Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-20
ADYNAMITE SCHEME.

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4 Ntro-G1ycerine Factory Uncovered tx
birmingham, Eng. = Several Arrests
The city police made raid upon
p suspected locality in Ledsam street,
lakewood, and discovered Fenian
nitro-giycerine factory in full opera
ton. They discovered an apparatus
for preparing and mixing explosive COM
pounds, constructed on scientific princi-
pies, and with all the eraftiness which
clearly showed its inventor to be not
only a thorough scholar in chemistry
and ~' machinery, but also an adept
for avoiding notoriety and pre-
venting discovery. Among the noteworthy
features of the place was a shrewdly-devised
metnod Tor carrying the fumes up the CHM
ney and consuming the odors. 1t is learned
that the premises in Ledsam street were
taken two months ago by man named
Whitehead. an Irish American, who had a
sign out in front of his place indicating his
business as that of paper-hanger White
head himself was taken into custody when
the police made the descent on the den, and
Is now In close confinement A considerable
quantity OF nitro-glycerine was seized by the
oIncerS at the same time. Information now
In the hands of the detectives tends to dem
onStrate that this place is the central manu-
factory of explosives, and the most impor-
tant depot of all the Internal contrivances
III the Kingdom. - Whitehead, who Is de-
scribed as man about twenty-five years of
age. or dark complexion, and with marked
American accent, has been in the habit of
purchasing supplies of nitro-glycerine and
acids which are necessary to run the bust
ness. -
Whitehead's examination yesterday after
noon developed nothing startling.
DYNAMITE PLoTTERs ARRESTED.
A semi-weekly newspaper, called the, Citv
Press, in its edition publiShedW ednesday eve
ming, announced that it had received letter
without a signature in which the writer
threatened to blow up the Government
offices. The affair was referred to the no
lice, and late Wednesday night English
detectives, assisted by members of the Irish
Secret Service, succeeded in arresting a
man who had in his possession quantity of
stuff supposed to be dynamite. The arrest
has caused a decided sensation Detectives
had followed the prisoner from Manchester.
as he appeared to be suspicious character.
and when the letter appeared hewas at once
arrested, being then in the vicinity of Fleet
street. He is now at Bow Street Station, to
await the report of the army officials at
Woolwich, who are engaged in chemical
analyZation of the material. The police re-
gard the arrest as a most important one
The Irish police have made two further
arrests in the suburbs of LambetlIin connec-
ton with the men arrested Wednesday night.
The latter is now said to be an American
of, oil hok,
seized in London already.
1t is stated in official circles that thorn fs
reason to believe that the whole incendiary
and dynamite conspiracy here and in Amer
lea Will now be laid bare, and the number of
arrests shortly be increased The man first
arrested near Fleet street had engaged roeIns
on southampton street, at the corner of
Strand, giving the name of Ornund and
stating that he was a medical student. Sub
Sequently he said his name was Norman. The
nrSt inquiry for rooms was made by an elderly
man. A box of explosives was taken to
N0rman'S lodgings by person of rakish ap-
pearance, who looked more like tramp on
the street than a porter or friend of the stu
dent. 1t Is believed this individual and the
elderly man have been captured in the per-
sons OF two men arrested at Lambeth yes
terday. One of these men had in his
ing large sum of money, Dor
ton of which was III, American
coins. Street rumor made free use of
America name and connected many Irish
Americans with the plots One of the
Lambeth prisoner had secured lodgings i'm
the name of Wilson. His movements ex-
cited so much suspicion among his neigh
bors that he left his room Wednesday. saw
ing 1t was his intention to go to Wolver-
hampton When he returned at noon
yesterday he was surprised to find five
detectives awaiting him.
The fourth one arrested was Henry Dali
ton, taken into custody last night He
came from the United States two weeks ago.
There was no less sensation In the Commons
when the arrests were announced than else
where. Sir William Harcourt, Home Secre-
tary, III q brief speech outlining the facts con-
hrmed what had up to this time been merely
rumor, that Norman had been arrested. 4 He
added that 159 pounds of highly-explosiyeF
liquid had been found in NOrman's quar-
tiers, stored in skillfully rubber
bags. He also confirmed the discovery of
q dynamite manufactory at Birmingham.
and gave particulars of the affair sub
as related in these dispatches. He
said, further, that a considerable amount of
The same kind of explosives had been dis
covered in the room of the Lambeth prison
ers, and part of the money on one of these
men was i'll American bank notes. u
Dalton is suspected of being the perpe-
traitor OF the outrage at the office of the
local Government Board at Westminster. 1
The prisoners were not arraigned to-day,
because, in view of the documents seized. I
he police decided to make several other ar
rests which they thought might be frus-
rated If the evidence in their possession was
made public.
CORK, April6.
IL Is rumored the police have arrested an.
'tner man, upon whom compromising ds>,- |
lmentS We're found.