Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-13
ENGLAND.
spec,Al Dispatch 10 The BEE.

and mounted conBtsbles. A large
crowd followed the prisoners to the
court house. The whole route was
lined with policemen and every pre-
caution to prevent rescue was taken.
The prisoners appeared perfectly
calm. The prisoners were arralgned
before Judge lngham. Smith,
Gould & Carney appeared for
the defense. Poland, opening for
the prosecution declared there was no
doubt, in view of the evidence OBJ
tanned by the authorities that a con
splracy was In existence In America,
the purpose of which was The destruc-
ton of public buildings in this coun-
try that the factor invoked by the
oonspirators was dynamite; that some
mon now IN trial in court came from
the United States for the purpose of
putting their schem % into operation;
that they had been furnished the
means and men TO establish the recent.
lv discovered dynamite mandatory
10 Birmingham, and sthat Gallagher,
Wilson and Norman visited the mat
ufaeturer Whitehead, at his place n
Birmingt am, with the purpose of send
Ing to London Q supply of explosives.
In this connection the dates wsre an
important link In the chain Of evil
dence. Norman on the 22nd of
March went to Euston square to live.
He remained fourteen days, then on
April End went TO Birmingham, say
Ing he was going to get his luggage.
He did not return at the appointed
time. His plan was without doubt
changed while In Birmingham, and 1t
was decided he should take q package
OF nitro .glycerlne to the Southampton
street hotel where G .iagher hired q
room for Norman Tao later telo.
graphed to Gallagher on the sixth OF
April he would return to his
quarters at Euston square. He
old come back aud at Euston
square a man took the box
brought by Norman containing some
bags of nitro. glycerine and sent them
at the place In Southampton street
where the police subsequently made
the arrests. Poland proposed to show
that Norman and Wilson repeatedly
communicated with Gallagher, known
as Fletcher.
Poland intimated he would ask the
prisoners be remanded for a weeks 30
he migha become informed of the pro
ceeding In other parts of the kingdom
where similar cases we're being OK
amlned. He also intimated the charge
against these men would be changed
from q comparatively staple one on
which they are now ~arralgned to the
serious offsnse of conspiracy. And 81
It. WAS decided by . band Of men to
Ell, CT the objects Of conspiracy re-
gardiess of the loss of life which
would result, 1t va . question which
only the magistrate could decide
whether they were not indlotable fol
conspiracy to murder. Possible further
more, that at q future stage Ia this
proceeding o charge would be lodged
against them under the treason felony
act
Gould said he watched the case TO,
Gallagher, whose counsel would be
engaged hereafter. A lot of papers
were put In evidence, including the
catalogue Of q chemical firm In Birm.
inghan.. The latter was found at
Norman's lodgings. It contained full
directions for making dynamite. The
proprietor OF the hotel where Norman
was stopping when arrested
was brought fare to fscs with
q ,llagher, and testified that to the best
of his belief he was the person who,
unGer the name of Fletcher, several
times visited Norman. The daughter
of the hotel proprietor, from whom Gal
lager engaged rooms for Norman, pos
itively Identified him as Fletcher.
The proprietor of the hotel at which
Ausborgh stopped identified Gallagher
a. tae man who had visited Apsburgb.
The clerk at the Charing Gross hotel,
where Gallagher boarded, failed to
recognize any of the prisoners as the
men who visited Gallagher.
Featherston, under arrest in Cork
charged with conspiracy to murder,
has written to Lowell, American min
istor, asserting his innocence. he
claims to be al American citizen,
and demands the protection of the
American government.
A meeting of the Itish members
of parliament was held to-day. Jus
tin Mccarthy presided, Parnell not
being present owing to tbs condition
of his health. A resolution was
adopted that It was desirable at the
present junoture that Parnell should
remain In England to attend to HE
parliamentary duties.
The Irish members of the commons
on the ministerial benches will make O
united representation to the govern.
mens settipg forth the most urgent
necessity of meeting the distress In
Ireland owing to the inadequate sup
plies of food.
Private inquiries from Galway and
Euuis, Ireland, show the existence
there of societies similar to the In
vincibles. The discovery Ia regarded
az important and will throw further
light on the alleged connection of the
Invincibles with the land league out
RACES.
The society for relief of distressed
foreigners gave their annual banquet
this evening. Minister Lowell pre-
sided, and In an eloquent speech pro
posed the health Of the queen on be
half of himself and the American peo
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