Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-09
FOES TO ENGLAND's PEACE.
Progress of the Proceedings Against the
Gagged COnspirators.

LONDON, April Another arrest was
made to-day in connection with the con-
spiracy to destroy lives and buildings.
A man named John Kirton, was taken
into custody this morning at the Eustin
Railway station in London. 1t is stated
that KirtOn had only recently arrived
here from the United States. He refused
to submit to peaceable arrest and made
some resistance. he was, however,
speedily overpowered by the police.
William Doveton this morning was re-
tanned as counsel to conduct the defense
Of the prisoner Norman, getting his re-
tainer and his instructions from Mr..
DeLacy, an American lawyer, who is at
present located in Bow street.
The Times in a leader this morning SAYS
that hirelings and fanatics who come
from the Irish-American slums to use
dagger and dynamite, though not directly
bounded on by Irish orators, are encOur-
aged by the absence of any honest at
tempt on the part of the Irish leaders to
denOunce the Outrages that have been
committed or that are in contemplation
Renewed threats have been made to
destroy the Manchester town hall by
means of explosives. The authorities
have, in consequence, taken great pre-
cautions to prevent the destruction of the
fearing an effort to effect the release of
Whitehead, who is paper hanger, has
asked for and obtained troops to assist in
guarding the Jail in which he is confined
A large number of Fenian documents
have been discovered at Stafford and have
been forwarded to Sir William HarcOurt,
Home Secretary. The papers include let
ters from members of Parliament.
Norman, Gallagher, Wilson and Dalton
have been removed from the Jail at Clerk
enwell to the prison at Millbank.
LIVERPOOL, April 7.-Deasy and Flana-
gan, arrested recently for bringing in
fernal machines and explosives into this
country from Cork, were arraigned in
court to-day. The Crown announced it's
intention to ask that the prisoners be
committed on a charge of having eX-
plosives in their possession with
feloniOus intent, and also ON charge
of conspiracy with view to felony with
various persons known and unknown to
the Crown. Witnesses deposed that the
box which Deasy had in his possession
when arrested contained materials for
making explosives, and also preparation
of arsenic and dynamite and parts of an
internal machine, consisting of an appara-
tus by which sulphuric acid
could be allowed to slowly
soak through into a mixture, the princi-
pal element of which was chloride of
potash. 1t was explained that with this
combination an explosion could be pro-
duced in a maximum time of forty min
utes. The machine was of a similar con-
structiOn to those used in Glasgow, and
in the attempt on the office of the London
Times. The police who testified were
crOss-eXamined by the counsel for the pris-
oners, but their evidence was not shaken.
1t was stated in the evidence that the
'liginine dynamite" found in the possess
sion of the prisoners was similar COM
pound to that contained in the Internal
machines which were seized on their i'm
portation into Liverpool in 1881. Deasy
and Flanagan were committed for trial at
the assiZes, bail being refused. The pris-
Oners reserved their defense.
BIRMINGHAM, April IA man known
as Flaherty, who has been under police
surveillance as a suspicious character, has
openly expressed his sympathy with
Whitehead. In consequence of these eX-
pressions an angry mob to-day made an
attack on his residences smashing the
windows and DOORS Flaherty fled to the
police station for protection.
About grain of dynamite which was
found among Whitehead's stock of de-
structive substances was exploded to-
day as an experiment. The report of the
explosion was deafening.
PARIS, April flames Stephens, eX-
head centre of the Fenians, in an inter-
view here, stated that if Mr.. Parnell
would join the revOlutionists the wrongs
of Ireland could be redressed by the
sword. Stephens condemned the use of
dynamite or the knife i'll the struggle
against English misrule."
LONDON, April S.-If the bill to amend
the law in regard to explosives which Sir
VIM. HarcOurt will introduce in the
House of Commons should not prove ret
respective, many members will support
an amendment to make it retrospective
in its provisions.
The Observer to-day says that the police
possess knowledge which may lead to fur
ther developments in what is likely to be
come the most hideous and stupendOus
plot of modern times.
DUBLIN, April S.-The statement that
arrangements have been completed for
the trial of the prisoners concerned in the
Phoenix Park murders is confirmed. Joe
Brady will be tried first. The Crown
lawyers have determined to resist any
postpOnement of the trial.