The record-union., 1896-11-14
A British Spy Testified Against the
Accused.
Was Elected an Officer of a Society in
New York of Which Defendant
Was HIember, and Produces Doc
umentS Showing the Object Was
to Achieve Complete independence
of ireland by Revolution.


for trial to-day by the Bow street Police
Magistrate In accordance with his pEe-
vious request for the protection of an
American citizen, Mr.. Carter, represent
ing the United States Embassy, was
present to watch the proceedings.
A witness was called to the stand
whose name was withheld from the pub
lie, but was written on piece of paper
and handed to the clerk. The witness,
whose name was given as w. A. Jones,
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 Subsequent
ly a new Irish camp was formed, of
which the witness was elected Treas
urer.
The witness detailed his connection
with the methods of the Irish Society in
New York, and said:
II retain complete set of documents
covering several years, containing the
names of members and changes in the
organization, including the details Of
the convention, names of the delegates
of the different camps, etc. One con-
vention was held in 1892, and the next
was held in Chicago in September, 1893.
Kearney's camp was No. 152. 1t has
since been disbanded Kearney is now
Vice-P President of Camp 81. Tynan's
camp is No. 9S and Jones 81. In going
to the Chicago convention in 1895, the
members had special car from New
York to a place called Ferry. I met
Kearney, who introduced me to the
prisoner, saying he was a brother"
Jones said that part of the money
contributed to the Natally Club was de-
voted to a revolutionary fund, and
money was also called for to pay for
celebrations of the death of the Man
chester martyrs" and to assist the con-
victed dynamiters. While going to
Chicago in 1895, he said, lyman, who
was with the party, told him that Ivory
was a member of his (Tynan's) camp
and that he had known him in Dublin
prior to 1882
Jones then produced the documents he
had mentioned, including the ritual of
the Clan-na-Gael, which Prosecutor Gill
related, showing that the object of the
United Republican Brotherhood was to
achieve the complete independence of
ireland by revolution.
The witness was extremely nervous.
He shifted about constantly, and cast
furtive glances in all directions, fearing
that he would be sketched. He admitted
that he had acted throughout as Brit
ish agent, and had copied and preserved
the documents submitted at the instance
of the British Government.
Jones appears to be about 40 years
old. He was well, but plainly dressed.
He has nut brown hair and wears q
short cropped beard and muStache. He
has sharp features, a clear skin and
clear blue eyes, which are rather sunk
Ell. He gave his address as 600 Am
sterdam avenue, New York City.
Ivory or Bell exhibited the greatest
CONSERVATION upon seeing Jones, but
afterward regained his composure The
name Jones' given as that of the
British spy who testified against Ivory,
is not his real name, that having been
withheld by the prosecution. When
the witness was called to the stand
Prosecutor Gill said that the Govern
naent for obvious reasons refused to
disclose the mans name, whereupon
the magistrate said: Call him Jones'
The witness was sharply cross-exam-
ired by counsel for the defense, but
his direct testimony was not materially
altered.
When the examination of the witness
was finished, Sir John Bridge, the Mag
istrate, addressed the prisoner, saying:
You are charged with having con-
spired unlawfuly and malciously with
lyman and others to cause explosions
in the United Kingdom, endangering
life and property. and you are also
charged with feloniously aiding and
abetting that crime. Have you any
thing to say?'
Many persons in the courtroom be-
l1eved that Ivory would take advantage
of this opportunity to make a sensa-
tional statement, but instead OF doing
SO he merely replied: mo, your wor-
ship"
Solicitor Cudby, on behalf of Ivory,
argued that the charge against the
prisoner would fail. because his fellow
consnirators were not jointly charged
with him. Moreovtr, he said there
" as no evidence o. aT}spiraey. Ivory
was well-known sat Respectable ho-
tel keeper in New York, and lyman,
a customer of the hotel, had introduced
him to the co-conspirators. The evil
dence, he contended. showed that Bell
was not connected with the house in
Amsterdam avenue. New York, men
toned by the witness Jones
Sir .JnHn Rridvp reptisd INN f;apfJxy
that these points did not arise at the
present time. 1t was not necessary. he
held, that all of the conspirators should
be indicted, IL they could not be found
1t was clear, however, that Ivory had
met lyman in Antwerp, and that they
We're both connected with explosive
plans. There was the strongest evil
dence that the prisoner was engaged in
a conspiracy. and he would. therefore,