Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-28
THE GUNPOWDER
PLOT.

Who was the author of the gum
powder plot. lit was one of the
greatest cOnspiracies in English his
tory. Guy Fawkes was the victim. He
was merely the tool in the hands OF
g number OF clever criminals. They
Tanned the gigantic murder and
t'awkeS was selected to carry it into
effect. Undoubtedly the real instigat-
ors escaped. Fawkes, with several of
the more illitcrate fellows implicated
In the plot. was executed. but the big
men of politics who wanted to rid the
country of their hated enemies We're
eve brought to trial.
AL. OLD chronicle gives the following
oun of Fawkes' farewell to the
world: This very tall inc desperate
follow made no long speech. but. after
a sort. seemed sorry for his offense.
asfed u kind of forgiveness of the king
ard the state for his bloody intent
The incentive that led to this plot
was the of James /. OF
England. and his followers, who We're
iatc.erant in their persecution of those
Who differed with them in their re-
'isioas belief. The King made for him
sVit a host Of enemies. and as parliA-
nlent for the most part backed him,
int boly shared his unpopularity.
The plot was Matched and was to be
sarriea cut for revenge. The desper-
ate men who Undertook it were not
satisfied 10 get rid of the foremost
among the offenders. but decided upon
Il plan to destroy all at a blow. This
plan was 20 fill the cellars of the house
OF lords with %gunpowder. and that
done. to await the day when the king
and his family would visit parliament
upon such occasions there was an UNI
usually large turnout of lords-then ap-
ply a match and the government Of
England would be wiped out at a
stroke.
Robert Catesby was one of the
ringieaders In the scheme. Another
was Thomas Winter. The latter, 1t
is said. obtained the service OF Guy
Fawkes to carry Out the conspiracy
to Its finish. And still another. and
one of the most influential men in
the plot. was Thomas Percy. a rela-
tive of the Earl of Northumberland.
Percy was n of h important fig
ures. for he rented the house next to
the Parliament building from which. by
drilling a hole in the wall, the active
workers. in carrying out the con-
spiracy. could get the powder under
the house of parliament. Fawkes went
to live with Percy. presumably as a
servant He took the name OF john
son.
Hearing that the cellars Of the Par
lament building were for rent;
tawkes. acting for Percy. obtained
n lease. which made the work Of
storing the Sc barrels Of EunbOwder
more easy of accomplishment. All was
In readiness for the fatal day. Par
iamen was to 9 on November s.
1904. The king and most OF the royal
family were to4he there.
No n betrayed the plot, but .ts
discovery came about in q peculiar
2 One of the conspirators was q
FRIEND Of Lord K Monteagie, q noted
En8tish statesman. Who he waS 1t
was new learned, but he sent
MOnteaele m anonymous. letter adj
wishing him to keep way from the
opening OF parliament. Although
AontoAgle took It - 4 toke. ~
moved the letter to tho secretary
@ state, who In turn showed Il to
King James. The kim Wa = great
coward, and he Ct Q Ordered
that the parliament buildinev should
% searched. In dOlng thie. Fawkee
Wa caught and overpoWeted ma
dFaggod before the kin9. The search
ers found lafae amount OF wood
stacked in he central part Of the Gel
~. md when thay began removing
g = amused to And an Immense
quantity Of peWdee.
aIhe execpt5on az HAWkao and those
~con1ederatoo that could - secured
TOOK plAOo On January - md q. l0oe,
o thesMest end q d RauIo church.
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