Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-20
THE HEARING CONTINUED.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT CAUSED
IN LONDON.

one Prisoners Committed for Trial
No. L to be Produced - Suspicion
Against Land League Funds.
LONDON, Feb. 19.-The evidence give1
on Saturday in the trials at Dublin caused
intense excitement in London. 1t is re-
ported that an Irish member of Parlia
ment has been arrested. 1t is asserted
that the police have warrants for the ar
rest of certain gentlemen now in England
L. O'Connor, Sexton, started for Dublin
on Saturday. There is much conjecture
as to the object of his visit.
Mrs. Byrne, mentioned in Carev's eyi.
dence as the wife of the Secretary of the
Land Labor League in Great Britain. was
arrested yesterday in Peckham, London.
on the charge of cOnspiring to murder
government officials.
Frank Byrne, residing at Cannes. is
the man mentioned by Carey. The French
police have been communicated with in
order to prevent his escaping into Spain
1t is thought probable that he will return
Immediately to London, and give the
authorities an opportunity of arrestine
him If they so desire, and if not arrested
that he will assist in his Wife's
defense. She is cOnsumptive.. and
he has been in poor health fol-
many years. Tholzas Brennan. who was
alluded to by Carey in his testimony Of
Saturday as having been concerned i'm the
conspiracy against the lives of English
officials, and who was thought to be in
America, was in London as recently as
Friday last.
1t is understood that the Government
knows No. 1. His name is Oliver. He
was born in the East Indies. His mother
was French and his father IRISH. He was
formerly Captain i'll the British East
India service. He afterwards jOineC
the French army and became a Col
Onel during the FrancO-Ger war
Toward the close of the war he came tC
Ireland with letters from Bonapartists
his object being to raise force, which he
enlisted estensibly for ambulance service
He served principally under General
BOurbaki.
Leave has been granted in the House OF
Commons for the Introduction of an affir.
nation bill, the vote thereon being 1S4
to 50.
The correspondent of the Times at Dub.
lin says: ''There is little doubt that the
authorities will be able to connect the con.
spiracy with Ribandism as well as with
FEM nism."
The Times in leading article saws:
'The suspicious raised by the evidence
given by Carey ON Saturday can only be
allayed by a thorough disclosure of the
accounts of the League, subject to an in.
dependent audit. Until this is done the
League will be under the suspicion OF
maintaining secret relations with crimi-
nal conspiracies Of the fOulest type"
The Times asks: "What is to be thought
of the offer of Parnell to place the influence
of Davitt, Eagan, Sheridan and BoytOn
at the disposal of the government for the
restoration of order in Ireland. or of the
craftsmanship which, in spite of the warn
ing of those best acquainted with Ireland.
leaped at ParnelPs conditions for peace -
Ihe Press Association says: "There is
reason to believe that there is no doubt
whatever concerning the name and iden-
tlty of the man referred to by Jas. Carey
in his testimony on Saturday as No. ]. 1t
is believed that he is concealed in Lon
don, where he arrived within the last
fOrty-eight hours"
The government has approved the call
ing out Of the Irish militia this year for
useful training. They have not been
called out for several years past owing to
the disturbed state of Ireland.
John DWyer, one of the men charged
with cOnspiring to murder government
officials, is dying of phthisis in the prison
hospital.
In the House of Commons this after
noon Sir Herbert Maxwell, Conservative,
asked whether p. j. Sheridan, alluded to
by Carey in his testimony on SATURDAY..
was the man who was connected with the
kilmainham treaty negotiations? Mr..
Trevelyan, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
answered ''yes."
Lord Randolph Churchill gave notice,
on behalf of Mr.. GOrst, that in view of the
confession of the assassinS in Ireland he
would move an amendment to the address
in answer to the speech from the throne,
that no further concessions be made to
laWless agitation.
The Times this morning. says: cit is
stated that p. j. Sheridan and ThOs. Bren-
nan, alluded to by Carey in his testimony
OF Saturday as having been concerned in
the conspiracy against the lives of Eng
llsh officials, are now in America, and
that Great Britain has requested their
eXtraditiOn.''
DUBLIN, Feb. 19.-The hearing of the
prisoners charged with cOnspiring to
murder government officials was resumed
to-day. All the prisoners were again
placed in the dock, amid Kisses. One of
the prisoners shouted Culture Lord Mayor
Carey" The latter shook his head
menacingly at his former comrades. His
examination was thenresumed, He spoke
more confidently than he did on
saturday, and replied to the crOss-eXami-
nation of counsel sharply and testify.
He depOsed, amid Kisses by the prisoners,
that he belonged to the Fenians, but not
to the Supreme Council. The object of
the Fenians was to separate Ireland from
England, the former country being then
harassed by coercion. He had no idea
that Lord Frederick Cavendish was to be
murdered when Burke was attacked. He
1nd Efal of
er'S murder.
On being crOsS-eXamined Carey said he
gave information regarding the murder
two days ago, when everybody else did.
He was the last person to do so. He de-
cided to give his evidence directly after
he was arrested, though he didn't do so
till Thursday.
Carey was examined by Mr.. Murphy,
Crown counsel. He said after the publi-
cation Of the article in the Freeman s
journal, stating that all officials were to
be removed from the Castle, the murder of
Burke was decided upon.
Twenty-one of the prisoners have been
committed for trial to answer the charge
of numbering Lord Frederick Cayendish
and MIR. Burke. Joseph Smith has turned
informer. Patrick Whelan has been Hbe-
rated on bail.
The marines guarding the house Of Mrs.
Carey, wife of James Carey, believed,
when she saw her husbands case hope
less, she told the authorities of the evi-
dence he was able to give. 1t is known
she often visited the Castle.
Carey produced a copy of the Freeman 5
journal from his pocket to confirm his
statement in regard to the determination
of the conspiratOrs to murder Burke. His
action created a sensation in the court.
1t is expected that the prisoners will be
tried in March. Murphy stated that he
hoped to be able to produce the man known
as No. 1. The prisoners were remanded
for cOmmittal tomorrow.
Murphy, after the committal of the pris-
On4rs, said that it was with great reluc-
tance that the Crown had accepted the
evidence of a prisoner who might have
been director or instigator of the tragedy.
It had been done, however, in the interest
of the public safety and for public good.
He trusted that the Executive had thereby
obtained the power to perfectly penetrate
this fearful organization, and he hoped
to make amenable to justice the plotters
as well as the perpetrators of the murder.
When Carey's deposition was read, he
corrected it in several particulars, and
modified the statement concerning Mrs.
Byrne by saying that he had only been
told she was the wife of Frank Byrne.
He also corrected the statement that
James Mullett was in his company when
he and Curley met Number One. Counsel
for the prisoners objected to the altera-
tions, saying that Carey had discovered
from the newspapers that Mullett was
in prison at the time of the al
legged meeting. The Magistrate al
lowed the objection, and the deposition
was ordered to stand, so as to show the
discrepancy.
The prisoners committed for trial in
clude all that were under examination
except Whelan, who was not - - :,