New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-14
IVORY HELD FOR TRIAL.
A WITNESS CALLED JONES" CREATES A
SENSATION IN BOW STREET COURT
ur - 4 GOVERNMENT spy WHO HAD BEEN IN
THIS COUNTRY SINCE is'i-HoW HE WIN
THE CONFIDENCE OF IRIsHMEN AND
JOINED THEIR CLUBS.

,don Nov l3-Edward J. Ivory. alias Ed
,verd Bel the alleged frish-Amercah o!ha-
,,;,sr was again arraisned in Bow street Ponce
nou,, this morning and was finally committed
ear trial In accordance With the prisoners
-. sor nrotection as an American citizen.
Mr.. Carter representing the United states EN-
-, was nresent to watch the proceedings.
rha first witness called was a Government spy
whose name was concealed. Before the ex-
,,,, Of this witness was begun. artists
- ronorters we're warned that If they were
,.oc,oa IN the act of making sketches OF tire
.,.rass the courtroom would be cleared Inc
witness was sent to the United states IN 1871
.. watch dynamters. He joined the onted
e., men In New-York. and was lhl'ia'eu HUI
V Shamrock Club in the presence OF Ivhah'
NOV. and other prominent Irish agitators.
eouentlv a new Irish camp was formed. or
y the witness was elected treasurer.
THE MYSTERIOUS WITNESS
, tho witness was called to the stand
&c.,, s,cutor Gill said that the Governments io'
- ,,us reasons declined to disclose the mans
r,r.. whereupon the Magistrate Sir John
T. Lite said: Call him Jones' Jones gave
f ddress as No. 600 Amsterdam-ave' New
- C,tv He is a small-sized man with
rod face He was extremely nervous. He
I'D about constantly and cast furtive
m sketched He admitted that he mad acteo
hrorcbout as a British agent. and had copied
.,a nreserved the documents submitted at the
,rstance Of the British Government Jones APP
near, 10 be about forty years Old lie was WE'LL
hr, ,ajnly dressed. He has nut-nroWh mar
ens ears short, cropped beard ana muS'ache'
IL as sharp features. a clear sklr ana clear
- ives which are rather surken Ivory. or
exhibited the greatest CONSERVATION upon
e.uf. Jones'" but afterward regaihed MS oo'''-
1sure. -,
In the course of his testimony Jones said
chat he was originally sent to the United States
IN 1901 by the British Government. Alter ar
rivine in New-York he obtained employment
with firm of grocers in that city as piiho'
and II was not until 1895. when he blossomeo
or, q. a shop-owner himself that he got lul!
into The confidence of the Irish Natlonaiis's
After entering the Shamrock Club. pecohii'is
attached TO Camp No. 49, he helped 10 start
new camp called the "Nally Clup'
early in 1892" the witness SAID oe'"n''
acquainted with a man named boahu' WIZ "
+roduced me to William Lyman the owner Vi
q paper called The Irish Republic LYMAN
also controlled The United lrishmah. ne
president Of the Irish National Alliance ""e"
the Nally Club was formed Boland "eca'''e '''
rros,dent and W. J. Balfc. vicepresident. sue
coodQd
attended all the meetings Of the club. and as
..or.terv and treasurer l had access to all the
noners If this org anization and also the or
son,,a+ion with which the Nally Club was con-
nected.
SAFEGUARDS FOR THE CLUBS.
.vben a person was nominated for election
IN membership in the club ii was necessary
that the proposer and seconder OF the cdnui
date should have known the candidate lh'i-
rnatey for year or more Then the presiueh'
appointed a committee of three upon "hoSe
favora BILE report the election was pfoceeueu
with The managers of the different camps
throughout the United States had, thereioie'
an onportunity of knowing the individuals pro-
nosed in any particular camp. the papers,
including the district orders in regard to per-
sons elected were understood to he burned III
every case. Members were never "len''o"eu
at camp meetings except by their numbers ana
tho signs and passwords were changed ever!
three months.
81 retain a complete set Of documents cover
ing several years, containing the names VI
members and changes in the organNauoh' III
Guiding the details Of the convention names Vi
the delegates from the different camps, exc. ohe
convention was held in 1892. and the next was
held IN Chicago in September. lS'''. kearhey
camp was No 152. 1t has since been disbanded.
Tvnan's camp is No 9S, and Lyman's, NO. ~.
..Jn going to the Chicago convention IN io''
the members had special car from New New. , otn
to place called Ferry met NealheH, mno
introduced me to the prisoner, saying ne was
brother
FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF IRELAND
Clones" then produced the documents he had
mentioned Including the ritual OF the Gamma
Gael. which Prosecutor Gill read, showing 'hat
the object Of the United Republican brotherhood
was to achieve the complete independence OF
Ireland by revolution.
Solicitor Cudby. on behalf Of Ivory. argued that
the charge against the prisoner would FAN pc
cause his fellow -conspirators were not Joihty
charged with him. Moreover he SAID there MaS
no evidence of conspiracy. Ivory was WI
known and respectable hotelEeeper I'D Ne"
York and lyman customer OF the h'tei' i'du
in,roduced him 10 the alleged co-conspiratoTs
The evidence. he contended showed that pen
was not connected with the house IN Anster-
dam-ave, New-fork, mehtloheu ny '"V
Sir John Bridge replied mpatently that these
points did not arise ri the present UNI, .'
was not necessary he held mat all OF the c"l-
spirators should be indicted If they could not
be found 1T clear however. that ivory
had met lyman in Antwerp. and that they were
both connected with explosive chemicals. There
was the strongest evidence that the prisoner
was engaged in conspiracy
When the examination of witnesses was nm
ished Sir John Bridge addressed the prisoner
saving: You are charged with having con-
epired unaWfully ana HaHciOusi! Win
and others TO cause explosions in the United
Kingdom endan yering life and property, ana
YOU ere also charged with feoniously aiding ana
abettng that crime. Have you anything 10 say
MANY persons in the courtroom believed that
Ivory would take advantage or TINS opportunity
TO make a sensational speech. but instead OF 40.
ing so he merely replied "No. Your worship:
Sir John Bridge then committed him Tor trial IN
the Criminal Court. Old Bailey
THE SPY WELL KNOWN HERE.
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