The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
BELL, ALIAS IVORY, ALLEGED
DYNAMITER, STAGGERED AT
HIS APPEARANCE.
He HAD JOINED THE cLAN-NA-GAEL
In America and Is Now Ready to Tell
It's Secrets-Would Not Give His
Right Name, Fearing Vio-
lencc-Bell Committed.

London, NOV. lo.-l He Hnui eAuuiinH-
ton of Edward j. Ivory, alias Edward
Bell, the saloon keeper of New York and
alleged dynamter, at Bow street police
court today developed into n sensation
equal to the excitement caused by .he
revelations of the spy lie Caron some
years ago. The weekly examinations Of
Ivory have been going on at Bow street
every Friday since he was brought 20
London after his arrest at Glasgow, some
six months ago, on the charge of being
concerned with =. J. lyman, Kear1ey
Haynes and others in conspiracy 10
blow up public and other buildings hy
the use of dynamite. Hitherto the tes-
timony has been Of the usual monotonous
police court description, but today the
crown, represented by G. Il. Gill, sprung
sensation in the shape of the testimony
of a government spy known only as
Jones'" native of Armagh, Ireland,
who seems to have succeeded in becom-
ing member of secret Irish organiza-
tons in New York. under instructions"
and to have possessed himself of secrets
of the Can-naGael association. Ivory
has hitherto behaved in most IN
concerned manner, as if confident of ac-
Quttal, but today, when Jones" was
placed in the witness box, the prisoners
face showed CONSERVATION. He was
completely staggered by the appearance
of Jones under such circumstances, and
great, though suppressed excitement
nrovoi,od in court whom , rumor .vos
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circulated that the prosecution expected
the mysterious witness. whose real name
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Tory u tne pn!sie'i iof'e movement III
the United States.
Replying to questions on the part Of
I. f.. Gill, VINO prosecuted Tor the treas
ury. department, Jones said he was a
native or Armath ana was employed by
the British government to make inquiries
in Manchester in 1870, and that in 1871
he was sent to America, where he con
tlnued his INQUIRIES. IN November, lS9l,
Jones entered the employ of wholesale
grocer in New York and remained with
him until 1873, when he opened bust
ness Of his own, Jones remained in
New York until September of the pres
ent year, all the time, apparently, making
inquiries for the British government"
lie added that early in 1892 he met
William Lyman, president of the Irish
National Alliance" and "Boland" in
New York and learned of the existence
of an Irish organization known as the
United Irish" or 'T. H. whose body,
Jones further stated. were known by the
letters I'D. A."
Continuing, Jones said that on instruc-
tions he joined the organization and was
initiated in a camp known as the Sham
rock club. Among those present at his
initiation were Lyman, Boland, Gala
CHER, Kearney and lyman. They after
wards formed a new camp, which was
called the "Nally club" the members of
which included Kearney and Boland,
who had been connected with an OK
plOsion at Dublin. Jones further stated
that he was elected treasurer of the
Nally club whose meetings, it appears,
were. of the most secret description. he
district orders being burned after being
read.
Replying to further questions, Jones
said that while on his way to the Chi
cago convention of 1898, kearney intro
duced the prisoner, Ivory, to the witness
as brother, lyman and O'Donovan
Rosa, according to Jones, were present
ana lyman SAID that Ivory belonged TO
his camp and had been known to him in
Dublin previous to 1857.
Jones mention of the Chicago conven-
ton OF 1893 refers to the "Newmarket
convention: wh'ch was attended by
number of conhdants of Lyman, who,
during convention time, 1t was stated,
held secret meetings with them.
:, Later II seemed. Jones joined
camp under the name of Thomas
Meric Jones.
continuing ms account OF the visit to
Ghcago, Jones said he arrived there on
september =, 1879, and was met at the
railroad station by John Gatfney. He
stayed ut McCoy's hotel, where the COM
mlttee OF the secret organization met
Ivory, Jones also stated that he at
tended the meeting at which the names
were CHOSEN to be submitted to the pub
tic convention rs othcers OF the new
movement" the object being that an
open movement might be controlled, as
1t rs, according to Jones, in secret
In his testimony Jones said that he saw
Ivory IN Codys saloon. New York, which
ne further stated is largely frequented
by members of the organization, two
or three weeks before Ivory left Amer
lea.
Jones then produced a document pur-
porting to give the constitution of the
society up to 1875 and also copies of the
constitution and ritual of the Gamma
Gael.
Continuing, Jones said that any one