The Portland daily press., 1883-04-07
THE DYNAMITE PLAN.
The London Public Greatly Ex-
cited.
Further Discoveries by the Detectives.
Tracing the Origin of the Plot to
America.

Tracing the Origin of the Plot to
America.
LONDON, April 8 = The man first arrested
yestesday on suspicion of being connected with
.he dynamite outrages, had taken rooms Civ
lnR the name OF Ormond and stating that he
was was medical student. Subsequently he said
MS CORE name was Norman. A box OF ex-
piosves was found iu his room. One OF two
men arrested in Dambeth gave the name Of
wilson. He is thought TO be the man who
carried the box to Norman's place. The fourth
s arfest was that OF Henry Dalton. He came
rom the United States two weeks ago. He
was found at the rooms OF the American Ex-
cnange and made no resistance when informed
oI the errand OF the officers. Dalton is suspec-
yea oi having been perpetrator OF the outrage
~ NJ sne once OF the local government board In
| Westminster
ihe police believe the Birmingham factory
70 nave been one OF the series which exists In
the great towns. Evidence Is forthcoming
that The persons arrested are connected with
Inc lnvincibles. The dynamite used in the
Westminster explosion was undoubtedly
made AZ one OF the factories Of the society.
| Forman's box was barred on the outside with
| wood for better protection OF its contents and
| fitted with handles. After the contents had
| DSch eCotpt az w boiWtCH tut UD1 was taken 10
the magazine al Plumstead Marshes. There it
was immersed in water, where 1t will be kept
until the officials can safely dispose OF the con-
tents.
1t is believed that the name OF Whitehead Is
an alias and that the p lice know his proper
name but wish TO keep IL secret for the pres
ent. Thousands visited the house in Ledsam
street during the day. The stock in the Led
sam street house consisted OF IA carboys hold
ing 10 gallons each OF sulphuric and nitric acid
and a great number OF cans OF glycerine and
mixed acids, ten gallons Of nitro-glycerine,
cooling machine, hydrometers and variety OF
chemical appliances.
Henry Dalton, who was arrested at the
American Exchange yesterday in connection
with the dynamite plots, reached England
sometime In February In appearance he is
unassuming. William Devotion Smith,
prominent counsellor, will defend Norman in
the Bar street court IL is understood that he
will base The defence on the plea that Norman
was an innocent agent and that he was en-
ployed in the capacity Of clerk for limited
time by a man from the United States who
has not been arrested. 1t will be held that
Norman was in entire ignorance of the fact
that the box contained terrible explosive.
No arrests have have been made in London
except the four reported.
The dynamite prisoners were arraigned in
Bow street court to-day. The detectives gave
full history OF their chase after Norman and
gave number OF points which in their opinion
between him and the other prisoners. 1t
transpired that the name of thegman whom
Norman alleged engaged him as a clerk is
Fletcher. The detectives deposed that on
Norman's person was found telegram signed
Fletcher. All were remanded without bail.
Interest in the nitro glycerine discoveries
continues 10 grow and the excitement in Lon-
don Is intense The papers are making the
most OF their opportunities and are selling
frequent editions with headings "Plot 10 Blow
N n lnpdNn - The MAJ 20 st.s
arrest Of the four dynamite prisoners with the
advice given By O'Donovan Rossa to Irishmen
TO burn up everything English except their
coal
In the stock OF explosives discovered by the
police at Whitehead's mandatory in Birm-
ingham were ITO pounds Of nitro glyceriHe.
Sir William Harcourt announces in the House
o. Commons that on Monday he would intro
dnce a bill amending the law regarding the
possession of explosives, and that he would
ask its speedy enactment.
This answering OF the governments inten-
ton TO deal With the matter was received with
cheers.
Evidence was direct and circumstantiaI.
coming almost entirely from detectives They
deposed that they had followed Norman from
the dynamite factory In Birmingham to the
hotel where be put up in this city; that they
dogged bis foststeps when ne went out
Wednesday evening and that they finally ar
rested him late that night When they ar
rested him he declared he had no idea what
the box contained. They found In his pockets
however Keys which fitted the box exactly;
also found on him five pound note with
stamp New York, March 10th, - imprinted on
it. Among other articles taken from him was
map OF London and an envelope addressed to
.Gallagher, American Exchange" They
confessed, however, that he had in his pocket
a telegram directing him to call on Fletcher ct
Charing Gross Hotel. Fieteser is the person
who according TO Norman's claims engaged
him to carry the dynamite box that was taken
from him.
In regard to the arrest Of Wilson and Gala
CHER the evidence of the police who effected
their arrest was no less straightforward. They
deposed that when they enquired Of Wilson
what he bad in his portmaUteau, he replied
"You had better look" They examined 1t
and found rubber bags containing liquids, as
already described. Gallagher denied any
knowledge Of these bags, or their contents, al
though Gallagher was arrested in Nelson
Square. He gave his address as Charing Cross
Hotel. The police stated further that they
found at Gallaghers room more rubber bags.
like those in his satchel, besides a quantity Of
money and a letter Of credit good for R600,
dated New York, March 18th. In respect to
the arrest OF Dalton, alias O'Connor. the po-
lice testified that he had refused to give any
address except Bowles reading rooms, No. IA
Edward place, Culham road, but was searched
by them and some pieces of fuse and ther-
mowlte were found. The police continued,
they had learned the whereabouts Of Dalton
and his lodging house as they had shadowed
him to that address. They found upon him q
diary which contained recipe for the manu-
fscture OF illuminate of mercury and other
chemical compounds Dalton here reiterated
the denial which he has already vouchsafed
several times that he had not the slightest ac-
quaintance with the other prisoners or any
knowledge OF them. Norman's counsel, the
other prisoners having no legal adviser except
as he acted incidentally for them, made little
comment on the testimony and confined his re-
marks to an appeal on the question of bail,
which he asked to be allowed To give for his
client. He said Norman had been in the coun-
ty only about two weeks. Judge Ingraham re-
fused to grant the request of Gallagher and
Norman that their money be restored to them
and in closing the preliminary examination
said he would remand them until Thursday
without bail.
The House in Nelson square at Lambeth,
where Wilson and Gallagher, the dynamite
tiende, were arrested yesterday, has been
y laced under police surveillance All persons
entering IL arc carefully scrutinized and notes
are taken OF their personal appearance. The
polic9 hope In this way that they may secure
evidence on which to base further arrests as
they are convinced that numerous accomplices
OF the men already in custody are at large.
One OF the evidences OF this Is the fact Just
made public that large sums OF money have at
regular intervals been deposited In the Bank
OF England to the credit Of the men held in
custody in Dublin jals for the Phoenix Park
ana ofner murders Ihe authorities, although
they have made vigorous search for the source
OF these deposits, have not yet been able to
discover It..
CoRK, April G.-Carmody, O'Herlihy and
featherstone, the men arrested on charge of
being dynamite carriers, had a re-examination
to-day which was conducted with the utmost
privacy. They we're further remanded for q
week and bail refused. Featherstone saws he
was citizen of the United States, that he had
placed himself and his case in the hands OF
tho United States consnl here, and that he
expected through that official redress for in-
dignity heaped upon him.
LONDON, April 6. Additional precautions
have been taken to guard Bow street prison
and prisoners Norman, Gallagher, Wilton and
Dalton who are all confined in that place now
are carefully watched. When arraigned this
morning each one was accompanied by police
man who took a station behind the dock.
GLASGOW, April 9.--The statement is made
here that the recent arrests ct Liverpool have
furnished the police with clue to the cause
OF the recent explosion in Glasgow. According
to the latest information on the subject 1t was
intended that these explosions should be on a
magnificent scale. The plot included the de-
struction OF the Dover canal. They were only
partially successful. Several detectives have
started from here for Liverpool to work out the
evidence.
LONDON, April ct was reported yesterday
eyAninp that tho Gnvarnment nj Graat Rritaiu