Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-14
FOREIGN NEWS.
EXCITEMENT IN LONDON.
Fears Of Violence Against the Defend.
ants M the Armstrong Case.
LONDON, Sept. l2

LONDON, sept. IL.
At the reopening, today, of the prosecu-
tisn of the Pail Mall Gazette's editor and as
sociates in the abduction case, an immense,
noisy mob In Bow street threatened the great
est disorder.
The police were obliged to guard all the
accesssses to the court room in order to pre-.
vent riot, which threatened to break out
at every moment. The feeling is intens Q
against Booth and Jarrett. They will GER
tainly be lynched by the excited people un-
less strongly protected by the police. The
crowd mistook several cab arrivals for the
objects of their wrath, and tried to break
through the guard and rushed upon the occu-
pants of the vehicles, and were only pre-
vented by the most strenuous exertions Of the
police.
Foiled in their murderous purpose, the
mob vented its rage in grosns and hootng.
Mr.. Stead is less in disfavor with the mass
of people than Booth and Jarrett, although
the feeling towards him is far from friendly.
He cuts very small figure in the whole af
fair. The expressions OF the mob hurled at
him are full of contempt, though not threat
eninR As in the case of others. The alleged
American citizenship of Booth, on which he
counted to protect him from the direct course
OF the English law, is denied by Americans
here who know the facts. He is regarded as
pretender and impostor. He is not cti-
zen of the United States, neither by birth or
naturalization. He marched under false col
ors in all matters in which his citizenship
might be called in question. He has pur-
chased land in several States in the names of
lieutenants of the Salvation Army, who as
citizens hold the land in Booths behalf
Some months since, under the pretense
that he desired to assure the owner
ship of the lands to the Army. he pro-
posed to the American officers of the Army,
in whose names the lands had been obtained,
that they should convey them to himself,
Booth signing formal declarations that he
was merely a trustee, holding the lands for
the exclusive use Of the army. Booth con-
suited several American lawyers on the mat
ter seeking to learn whether or not his being
a citizen of the United States, as he then &C
knowledged he could hold the properties af-
terward. The same declarations of trust
were effected in regard to the English prop
critics which were acquired by the army in
this country. These declarations are of no
legal value, for army transactions give Booth,
personally, absolute disposal Of all possess
| sions supposed to belong to the organization
1t is now estimated that the American lands
amount in value to half a million sterling.
The defendants in this case continue to find
nnrelaxed support from many Methodists
and other dissenters, although church people
hold aloof from the affair, or frown on it,
In social purity circles the agitation contin-
ues, looking to the government prosecution
| of members of the aristocracv whose names
are involved in the Jefiries scandal, but there
is no likelihood of this being done. The re-
ligous press ask why Jarrett, who is repent
ant and is engaged in the work of rescuing
Young girls from yicious lives ia prosocutad