Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-25
KELLY'S FIGHT FOR LIFE,
AN INFORMER TURNS AGAINST
THE GOVERNMENT.

He >wears TO an AIibi for the Prisoner
Dynamite Found in an English Fort
ress-Parliamentary Discussion of the
+ irish ouestion-Egan Talks on the
I Philadelphia Convention.
/ DUBLIN, April 244-The jury in the
Kelly case includes a publican named
Wrenat, at whose house the murderer
drank before going to Phoenix Park.
The sensation of yesterday in cOnnec-
tion with the trial was when the Crown
witness, McGlynn, swOre that Kelly was
not amongst the four men seen by him in
Phoenix Park on the evening of the 9th of
May. The Crown was surprised al this
statement, and iercely cross-examined
the witness, The incident was consider
ell important.
To-day the witnesses who testified at
the former trial to prove an alibi repeated
their testimony. Charles MCGOWAN who.
years ago contested the seat in the House
of Commons for County Leitrim, was
called as a witness for Kelly. His evil
dence also went TO prove an alibi. Alto
gether fifteen witnesses testified in favor
of the prisoners claim of an alibi.
Jos. Hanlon, one of the conspirator
prisoners awaiting trial, was brought to
thC NuuIt IOOil lIOiu hIIUlulnndm lalI TO-
day. 1t is likely that he will be examined
by the Crown.
The Major General commanding the
CurraSh has ordered large increase in
the number OF fsentries on duty, the police
having discovered a Fenian plot to attack
the camp at an early day.
LONDON, April PA quantity of
dynamite has been discovered in the forts
at Chatham. No fuse was attached to the
nd
there as a threat.
Renewed precautions are being taken
i'll Dublin by the authorities because of
numerous letters which have been re-
ceiyed threatening to blow up public
buildings with dynamite.
In the House of Commons this afternoon
Premier Gladstone, in replying to the
question of Mr.. Bourke as to whether any
steps had been taken at Washington rela-
tive to the cOnspiracies organized in
America against England, said that he
did not think it in accordance with the
public interest to make any statement
touching any communication with the
United States Government on the subject
OF Outrages.
Lord CarlingfOrd, Lord President of the
Council and Minister of Agriculture. in
replying to the House of Lords yesterday
to Lord Dunrayen's remarks regarding
the condition of the people i'll Ireland.
SAID that the accounts from the distressed
districts had been decidedly more encour-
aging during the last few weeks. He
said the government were agreed that
emigration was the best and inevitable
remedy for the distress, but they
had neither the right, nor
was it necessary to force it
upon the people. The government had re-
ceived hopeful offer for the removal of a
number Of selected families across the
Atlantic. In consequence of this state
ment the motion Of Lord Dunrayen for the
adoption of a scheme of emigration was
withdrawn.
PHILADELPHIA, April Fitzpatrick
Egan, late Land League Treasurer. who
is here to attend the Land League cOnven-
ton, said to-day that what is known as
the dynamite party will have very little
following in the convention. Referring to
the absence of Mr.. Parnell from the
convention, Mr.. Egan said that it
to remain in Parliament
TO fight inch by inch the bill which is to /
come before Parliament, known as the
''lndictable Offence Criminal Code BILL
the real object of which is to cope with
Irish disatfectiOn, both In Ireland and
England. Referring to the movement in
the mother country, Mr.. Eagan said that
1t depends in a large measure
ON the support of the Irish
element in America. There is no doubt
that so long as the present disafIection is
kept alive by the support of 20,OOO,O 900
1rlsh-AmerlcanS in America that all the
ingenuity of the English Government is
and will be taxed to devise measures to
cope with it. The spirit eXtant in Americn
and Ireland Will be correspondence hope
full of ultimate success.