The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-14
BEGGING FOR MERCY.
James McDermott, the Alleged In.
former Pleads for Life.
The Clan-na- Gael Tracking Him.
tAa Alleged Expose.--L0oking for
the Careys---The Arrested
Dynamiters--.IrIs

LONDON, April 1.-THE Times prints
communication revealing the terms of the
oaths of the dynamite and Clan-na Gael so
cieties; also giving an account of how dyna
mite is obtained from France.
1t is asserted that the Clan-na-Gael society
has received letter bearing the Russian post
mark from Informer McDermott, pleading hi,
innocence and begging for mercy. The society
treated the letter with silent contempt,
and its agents are tracking him. The same
article says that Matthias Brady recently ar
rived in Paris from New York to investigate
the truth of the rumor that Peter Carey was
hiding there A careful search was instituted,
bat proved useless, whereupon Brady re-
turned to New York, leaving orders TO cable
him at once if any of the Careys should be
discovered. Constant watch is kept on in
former LAME and Coleman, and a record Of
their movements regularly kept at Paris,
Excitement Over Recent Arrests.
LONDON, April 4.-Considerab,e excite
ment exists over the arrest of the alleged
dynamiters, John Daily p n Fitzgerald and
James Egan. Important developments are
promised by the police. who are very retieent
as 10 the extent of the evidence they have
against the prisoners, duplicating them in re-
cent explosions and conspiracies. The
Standard says sufficient evidence is at
hand against Daily TO convict him
OF having assisted in the recent plot to blow
up the railway station. In an interview with
a Scotland yard detective, the officer stated
that the police authorities have information
going to show that he was one of the two
Irish-Americaus who arrived at Waterloo
station from Southampton on February II,
and stopped at Wayerly hotel, in whose room
a valise containing an Internal mach inc was
found. DAILY was taken before a magistrate
at Liverpool and remanded for one
week The only witness who appeared
against him at the preliminary
examination was Constable Humphreys His
testimony was not Of very damaging char
acter, the witness merely proving that he had
arrested DAILY, and identifying the bombs
found in Days possession. DAILY is a short
man, with 4 dark complexion and dark
moustache
T, II. Fitzgerald was taken before the mag.
istrate at Sligo, and remanded for one week.
The examination was private Fitzgerald is
closely guarded and not allowed to commune
cate with any one but court and prison Off
cials.
james Esan, the clerk, at whose house il
Birmingham DAILY lodged, was taken before
a magistrate in that city and remanded for
one week. The only testimony given at the
examination was the statement by the
detective who arrested him to the effect
that Daily lodged at Egaus house; that when
E-an WIS asked III regard to the character
Of his LOGGER he denied that such person had
3 room in the house, ana stated that he knew
no such man. The police, after searching
EIgau's house, found a number OF documents
OF an iucriminating character, but no explo-
siYes, Tie police have determined to razt
the oat-louses ami dig deeper in the garden
ami search fJg explosives. Daily is a Lime
Kick man, but for several years has taen s
commi sion agent in America.