The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-20
FOREIGN FACTS.
Ncrman." One of the Dynamite
Friends, Weakeus and SQueals.
Defendants Real Name is Lynch, and
He Is an lrish-Amerieau.
Details the Workings of the Feniau Or.
ganizatious in New York.
"Old Man" O'Donoyau Rossa. Is the
Maiaspring of Them.
faints While His Deposition Is Being
Read TO Him.
The Power of the Press for Evil as
Well as Good.
Hnnnantn,.s n.ns.
Happenings Over the Continent.



LONDON April, lS.-Normau. Dalton,
Wilson, Dr. Gallagher, Bernard Gallagher.
CArtis, Ansburg and Whitehead the eight
men arrested on the charge of being con.
cened in the dynamite conspiracy were
again brought up in the Bow street police
court this morning. 1t was noticed as a
significant fact that Norman was conveyed
to the courtroom by detective separately
from the other prisoners for trial. lie pro.
tested against handouts aud DESIGNATED The
entrance 10 the COURTROOM rs the gates of
hell. On the prisoners being arraigned in
court II was announced that Norman had
turned iniormer. The rest ofthe ptisonars
including Gallagher and Whitehead were
formally charged with treason and felony.
Poland, in opening the case for the crown
said he had a quantity OF fresh evidence
against the prisoners, which would be tur.
nished at the proper time. Norman testi
lied his real name was William Joseph
Lynch, born OF Irish parents III the state Of
New York.
Lynch swore he worked in October last
at the coach business in BROOKLYN Attbat
time he joined u secret society in Nav
York, the object of which was 10 free
Ireland by force the members went Inv
numbers; the hall in which he was sworn
in was situated at the corner of Second
street and Bowery; there were other asso.
clated clubs and managers of clubs un-
known to each other by names; members
were selected 10 go on missions; he, Lynch.
was sent to DR.. Thomas Gallagher, who
lived on Manhattan avenue, at Green Point,
Long Island Gallagher told him TO go IN
London; would know what for when he
got there Gallagher gave him $40 and
told him to take steerage passage by the
steamer Spain, under the name of Norman.
Gallagher gave him S100 more, ard told
him to 60 to London and inquire at the
American Exchange for a letter addressed
to him Lynch did not want TO 20, as he
had relatives to support, but finally went /,
Gallagher gave him a small box. He eN
amlned this on the steamer, and finding IL
contained spring which worked by pres.
sure he became alarmed and threw IL in
the sea.
Lynch reached London March I'D; met
Gallagher in London the 9th or 2Sth; they
walked past the scene of the Westminster
explosion; OH his asking Gallagher if
that's what we are going TO do" the latter
answered yes Gallagher viewed the
houses .of parliament, and said: "They
will make great crash when they come
down."
At this point Gallagher shouted from
dock: You infamous liar"
Lynch replied by detailing the statements
OF Gallagher as to what destruction
was TO be wrought; he said he in
ierred from the talk of his 60.
temporaries that O'Donovan Rosa
was in the scheme Rosa was referred to
as "the old man.
Lynch testified that he went TO Birm ing
ham to see Whitehead, at Ga lagher's re-.
quest, for some material; Gallagher gaye
him money to buy u presentable trunk in
which to put the stuli he was to get from
Whitehead; Whitehead put him in the
way of getting India rubber bags.
Lynch confirmed all evidence submitted
at the hearing last Thursday as to Gal.
lngher having called for him AS
Fletcher" lie said when White
head was loading nitro-glycerine into
rubber bags, he told Lynch that 80 pounds
had been taken away that morning
Whitehead also told him he would soon
know what the liquid was.
Whitehead here shouted, "You lie, you
traitor !"
Lynch further testified that Gallagher
met him when he returned to London from
birmingham with nitro ycerine he had
never seen any OF the persons before. but
Gallagher and Whitehead.
Lynch tainted while his deposition was
being read over, and had to be removed
from the courtroom. The examination then
adjourned until tomorrow.
ADDITIONAL POINTS or LYNCH's TESTIMONY.
Lynch said that October last while working
At coach building in Brooklyn, a shopmatc,
Daniel OConnor, induced him to ioin n
secret society, branch Fenian organization,
divisions of which were called Emerald
clubs O'Connor took him TO the Odd Eel
lows hall in New York, and in the ante
room told him the object of the society was
to free Ireland by force alone Lynch, on
joining the society, took oath to stand by
its wa!chword, obey his superior officers,
aud observe the laws of the brotherhood
members were known by numbers; the
name of the leading officer was Thomas
Burns; Lynch attended called meetings of
tue club twice each month did not know
O'Donovan Rossa personally, but heard he
had been to clubroom was always spoken
of there rs the "old man :" knew, besides
O'Connor, two members of the club, both
named Sullivan; the number OF the treas
urer of the club was 49," of the secretary.
"l3;' the password for admission to the
meeting was Providence :" there were
other associated clubs in New YORK dis.
trlct members were not known to each
other when member was wanted to 20
on mission the president read out his
and to d him to send him (lhe
president) his address; in London Gal.
lagher and witness passed Scotland Yard,
and Gallagher said. THAT is the head,
quarters OF the detectives 1t will come
down, too" Gallagher said he was staying
at Charing Cross hotel, and gave witness Il,
saying; Don't run short, the old man will
provide for u.s." Lynch identified Bayhe.
whom he saw with Whitehead In the factory
of the latter At Birmingham. Witness said
when Whitehead was loading ni,vo.
glyoerine into rubber bags, he told him that
a man the same morning had taken sixty
pounds Of the liquid had never seen any
OF the prisoners before except Gallagher
and Whitehead both spoke of sending an.
other man to London, but did not mention
any name.
The witness spoke in weak, indistinct
voice, and at one time appeared about to
faint. At the conclusion of the testimony.
and while his deposition was being read. he
did faint, aud was removed from the court.
room.
Bernard Gallagher states he Is native of