The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
THE DYNAMITE PRISONERS
Arraisned in Bow street-Statement of the
Prosecutor.

Dalton Wilson, Curtin and Ansburg were
taken to Bow-street Police Court this fore
noon, in the prison van driven at a rapid
pace and accompanied by guard of armed
police and mounted constables. large
crowd followed the prisoners to the court
house. The whole route was lined with
policemen and every precaution to prevent
a rescue taken. The prisoners appeared per-
fectly calm.
The prisoners were arraigned before Judge
lngham. Smythe, Gould and Carver ap-
peared for the defense. Poland, opening
for the prosecution, declared there
was no doubt, in view of the
evidence obtained by the authorities
that conspiracy was in existence in Amer
ica, the purpose of which was the destruction
of public buildings in this country; that the
factor invoked by the conspirators was dyn-
amite; that some of the men now on trial in
this court came from the United States for
the purpose of putting their diabolical
| schemes into operation; that they had fur
nished means and men to establish the re-
| cently-discovered dynamite manufactory at
birmingham, and that Gallagher Wilson and
Norman visited the manufacturer White
head, at his place in Birmingham, with the
purpose OF sending to London supply of the
| explosive. In this connection dates were an
| important link in the chain of evidence
Norman, on the ODD of March, went
to Custom Square to live He
remained fourteen days; then, on
April went to Birmingham, saying he was
going to get his luggage. He did not return
at the appointed time. His plan was with
out doubt, changed while in Birmingham
and it was decided that he should take a
package OF nitro-glycerine to the Southamp
| ton Street Hotel, where Gallagher hired a
room for Norman. The latter telegraphed
Gallagher on the 9Th of April that he would
return to his quarters at Euston square. He
| did come back, and at Euston square man
took the box brought by Norman, contain
ing some bags of nitro-glycerine, and left
| them at the place in Southampton street
where the police subsequently, made the ar
rests. Poland proposed to show that
Norman and Wilson repeatedly COM
municated with Gallagher, known
as Fletcher. Wilson visited Gallagher, say
ing his tutor telegraphed him on the Sd of
April II am sorry cannot see you to-day;
must call on Alfred Supposed to mean White
headG will see you tomorrow" 1t was
known that Wilson went to Birmingham
with an empty portmanteau and returned
| with nitro-glycerine in it. Norman's state
ment that he had been engaged by a gentle
man from the United States as clerk was a
| tissue of falsehoods.
To show that Gallagher was really the dis
penser of the funds of the society, Poland
| pointed out the fact that he had in his pos
session when arrested els in English notes
way in which the note taken from Norman
| was stamped 1t was clear, therefore, he was
one of the principal conspirators and
| not an innocent clerk, or even q deep or
| sharp rascal. Gallagher himself brought the
| sinews of war from the United States Gala
| CHER himself communicated with all the
| subordinate consprators Gallagher tele-
| graphed to Whitehead on the 9th of March,
| promising to see him soon. Curtin on ar
rival at London, reported by letter to Gala
CHER, not beng advised of the latter's arrest
| When the officers captured Curtin, certain
diary of his recorded the places visited since
his arrival in England. The list included
Glasgow Blackburn and Liverpool 1t
would appear in the evidence that Curtin,
also, was one of the chief persons in the con-
| spiracy Papers in Gallagher's luggage re-
ferred to Ansburgh, whom Gallagher
! visited.
OConner went to the United States a
| year ago, and letters showed that he had
established relations with ODonovan Rosa,
Mcclure and Dewey. He returned to this
country a short time since under the name
of Daltolf.> Certain of his actions led to sus-
picion that he was person not to be trusted
at large, and he was put under surveillance,
and on the Sd of April was observed to De
taking observations of the houses of Parla-
ment.
Mr.. Poland intimated that he would ask
| that the prisoners be remanded for a week SO
he might become informed of their proceed
ings in other parts of the Kingdom where
similar cases were being examined. He also
lntlmated that the charge against these men
would be changed from the comparatively
| simple one on which they were now arraigned
| to the serious offence of conspiracy, and as it
was desired by this band of men to effect the
| objects of the conspiracy regardless of the loss
| OF life which would result it was a question
| that only the magistrate could decide
whether they were not indictable for MUIR
der. IL was possible, Furthermore, that at
future stage of this proceeding a charge
would be lodged against them under the
treason and felony act
| Mr. Gould said he watched the case for
Gallagher, whose counsel will be engaged
hereafter.
A lot of papers were put in evidence in
Guiding the catalogue of chemical firm at
Birmingham. The latter was found at Nor
mans lodging, and contained full directions
for making dynamite.
The proprietor of the hotel where Norman
was stopping when arrested was brought face
to face with Gallagher and testified that to
the best of his belief he was the person who,
under the name of Fletcher. several times
visited Norman. The daughter of the hotel
proprietor from whom Gallagher engaged
the rooms for Norman, identified him as
Fletcher. The proprietor of the hotel at
which Ansburgh stopped identified Gala
| CHER as the man who had visited Ansburgh.
The clerk at the Charng Cross Hotel, where
Gallagher boarded, failed to recognize any of
the prisoners as the men who visited Gala
| CHER.
The examination of the prisoners was ad-
journed for week, and they were conveyed
back to Millbank prison.
The Birmingham Prisoner demanded.
BIRMINGHAM April 12.-In order to render