Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-14
IVORY ALIAS BELL.
ARRANGEMENT OF THE ALLEGED
IRIsH-AMERIcAN DYNAMITER.
MYSTERIOUS WITNESS.
He Seems to Have Been British
Govcrnmsat Spy, and to Have
Cinn-na-Guei.

LONDON, November la-Edward J.
Ivory alias Edward Bell. the alleged
Irish-American dynamiter was again ar
raigned In the Bow-Strcet Pohce Court
this morning, and. in accordance with
the prisoners request for the protection
OF an American citizen. DIR. Carter rep
resenting the United States Embassy.
was present to watch the proceedings.
A witness was called TO the stand, whose
name was withheld from the public. but
was written on piece OF paper and hand
ed TO the clerk. Before the examination
OF this witness was begun newspaper and
other artists were warned that IL they
were detected in the act OF making
sketches Of the witness the courtroom
would be cleared. The witness proved
to be government spy, who was. sent
to the United States In 1891 10 watch dy-
namiters. lie Joined the United Irish
men in New York. and was initiated into
the Shamrock Club. in the presence OF
lyman. Kearney and other prominent
Irish agitators Subsequently, a new
Irish camp was formed. OF which the wit
ness was elected treasurer.
Ivory was committed for trial.
THE MYSTERIOUS WITNESS.
The mysterious witness, whose name
was given as William Jones. ~ a. small
sized man, with a very red face. In the
course OF his testimony he said that no
was originally sent 10 the United states
In 1891 by the British Government. After
arriving IN New York he obtained employ
ment with firm OF grocers In that city
when he blossomed out as n shop-ownor
himself that he got fully into the con-
fidence OF the Nationaiists. After en-
tering the Shamrock Club. becoming at
tached TO the camp as mo. ll5.' he
helped 10 start a new camp, called the
"Nally Club"
Early in 1872" the witness said. II
became acquainted with a man named
Boand. who introduced me 10 William
Lyman. the owner of a paper called the
Irish Republic. Lyman also controlled
the United Irlshman He Is president OF
the Irish National Alliance
"When the Nally Club was formed Bo-
land became its president. ard w. j.
Ralfe. the vice-president. succeeded him
upon the death OF Boland, In 1875. / al
tended all the meetings OF the club. ana,
as secretary and treasurer, had access
10 all Of the papers OF this organization,
ana also lit OlitI OihdHANAAi'hn WIN
which the Nally Club was connected.
when a person was nominated 10 n
membership I'm the club II was necessary
that the proposer and seconders OF the
candidate should have known the candi-
date intimately for a year or more. Then
the president appointed a committee or
three. on whose favorable report the elec-
tion was proceeded with. The managers
of the different camps throughout the
haH fharaf1Ta "A N
tunity of knowing the individuals pro-
posed in any particular camp. The
papers in regaIl to persons elected were
understood TO be burned In every case.
Members were never mentioned at camp
meetings. except by their numbers, and
the signs and passwords We're changed
every three months"
Il retain a complete set Of documents.
covering several yards containing tho
names Of members, and changes I'm the or
eanization, including the details Of the
convention. names Of the delegates from
the different camps etc. One convention
was held I'm 1892. and the next was held
in Chicago i'm September 1895. Kearney's
Camp was No. l52. 1t has since been dis
banded Kearney IS now Yice-president OF
Camp 81. Tynan's camp is No. so, and
Lyman's No. 81.
I'm going 10 the Chicago convention In
1885 the members had a special car from
New York 10 a place called Ferry.
met Kearney. who introduced me TO the
prisoner, saying he was a brother"
Jones then produced the documents 4.
had mentioned, including the ritual Of the
Clan-Na-Gael which Prosecutor GIL
read showing that the object Of the
United Republican Brotherhood was 10
achieve the complete Independence of Ire
land by revolution.
rrI4Tr WITNESS NERWOTTG
The witness was extremely nervous. He
shifted about constantly, and cast furtive
glances in all directions, fearing that he
woald be sketched II admitted that he
had acted throughout as a British agent.
and had copied and preserved the d0cu-
ments submitted at the instance OF the
British Government.
Jones said that part OF the money con-
tributed to the Nally Club was devoted
10 a revolutionary fund. and money was
also called for to pay for celebrations %
the death Of the Manchester martyrs
and the convicted dynamiters.
While going TO Chicago In 1885, he said
lyman. who was with the party told nm
that Ivory was a member OF his (rynan's)
camp, and that he had known nm IN
Dublin prior 10 1882.
Jones appears 10 be 10 years old. Tie
was well, but plainly, dressed. He has
nut-brown hair, and wears short-crop-
ned beard end moustache. He has sharp
features. a clear skin, ana clear, blue
ewes. which are rather sunken. He gave
his address as eO9 Amsterdam avenue,
New York city. Ivory. or Bell, exhibited
the greatest CONSERVATION upon seeing
Iones but afterwards regained his COM
nOstire.