The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-26
"Norman" Turns Informer.

cerned in the dynamite conspiracy wtr6
again brought up in the Bow street police
court this morning. 1t was noticed as q
significant fact that Norman was conveyed
to the courtroom Dy detective separately
from the other prisoners for trial. He pro-
tested against handouts and designated the
entrance to the courtroom as the gates Of
hell On the prisoners being arraigned IN
court 1t was announced that Norman had
! turned iniormer. The rest ofthe prisoners,
including Gallagher and Whitehead, wero
! formally charged with treason and felony.
! Poland, in opening the case for the crown.
said he had a quantity OF fresh evidence
against the prisoners, which would be fur
nished at the proper time. Norman teatl-
fed his real Name was William Joseph
Lynch, born of Irish parents in the state OF
New York
Lynch swore he worked in October lase
at the coach business in Brooklyn Attbas
time he joined u secret society in New
York, the object OF which was TO free
Ireland by force the members went by
numbers; the hall in which he was swo-n
in was situated at the corner oil Second
street and Bowery; there were other assc-
clated clubs and managers of clubs UNI
known to each other by names; members
were selected to 20 on missions; he, Lynch
was sent TO DIR. Thomas Gallagher, who
lived on ManhattaA avenue, at Green Point
Long Island; Gallagher told him to 90 tc
London; would know what for when he
got there; Gallagher gave him $50 and
told him to take steerage passage by the
steamer Spain, under the name OF Norman;
Gallagher gave him 500 more, and told
hlm 10 90 to London and inquire at tho
American Exchange tor letter addressed
to him Lynch did not want to go, as be
had relatives to support, but finally Went
Gallagher gave hin a small box; lie e1-
amlned this on the steamer, and hnding IL
contained a spring which worked by pres-
sure he became alarmed and threw it in
the sea.
Lynch reached London March 22d; met
Gallagher in London the 9th or 2Sth; they
walked past the. scene of the Westminster
explosion; on his asking Gallagher II
answered yes" Gallagher viewed the
houses of parliament, and said: "Thes
will make q great crash when they come
down."
At this point Gallagher shouted from
dock: "You infamous liar"
Lynch replied by detailing the statements
of Gallagher as to ,whr destractior>
ferred from the talk of his CO.
temporaries that O'Donovan Rosss
was in the scheme Rossa was referred TO
as 1.-The old man."
Lynch testified that he went to Birming-
ham to see Whitehead, at Ga lagher's re-
quest, for some material; Gallagher gave
him money TO buy presentable trunk ia
which to put the stuff he was to get iroR
Whitehead; Whitehead put him in the
way of getting India rubber bags.
Lynch confirmed all evidence submitted
at the hearing last Thursday as to Gal
lagher having called for him ga
Fletcher" He said wnen White
head was loading nitro-glycenne into
rubber bags, he told Lynch that 90 pounds
had been taken away that morning
Whitehead also told him he would soon
know what the liquid was.
Whitehead here shouted, "You lie, yoc
traitor!"
Lynch further testified that Gallaghec
met him when he returned to London from
Birmingham with nitro-glycerine; he hst
never seen any of the persons before, bca
Gallagher and Whitehead.
Lynch tainted while his deposition wsC
heing read over, and had to be removed
from the courtroom. The examination then
adjourned until tomorrow.
ADDITIONAL POINTS OF LHNCH's TEsTIM0nS-
Lynch said that October last, while working.
at coach building in Brooklyn, shopmats,
Daniel O'Connor induced him to Join 4
secret society, branch Fenian organization.
divisions of which were called EmeraH
clubs O'Connor took him to the Odd Fe.-
lows hall IL New York, and in the ante
room told him the object OF the society wa
to tree Ireland by force alone; Lynch, CO
joining the society, took oath TO stand ts
its waichword, obey his superior officers
and observe the laws of the brotherhood:
members were known by nu.abers; tbe
name of the leading officer was Thom1
Burns: Lynch attended called meetings -
the club twice each month did not kncx
O'Donoyan Rosa personally, but heard a.
had been to Club-room was always spok6E
of there as the 'old mEn :" knew, hesi5ex
O'Connor, two members of the club, b6in
named Sullivan; the number of the treas-
urer of the club was "S2 !" of the secretatr
"l3;n the password for admission TO t61
meeting was Providence ~ there wess
other associated clubs in Now No.K: Gis.
trict members were not known 70 each
other when a member was wanted TO 70
on a mission the president read out be-
number and % q him to send him (tA
president) his address, in London Gst
lagher and witness passed Scotland .YanG.
and Gallagher slid: THAT is the head
quarters OF the detectives; IL will consS
down, too - Gallagher said he was stayin,.
at Charing Cross hotel, aud gave witness q
saying: Don't run short, the old man vi
proyide for u.s. Lynch identified Bavb.
whom he saw with whitehead In the factoey
Of the latter at Birmingham. Witness sax
when Whitehead was loading nitnL-
glyccrine into rubber bags, be told him thae
a man the same morning had taken siNty
pounds Of the liquid had never seen szr
lf the prisoners before except Gallagt<r
and Whitehead both spoke Of sending ao-
other man 10 London, but did not mentisu
any name.
The witness spoke in a weak. indistipss
voice, and at one time appeared about e.
'aint. Al the conclusion Of the testimorV.
and while his deposition was being read, Ef
iid faint, and was removed from the coUss-
room.
Bernard Gallagher states he Is q native a
Scotland, and returned from America -
work as an iron moulder. His brother, De-
gnorant Of the doctors business. BerusHl
.ays be is not femAn or member Of aEy
secret society, and declares be was in Sinf
sing View York, al the time Of the exEls-
ion in Glasgow.