The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14
SPY TELLS OF IRISH SECRETS.
SENSATION SPRUNG IN THE TRIAL
OF IVORY.

The Prisoner Exhibits Great COnstcr
nation on Being Confronted by the
Witness-The Latter Also Appears
Very Nervous and the Court Orders
That Nome he Allowed TO Make.
Sketches of Him.
London, Nov. 1S.--Edward ]. Ivory. alias
Edward Bell, the alleged Irish-American
dynamiter was again arraigned in the
Bow street police court this morning, ana
in accordance with the prisoners request
for protection of an American citizen, Mr..
Carter, representing the United States
embassy was present to watch tile pro-
ceedings
A witness was called to the stano.
whose name was withheld from the pub
lie. 1t was written on a piece of paper
and handed to the clerk. Before the ex-
animation of this witness was begun news
paper and other artists were warned that
If they were detected in the act of maxi
ing sketches of the witness the court room
would be cleared.
The witness proved to be a government
spy, who was sent to the United States
in 1891 TO watch dynamiters. He joined
the United Irishmen in New York and
was initiated into the Shamrock Club in
the presence of lyman, Kearney and
other prominent Irish agitators. Subse.
quently, a new Irish camp was formed,
of which the witness was elected treas,
urer.
Ivory was committed for trial by the
Bow street police magistrate.
The mysterious witness, whose name
was given as William Jones, is a small
sized man, with very red face. In the
course of his testimony he said that he
was originally sent to the United States
in 1891 by the British government. After
arriving in New York he obtained en-.
ployment with a firm of grocers in that
city as blind" and 1t was not until
1895, when he blossomed out as a shop
owner himself, that he got fully into the
confidence of the natonalsts. after en-
tering the Shamrock Club, becoming al
tached to the camp as mo. 49," he
helped to start a new camp called the
''Nally Club" EARLY In 1892" the wit
ness said, II became acquainted with a
man named Boland, who introduced me
to william Lyman, the owner of a paper
called the Irish Republic. Lyman also
controlled the United Irishmen Che Is pres
ident Of the Irish National Alliance)
When the Nally Club was formed Bo-
land became its president and w. j. Balre
vice president succeeded him upon the
death of Boland in 1896.
Il attended all the meetings of the club
and, as secretary and treasurer, had ac-
cess to all the papers of this organlza-
tion, and also the organization with which
the Nally Club was connected.
when person was nominated to a
membership in the club, 1t was necessary
that the proposer and seconder of the
candidate should have known the candi-
date intimately for year or more Then
the president appointed a committee of
three upon whose favorable report the
election was proceeded with. The mana
gers of the different camps throughout the
United States had therefore an opportu-
nifty of knowing the individuals proposed
in any particular camp. The papers, in
cluding the district orders in regard to the
| persons elected were understood to be
burned in every case. Members were
| never mentioned at campmeetings except
by their numbers and the signs and pass
words were changed every three months.
Il retain a complete set of documents
| covering several years containing the
names of members and changes in the or
| ganization, including the details of the
! convention, names Of the delegates from
| the different camps, etc. One convention
was held in 1892 and the next was held In
Chicago in September, 1895. Kearney' s
camp was No. 1872 1t has since been dis
| banded. Kearney is now vice president of
Camp 81. Tynan's camp is No. 9S, ana
| Lymans No. 81.
| 'In going to the Chicago convention In
1895, the members had a special car from
| New York to a place called Ferry /
met Kearney, who introduced me to the
prisoner, saying he was a brother"
Jones then produced the documents he
! had mentioned, including the ritual of the
! Clan-Na-Gael, which Prosecutor GIL read,
| showing that the object of the United Re
| publican brotherhood vas to achieve the
complete independence OF Ireland by rev.
| olution. The witness was extremely nerv-
| Gus. lie shifted about constantly, and
cast furtve glances In all directions, fear
ing that he would be sketched. He ad-
mitted that he had acted throughout as
a brother agent, and had copied and pre-
| served the documents submitted at the in
stance OF the British government.
Jones said that part of the money con-
tributed to the Nally Club was devoted to
a revolutionary fund and money was also
| called for to pay for celebrations of the
| death of the Manchester Martyrs and tc
assist the convicted dynamiters.
While going to Chicago in 1895, he said
| lyman, who was with the party, told him
that Ivory was a member Of his CTynan's 81
camp and that he had known him in Dub
| lin prior to 1882.
Jones appears to be about 40 years old
| He was well but plainly dressed. He has
nut brown hair and wears a short cropped
| beard and moustache. He has sharp fea-
lures, clear skin and clear blue eyes
which are rather sunken. lie gave his ad-
dress as 600 Amsterdam avenue, New York
| city.
Ivory, or Bell, exhibited the greatest con-
sternation upon seeing Jones. but after
wards regained his composure.
New York. Nov. 13.-The story Of the
new Irish spy as told In to-days Lon
don dispatches to the Southern and Uni
ted Associated Presses. created a sensa-
ton in Hibernian circles hereabouts.
AZ tho headquarters of many of the So
/ cieties formed for the purpose Of seeking
| "Ire,ands freedom" sons Of the Emerald
/ Isle gathered this evening to discuss the
| new informer which they did In no calm
| language He was roundly denounced,
some OF the more excitable even boldly
| intmatlng that the career OF the latest
| English tool would be a short one.
| From the cabled description OF the SPY
| he was easily Identified here by former
associates. He was known as T. Merric<
| Jones. That may or may not be his real
name, but Irishmen declare they never
/ had any reason to suspect that the fell