Milford chronicle., 1883-04-27
DYNAMITE CONSPIRATORS.
THE TALE OF AN INFORlIER.
Lynch, alias Norman, DisclOses the Secrets
Of the brotherhood, both in the United
States and England.

D When the prisoners Norman, Dalton
Wilson, DIR. Gallagher, Bernar
? Gallagher, Curtin, Ansburgh and White
D head, the men arrested ON charges q
: being concerned in the dynamite con
: spiracy in London, were brought up il
I the Bow Street Police Court, Norman
turned inforner and the story he tells j,
as follows:-He stated that his real nam,
was William Joseph Lynch, and that Ii,
was born of Irish parents in the Stat,
of New York.
Lynch testified that in October last
while he was working at coach build,
er's in Brooklyn, a shopmate named
Daniel O'Connor, induced him to JOIN a
society, which was branch of Fenian
organization, the divisions of which were
called Emerald Clubs O'Connor took
him to Odd Fellows Hall, in New York,
and ia an ante-room told him that the
object Of the society was to free Ireland
by force alone; Lynch, on joining
the society, took an oath to stand
by its watchwOrd, to obey his
superior officers and to observe the laws
of the Brotherhood the members were
/ known by numbers and not by their
names the name of the presiding Off
Ger was Thomas Burns Lynch said he
had attended the called meetings Of the
| club twice each month.
| He did mot know O'DOnovan Rossa per
sonally, but heard that he had been to the
club room; he was always spoken of
there as the ''Old man." he knew beside
O'Connor, two other members of the
club, both named Sullivan; on the 7th
of March Burns handed him letter adj
dressed to DIR. Thomas Gallagher Man
haitian avenue, Greenpoint, L. l.. Lynch
said that the hall which he was sworn |
in, was in building on the corner of |
Second street and the Bowery.
The number Of the treasurer of the |
club was 80; that Of the secretary was
13; the pass word for admission to the
meetings was "Providence;" there We're
other associated clubs in New York,
such as the Sarsheld, whose rooms were
in Thirty second street; the Owen Roe
and the Thomas Davis, which met in
Military Hall; the Emmett, located on
Eighth avenue, and the Davitt and Tom
Moore clubs, of the meeting places of
which he was ignorant; the persons who
the clubs We're known as dis. !
-rict members; their names were not
known to each other; when a member
was wanted to go on a mission the presi-
lent read out his number and told him
20 send him (the president his address. !
When he took the letter given him by ,
Burns to Dr. Gallagher the latter read
{ and said "You are wanted to go to
london; you will know what for, when I
-ou get there" the following day, he Z
LYNCH quilted work without giving
lis employer notice and saw Gallagher.
rho gave him $50, and told him to buy a
steerage ticket by the steamer Spain Il
nder the name of Norman; after he "
al done so he showed the ticket to d
turns, who said "The old man will see !.
on righted for that" Gallagher subse-
uently gave him 800 and told him to
o to London and inquire at the Ameri- h
III Exchange for a letter addressed to o.
i'm; he endeavored to excuse himself h
ON undertaking the London mission, =,
lying that he had a mother and sister
maintain; but Gallagher replied 81
You will only be absent two months
Id your mother will be seen to in the e,
7.
Gallagher gave him a small box to take ~
England; he examined this on board III
e steamer and found that it contained va
spring which worked by pressure; he G,
rs somewhat alarmed at this discovery
ID threw the box and contents into the
Il; he arrived in London on the 22d of III
arch his first act was to take letter yc
, had written to Gallagher to Bowles' ST
xchange to inform the latter Of his do
rival and where he could be found
He saw Gallagher on the 9th or 2Sth
March and walked with him past the
enc of the recent explosion in the mi
offices at Westminster; he yo
ked, rs that what we are going TO g.,
?" Gallagher replied, Yes, and it
mt be child's play, either" they 40
ssed half way over Westminster nr'
idge, when Gallagher, who had been
,wing the houses of Parliament, re- ~,
lrked, "They will ma ke a great crash -
len they come down.. al
Gallagher here jumped to his feet and bii
Duted, You infamous liar. th'
The witness continued Returning I'll
sy passed Scotland Yard, and Gal A.;
her said, "Thatis the headquarters of ",
iectiYes it will come down, too :" Gal
her said he was staying at the Char bal
, Cross Hotel and gave witness e., col
ing, "Don't run short, the old man ,,,b
/ provide for u.s." on April 2, Gal \,
her told witness that he wanted him "a.
go to Ledsam street, Birmingham, mi
inquire for Whitehead and tell him ar,
t he Iynch) had been sent for some
terial he had never heard Of White
ID before; he went to Birmingham nay
{ morning; before going Gallagher lat
e him e5 with which to buy a yoI
pectable trunk to put the stuff in: wit
went to Whitehead's factory, where sv;
saw Whitehead and boy (The boy
here put in the witness box and =
ltified by LYNCH "
lynch said Whitehead put him in the Or.
: Of procuring India-rubber bags in II.
ch to carry the nitro-glyoerine. The :, w.
ness confirmed all the evidence given llhe
he hearing as to Gallagher having like
ed for him under the name Of Fletch- the
Witness said that when Whitehead mite
lo4uine 9 niII9-giyceLlne IiS ky. lnto tna doe
e morning had taken sixty pounds Of an
liquid. He asked Whitehead what +"
liquid was, and was Informed that he dan
Id soon know.
here shouted from the dock i'eo'
II lie, you traitor r. You
he witness said Gallagher met him in lbii
don when he ereturned from Birming- mvs
with the nitro-glycerine; he had otel,
r seen any Of the prisoners before 4ai i,
pit Gallagher and Whitehead; both ~
Iese men had spoken Of scnding an even
7 mai to London, but they did not from