New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-21
THE IRISH CONSPIRACY.

STARTLING REYELATIONs-THE ATTEMPT TO MUIR
DER Mr.. FORsTER-JoHN DEvoY's PART IN TIE
MOVEMENT
DUBLIN, Jan. 20.-The twenty one persons re-
Gently arrested here were before the Police Court
to-day charged with conspiracy to murder officials.
The courtroom was crowded. Great discrimina-
tion exercised i'll the admission of citizens.
There large crowd outside
During the progress Of the hearing startling rev.
elations were made. Farrell, the nfOrIner, swore
that several of the prisoners, including Mr. Carey,
a member Of the municipality were present at
Fenian meeting where the informer asked to
ioin the inner circle formed for the assassination Of
officials
Farrell acknowledged having taken part in a
plot to assassinate iuror. He swore that one of
the prisoners named Hanlon, informed him that he
had taken part in the attempt 10 murder Field (;
that Brady stabbed Field, and that Kelly also par
ticipated in the affair Farrell also testified that
each Fenian contributed threepence weekly to par
chase arms that the city had been marked into
districts, and military inspections were held occa-
sionally, at which most OF the accused men were
present. At one of these meetings one John Dewey,
who said he came from America. presided. The or
Qanzation. he said, had existed for some years.
Picked men formed Assassination Commit
tee. They were ignorant Of each other Daniel
Curley gave him (FarrelD a revolver, and told him
TO stop Mr. Forster's carriage opposite Ells's Quay,
when Jim" Kelly and Joe" Brady would do
the remainder. The plot failed through "A mistake.
Farrell identified Kelly Brady. Curley, Alaloney.
Dwyer and Boyle, all of whom were present In the
prisoners dock. as having been present on Els's
QUAY when tue abortive attempt was made TO way
Law Mr. Forster. Curley. he said, was very much
yexed at the failure. Brady, Kelly and Rankin,
the last of whom IS now in Limerick, followed Mr..
Forsler's carriage IN cab anVtber OCCASION and
MacMahOn, who was lately accidentally shot, was
assisting by watching on foot. All the prisoners
were reIDanded for week
A rumor which was current in London last even
ing, that the PhRnIY PAIk mufdeleIS nan Deen az
rested, is denied here.
Myles Kavanagb, who Is an informer, to-day
swore that he drove the which fIeldss assaIl
ants escaped He Is now in custody. Immediately
after the Phenix Park murders lie was apprehendod
and detaiued two days Oh suspicion OF having
erick Cavendish aud Mr. Burke escaped. III is re-
ported that six OF the prisoners who were III the
dock to-day offered 10 become appros ers. but 40 10
the present time tho uborItes nave accepted only
one OF them, who Will be examined al the next
hearing. lt is said that there are three other ln-
formers. The names of Poole. Devine aud Delaney
are mentioned. The Detective Department is be-
sieged with persons Offering to give information
SO geral suspected persons left Dublin during the
week. A detective Is In pursuit of one important
person. The purchase OF the revolver that Devine
had when Detective Cox was murdered will be
proved also tho purchase of knives found near tue
house OF one OF the prisoners.
Evidence will be gwen OF tie issuing OF sum-
monses the chandwritingof Joseph Aulet Tor meet
ipus OF the centres.' Tho appearance OF three OF
ths men arraignd on Saturday exactly corresponds
with the description of the three murdereIs 81 Lord
Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. burke. The Police
intend making fve more arrests. Muliet. the
alleged leader Of the assassination committee, ID