The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
STORY TOLD BY
A BRITISH SPY
Detective Zones" Testifes
Against Edward ].
Ivory.
Joined Camps of the Friends O.
Ireland in Order to
Bttray Them.
THE PRISONER HELD FOR TRIAL
Great Nervousness Displayed by the
Informer Employed by the
English Government.

LONDON, Eng, Nov. 13.-Edward ].
Ivory, the alleged dynamiter, was COM
mitted for trial to-day by the Bow-street
police magistrate.
In accordance with the prisoners pre-
vious request for the protection of an
American citizen Mr.. Carter, representing
the United States embassy, was present to
watch the proceedings. A witness was
called to the stand whose name was with
held from the public, but was written on a
piece of paper and handed TO the CLERK.
The witness, whose name was given as w.
A. Jones, proved to be 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 egitators. Subsequently
new Irish camp was formed, of which
the witness was elected treasurer.
The prisoner detailed his connection
with the methods OF the Irish society in
New York and said:
81 retain complete set of documents,
covering several years, containing the
names of members and changes in the or
convention names of delegates of the
different camps, etc. One convention was
held in 1892, and the next was held in
Chicago III September, 1895. Kearney' s
camp was 152. 1t has since been dis
banded. Kearney is now vice-president OF
camp 81 Tvnan's camp is No. 98 and
Jones' 81. In going to the Chicago con-
vention in 1895 the members had special
car from New York to a place called
Ferry 1 met Kearney, who introduced
me to the prisoner, saying he was a
brother"
Jones said that part of the money con-
tributed to the NatalIy 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 to assist the convicted dynamiters.
While going to Chicago in 1895, he said,
lyman, who was with the party, told him
that Ivory was member of his (Tynan' 81
camp, and that he had known him in
Dublin prior to 1882.
Jones then produced the documents ne
had mentioned, including the ritual of
the Clan-na- Gael, which Prosecutor Gill
related, showing that the object of the
Union Republican Brotherhood was to
achieve the complete independence of Ire
land by revolution.
The witness was extremely nervous. He
shifted about constantly and cast furtive
glances in all directions. fearing that he
would be sketched. II admitted that he
had acted throughout as British agent,
and had copied and preserved the docu-
ments submitted at the instance of the
British Government. Jones appears to be
about 40 years of age. He was well but
plainly dressed. He has nut-brown hair,
and wears a short cropped beard and mus
tache. He has sharp features, a clear
skin and clear blue eyes, which are rather
'sunken. He gave his address as 500 Am
sterdam avenue, New York.
Ivory, or Bell. exhibited the greatest
CONSERVATION upon seeing Jones, but
afterward regained his composure.
The name JONES' given as that of the
spy who testified against ivory, is not his
right name, that having been withheld bv
the prosecution. When the witness was
called to the stand Prosecutor Gill said
that the Government, for obvious reasons
declined to disclose the mans name
whereupon the magistrate, Sir John
Bridge, said, "Call him Jones.' The wit
ness was sharply cross-examined by coun.
sci for the defense, but his direct testi-
mony was not materially altered.
When the examination of the witness
was finished Sir John Bridge addressed
the prisoner, saying: "You are charged
with having conspired unlawfully and
maliciously with lyman and others to
cause explosions in the UniIed Kingdom
endsngerng life and property, and YOU
are also charged with feloniousIy aiding
and abetting that crime. Have you any,
thing to say?"
Many persons in the courtroom believed
that Ivory would take advantage of this
opportunity to make a sensational state
ment, but instead of doing SO he merely
replied, "No, your Worship"
. Solicitor Cudahy, on behalf of Ivory,
argued that the charge against the prisoner
would fail because his fellow-conspirators
were not jointly charged with him. More
over, he said, there was no evidence OF
conspiracy. Ivory was a well-known and
respectable hotel-keeper in New York, and
lyman, a customer of the hotel, had in
troduced him to The alleged conspiratoTs.
The evidence, he contended, showed that
Bell was not connected with the house in
Amsterdam avenue. New York, mentioned
by the witness. Jones"
Sir John Bridge replied i'm patiently that
these point did not arise the present
time. II was necessary, he held, that all
OF the conspirators should be indicted if
they could not be found. 1t was clear,
however, that Ivory had met lyman in
Antwerp, and that they were both con-
nected with EXPOS We chem Gals. The e
was the strongest evidence that the
prisoner was engaged IN conspiracy, and
ne would, therefore, commit him for trial
In the Criminal Court. Old Bailey.