The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-21

ThOTOid. with tie SdtCheiS and parcel
containing the rope, OF the day of the
explos on. Miss Constable told Of hav-
ing seen them lover the satchels into
the lock. Dan PaTT. a Waterman at the
lock heard a splash. saw the men leaV-
ing. and was then knocked down by the
explosion. The mayor of ThorOld told
of following and passing them on the
road after the explosion. Alfred Bur
rows of the Ros.i house told of Kari
DailLlad registering at his hotel from
washington d. c. on April Il. and OF
John Walsh of Washington being there
on April 10. Fred Latta, on the day
before the explosion. walked up the
street at the falls behind Daliman and
Walsh tor two blocks. and heard Dali
man say to Walsh.
DO YOU know where Jack is
Il suppose he : getting drunk, re
piled Walsh
IF we don't keep that fool sober we
will never be able to pull off that JOB,
was Dallman's comment
They passed on, and later met Noilh'
who was carrying a parcel, which he
handed to DaIImah, and later took 1t
back. All Of the witnesses identified
the men positively.
The prisoners. having been renanded
for trial. the task of collecting further
evidence as to the past careers of the
three men was given to Murray. There
was every reason to believe that the
attempted crime was part of deep
/ laid plot against the government, and
| il was thought necessary to probe as
/ deeDIv as possible into the history of
| the lnalefactOrs. that they might be
dealt with according to the importance
of the motives which prompted their
crime. Murray's experience as a secret
service officer in the employ of the
I United States government, as well as
his familiarity with ali classes of GRIM
/ inals, and knowledge Of the inner move
ments of various political secret socie-
ties. rendered him peculiarly well fitted
to deal with the problem thus pre-
| scented.
He communicated at once with Scot
| land Yard and sent descriptions and
photographs of the prisoners to the DO
| lice of London, England. Noiin and
Walsh seemed Enthusiastically to be from
across the sea. and Walsh had particu-
larly the manner and speech of a man
| just over. In search of information re-
gaTding the movements of the men OF
this continent he visited New York and
saw friends there, both in and out OF
the police business. He also made jour
neys to Philadelphia. Washington, Vir-
led. The results of his persistent quest
were as follows:
In the year 1894 three young men SET
sail for America. They were John No
lin. a young machinist: John Rowan. q
mechanic, and John Merna, a mechan-
ic. They arrived in New York and OF
May II. 1894. Merna declared his inten-
ton of becoming a citizen of the United
States, took out his first papers anC
gave his residence as Al Peck Slip, New
| York Nolin went to Philadelphia. ant
obtained employment in the Baldwin
Locomotive works. In 1895 all three re-
turned to Ireland. Merna got a job OF
the Dublin Independent. and Nolin weni
to work as a machinist in a Dublin
printing Office. In November 1899, -four
men started from Dublin for America
and arrived at Philadelphia These foul
men consisted of the original trio and Z
new companion. John Walsh by name
Nolin and Walsh were reputed TO bs
men of exceptional courage. of whom Il
had been said that they would not feai
to go aboard a boat with a belt of dy
Mantle and blow her to the bottom O.
the sea. Walsh left behind him a wifi,
and four children; Nolin left a wife
but no children Merna also left a wifi.
and sister. Mrs. Mary Tuilman, WHIT
lived at 81 Powers street. Dublin.
The four Johns, after spending a few
days in Philadelphia went to New
York. They stopped at the lodging