The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-14
ENGLISH SPY ON THE STAND.
HAS BEEN WORKING IN AMERICA
UNDER GUISE OF A REVOLT
TIONIST.
BELONGED TO THE CLAN Ma GAEL.
Inner Workings of the Irish Move
ment Revealed i'm a Police
Court at London.

ana alleged Qynamlter, at BOW street
police court today, developed into a
sensation equal to the excitement
caused by the revelations Of the spy.
LeCaron, some years ago.
The weekly examinations Of Ivory
have been going on at Bow street on
Friday, ever since he was brought to
London after his arrest at Glasgow,
some two months ago, on the charge
OF being concerned with P. J. lyman,
kearney, Haines and others in a con-
spiracy to blow up public and other
buildings by the dynamite. Hitherto,
the testimony has been Of the usual
monotonous, police court description.
but today the crown, represented by
&. e. Gill, sprung a sensation, in the
shape of the testimony Of a govern
ment spy, known only as Jones" a
native of Armagh, Ireland, who seems
to have succeeded in becoming a men,
Der of secret Irish organizations in
New York under instructions" and
to have possessed himself Of secrets of
the Clan-Na-Gael association.
Ivory has hitherto behaved in a most
unconcerned manner, as if confident of
acquittal; but today when Jones" was
placed in the witness box, the prisoners
face showed CONSERVATION. He was
completely staggered by the appear
ance of Jones' under such circum-
stances, and great, though suppressed
excitement prevailed in court when a
rumor was circulated that the prose-
cution expected to unravel the secret
history of the physical force" move
ment in the United States.
When Jones' first appeared on the
witness stand, Mr.. Gill asked the pre-
siding magistrate to stop all sketching
i'll court, exclaiming 1t was of the ut
most Importance that nothing should
be allowed to transpiFe to identify the
witness in the future.
But Jones caused more excitement
during the proceedings by suddenly
addressing Magistrate Vaughan, say
ing: "A reporter is taking a sketch of
me. 1 fear for my safety" The mag
istrate, Mr. Vaughan. then ordered the
reporter to desist, but a prison attend
ant soon afterwords said to the magis-
trate: "A reporter is writing descrip-
tion Of Jones"
The magistrate thereupon sternly re-
marked: II will not allow even a writ
ten description of the witness to be
made" Chief Inspector Melville. of
Scotland Yard, who was present in
court, took an active part in suppress
ing the taking of descriptions of Jones.
Jones is an insignificant looking man
about five feet five inches high with a
brown beard and mustache and hair
a shade darker. He has bulging fore
head and black eyes, pale complexion
and has a furtive, shifty look. He was
very nervous while in court, and was
constantly pulling his beard. He spoke
with a pronounced brogue. He deliv-
cred his testimony as though in fear
Of his life, and seemed to be afraid of
the sound Of his voice. In fact, at the
close Of the proceedings, a jailer re-
marked: Zones is dead man, l am
glad I am not in his shoes"
When Ivorys counsel asked Jones to
give the initials of his name, the wit
ness refused, but the counsel insisted
and also demanded to know the ad-
dress of Jones in New York, Whereupon
the witness replied: II fear for my
safety and decline to give the particu-
lar location" The magistrate upheld
Jones in his refusal and then followed
A DRAMATIC INCIDENT.
Counsel for the prisoner solemnly
asked: Did you take the oath Of the
Clan -Gael?"
Upon hearing this question Jones
turned pale, and after hesitating, feebly
answered: Yes"
Ivory's counsel thereupon said: "You
were intending, at the time, not to OBJ
serve it?"
To this question Jones replied: yes,
I did not intend to observe 1t"
Have you any respect for the oath
you have given here today?"
eyes," replied Jones, in weak
voice.
This incident caused the deepest I'M
oil in the PnI1rt
room. Replying to questions upon the
part of Mr.. Gill. who prosecuted for the
treasury department, Jones said he was
native of Armagh, that he was en-
ployed by the British government to
make inquiries at Manchester In 1890
and that in 1891 he was sent to Amer
lea. where he resumed his inquiries. In
November, 1891 Jones continued, he en-
tered the employ Of wholesale grocers
of New York city and remained with
them until 1892, when he opened his
own business.
Jones, it appears. remained In New
York until September of the present
vear ali the time apparently making
INQUIRIES for the British government.
He added that early in 1892 he met
William Lyman (president Of the IrisE
National Alliance) and Boland, of New
York city, and learned Of the exIs-
tence Of the Irish Natfonalfsts' organ
iHatiOn, known among us HleAupeiS : as
the United Irieh" or ''T. H." whose
executive body, Jones further stated,
was known by the letters. ID. A" Con-
tinuing, Jones said that ION instruc-
tons he joined the organization and
was initiated into camp known as
the shamrock club" among those
present at this initiation being Lyman,
roland. Gallagher, Kearney and Ty-
nan. They afterwards, Jones added
formed a new camp, which was called
eThe Nally club" the membership OF
which included 'Mearns and Nolan,
who had been connected with an explo-
sion in Dublin.
Jones further stated that he was
elected treasurer of "The Nally club, =
whose meetings, it appears, were Of
the most secret description, the "dis-
trict orders being burned after they
were read After the initiation, the
members of this club were known
by a number. Part Of the subscrp-
tons, the witness also testified, were
contributed to a revolutionary fund
and calls were made for money to pay
for memorials of the death Of the
Manchester martyrs" and to aid con-
.icted dynamiters.
Answering further questions, Jones
said that while on his way to the Chi
cogo convention Of 1895, Kearney intro
duced the prisoner, Ivory, to the wit
ness as a brother" P. j. lyman
and Donovan Rosa, according to
Jones, were present and lyman said
that Ivory belonged to his camp" and
had been known to him in Dublin pre-
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