Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-12-31

Oh trinity. Wucu Cduc Out VI my
bedroom next morning found the fol-
lowing pleasant letter awaiting me:
"Head Police ONCE, Lower Castle Yard.
Dear Sir: 1t has come to the knowledge
Of the authorities that you recently con-
veyed a bag containing dangerous ana
unlawful article to a house in York street.
1t is hoped that this was done in ignorance,
but to avoid unpleasant consequences.
you will do well to attend at this office at
three p. m. tomorrow, and state all you
know of the affair. The police have in
structions to arrest you, should you at
tempt to escape. Yours, ETC.,
ct. PHALLON, Inspector, r.. I. c."
/ was thunderstruck. This came of
consorting with Fenians and females.
reflected that apotheenw was
not, after all, a hanging matter. In
deed, was rather surprised that the
detective police should notice it at all.
1t was the business of the excisenlen
or "gaugers."
"They must have little to do at the
CASTLE" thought. However, l had
better face the music"
At the appointed time presented
myself at the Irish Scotland Yard.
Phallon received me civilly enough,
and conducted me to q room where a
couple of magistrates and Mr.. Phil
lipson, the crown solicitor, were seated.
This is breaking a butterfly on a
wheel in earnest" I said to myself.
"What fuss about q jar of whisky
"Mr. -" said the senior magis-
trate, at is my duty to warn you that
you need not answer the questions we
are about to put to you. You might
have been here as a prisoner, but we
hope you are an innocent agent of this
atrocious conspiracy. You can, think,
best prove your innocence by complete
candor. But, remember, your STATE
ment may be used against yourself"
"Ask what you like" replied; Il
have had any share in any 'atrocious
conspiracy
eve hope not" said my interrogation;
eat least not guilty one. However.
you will not deny having carried u
black bag which you received from
young woman at rs circulating
library in Kingstown, to 10 York street,
the day before yesterday"
Certainly not" 1 answered. 'The
young lady asked me to do a trif1inS
commission for her, and I did it."
II ask YOU" said the magistrate, SOL
EMMY, Ibid you know the contents OF
that bag?"
I hesitated, but I did not think It
right, or perhaps wise, to tell lie, 80
said, with smile:
Eyes, sir; knew the contents Of the
81,
hope his royal highness will get some
before he leaves Ireland"
"Silence, SIR" cried the magistrates
together, then the senior said:
II think we may stop the examine
ton and commit this wretched youth,
who glories in his guilt, to Kilmainham.
He actually smiles at a crime that
struction."
Gentlemen" I cried, Indignantly,
surely you will not send me to prison
for such trif1e? I did wrong, I sup
pose, but 1 was reared in Sligo, where
every man, woman and child-magis-
trates and ministers included-drinks
potheen. To circumvent the gauger,
ny Su1 y ing ~ w ~ IL iSLlds
an act of piety and charity, which no
Christian man would refuse to perform.
The British empire will not come to an
end because half a crown duty has not
been paid on n quart of good liquor.
I will pay the sum three times over.
and fine as well. But you have no right
to send me to a gaol-at least in this
hn1a-nn mo T,oarA n
public examination and legal assist
ance."
The magistrates looked greatly re-
lieved. Tell us plainly what you sup
posed was in the bag" said the inquisi-
tor, mildly.
"a quart of potheen, or illicit
whisky" replied. And I say again
that wish his royal highness had some
If he once tasted it, am sure he would
never send subject to Jail for making
or carrying or drinking it,"
Would you be surprised to hear
that your friends jar of potheen was
a lnitro-glycerine bomb, intended to
have been flung into the princes car
| riage by the Fenian b, alias Sander
SOM" asked the magistrate.
I nearly tainted with horror. "And
who is Ellen Maguire?" gasped.
"B-'s wife," said Detective Phallon,
"as dangerous an anarchist as there is
in Europe. She carries the weapons OF
the conspirators, and sometimes per-
suades young fools, who admire her
black eyes, to help her."
''The serpent!" exclaimed. II will
give evidence against her with pleas
ure, and will go to see her hanged.
slept with that awful thing, under my
pillow! 1t might have blown the 10
pieces"
"And half Kingstown as WE'LL" said
the officer. "a fall or even a shake
might have done it. But we have gos
to catch Mr.. and Mrs. B yet.
fear they are in France by this time
1t appeared that the police, having
obtained news of the plot in the usuaI
way Through an informer). searched
the room in York street shortly after
delivered the Internal machine. They
found the bomb; but b, alias Sand
erson, having stepped out to a neighbor
| inc bar saw the officers OWNED theil