The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-29
The London Authorities theoretically at
Work EndeayOring to Ferret Out
the COnspiratOrS
Six irish-Americans Suspected Of Com
plicity in Recent Plots.
Rumored Defeat of the False Prophet by the
British Forces Near Trinkitat-The
Socialist Question i'll Russia.
DYNAMITE PLOTTERS
Discovery of Explosives in the Ci.aring Cross
Railway Station.

AsdhNdy citbiOns
LONDON, Feb. 26.-The clerk in the cloak
room at the Charing Cross railway station
opened at midnight last night. suspicious
looking box which is thought to cortain explo-
sives. 1t has been sent to Woolwich to be ex-
amined. Detectives have kept close watch
upon the resorts of Irish nationitlities in Lon
don, but have made 10 discoveries. 1t is be-
heved the dynamite conspiracy is managed
wholly abroad, and that the conspirators hold no
connection with the Fenian or National circle
here.
The machine inside a valise attached to
cashboX 1t consisted Of twenty pounds Of dy-
Mantle, in which was imbedded an American
alarm clock and pistol. The hammer Of the pis-
tol was elevated.
1t seems the eloakroom clerk at the Charing
Cross station heard noise like the ticking of
clock inside a heavy valise. He forthwith
handed the valise over to the police, who sent it,
to Woolwich. The report that the police found
large quantity Of explosives under Cnaring
Cross railway station has not been confirmed,
Officials at the station apprehended some OUT
rage would be attempted early this morning.
The vSlise contained a tin hOX with quantity
of dynamite fastened around it. Within the tin
box was a clock connected with a loaded revolver
and timed to run four hours before discharging
the revolver. When the hammer Of the revolver
had fallen the cartridge failed to explode, and
lHe disaster was InuS dNtfleu- L he NdllSe
was deposited in the cloak-room Monday
night. 1t contained twenty pounds of dynamite.
1t is believed the conspiratOrS intended this
machine should explode simultaneously with
that at the Victoria railroad station. The clock
movement was of American make The rail
road officials absolutely deny that any dynamite
was found under the railroad station. The
dynamite and clock was packed in clothes
vaise, exactly hike the valise found at the Vio-s
tOria railroad station, which Is supposed TO have
caused the explosion there on Tuesday morning.
There is no clue to the person who left the valise
at Charing Cross station. If it had exploded IL
would have done much greater damage than that
at Victoria station, the cloak room is built
under a hotel.
In the House of Commons the Home Secre
tary stated that third internal machine lad
been discovered at Paddinstoa railway station
The machine was of American manufacture
and contained dynamite
A score of agents and French police are track
ing the movements of certain suspicious persons,
suspects traced from HaVre to Paris and then
to Brussels, but lost sight of beyond Brussels.
No evidence of dynamite supplies having been
received through France.
The London police have information that
plosive materials and explosive machines have
been sent from America through Hamburg
The names and residences of five suspects
watched by the French officers, are as follows:
Michael Maurice $40 Fulton street.
B utlalo, n. Y; Patrick Dillon, III
Oliver street, Patterson, n. j.: JnO
I4iston and Richard Iiston Denison City,
| street, Brooklyn. n Y. The police seem TO
have no positive proof to connect them with
London plots. The French government has in
structed the prefecture at Paris to give every
assistance to the English police.
1t is reported the English government will
sound Prime Minister Ferry on the subject of
the expulsion of the suspected dynamiters from
France.