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


lowing pleasant letter awaiting me:
".iead Police once, Lower Castle Yarn
Dear Sir: II has come to the kuowicug,
OF the authorities that you recently cen
feyed bag contolniny "a dangerous anu
unlawful article to house In York street
IL IS hoped that tls was done In ignorance
hnt to avoid unpleasant consooucnccs
you VIII do well to attend ut thls cn,rr a,
three y. nj. Tomorrow. ami state all yon
Know of the affair The police have In
structions to arrest you. should you at
tempt To escape Yours. etc,
IT. PHALLoN. Inspector, II / e"
was thunderstruck, This came al
eonsorting with Feninrs and fcmmies
reflected tha, smusgi.ngai othrrn wn>
not, after all. hanging mn,ter. In
deed, ! was rather surprised thu, IN.
detective police should notice il ni ali
" was the busipes9 Of the eNriSrmrl
pr "guugers."
"They mus, have iittle 20 do ut the
CASTLE" thought. "llpwNver. hnu
better r;,cc the m,iuig,"
Al the appointed time presented
myHclf ut the Irish Scotland lum
rhallon received me eiyilly enough
pnd copdNrtcd me to q Toon where ii
couple Of magistrates and MIR. phi
lipson, the crown soliotor, werf arntrc
This Is breaking u butterfly on II
wheel in earnest," | said To myself
hWhnt fuss about II jar of whisky
"Mr. 10y" said the senior p,awi-
trate. vt is my duty TO warn YOU tha;
you need not answer the questions wv
arc about to put to YOU. You migh
haye been hcre ns q prisoner. but we
hpRe you ara an innocent ngcnt OF this
ptrocious conspiracy. You can. think
best prove your innocence by com, lctr
candor. Eut, remember. your stat.
Inent Iuny be used against Yourself"
ASK what you like" ! rcplicd: -
have had any share in any 'utrociouS
conspiracy"
"Wc hope not" said my interrogation:
''ai least not u guilty one. ILAScver,
you will not depy having ca%Md II
black bng WHICH yoN received from II
yonng woman NJ T,--'a circulating
library ir kingstown. tol0 fRrk street.
tho day before yesterday ?"
"Crrtainly not" answered.. n1he
young lady asked mr TO do trifipg
commission for her, and did it,"
~ as!; you" said the magistrate, sol
emr!y. "dd yon know the contents ef
tha, bag?"
| hcsitnted, but ! did not think 1,
tight, or perhaps wise. to tell n lie. So |
said, with smile:
"Ics, sir: knew the contents Of the
bag. Very good stun it was, TOO.
hope bis royal highncss will gel epmc
before he leaves lrciand.r
"Silence: sir" cried the mngis,ratgs
together. then the senior said;
~ think we may STOP the cxp,nIpn
lian and commit this wmtclcd you,h.
who glorica in his guilt. TO liilmqlnhnm.
lie actually smiles AT . crime that
might have resulted in death and Gr.
structiop.'
"Gcnticmcn," cried, Indignantly.
surely yon will not send me tn Prison
for such trille? did wrong. | sup.
pose. but was reared ip Sligo. whrr"
every man. woman and child-nugi..
irates and ministers nrlu,lcd-,lrirks
l'oihecn, To eireumvcp; the gangcr,
by carrying Il t9 n friend, is considered
an act Of picty and charity, wh,cl, no
Christian mun would refuse 10 perform.
The British empire will not come TO an
end because half II crown duty Ens mo-;
been raid on quart OF gOnl innor,
] viii pny the sum three times over.
and n fine us well. Bni you have no rlgh,
20 send me TO 2 Gaol--ai least in t'Ls
hoie7nnd-corncr mnnrcr. trmn..h It
public eXnmina.lon and legal assist
nlcc,"
The magistrates looked greatly re-
lieved. Tell ~ plainly what yop fu,,-
posed was in lhe bag saih the irquisi.
Tor, mildly.
/ "a quart Of rntheeu, or illicii
whisky replied. rAnd say rgain
Tint wisl, his royal llighncss had somr
he once tasted IL. am sure hc woul,,
neyeT send subject to Jail for mnkinl
or carrying or drinking IT,"
would you be surprised to hen,
that your friends jar OF pothccn was
a nitro-glycerinc bomb. intended "a.
have been flung into the princes eur.
riage by the Fcnian D.. li,is Sander
son?" asked the magistrate.
nearly tainted with horror. nAnd
who is Ellen MnGuirc?" I gnspcd.
"B--'e wife," said Dctectire I'LelIou,
''as dangerous nn nnapchst ~ there il
in Europe. She carries lie Weapons ol
the conspirators, and sonnet mry pei
suahes young fools. wing ndn,ira be,
biack eyes. to help herr
"The serpent" eXclsimeL. ~ will
give evidence pRaipss her with pleas
ure. and will go TO see her hanged
slept with flat awful thing under M,
rillowl II might have blown me 10
pieces"
aAnl half Kingstown as wcll,' said
tnr officer. ~ fall or c,ril si;akr
nigh, have done it. Ilui we have goi
'r catch Mr.. and Mrs. r. vet.
fear they are in France by this time.
II appeared thnt The police. having
nhtaincd ncws Of the plot iD the ,isual
way tthrough ap infornrrj. sparchrt'
he room in Noik street shortly after |
delivered tho internal piuchins. They
iolnd tho bomb; lul p, alias Sand
f'son, hnsing stepped Gil reighlor-
ing bar, saw ihe oniceis. div.Urd their
rrraph. and managed 10 pscapc.
Neither he nor his i.ifs. was rapturcd
The latter. scinP years lnlcr. achieved
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