Morris tribune., 1885-02-04
BAFFLED POLICE.
LONDON DETECTIVES NOT iMPRov.
ING THEIR BAD REPUTATION.
A Suspect Arrested and Released, Because
There Was No Case-Letter Carriers
Suspected-Threats OF More Out.
rages-FOreisn Notes.

Suspected-Threats OF More Out
rages-Foreisn Notes.
! LONDON, Feb. 2-Numerous threats hava
| been made to blow up the Holyhead rail.
way terminus and hotel and the Britannia
| tubular bridge crossing Menai street. Ex-
tensive precautionary measures are being
taken by detectives to protect the threatened
property. A man named Goodman was ar
rested Friday afternoon at his lodgings In
the Westminster district on suspicion of be-
ing concerned in the dynamite outrages.
He has been an inmate Of the lodging
| house two weeks, and has been watched by
the police for several days. A black box
found in his room bore labels indicating that
he had come on the steamer Wyoming from
New York to Liverpool
Goodman was arraigned before q police
magistrate Saturday morning and given q
secret hearing. The police informed the
magistrate that they were in possession Of
evidence enough against the prisoner to war
rant his further detention. The magistrate
accordingly remandsd him.
Tho police are in possession Of the place
at which Goodman lodged evidently waiting
to arrest oil persons who may call. The
officials are very reticent as to what they
have learned with regard to Goodman, and
answer all questions propounded by report
erS uneaSily.
In some instances the detectives have so
constructed matters in connection with his
arrest as to make it plain that they are en-
deavoring to deceive the members Of the
press and throw them of, lest any Of Good
mans companions should obtain the slight
or inf s,,~ n,~l % &l,.ss -,
Goodman was Unexpectedly brought be-
fore magistrate again Saturday afternoon.
and released, the police confessing their in.
ability to connect him with any conspiracy.
This proceeding on the part of the police is
considered remarkable, and their recent
over-zealous efforts to track and arrest
dynamiters are fast bringing them into ridi
cule.
A man was arrested at Derby Friday
morning as a dynamite suspect and i'm
mediately arraigned, charged with writing
menacing letters to the civic authorities of
Derby, and threatening the destruction Of
the town hall He gave his name as New
bold, and admitted that he had written the
letters. He was remanded for week for
further examination. The police expect to
esta blish the prisoners completely with the
London explosions.
Newbold, when asked to explain away this
evidence, said he could not although he in
sisted he was innocent of any wrong. The
chief constable, when he asked the magis-
trate to remand the prisoner, declared that
the detectives were in possession of an in
complete state of other evidence against
Newbold OF more serious and circumstan
tial character than that already produced
Newbold was remanded until Feb. T.
Later Developments in the Newbold case
at Derby are exciting much attention,
and constantly grow more serious 1t is |
stated that the police discovered
among the prisoners papers docu-
nents which reveal a dynamite plot |
II considera bic magnitude. The prin- |
cipal letter produced at the examination of |
the prisoner contained details OF the con-
spiracy to blow up the Derby Town |
Hall The letter was written from [
Derby, and is not in Newbold's hand
writing, but the envelope contains
hts address. pennsd by himself,
so that the recipient might know
where to send an answer. During the pro-
ceedinss the prisoner was much agitated. /
At the time the letter was written, and at
he time Of his arrest, Newbold was en-
ployed in the Derby shops Of the Midland
Railway company, and regularly wore the
clothes Of wor!singman.
Sir Robert Garden, NJ. P, in a speech at
the Mansion house banquet Friday evening,
said that he had received information that
a letter-carrier employed in the general
po toffice had been discovered carrying a
bag containing dynamite, and hoped that
his arrest would lead to the discovery and
overthrow of the dynamite conspiracy.
The new law courts at Temple Bar are
guarded by an extra force Of police These
precautions are taken in con-
sequence af the receipt by the authorities of
q letter which gives full details of a plot to
Destroy the buildings by the explosion
therein Of a large quantity of dynamite
Sir William II. Harcourt, the homS seere-
.ary. .ecelYea a. letteE which alleged that
IN extensive dynamite plot was being
latched, and mentioned number of build
ngs which the dynamiters intend to blow
lr, The letter also gave the names of sew
oral Of the plotters and the places where
hey could be found.
The letter carrier arrested Friday on sus-
picion of being implicated IN the dynamite
con, piracies, because dynamite package
was found in his mail-pouch, was Saturday
discharged, his innocence being demon
'trated.
Extra guards have been placed Oh duty a.
he BANK Of England in cohseaiience o,
;breats hayihg been made to blow up thu
building: 4he pelice are Investigating:
Labor Refarn4 in Germany.