The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-14

1 ,,,vlnatlon Aner lie Testines-uears
u,r,slf In n Cownrdiy Manner In tho
c,r,t Room = Excitement During tho
Examination.
roNpoN. Nov. l2-The final exam
,,tlop Of Edward J. Ivory, alias Ed
y,-I Bell the saloon-kecper. OF New
yak. an alleged dynamlter, at Bow
..r.s. police court to-day, developed In
I, A sensation equal to the excitement
,,r;fd by the revelations OF the spy
I. Carou some years ago. The weekly
,,anInat!ons OF Ivory have been going
=, AZ Bow street every Friday. ever
.rce he was brought to London, after
Ms arrest at Glasgow. some two
ror,hs ago,on the charge OF being con-
areI with P. J. lyman, Keurney.
Ealses and others In conspiracy to
Nsw IN public and other build
inrs with the use OF dynamite.
Hitherto the testimony has been OF the
csral monotonous. police court descrip-
,55. but to-day the Crown. represent
81 by C. Z. Gill. sprung n sensation, IN
ths shape Of the testimony OF govern
men, spy, known only as Jones" q
rl,Iye Of Armagh, ireland, who seems
70 have succeeded In becoming men,
S.r Ot secret Irish organizations In New
York under Instructions" and to have
rdssessed himself OF secrets OF the
Clan. Gael Association.
Ivory has hitherto behaved in n most
uzccacsEaCd manner, as II confident or
ac1uH,aI; but to-day When Jones"
va. placed In the witness box, the priS-
oa.r's face showed CONSERVATION. He
was completely staggered By the ap-
pelrance of Jones under such circum-
Stances, and great, though suppressed,
excitement prevailed In court when a
r,mor was circulated that the pTosecu-
ten expected the mysterious witness,
whose real name Is kept secret, TO un-
ravel the secret history OF the ply
seal force" movement In the United
SAFES.
Wh4n Jones first appeared on the
rtHess stand, Mr.. Gil asked the pre-
E!Ig magistrate to stop all sketchlng
Ia c0urt. explaining that II was OF the
utmost Importance that nothing should
tc allowed to tTnnsp!re 90 IDENTIFY the
si:zesj IN the future.
But. Jones" caused more excitement
tg-l2g the proceedings by suddenly
,lL.esslng Magistrate Vaughn. say
Tx: "A reporter Is taking a sketch
n ne. I fear FOR my safety"
TIE magistrate. Mr.. Vaughn. then
ordered the reporter to desIst; but 4
I-isJa attendant, soon afterwards, sRid
10 tie magistrate: "A reporter Is writ
.aE description OF JONES'
The magistrate thereupon sternly
remarked: II will not allow even 4
Written description Of the witness 10
b made"
Chief Inspector Melville, o; Scotland
Yards. who was present in court. took
al active part In supprssslnE the TAX
.as Of descriptions Of Jones"
A Marked Nan.
Jones is a small MISUNDERSTANDING
nan. about five feet five inches high,
With brown beard and uoustache and
hair shade darker. He has bulging
forehead and black eyes. pale complex
ia, ard has 4 furtJve. shi:ty look He
was very nervous while In court and
%as constantly pulling his beard. He
siGke with a pronounced broGue. He
delivered his testimony rs though In
:ear o, his life, and seemed to be scared
a; The sound OF h!s voice.
Ii fact. at the close OF the proceed
!ngS. e JR!ler remarked to representa-
I've ~ the Associated Press:
Jones Is a dead man: l nm glad l
I'm not In his shoes"
When Iv0ry's counsel asked Jones to
Five the initials OF his name the wit
ness refused but the counsel insisted
md also demanded TO know the ad-
dress Of Jones in New York. whereupol
the witness replied: II fear for my
Fa!e,y. md decline to give the partlcu-
lar locatlOn"
The magistrate upheld Jones In his
reiusal AID then followed Il dramatic
incident.
Counsel for the prisoner asked: did
YOU take tho oath OF the Clnn-Na- Gacl?"
Upon hearing this question, Jones
turned ilvIdIy pale. hesilatcd for mo-
m"nt and then fecbly answered.:
"Ycs."
ir0ry'l counsel thcrcupon said: You
"ar" Intending. at the time, not to OBJ
tsry" ~"
- this question Jones replied: Yes.
dIG not Intend TO observe It."
Counsel thrcupon said: Have you amy
5e5pec; for tho oath you have given
here tD-lay?"
"Yc7," replied Jones. IN weak voice
TIL" Incident caused the deepest I'M
lF"F!oU upon all present in the court
room.
i."plYlug to questions upon the part OF
NJ! GiII!, who prosecuted for the treas
urJ department, Jones said no wan n
Hli!N" OF Armagh. that he was en-
IHyfi by the British government 10
iThh" inquiries ut Manchester In 1900.
hAd that In 1891 hc waR sent TO Amer
les. where he rcsumcd hIn Inquiries.
, IN Noycmbcr, 1891. Jones continued,
l." 'ntnrcl the employ OF wholesale gro
'-' In New York CITY. md remained
,%%th them until 1895, when he opened
hl own business.
ZONES. II appears. remained in New
lnTi until September OF tho present
var ail the time apparently making In
Hl!ri"1 for the 8rltlFh government,
i.r added that early In 1857 he met
', Illlatn Lyman, president OF the irish
"a inna Alliance, and Boland. OF New
'p'E city, and learning Of the exist
.iIH Hf til" IrIGh NutlnnnlIstR' orEaniZa-
,'.0, known among its members IN the
"'t"d fri5h." or "T.H.," wlioBc exec
,,liIt body. Jones further stated. was
MON BY the letters ~. A."
'"rtiHulGR, Jones' said that "on In
aInctinnH' hc Joined the organization
"hI was Initiated into n camp known
~ tAr Shamrock club, among thoAc
! II,l..nt NJ lIiT Initiation being Lyman,
'"H'hd' Gallagher, Kearnoy and lyman.
Gets the Secrets.
They afterwards, Jones added, formed
II now camp. which wra called "ThG
""tly Club" the membership Of which
Included Mqnrns and Nolnn, who had
dublin. -
Jones further stated thu, no was elect