The herald., 1897-01-21
THE SCHEME DID NOT WORK
Because the Accused Refused TO
Plead Guilty
PROSECUTION COLLAPSED
To the Great Disgust OF the British
Editors
Ivory, Alias Bell Charged With Dyna-
mite Conspiracy, Is Again
Free Man.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
LONDON, Jan. 20.-The crown pros
ecutor today withdrew the charge of
conspiracy to cause a dynamite explo-
sion brought against Edward j. Ivory
alias Bell, the saloon keeper of New
York, arrested at Glasgow in Septem
ber.
Shortly after the opening of the pro-
ceedings today Solicitor General r. g.
Finkey announced that he had definitely
ascertained yesterday that the delivery
of the explosives at Antwerp occurred
after Ivory had left that place and that
there was no legal evidence that the
prisoner was cognizant of their delivery.
Therefore, it had been decided not to
present evidence thereon. Finlay said
while he felt the spondence which
had fallen into the hands of the police
and the movements OF Ivory permitted
the sravest suspicion, there was no
evidence justifying the crown in ask
ing for a conviction.
After complimenting the police upon
the intellis sence show. in the discharge
of difficult duty, Justice Hawkins di-
rected the jury to return verdict of not
guilty. Justice Hawkins advised Ivory
to take care of his future.
Ivory bowed smilingly and left the
dock. Several friends congratulate ed
him. Ivory was heard to remark Il
knew / should get out" The collapse of
the prosecution was complete surprise
to ALL Ivory in conversation with rep
resentative of the Associated Press,
said: Il am pleased at the result, but
it is only what l expected" AS a matter
ont E..,x, n 1,.a
would be convicted, and so told John L.
Mcintyre, formerly assistant district at
torney of New York. who acted as ad-
visory counsel during the trial
The afternoon papers express disgust
at the collapse of the prosecution and
blame the police.
Edward ]. Ivory said tonight, in the
course of an interview: "They wanted
me to implicate William Lyman, pres
ident of the Irish National alliance, but
that was all nonsense. l refused to
have anything to do with it."
Ivory said he had no idea of suing the
government for false Imprisonment, but
he suggested that the United States gov
ernment might do SO. He Is going to
Dublin In a few days. and will depart
for the United States soon.
A REASON GIVEN.
DUBLIN, Jan. 20.-The withdrawal
d.
in the central criminal court of London
today is regarded here as being due to
the crowns dread of the exposure of
Thomas M. Jones, the informer.
Two witnesses left this city Saturday
to testify for the defense in regard to
sensational overtures made to them by
Jones a week before he appeared a the
Bow-street police court to testify against
Ivory.
ANOTHER REASON.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-The news of
Ivory's release owing to the abandon
ment Of the prosecution by the English
government was received with rejoic-
ing by Irish Americans in this city.
William Lyman, president of the Ma
tional alliance, who sent John Mcintyre,
assistant district attorney of New York,
to aid in 1vory's defense, made the fol-
lowing statement to the Associated
Press tonight:
From the very first 1 believed tha.
this whole matter was a scheme of the
British home office and it's agents, Scot
land Yard. The collapse of the Ivory
case indicates plainly 10 me that Gala
CHER, DAILY and other prisoners would
never have been convicted had their
friends stepped out of the conventional
and dared to make a proper defense
The English authorities were permitted
to have their way The Irish National
alliance determined to act differently
and defend Ivory to the last ditch. be
lieve that the presence of Mr.. Mcintyre,
an American lawyer, had all to do with
the abandonment of the prosecutions
Il believe that the conduct of at least
one of the resident lawyers retained for
lvorys defense is open to criticism
For example, Edward Carson, @. G.,
endeavored to induce Ivory to plead
guilty. His advice to Ivory was that he
would be found guilty and sentenced 70
twenty years if he attempted to defend
himself, and that it would be better for
him to plead guilty, even compromis-
ing on a plea of being found fenian
and having been entrapped by dynamit-
ers. He was assured if he did so plead
he might not expect more than a five
years sentence and possibly the prison
door would be open to him provided he
left the country in twenty-four hours
Ivory would not so plead, and thereupon
Carson threw up his brief
The scheme to have Ivory plea.
guilty went so far as to take the form OF
a letter to his friends in this country
urging them to advise the prisoner by
cable to SO plead. 1t was. the appar-
ent urgency to dispose of the case in
way favorable to the government that
determined Ivory's friends to hasten
the departure of Mr.. Mcintyre, and the