The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-04
GIBRALTAR's PLANS.
Found on Streets Of Baltimore Reveal
a Remarkable Story.
lBaltimore Hereldl

a. Idst the Etbraita plans mystery Js
solved, Three months ego IN sprano.
into being. when accurate drayeinqs IF
the forts on the famous rocks and Of
/ oIher British defcnses were found on
me street IN South Baltimore. Later.
Mhen Private Peter q. Emmett of Fort
merry 10 whom the plans were Civ
III, was oftered $1,000 for them. it be-
0e,Ine oouoIy dark. Now it is solved.
FflFate Emmett is the man who Of
Iers the solution. He is a member Of
the coast artillery at The fort brt ~
years gone by served in the British
army and was stationed at half q dozef
~ the Dig British fortresaes. The pIaDs
round on the street were good drawings
Ot hurst castle and Horseaud forts
anu some Of the works at Gibraltar
FrlVate Emmett examined them and
tesuhed to their accuracy. and the n,,h-
hcatlon of this fact brought him rove-
ferrous visitor, who. after much beat
ing about the bush offered him sj0A
SOW and finally $1,000 for them. For p
WINE private Emmett thought that his
cdI'eI was Russian spy and was call
His the police. but now he says he has
good evidence that The man was raalI,,
former British soldier Ike himself
HOW the plans came to be found upon
the streets OF Baltimore and how the
stranger came 10 offer 81 coo for them
IS long and remarkable story.
Here is Private Emmett's story IN bie
own words
A colonel of the British ROYAL ma
Tlhes' now retired and living at Cress
FaIe. GospOrt, in the Isle of Wight *
responsible, ] am informed. for the
great excitement caused both in Eng
iahd ana Canada by the finding OF the
mans I'm Baltimore. At q BANQUET Civ
en- ~ his honor last March tn CONVEX
satlon turned OF the relative strength
Vi inc various forts OF the world. the
strlctness Of their guard and the inn
puSsi DlIlty or an outsider gaining ac-
cess 10 the various secret places.
serving a table in the capacit0, ~
waiter was an ex-privste named Jan7e.
riley lie heard the cor verssricn and
stored up his knowledge. Later in the
evening. when good Fellowship had
Ioosened the tongues Of the guests. bets
were freely made FOR and against the
possibility Of gaining access TO the
Iorts. The colonel turned to the gen
tleman on his right-a major. also re-
tlred-and made wager that in less
than nine months he would Mace ian
the hands Ct the major. not alone the
complete plans or the forts Hurst Cas-
re HofSeGnd and Cumberland CSpilSe
Isiand), but also the plans of thar al
most impregnable fortress-Gfbraitar"
The e1O0-wss booked there
ana then, and the whole compact was
kept strict secret for fear If tho a1-
tborlties gaining any knowledge OF me
affair. which would have meant extra !
precautions against the making Of the |
plans.
That night James Riley was cIoseteI |
WIN the colonel. and next morning the /
brave Riley set out 10 DO his masters 1
bidding ana Incidentally to earn Cleo |
N the side
The first thing TO do was 10 ioip
he Royal artillery. This Riley did az /
llarence barracks. P0rtmouth. and in
curse Of time he was sent on detached /
iuty 10 Hurst castle. which is situated |
II the water off Portsmouth. For two
months he remained there. Then bv
vdscious pulling Of wires ne was trans
erred TO Horseand port. and subse-
iuently TO Spike island, in Cork har
Dor 50 far an was PLAN sailing. Ri
eF was intelligent. and in course of
me was appointed servant 10 Lieu
Grant Woods. who strange 10 ssy.