The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-26
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Some of ih" Dstrn. Of III" Alleged con.
kpIricY AEpinHt Hts Life.

NEw YoRE, Dec. ga correspondent
telegraphs: A large crowd saluted with
groanse prison van as it left Bow street
court yard last evening bound for the
Clerkenwell detention prison The van
contained john Msgee, who had just been
committed for trial Tor attempting 10
blackmAil the Prince OF Wales. NIsgee is
a photographer OF small education, who
married two months ago woman Of good
family, with small i4mily allowance.
MRgee wrote long letters directed TO tie
Prince Of Wales at sundrirghaw,
aud marked "Priyat'. important"
Mr.. KnolIys, the Princes sacrs-
tary, swore that the Prince invatia-
bly, opel ed NIL letters addressed to him
self lGive txtrsCts from this letter gs
resd by Mr.. Poland, the prosecuting attor-
ney; Your Royal HiGhness: Take these
letters sside and read them in private, as
they contain matters concerning an at
tempt on your life. Five men were re.
quired to carry out the order for your a.
sassinatlon, and for that purpose lots were
dr. wn by twenty.SeYen men. The FIVE
men, Of whom am one, alter being bound
TO necrtcy by fearful oaths and
supplied with money from The 60.
ciety's funds, sailed for England and
arrived in London few days
age. We arc to get $500 each for the Job
il carried out. an an Englishmau, and
was vale: 10 an Irish no6lemsu. Ny four
companions are lrish.Americans, aud vii
lain9 OF the first order. Originally 1t was
your mothers life that was in danger, but
as she was getting old it was thought bet
ter to dispose ol the future king, and pos.
sibly the shock might kill your mother,
thereby killing two birds with one stone.
For El 600 1 will supply the necaseary
information-G500 dIwu and E5O0 az
soon IS my COME 1erat' 8 rtc eive their rem
tsnce. will also give Myself up on the
assurance OF free pardon. The weapon
TO be used for your murder 10 Colts re-
volver. Now, your royal highness, il you
are willing to accept my information re.
garding what will turn out to be one 0f
tho most horrible and extensive cJnspira.
cies OF modern times, you must carry out !
my instructions to the very letter. Insert
in the Standard of December 10, 1885:
N. 8 +. agreed, 800 S., 1r, M 0u the
evening OF the lUth send u iemsls to the |
corner OF BroJk street, kenSiDgtou road. |
The female Is to tSke cab, and bring |
with her bag containing 800 sovereigus
sad such instructions as you consider
proper. When she arrives she is to dis, |
oh ba
wait for her at Christ's Church, and take
up her position at a signpost which stands
about dozen yardB from a public house |
door. She inu.t bs there by Pm, and |
she is to wait fifteen minutes, bat
il female comes forward and says,
God save the Prince she Is
10 deliver up the Tag and take in return
two sealed packets which are 10 be deliv-
cred into your hanhs only. One package |
is for you and ,hs other for Scotland |
Yard. The packag will contain the real
names OF my four confederate and tho |
names under which they pass, their ad.
dresses, The namea OF the prime movers, |
aud the names Of the American cities in |
which they mostly reside, and oil other
nee. ssary information. As soon as the |
men are arrested and | am assured { { |
psIdOn,-and you must enclose with |
The money document 10 that If. /
feCt,' signed by yourself only
in the first place,-I will come forward
and give all the evidence necessary to
commit the whole gang. II You play me
false, look to yourself, for shall not again
attempt to saws you. Act in the way
which have pointed out, and ! shall give
myself up at Scotland Yard. bat will
never ba taken by treacheiy. E9c!ose in
the bag some token by which you can
identity me. A signet ring or some such
trihe. Lastly, till the arrests are made
avoid the clubs, when in town, and here
with swear before God that all have
written Is the truth. May God preserve
your royal highness
[Sighed "C. f. g."
The Chief Commissioner Of Police in.
serted an advertisement in the Standard,
and a female detective was given bag
500 bright farthings, looking
at night time like gold. The prisoners
wife took the bag, and was given Scot
land Yard note OK thanks, telling the in-
former that he would be still better re-
warded. On this occasion the husband
did not turn up. The detective, how
ever, followed the wife, and her resi-
dence was identified. AS expected, an.
other letter came addressed as before,
which was fully read in court. l give FUR
ther extracts: The only effect OF the
farthing dodge Is to increase my demands
to Gl, 500, and TO tako extra precautions
ior my own safety. We. could have shot
you the other day at the cattle show, but
escape would have been impossible. My
terms are now ESQ down, and ESQ when
the affair is over. 0nthe 18th insert in
the Standard: 'Abcxyz, 750S, 6 P. N. on
the eve II, ct same place as BEFORE at
0 the same lady who brought the
iarthipgs Is 70 be in waiting with
a box containing ESQ in sovereigns
only, which she is TO give to
the fsmRle who gives the password. God |
save the Prince II the contents Of the |
bIg are correct, OF 10 O'Clock the same
evening at the came place the lady who
brings the money is to be waiting with a
covered carrisge and detectives TO convey
me wherever II has been decided on, and
guarantee that my associates are arrested
by u o'clock OF the same evening. 1t will
not suffice that the bag contains T50 sove.
reigng. 1t must slso contain promise OF
iree pardon for my share in the conspiracy,
and unless that promise is in the bag
will not turn up at l0O'cIoCk.
On the second occasion another adyer-
tisemeut was put in the Standard, and
police were sent to shadow the woman
with the second bag. The prisoner and
his wife weTc seen in the vicinity, but no
attempt was made by either to get the bag
or to come near the cab. 1t is now be.
lieved the prisoners had "palb" watching
who Bsw the police and gave Bome signal.
was left for the police but
to arrest the pair, and this was done.
The prisoners were taken to his house,
where were found two Standard, OF the is.
sues he had mentioned, each with the ad-
marked, aud under the first