie examine Il this on the steamer, and, md
ing 1t contained spring which worked by
pressure he became alarmed and threw u
into the sen.
Lynch said he reached London March ~;
met DIR Gallagher in London the eth and
18th. In London Dr. Gallagher and the wit
ness passed Scotland Yard, and Dr, Gallagher
said: THAT is the headquarters OF the de-
tectiyes. 1t will come down. too Dr.
Gallagher said To was STAYING o. Char lng-
Cross Hotel. and gave the witness = say ng:
1T don't run short The old man viii pro-
vide for US. They walked past the scene of
the Westminster explosion TN his asking
Dr. Gallagher If that's what We are 4, ing
to do" the latter answered YES" Gala
CHER viewed the houses OF Parliament and
Faid They will make u great crash when
they come down."
At this point DR.. Gallagher shouted out
from the dock: You infamous liar"
DIR Gallagher as to what destruction was To
Ee wrought, he inferie from the talk Of his
co-conspiraioie that ODonoyan Rssa was
in the scheme Rosa was referred to a the
old man Lynch testified that he Went TO
Rlrmine ham to see Whitehead mt DR. Galla-
gher's request for lone material DR. Gal.
lagher gave him money TO buy presentab.e
,ra INK. in which 10 put the stun he vas
to get from Whitehead. Whitehead put
him i'll the way 81 getting lndia-ruhler
bags Lynch onfrmed all the evidence
submitted ut the hearing las. Thursday as
to Dr. Gallagher having called fer him a
Fletcher He said when Whitehead was
loading the nitro glycsrinc into rubber
ags lie told Lynch that fifty pounds had
been taken away that morning. Whitehead
also told him he would soen know what the
Ii fuid was.
Whitehead here shouted, You lie, you
traitor"
Lynch further testified that DR.. Gallagher
met Linn when he returned TO London from
Birmingham with nitro glycerine. He had
not seen any of the persons before except
DR. Gallagher and Whitehead.
Lynch identified the 10y lie saw with
Whitehead IN the factory of the latter n
Birmingham The witness said tina. when
Whitehead was loading the nitro-g yccrine
into tn rubber bags he tod him man the
same morning had taken $ xty pounds of the
liquid. Both Ir Gallagher and Whitehead
spoke of .eadlng another man to London,
but did not meni:oa any name
The witness spoke in weak and indis,
tinct voice. and n. one time Appeared abau,
ny. and while the dispositions were being
read. he did fam, and was removed from
the courtroom