The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-14

Giou vi EuWHru 81. Ivory uildS EDWARD d.
Bell, the saloon keeper, of New York,
and alleged dynamitcr, ut Bow street
police court to-day developed into a SEN
sation equal to the excitement caused by
the revelations of the spy lie Caron some
years ago. The weekly examinations of
Ivory have been going on ut Bow Street
every 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. T. lyman,
kcarney, Haines aud others in conspi-
rlcy to blow up public and other build
ings with the use of dynamite
Hitherto the testimony has been OF the
usual monotonous police court descrip.
ton; but to day the crown, represented
by G. +. Gill, sprung sensation in the
shape OF the testimony of Il government
spy, known as '',Ioncs,' IL natl fc. OF Ar
magh, ireland. who seems to have succeed
ell i'll becoming Il member of secret Irish
organizations in New York under in
structions' and to have possessed himself
of secrets of the Clan Ma Gael Associa-
tiCn.
Ivory has hitherto behaved in Il most
unconccrncd manner, as if confident of
acquittal but o.day when Jones' was
placed in the witness box the prisoners
face showed CONSERVATION. He was COM
pletely staggered by the appearances of
Jones under such circumstances and
great though suppressed excitement pre-
vailed III court when Il rumor was crcu-
lated that the prosecution expected the
mysterious witness, whose real name is
kept secret, to unravel the secret history
of the physical force movement i'm the
United States
When Jones first appeared on the wit
ness stand Mr.. Gill asked the presiding
magistrate to stop all skctching in court
eXclaimng that it was of the utmost i'm
portance that nothing should he allowed.to
transpre to identify the witness in the
future.
But JONES' caused more excitement
during the proceedings by suddenly adj
dressing Magistrate Vaughan saying:
"a reporter is taking a sketch of me-
fear for my safety"
The magistrate, Mr.. Vaughan, then or
dered the reporter to desist, but II prison
attendant soon afterwards said to the
magistrate:
"a reporter is writing description of
Jones' -
The magistrate thereupon sternly re-
marked:
II will not allow even IL written de.
scription OF the witness to be made
Chief Inspector Melville, of Scotland
'iNi WIZ NtS DltSclll III court, LOOK an
active part in suppressing the taking of
descriptions of Jones'
Jones is n tail, insignificant looking
man, about five feet five inches high
with brown beard and moustnchc and
hair shade darker. He has IL hulging
forehead and black eyes, pale complexion
and has furtivc shfty look. He was
very nervous while in court and was con-
stantly pulling his beard. lie spoke with
Il pronounced brogue lie delivered his
testimony as though in fear of his life
and seemed to be scared of the sound of
his voice.
In fact, at the close of the proceedings
jailer remarked To II representative of
the Associated Press
Zones is dead man am glad am
not in his Shoes
When Ivory's counsel asked Jones to
give the initials of his name, the witness
refused. But the counsel insisted and
also demanded to know the address of
Jones in New York, whercupon the wit
ness replied:
81 fear for my safety and decline to
give the particular location" The mag
istrate 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 Ma
Gaels"
Upon hearing this question Jones
turned lividly pale, hesitatcd for Il mo.
ment and then fccbly answered Yes
lvory's counsel thercupon said:
"You were intending, ut the time not
to observe it?''
10 this question Jones replied:
Yes. ! did not intend to observe it,
Counsel thereupon said:
,, mli ave. you any respcc!sssor the oath you
Yes, replied Jones in weak voice
This incident caused the deepest i'm.
preston upon MI present in the court
room. Replying to questions upon the
part of Mr.. Gill, who prosecuted for the
treasury department, Jones said he was
anative of Armagh; that he was employed
by the British government to make in.
quiries at Manchester in 1890 and that in
1891 he was sent to America, where he
resumed his inquiries.
In November, 1871, Jones continued. he
entered the employ of wholesale grocers
of New York city and remained with
them until 1895, when he opened his own
business
Jones, it appears. remained i'm New
York until September of the present year,
all the time apparently ''makinp maui.
ries'' for the British government. He
added that early in 1892 he met William
Lyman, president of the Irish National
Alliance and Boland, of New York city,
and learned of the existence of the Irish
Nationalist organization known among
its members rs the Omitted Irishn or
ct H." whose executive body, Jones
further stated, was known by the letters
I'D. A.
Continuing, Jones said that "on in
structions'' he Joined the organization
and was initiated into a camp known rs