New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-07
THE DYNAMITE PLOTTERs.
u,, - ruE pOLICE HAVE LEARNED.

DON PRISONERS.
At the examination yesterday of the men
arrested in London the detectives tesuned as
to the manner in which the alleged conspra-
tors had heen tracked and arrested. The ue-
tectives were at times interrupted by the pris,
oners. The four men were remandea
without bail until Tuesday next.
nr;vate examination of the three men
arrested IN Cork was also held. one Oh
them declared that he was citizen OF '"0
United States. 1t is thought that there 10 SUM-
connection between the arrests IN LNerpUoi @
and the recent explosions In Giassow' .,o
Government has taken action iooh,ns " "'0
amendment of the law in regard 10 inc poSscS-
sion of explosives.
DISCLOSURES IN AND OUT OF COURT.
rx.,cv.roy OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
~,,,, ,,,,-yrssrs-A GOVERNMENT BILL REGARD
ING EXPLOSIVES
IoSDoy April 6.-The four men arresteu III this
citv nm suspicon of being concerned IN the po's
ona threats to blow up Government buildings were
arra;pned in tho Bow Street Court TINS morning.
ord Iu,t,ce Inrham, who presided, informed them
that they were brought to the bar upon the cnarge
Of having in their possession explosive materiai
with intent to use the same for fclonous purposes
The statute provides that persons convicted OF TINS
crime shall be liable to punishment Of two years
imorisonment at hard labor. The prisoners we're
mt down ON the charge sheet as Norman, age
tventv.two; Gallagher, age thirty three; Wilson,
age twenty-two, and Dalton, age thrty-ninc. Dal-
ton is also known by the alias of John OConnor
THE EVIDENCE OF THE DETECTIVES.
When the prisoners were marched into the dock q
stalvart policeman was stationed behind each one
of them. They are all intelligent men, are well
dressed, and have every appearance OF beins not
oplv respectable but educated The evidence was
direct and circumstantal, coming almost en-
t,relv from the detectives. They de-
sosed that they had followed Norman
from the dynamite factory In Birmingham 10
the hotel where he put up in this city; that they
dooued his footsteps when he went out on Wednes-
day evening and that they finally arrested him late
that night When they made him prisoner he de-
olared that he had no idea what the box contained
They found in his pockets, however. keys which
fitted the box exactly They also found on HIM
es note with stamp "Nsw-York March TO-" Inn
printed upon it. Among the other articles taken
from him were 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, at
Cbarlng Cross Hotel FLETCHER is the person who'
according to Norman's assertions, engaged MN 10
THE ARREST OF WILSON AND GALLAGHER
Tn regard to Wilson and Gallagher, the evidence
of the policemen who effected their arrest was
mo less straightforward. They deposed that when
1hey INQUIRED Of Wilson what he had In his port
manteau he pertly replied You had better look"
They examined it and found the rubber bags cou-
taiu,ng LIQUIDS, as already described. Gail agher
denied any knowledge of those bags or their con-
tents Although Gallagher was arrested In Nelson
Square he gave his address as Charing Cross Hotel.
1t was remarked at this point In the proceedings
that the clew to Gallaghers connection with Nor
man was that the envelope found In Normans pos
eession was directed to Gallagher, and that Fletch-
er's dispatch to Norman asked him to call at the
place which Gallagher claimed as his residence.
The police stated further that they found at Gal
lagber's rooms more rubber bags like those in his
satchel. besides quantity of money and letter OF
credit. good for 5000, dated New-York, March 13.
Gallagher here interposed with the remark that tho
much alked- about liquid was merely hydrate OF
cbloral and if rubber bags were explosive that was
indeed new discovery.
DALTON DENIES THE CHARGES.
In respect to the arrest of Dalton, alias OConnor,
the police testified that he had refused to give any
address except Bowless Reading Rooms. No. IA
Edward place, Fulham-road,w was. however searched
BIZ them and some pieces of fuse and thermometer
"The fuse you found was merely a cigar-lighter."
The police continued that they had learned where
Dalton's lodging house was by shadowing him to
that address They found in his possession diary
winch contained recipe for the manufacture OF
Eliminate OF mercury and other chemical CON-
pounds Dalton here reiterated the statement which
he has already made several times that he had not
the slightest acquaintance with the other prisoners
or any knowledge OK them.
THE PRISONERS REMANDED WITHOUT BAIL.
Norrnau,s counsel, William Doyeton Smyth tthc
other prisoners having no legal advisers except az
he acted incidentally for them). made little COM
meut on the testimony and confined his remarks to
an urgent appeal on tho question Of bail,
which he asked to be allowed to give
for his client He said Norman had been
ia the country only about two weeks. Judge Ing
ham refused to grant the request Of Gallagher aud
Norman that their money be restored to them, and
in closing the preliminary examination said that
he would remand them until Thursday without
bail.
Additional precautions have been taken to guard
the Bow Street Prison, and the prisoners, who are
all confined in that place now, are carefully
watched.
Mr. Smyth, Norman's counsel. will dcfend his
client II is understood. the ground that Norman
was an innocent agent, and that he was employed
In the capacity Of clerk for limited time by a
man from the United States who has not yet been
arrested 1t will be held that Norman was in en-
sire innocence of the fact that the box contained
O terrible explosive. 1t is alleged by those who
claim to have some knowledge of Norman that he
Is of respectable birth and education, and that he
tame to England expecting to find employment
here
EXAMINATION OF THE CORK PRISONERS.
Csrnody, Herhhy and Featherstone, the men
arrested in Cork on the charge Of being dynamite
tarrers had re-ex animation in that city to-day
which was conducted with the utmost privacy.
rney were further remandcd for q week and bail
was refused Featherstone created some sensation