The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-29
DETECTIVE BLACKS FALL.
- re TIE ENGLISHMAN WHO CON-
r1crED DAILY AND EGAM


rtCrED DAILY AND EGAM
r,,o.ure OF His Bad Character and
.,,, Practices Compeis Him to Re
.,r,-proor that He Has Sent Innocent
~, 10 Pri.on-The Disclosures VIII
,.,,b,v Lead 70 the Release OF the
n,,,. Pr,soners-ln tho Commons.
..,, 1892 ~ Tar suS PrtrHrg and Publishing AGO
VIZ eid'or,
,..,ox March 2S.-This afternoon John
padmonl asked Homo Secretary Matthews in
.s. House Of Commons whether his atten-
.,on has been called to q paragraph which APP
asored in the London correspondence OF the
W.nchcs,er Ereniuo Mail on March 4. 1892. in
-hich it is stated that q certain ex-1nspector
s,po,ico in the provinces abscondcd; whether
Az ,o,i,o officer referred to is the Inspector
.ho wos tho chief witness for the Crown in
.ha nr.s.,u,ion OF James Egan and John DAILY
,or irons son felony. ana who was In charge OF
Az no,ice who arrested both OF them: whether
,his Inspector has absconded. and whether
.,r charges affecting this Inspectors official
.areer have come to the knowledge OF the
onthorities whether he is aware that public
testimonial to tho Inspector. headed by tho
Mayor of birmingham. and another promoted
by the rolice Of that city. were abandoned at
tbo rcoucst OF Mr. Farndale. Chief Constable Of
police. acting on behalf OF the authorities. and
In consequence OF the allegations in question
having como to their knowledge: and whether.
nc John DAILY and James Egan were convicted
largely on the evidence Of this Inspector. an
investigation will DO instituted by the author.
tiles into his official career"
The Home Secretary responded tersely that
ne had no information regarding this matter
which justified him in authorizing an investi-
CATION Redmonds question. however. sets
on foot a movement which is almost sure to
result in thu liberation OF DAILY and Egan. who
are now undergoing life sentencesin Chatham
prison.
The Tex. Inspector OF Police" referred to Is
none other than James Black. to whom was
principally due the conviction Of Michael Day.
lit twenty three years ago. OF DR.. Gallagher
nine years ago. and OF Egan and DAILY. Black
has been considered one OF the shrewdest de-
tectiyes in England. Judges without number
have complimented him upon his sagacity.
and Sir William Harcourt. acting as Home
Secretary. caused an honorarium Of f1OO to be
given to him as q recognition OF his skill in
laying bare so rany political conspiracies.
THE STU reporter who has to-day visited
Birmingham finds that Black is now a dis
credited man who is known to have been long
priyy 10 Matchmaking scheme, and who Is at
present fugitive from home owing to threats
Of an investigation Of his official career. The
facts ascertalned by THE Sun reporter have
been given TO Redmond. and upon them he
will base further demand for an investiga-
ton, in which he will be upheld by Alderman
Manton. one Of the oldest and most respected
civil officers Of Birmingham. who has been for
the branch Of the municipal Government
which controls the Police Department Of that
city, Alderman Manton is more than 80
years Of age and q Conservative. 80 that poll
tics do not enter into his view OF the case.
At tho time Of the conviction OF DAILY and
Egan he publicly accused Black Of manufac-
turing evidence against them. and even wrote
To William O'Brien giving reasons why the
sentences passed upon the alleged dynamiters
should be contested at every point. To THE
Bun reporter Alderman Manton said that after
the conviction OF DAILY and Egan the Chief
Constable Of Birmingham. who was then con-
fined to his bed by illness. sent for Manton and
told him that the two men were innocent. and
thata job had been planted" on them. 1T
Is oil out now" said the venerable Alderman
excitedly. and there must be n Government
inquiry l have spent many sleepless nights
and long hours in prayer over this matter.
There ought to have been an inquiry long ago.
1t is not matter OF politics or party DAILY
and Egan are innocent men. and all that is
necessary is to establish an inquiry into tho
ofnclal career OF James Black. The attitude
] have taken in the matter has been in the
cause Of rirhtaousness and 7 am sure shall
he ,uSt0oJ Noona n p;rm;n,h,r, hos .,o,
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~, ' sooN ."''''' w. .''o' az "a'0
'us"' ''"' hase peeh misIaheu' inquiry
however. VIII Vindlcate me, ana when the
t!mc comes those who mako the INQUIRY shall
M ~, want PROOF.
inec'rrumstances Which leo up 20 the ex-
p''"'e "' n.ark are these. Early IN fepruary
ne rendered his resignation as Inspector OF
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" '.N' oosseu iiiih W iecoheiuei'
wv "e WAS "puurate. he was toId that II ne
served eleven months longer 1t would mako q
diHrrenco OF five shilings per week In his
pension. ut he insisted that he had particular
reasons for lowing at once Than the Watch
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