The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-11-14
IRISH INFORNER TESTIFIES.
Appears in the Case Against Edward J
Ivory, Of London.
A MEMBER OF IRISH SOCIETIES
Who Joined Them as the Paid Agent Of
England, Creates Sensation by His
Appearance Gives His Testimony in
Thoroughly Observation-Disclosures.

Bell, the saloon keeper of New York and
alleged dynamiter, at Bow street police
court yesterday developed into n sensation
equal to the excitement caused by the rev.
Citations 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 to London after his
arrest at Glasgow, some two months ago,
on the charge of being concerned with
p. j. lyman, Kearney, Haines and others
in a conspiracy to blow up public and
other buildings with the use Of dynamite.
Hitherto the testimony has been of the
monotonous police description but yester-
day the crown, represented by G. f. Gill,
sprung sensation in the shape of the tes-
timony of government spy, known only
as '!Jones," n native of Armagh, Ireland,
who seems to have succeeded in becoming
a member of secret Irish organizations in
New York. under instructions" and to
have possessed himself of secrets Of the
Clan-na-Gael association.
Ivory has hitherto behaved in most
unconCerned manner, as if confident of
acquittal but when Jones was placed
in the witness box the prisoners face
showed CONSERVATION. He was completely
staggered by the appearance of Jones un-
der such circumstances, and great, though
suppressed excitement prevailed in court
when rumor was circulated that the
prosecution expected the mysterious wit
ness, whose real name is kept secret to
unravel the secret history of the physical
force" movement in the United States
When Jones first appeared on the wit
nesss stand Mr.. Gill asked the presiding
magistrate to stop all sketching in court,
exclaiming that it was of the utmost i'm
portance that nothing should be allowed
to transpire to identify the witness in the
future.
But Jones caused more excitement dur
ing the proceedings by suddenly address
ing Magistrate Vaughan, saying:
"A reporter is taking n sketch of me. l
fear for my safety"
The magistrate, Mr.. Vaughan, then or
dered the reporter 10 desist, but a prison
attendant soon afterwards said to the
magistrate:
"a reporter is writing description of
Jones.
The magistrate thereupon sternly re-
marked:
81 will not allow even written de-
scription of the witness to be made"
Chief Inspector Melville, of Scotland
Yard, who was present in court, took an
active part in suppressing the taking of
descriptions of Jones.
Jones is u small, insignificant looking
man, about five feet five inches high, with
a brown beard and mustache and hair a
shade darker. He has bulging forehead
and black eyes, pale complexion, and has
n furtive shifty look. He was very nerv
Gus while in court, and was constantly
pulling his beard. He spoke with a pro-
nounced brogue. He delivered his testi-
mony 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 proceed
ings jailer remarked to representative
Of the Associated Press:
"Jones is dead man | am glad l 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, whereupon the wit
ness replied: II fear for my safety, and
decline to give the particular location"
The magistrate upheld Jones in his re-
fusal, and then followed a dramatic Incl
dent.
Counsel for the prisoner solemnly asked; /;
did you take the oath of the Clan-na-
GaelY"
Upon hearing this question Jones turned
lividly pale, hesitated for a moment, and
then feebly answered;
"Yes."
Ivory's counsel thereupon said;
you were intending, at the time, not
to observe it?'
To this question Jones replied;
Eyes; L did not intend to observe it"
Counsel thereupon said:
"Have you any respect for the oath you
have given here today"
"Yes," replied Jones in weak voice.
This incident caused the deepest impress
sion upon all present in the court room.
Replying to questions upon the part Of
Mr.. Gill, who prosecuted for the treasury
department, Jones said he was native of
Armagh that he was employed by the
British government to make inquiries at
Manchester in 1890, and that in 1891 he
was sent to America, where he resumed
his inquiries.
In November, 1891, Jones continued, he
entered the employ of wholesale grocers of
New York city and remained with them
until 1895, when he opened his own busi-
ness.
Jones, 1t appears, remained in New York
until September of the present year, all
the time apparently, making inquiries"
for the British government
He added that early in 1892 he met Will
iam Lyman president Of the Irish Ma
tional Alliance) and Boland. Of New York
oity, and learned of the existence of the
Irish Nationalists organization, known
among its members as the United Irish, -"
OF "T H." whose executive body, Jones
further stated, was known by the letters
"D. A."
Jones said that ION instructions" he
Joined the organization and was initiateil
into camp known as the Shamrock cluB,
amon0 those present at his initiation b9'