Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-30

bag containing dangerous and unlawful arti
clio to house in York street. It is hoped tina
this was done in ignorance, but to avoid un
pleasant circumstances you will do well to at
tend at this office at 3 p. IN. tomorrow AM
state all you know Of the affair. The polio
have instructions to arrest you should you at
tempt to escape. Yours, ETC.,
T. PHALLoN, Inspector, r. I. G.
/ was thunderstruck. This came of con
sorting with Fenians and females. re
Elected that smuggling potheen was not
after all, hanging matter Indeed,
| was rather surprised that the detective po
lice should notice it at all. 1t was tn,
business Of the excisemen or 'gaugors.
"They must have little to do at the cas-
| tle," thought. However, L had bettcl
face the music
AT the appointed hour I presented my
self at the Irish Scotland Yard. Phallor
received me civilly enough and conducted
me to room where a.copple of magis
trates and Mr.. Phillipson, the crown so
licitor, were seated.
"This is breaking butterfly on whee
in earnest" 1 said to myself. fWhat q
fuss about jar Of whiskyn'
Mr. ----, said the senior magistrate
lit is my duty to warn you that you need
not answer the questions we are about tc
put. You might have been here as prs-
oner, but we hope you are an innocent
agent in this atrocious conspiracy. You
can, think, best prove your innocence by
complete candor. But, remember, your
statement may be used against yourself. "
"Ask what you like" l replied. II
have had no share in any 'atrocious CON
spiracy. -
'We hope not" said my interrogation:
at least not guilty one. However, you
will not deny having carried black bag
which you received from young woman
at 4. 8 circulating library in Kingstown,
to 10 York street, the day before yester-
dayS'
Certainly not" I answered. 'The
young lady asked me to do triAing COM
mission for her, and did it. -
81 ask you" said the magistrate sol
emily, "did you know the contents of that
bag?"
hesitated, but did not think it right
or perhaps wise to tell lie, so l said,
with smile:
eyes, sir knew the contents Of the
bag. Very good stuff it was too. l hope
his royal highness will get some before he
leaves Ireland"
Silence, SIR" cried both the magis-
trates together; then the senior said:
81 think we may stop the examination
and commit this wretched youth, who
glories in his guilt, to Kilmainham lie
actually smiles at u crime that might have
resulted in death and destruction.
"Gentlemcn,' l cried Indignantly,
lv no t,, r.,
such trfle! did wrong, suppose, but
was reared in Sligo, where oyery man,
woman and child, magistrates and minis
tiers included, drinks potheen. To crcum7
vent the gallgcr by carrying it to friend,
is considered an act Of piety and charity,
which no Christian man would refuse to
perform. The British empire will not
come to an end because half crown duty
has not been paid on quart of good
liquor. / will pay the sum three times
over and a fine as well. But you have no
right to send me to jail--at least in this
hole and corner manner. / demand q pub
lie examination and legal assistance.
The magistrates looked greatly relieved
'Tell us plainly what you supposed was
in that bag" said the inquisitor mildly.
"A quart of potheen or illicit whisky
Ireplied "And say again that wish his
royal highness had some. If he once tast-
ed it, am sure he would never send sub
ject to Jail for making or carrying or
drinking it. -
"Would you be surprised to hear that
your friends jar of potheen was q nitro
glycerin bomb, intended to have been flung
into the princess carriage by the Fenian
} 81,
trate.
nearly tainted with horror. Ana
who is Ellen Maguire?' gasped.
"B. 8 wife, said Detective Phallon.
GAS dangerous an anarchist as there is in
Europe. She carries the weapons of the
conspirators and sometimes persuades
young fools who admire her black eyes to
help her..
"The serpentp' I exclaimed. II will
give evidence against her with pleasure,
and will go to see her hanged. l slept
with that awful thing under my pillow.
1t might have blown Inc to pieces
And half Kingstown as well, said the
officer. "A fall or even shake might
have done it. But we have got to catch
Mr. and Mrs. B. yet. l fear they are in
France by this time"
1t appeared that the police, having OBJ
tanned news of the plot in the usual way
through an misunderstanding the room
in York street shortly after I delivered
the Internal machine. They found the
bomb, but B., alias Sanderson, having
stepped out to a neighboring bar, saw the
officers, OWNED their errand and managed
to escape.
Neither he nor his wife was captured.
The latter, some years later, achieved
an infamous notoriety as ''the brave little
woman" who conveyed to Dublin the
knives with which the Phoenix park muir
ders were committed. Her friend t.,
whose acquaintance l dropped after these
events, became specially notorious, and l |
am not likely to hurriedly forget the even
ing spent with "No. 1.'-London Tit