Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-22

Z
OF TriDity. When cAr.c out OF nv
bedroom next morning found the fol
lowing pleasant letter awaiting me:
Head Police ofice. Lower Castle Yaru
Dear SIR; II has come TO the kuowicugt
OF the authorities that you rVcert.s cen
Neyed hag contclniny dangerous ana
unlawful article 10 house IA York street
~ Is hoped that TN waS done IN ignorance.
hnt 10 avoid unpleasant consequences
you VIII do well TO attend NJ this og,.e "A,
three =. m tomorrow. AMI state AL yoa
Know or the AFFAIR The police have tn
structoHs TO arrest you. should you al
tempt 10 escape. Yours, etc
IT. PHALlON. Inspector. II G"
was ihunderStrucL. This cane a.
eanSorting with FeniarS ana fcuaies
reflected that tsmusgLnga othcen wa
not, after all. hanging matter ir
deed. ! was rather surprised that IN,
detectiYe police should notice il Gtnh
II was the business OF tie eNviSeme,
or "gaugers."
They must have littlc ~ do at the
castle" thought, "llpwSver. hnu
better gacc the musig.'
Al the appointed time prescn,e"
ryaclf at the Irish Scotland Nard
Fhallon received me eisilly enough
pnd CONDUCTED me TO q Tooa, where n
couple OF magistrates and MIR i'hi
lipson, the crown solicitor, ~ere aeat.c
This Is breaking "a butterfly on a.
wheel in earneSt." said to myself
aNhat y fuss about n jar OF whisky
"Mr. ----," said the senior p,agis
trate, "it is my duty 20 warn YOU tina;
YOU need not answer the questions We
are about 10 put 10 you. You might
have been hcre ~ prisoner. but we
npRe you arc an innocent ngcnt OF tins
ptrocious conspiracy. You can. think.
best prove your Innocence 10y com, ietr
candor Eut, remember. your stat.
Inent Iuay he used against Yourself"
ASK what you like" replied; -
have had any share in any 'ntrociouS
conspiracy
1--WE hope not" said my interrogation;
''at least not q guilty one. lISpcver
YOU will not drpy having caNAd Il
black bag which you received from u
Young woman ~ T---'s circulating
library ia klngstown. tQ 10 Nark street.
the day before yesterday 2"
"Crrtainly not" answered. nThe
young lady asked mr TO do a trifiipg
commission for her, and did H."
~ as, YOU" said the magistrate, sol
eWr!y. ''did yon know the contents cf
that bag?"
hcsitated. but did not think IL
right. or perhaps wise. to tell lie. SO I
said. with n smile:
Eyes, sir; knew the contents OF the
bag. Very good stun il was. too. Z.
hope bis royal highness will gel spmc
before he leaves Ireland
silence, sir" cried the mngistrates
together. then the senior said;
~ think we may stop the cznJnipa
lion and commit this WPctchcl youth.
who gloricE in his guilt. TO lillmaiaham
lie actually smiles at crime thar
might have resulted ia death and SIC.
ttructiop.'
"Gcnticmcn,n cried. Indignantly.
surely you will not send me to Prison
for such Il lrile? did wrong. sup.
pose. but was reaFcd in Sligo. ,vhrrr
every man. woman and child-mngls.
trateS and ministers ncludcd-,lrinks
i'oiheen. To riFaumvcDi the gaugcr.
by carrying IL ta a friend Is consdcrrd
an act Of picty and charity, which no
Christian man would refuse TO perform.
The British empire will not come TO an
end because half n crown duty hns no;
been raid on q quart OF good Iinnor.
] will pay the sum three times over.
and fine us well. Bni You have no sigh,
90 send me to q Gaol--gI least ia ta's
hoie.npd-corner Eanprr. drmn.d Il
public eNamination and legal assist.
nace."
The magistrates looked greatly rr
lieved. Tell Us plainly what you fu,~
posed was in the bag said the jnquisi.
tor. mildly.
"a quart OF rlHheen, or Illicit
whisky replied. rApd I say ugain
thni ] wish his royal lighncss had some
II he once tasted il. am sure he would
neyeT send q subject TO jail for makinc
or carrying or drinking IT,"
Would sou be surprised to hen,
that your friends jar OF pothccn wa
initro-glycerine bomb. Intended l..
have been flung into the princes car
riage by the Fenian u. a Iia.s Sander
SON." asked the magistrate.
nearly tainted with horror. rand
'Nho ~ Ellen Mcguire? % guspcd
"i-'s wife" said Dctecthe PLalIou.
''as dangerous an ANARCHIST as there j.
an Europe. She carries the Weapons OF
the conspirators, and sometimes PEI
sua'ies young fools. wing phmita hel
black eyes. TO help herr
THE serpent" excigimed. "I will
give evidence against her with rlcaS
ure. and will go 10 see her hanged. /
slept with that awful thing under NJ,
nillowl II might have blown me 10
pieces"
"AEd half KiHgstoWn MS we'll" said
fnr officer. ~ fall or c,cp shake
might have done it. llui we have goi
'r catch Mr.. and Mrs. r. yet. /
fear they are in rrarcc by this time
II appeared that the pol CO. having
0btaincd news Of the plot 10 he usual
way Through an informrrj. sgsrehc,!
he room in NQik street shortly after
delivered tho internal machins. They
ioiind tho bomb; bnl p. alias Sand
f'Son, hasing stepped Gil ,oa reighbor
ing bar, saw ihe oilicrIS. OWNED their
rrrand, and 'maIIaged 10 escape.
Neither he aor lis .v.fs. ,Saa rapturcd.
The latter. sorne years Iaicr. achieved
IN Infamous Eotoriely aS '.the brave
LITTLE wciran" kvho con,ryca 10 Dublin