Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-20
GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, April 19.-Norman, Dalton,
Wilson, DR.. Gallagher, Bernard, Curtin,
Ansburgh and Whitehead, the eight arrest
ed on charge of being concerned in the
dynamite conspiracy, were again brought
up in Bow street police court this morn
ing. 1t was noticed as q significant fact
that Norman was conveyed TO the court
room by a detective, separately from the
other prisoners. Whitehead, who was
brought here from Birmingh ham for trial,
protested against handouts. He declared
the entrance to the court room was the
''Gates Of Heu.'' On the prisoners being
arraigned in the courtroom it was an
nounced that Norman had turned inform
er. The rest of the prisoners, including
Bernard, Gallagher and Whitehead, were
formally charged with treason and felony
Poland, in opening the case for the crown,
said he had quantity Of fresh evidence
against the prisoners which would be fur
nlshed at the proper time. Norman testi-
fed that his real name was VIM. Joseph
! Lynch, born of Irish parents in the state
of New York.
Lynch swore he worked in October last
at coach builders, in Brooklyn. At that
| time he Joined secret society in New
York, the object of which was to free Ire
| land by force. The members went by
numbers. The hall in which he was sworn
| in was situated at the corner of Second
street and Bowery. There were
other associated clubs. The managers
of the clubs, known as district members
were not known to each other 10y name.
Members were selected to go on missions.
He Nynch) was sent to DR.. Thomas, Gal
lagher, who lived on Manhattan avenue,
at Green Point, Long Island. Gallagher
told him he was to 60 to London, and
would knew what for when he got there,
Gallagher gave him $50 aud told him to
take Storage passage by the steamer
Spain, under the name o. Norman. Gala
| CHER, gave him 800 more and told him to
go to London and inquire at the American
exchange for letter addressed to him.
Lynch did not want to go, as he had rela-
tives to support but finally went. Gala
CHER gave nina small box. He examined
this on the steamer and finding it contained
spring, which worked by pressure, became
alarmed and threw it into the sea.
Lynch, simplifying, said that in October
last, while working at coach builders in
| Brooklyn, q shopmate, Daniel O'Connor,
induced him to join secret society, d
branch of the Fenian organization,
l
clubs. O'Connor took him TO the Odd
fellows hall in New York, and in an ante
room told him the object of the society
was to free Ireland by force alone. LyRch
on joining the society took an oath to stand
by its watchWord, obey his superior Off
GERS, and observe the laws of the
brotherhood. The members were known
by numbers. The name of the presiding
officer was Thomas Burns. Lynch attended
the called meetings of the club twice each
month. He did not know O'Donovan
Rosa personally, but heard he had been
to the club room. He was always spoken
of there as the ''old man." He knew be-
sides O'Connor two members of the club
both named Sullivan. The number of the
? treasurer of the club was eighty two, and OF
the treasurer thirteen. The pass word fol-
admission to the meetings was "provi-
, dence." There were other associated clubs
: in New York, the Sarsfeld, Thirty second
q street, over Roe 81 Thomas
Davis military hall, the Emmett
on Eighth avenue, and the Davitt and Tom
Moore clubs. The district members were
not kown to each other. When a member
was wanted to GO on a mission, the presi
dent read out his number and told him to
send the president his address. In Lon
don Gallagher and the witness passed the
Scotland yards, and Gallagher said, 'That
is the headquarters of the detectives. L
will come down too" Gallagher said ht
was staying at Charing Cross hotel. and
gave the witness 81, saying, "Don't run
short, the old man will provide for u.s.
Lynch identified a boy he
saw with Whitehead in the factory
Of the latter at Bjrmingh ham
The witness said when Whitehead was
loading nitro-gly cerine into the rubber
bags, he told him that a man the samt
! morning had taken sixty pounds of the
! liquid. He had never seen any of tht
prisoners before except Gallagher anc
Whitehead. Both spoke of sending an
other man to London, but did not mention
any name.
Witness spoke in 4 weak and indistinct
, voice and at one time appeared about tc
: faint. At the conclusion of the testimony
and while the dispositions were being read
ne did faint and was removed from thC
court room.
Bernard Gallagher states he is native
of Scotland and returned from America ii
5 work as an iron moulder. His brother, DR.
. Gallagher, paid his passage. Bernard Is
= ignorant of the doctors business. Der
1
of any secret society. He declares he was
q in Sing Sing, n. Y, at the time of the ex-
! plosion in Glasgow.
Lynch reached London March %, and
met Gallagher in London the 9th or 18th
They walked past the scene of the West
minister explosion. On his asking Gal
lagher if ''that's what we are going to do
the latter answered, eyes" Gallagher
viewed the houses of parliament and said.
3: ''they will make great crash when they
r come down. At this time Gallagher
! shouted out from the dock ''you infamous
| liar" Lynch replied to the statement of
t Gallagher as to what destruction
1 was to be wrought. He said he
| inferred from the talk of the
conspirators that O'Donovan Rosa
was N the scheme. Rosa was referred to
. as the ''old man." Lynch testified that he
vent to Birmingham to see Whitehead on
2 request for some material. Gallagher
gave him the money TO buy presentable
3 trunk in Which to put the stuff He was to
: get it for Whitehead. Whitehead put him
in the way of getting India rubber bags.
Lynch confirmed all the evidence submit
ed at the hearing last Thursday as to
| Gallagher having called for him as Fetch