The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-05
Latest Victim, of Scotland Yard "COn-
spiratOrs, Greeted with Cannon Sa-
Iutes on His Return Home.
TO BE DEMANDED
FOR THE ARREST OF THE AMER
ICAN ON TRUMPED-UP CHARGES.
IvOry's Experience in PrisOn-At-
lowed Across by Two Detectives.


who was arrested in Glasgow in September
last on a charge of completely with other
persons in a dynamite conspiracy in Eng
land, arrived here this afternoon by the
White Star steamer Majestic. Ivory was
accompanied by ex-Assistant District At
torney Mcintyre. of New York. who had
been sent from here by the Irish National
Alliance to act as counsel for Ivory at his
trial before Judge Hawkins in London.
Patrick Smyth, Patrick O'Rourke and John
Wynne. three witnesses, who had gone from
New York to testify in Ivory's behalf, were
also on board the Majestic.
A steamer with five hundred delegates
from the Irish National Alliance. the An
cient Order of Hibernians and other Irish
rival at quarantine and took Ivory and his
party off the Atlantic liner The Majestic
was twenty-four hours late. owing to the
terrible weather experienced on the voyage,
and Ivory. Mr.. Mcintyre and the witnesses
were sea sick during the entire time of the
trip. Ivory, when he and his friends got
on board the excursion steamer was re-
ceived by salvos of cannon and cheering
almost interminable from the reception
delegation
National Alliance, welcomed Ivory back,
speaking in part as follows: Here is a
man who has gone through the crucible
and suffered every indignity that England
through her Scotland Yard<detectivee and
her informers could inf1ct. He has come
out of the terrible ordeal unscathed. We
greet him the only Irishman who has
ever escaped without unheard-of suffering
from the hands of Great Britain" After
Mr.. Lyman had congratulated Lawyer Nc
Intyre on his successful work for Ivory,
the latter made a short speech in which he
said that every effort had been made by
England's detectives and some of his coun-
Gil to induce him to plead guilty to the
charges made against him.. But for the
fact that Mr.. Mcintyre came over to defend
me and also for the dread Of American
public opinion. / should have BEEN" he
said. convicted and sentenced to imprison-
ment for long term-perhaps, like other
men, driven inSane-on evidence manufac-
tured by England's informers."
O'Connor Mclaughlin, secretary of the
irish National Alliance then read an adj
dress or welcome to Ivory. McIntrye and
the witnesses. to which MIR. Mcintyre made
reply. He said: The demand for indem-
nifty for the unwarrantable Imprisonment Of
America. and will be made in such a man
ner as to evoke an immediate response"
When the committees steamer returned
to New York city. Ivory and Mcintyre held
a reception at the headquarters OF the Irish
National Alliance. Mr. Mcintyre told of
the refusal OF Thomas o1 Meric Jones the in
he became aware that Ivory's witnesses
would prove that resolutions advocating the
use of dynamite to blow up the British EN-.
bassy at Washington and the House of
Commons in London, had been proposed by
Jones himself at an irish club to which he
belong belonged her here; r., We would also have
the informer's stay in Dublin he tried to
plant detonators in the pockets of q gentle
man to whom he was introduced and had
four Scotland Yard detectives and five po-
licemen watching to arrest the unfortunate
victim of the plot. This man refused 10
deal with Jones and luckily escaped. Had
would have added a link to the perjured
evidence on which Ivory was to have been
convicted"
Ivory recounted the experience Of his
prison life since his arrest in September.
He had. he said, spent four months and
eight days in prison, and for three months
and twenty-three days had been in solitary
else every day The day after / was ar
rested" said Ivory. Scotland Yard detec-
tives called to see be in my jail. They told
me that my friends. lyman. Haines and
Kearney had also been arrested, as well as
six other persons whose mares they would
not mention. They told me that two of the
other men arrested had split on the whole
business. and that my only chance of es-
cape from imprisonment Tor twenty years
vas to split too. l told them ] did not
understand what they were talking about.
but just before my trial came off they came
to me with the same lying stories. i paid
no attention 10 them. | knew that unless
the most diabollcal perjuries were brought
up against me / could not be convicted.
am glad to be at home again.
1T is said that you received $4,000 as
compensation for your arrest"
Compensation for my arrest? No,
score that up for old Ireland. | have yet
to know what a farthing of English blood
money means. Compensate me? That Is
another of the many ready-made yarns car
| ried by Scotland Yards"
! Mr.. Mcintyre also stated that there was
| 70 truth in the compensation story.
One of the officers Of the Majestic told a
reporter at quarantine that two Scotland
| Yard detectives had made the passage
| across unknown to Ivory. They are the
| best men i'm London" this officer said. lone
of them says he has instructions TO follow
| Ivory indefinitely.