The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-15
DYNAMITE rLOT NIPPED.
Arrest of Alleged Fenians Heads of n Big
COnspiracN.

Conspiracy.
London, Sept. l5.-[Copyright. 1896.
by Associated Press. lit is generally
believed here that the police. by the
arrest of Edward Bell at Glasgow Sat-
urday, j. w. Wallace and John +.
Kearney at Rotterdam and r. j. p.
lyman ono ~ at Boulogne-s Mer.
France. have nipped a widespread dyn-
amite plot in the bud. At Rotterdam,
i'm addition to arrestng Wallace and
Kearney, the police captured some in
sernal machines and quantity of cor
respondence which is said To incrimn-
ate "a number of people and which may
result i'm further arrests i'm the near
future. Bell was arraigned in the Cen
trail police court. and, after the usual
formalities had been gone through with
the prisoners We're remanded until
Wednesday next The alleged dyna-
mitcr. who seemed cool and uncon-
cerned was handcuffed while i'm court
and guarded by two specially detailed
policemen.
lyman Also Arraigned.
dispatch from Boulogne- Mer
says lyman was arraigned there Mon
day morning before the deputy police
prosecutor The proceedings were con-
fined To furnishing evidence of the ar
rest and the establishment of the iden-
ity of the prisoner, which the latter
fully admitted. Two Scotland Yard de-
tectiVes were present at these formali !
ties and eventually. the prisoner was
remanded and taken to the town Jail,
while awaiting the arrival from Lon
don of the documents necessary to
bring about his eXtradition. lyman.
who seems to have had no idea that
he was shadowed by English detectives
from the moment he landed in Europe,
feels his position keenly. He told his
cautors that he knew capital punish
! ment awaited him If he was handed
| over to the representatives of the Brit
| ish government. 1t appears that Ty-
| nan. during his continental tour,
passed himself off as a queens mes
| senger. or royal courier, and claimed
| that Bell, who was travelling with him
/ was his secretary. lyman asserted
/ that they were EN- route to Copenhagen
| with an autograph letter from Queer
/ Victoria to the cZar.
Were Ready to Make Bombs.
| A later dispatch says that from in
| formation in the possession of the po
| lice there Is a strong suspicion that Tho
conspirators were planning an out
break to occur while the czar and czar
ina visited the queen at Balmoral. Il
is added that all the suspects ore
known to have purchased materials fol
the manufacture of bombs. Bell l:
also alleged To have been drinking
| heavily. He is reported to be mos
nervous now and To be constantly call
ing for whisky. He is being attended
by a physician. A dispatch from Ant
| werp states that two Irish Fenians
said to be naturalized American cit
izens. arrived there three weeks age
| and rented a house i'm the suburbs o.
Berchem. Saturday. the dispatch con
tinues. the English detectives who haC
been watching these men since thei
arrival at Antwerp-their departur'
from the United states having beer
made known to the British authoritie
l-gave the word and the house wa
| surrounded by Belgian police. Bu
when the building was entered 1t wa
found its occupants were gone. A lab
oratory. however. was discovered, full!
| equipped with appliances and mate
| rials for the manufacture of bombs
and explosives.