Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-22
IRISH TNF0RMERS.
THE RECENT ASSASSINATION
EXPOSED.

If1E REGENT ASSASSINATION
EXPOSED.
PrOfessed Details of the Conspiracies-
The Inner CircIe-The Murder of Juror
Field-The Attempt on the Lives of
Judge Lawson and Mr.. FOrster-Possi-
bic Clue to the Phoenix Park Mystery.
DUBLIN, Jan. 20.-The twenty-one per-
sons recently arrested here were before
the Police Court to-day charged with con-
spiracy to murder officials. The court
room was crowded. Great discrimination
was exercised in the admission of
citizens. There was large crowd
outside. During the progress of
the hearing startling revelations
were made. An infOrmer swore that sew
eral of the prisoners, including Carey, a
member of the municipality, were present
at Fenian meeting, where the infOrmer
was asked to join the inner circle, formed
for the assassination of officials. The
name of the informer is Far
rel. He acknowledged having taken
part in the plot to assassinate
a juror. He swOre that one of the prison.
ers named Hanlan informed him that he
had taken part in the attempt to murder
Field; that Brady stabbed Field, and that
Farrell also testified that three pence were
collected weekly from Fenians to purchase
arms; that the city had been marked into
military divisions. Inspections were held
occasionally, at which most Of the accused
were present. AT one of these meetings
one John Dewey, who said he came from
America, presided. The organization, he
said, had existed for years.
Farrell said picked men formed an assas-
of each other. Daniel Curley gave him
lFarrell) revolver and told him to stop
Forster's carriage opposite Ellis quay,
when Jim Kelly and Joe Brady would do
the remainder. The plot failed through
mistake.
Farrell identified Kelly, Brady, Cur
ley, Maloney, Dwyer and Boyle, all
of whom were present in the pris-
Oner's dock, as having been pres
tempt was made to waylay Mr.. Forster.
Curley was very much veXed at
the failure. Farrell said that
Brady, Kelly and Runklyn, the last of
whom is now in Limerick, followed Fors-
ter's carriage in cab on another occa-
sion, and that Mcmahon, who was lately
accidentally shot, was assisting by watch
ing on foot. All the prisoners were re-
manded for a week
to-day swOre that he drove a car ON which
Fields assailants escaped. He is now in
custody. Immediately after the Phoenix
Park murders he was apprehended and
detained two days on suspicion of having
driven the car on which the aSsaSSins of
Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. Burke
escaped. 1t is reported that six of the
prisoners who were in the dock to-day Of
fered to become appr0vers, but up to the
present time the authorities have accept
ed only one of them, who will be
examined at the next hearing. 1t
is said that there are three
other infOrmers. The names of Poole,
Devine and Delaney are mentioned. The
detective department is besieged with
persons offering to give information. Sew
eral suspected persons left Dublin during
the week. A detective is in pursuit of
one important individual. The purchase
of the revolver that DeYine had when De.
tective Cox was murdered will be proved;
also the purchase of the knives found
near the residence of one of the pris-
Oners.
Evidence will be given of the issuing
of summOnses i'll the handwriting of
Joseph Mullet for meetings of the centres.
The appearance of three of the men ar
ralgned on Saturday exactly corresponds
with the description of the three murder
erS of Lord Frederick CaVendish and
Burke. The police intend making five
more arrests. Mullet, the alleged leader
of the assassination committee,is is hunch-
back, The Crown is confident of success
in the prosecution OF the prisoners. Cur
ley is one of the centres.
DUBLIN, Jan. 21.-At the hearing of the
charges of conspiracy in the Police Court
yesterday, Farrell, the infOrmer, proceed
ed with his story with regard to the assas-
Sination club, of which he had been
a member, and its operations. The
club received letter from Mullet,
instructing them to be near Mer-
rlon square on the morning
of the day the attempt was made to assas-
sinate Judge Lawson. Delaney, who got
ten years for that attempt, was a mem
Der of the organization. Witness met
Delaney that day. The latter stated that
there would be something new soon, and
added that he had his work before
him that evening, Hanlon was
with him on the day the murderous
attack was made on juror Field. Witness
was sent to Westland Row and Hanlon to
WestmOreland street. Timothy Kelly
met them on the way and asked Hanlon
if he (witness) had revolver. Hanlon
said he had not. Curley then gave
him a revolver, which the authori-
ties now have. At WestIand Row
he met Mullet, Hanlan, Figan, Smith and
MOloney. He told Curley that he did not
know what he was brought for. Mullet
said that after a short time a scuffle would
take place convenient to the chapel He
told him to stand on the opposite side, and
II he thought the policeman was going to
arrest, then to shoot. If not, he was
not to interfere with him. The intended
victim was Barrett, foreman of the Jury
i'll the Hynes case. lie (witness) staid
there from 8 O'Clock, and went away at
5;20. A short time before his arrest he
met Hanlon in public house, and showed
him the summons charging him (witnessl
with being implicated in the murder of
Field. He lWitness) said the
government could not be in possession
of much information. Hanlon told him
that Joe Brady, Daniel Delaney and Tim
Kelly were in Westmoreland street, doe
Brady went on an outside car to North
Frederick street. HanlOn walked beside
Mr.. Field and Tim Kelly in front of him.
Hanlon put a white handkerchief
around his neck il order
tn that he would be known
to Brady and Kelly. Brady caught hold
of Field, and Field made blow at him
with an umbrella. Brady knocked Field
down and stabbed him several times
While he was ON the ground. There were
three young men standing on the road.
One of them wanted to interfere. but the
others would not allow him. After Mr..
Field had been stabbed Brady and Kelly
jumped on the car. When Kelly cot on
the car he lost his hat. A4yles Ka3anaeb.
of Townsend street, drove the car.
On being cross examined by Mr. Kill
leen, witness said no order for assassfIia-
tion was ever received GroIh the Fenian |
society. Orders used to be given from the
assassination society. Joseph Mullet |
was the man who was responsible.
Earl Spencer, the Lord Lieutenant has
replied to the memorials in behalf al Soff |
and Barrett, under sentence of death for |
the murder Of FARMER Thomas Brown. |
that tie law must take it's course. Thev
viii be hanged on Tuesday. -"
At meeting in MalloW, SIr. O,Counor.
NJ. r, supported the candidature of Mr.
OBrlen, editor of United Ireland. f5e n
seat in the House of Commons for MalIow.
Ia his speech Mr.. 0aConnor said the |
irish party had determined to close Win |
the g2Fefnment in a deeisive struggle. |
ne asserted that the government was the |
chlef cause Of disorders in Ireland. [
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