Connecticut western news., 1899-11-09
THE GUN POWDER PLOT.
Remember, remember The Fifth of November. Gunpowder and shot; Treason and plot.

Last Sunday was the anniversary of the failure of the famous "Gunpowder Plot" in England in 1905. The "Gun- powder Plot" was devised by one Rich ard Catesby, a man steeped in plots and conspiracies.
 When James I acceded to the throne of England the Roman Catholics held high hopes that the fines against the priests and recusants would not be e1- acted. as he had made promises to that effect to facilitate his passage to the throne. Great was the resentment of the Catholics when James, after being securely seated. put into execution the severe laws of Elizabeth against the non-conformists to the Church of Eng
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 Catesby conceived the plan to remedy the evil and it was in substance to blow up the king, the Prince of Wales, lords and commons in the House of Parlia- ment by the use of gunpowder; then siege the duke or the Princess Elizabeth and carry them into the country where a Catholic rebellion or rising was to be prepared Before using this plan one of mediation was to be tried, and was, but met with no success. In the Gun powder Plot" with Catesby-who was 8 Catholic whose parents had suffered much for their religion-w Thomas Winter, Guy Hawkes., Thomas Percy, Robert Winter. Christopher Wright. Keys, Redwood, Sir Everhard Digby, Francis Tresham, Stanley, Owen, Grant and servant of Catesby's named Bates. In May 1904 Percy hired house next the Parliament House and some of the conspirators set to work to run & mine from the cellar While work was in progress the plotters learned that a vault under the House of Lords was to let and the scene of operations were at once changed, Fawkes engaging the room under the rame of Johnson. Thirty-six barrels of gunpowder were moved into the vault in the night and were carefully concealed under stones, bars of iron and sticks of wood. By May 1905 everything was prepared. On the meeting of Parliament Hawkes. was to fire the train and after the explosion escape into Flanders. After being pro- rogued several times Parliament was to meet on November 5, 1905.
 A disagreement arose among the con- spirators over the fact that the Catholic lords and members of parliament would perish with the others This led to the discovery of the plot as Lord Monteagle, Catholic, was anonymously warned not to attend the opening. The letter reached the king and he ordered every precaution, not knowing what danger threatened. The conspirators were warned by Freshman that they were suspected and had better fly. The others, however, stuck to their plot and Fawkes held his post in the vault. During the night of November 4 the Lord Chamberlain in going over the buildings discovered Hawkes. in the vault, and the seemingly large amount of firewocd made him suspicious. The king was communicated with and magistrate ordered to make 8 strict search. Just before midnight he came upon Hawkes. coming out of the door of the vault. The gunpowder was discov- cred and Fawkes seized. Upon him were found watch, finder box and some touchwood. The other conspir- ators fled to the country but in the in- dignation following the discovery they were either killed or taken back to London. Hawkes. after being seized avowed his purpose but would not i'm pl cate his confederates. Those cap- tured were tried January 27, 1906 and condemned to dc tb. Three days later Digby, R. Winter, Grant and Bates were executed and the next day T. Win ter. Rookwood, Keys and Hawkes. suffer- ed the death penalty.