Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1883-04-28 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE MURDER CONSPIRACY. STARTLING DISCLGURES BY INFORMERS. On Friday, in the Dublin Police Court, Mr O'Donnell presiding, Sylvester Kinzaton, carriage builder, aged 38, and Thomas2e,y, painter, aged 30, were charged in custody with having conspired with other persons to murder certain public officials and others, but on the application of Mr Anderson, for the Crown, this charge was withdrawn, and for it was substituted that they conspired to murder Joe Poole, a tailor and Fenian centre now in custody. Thomas Devine, in custody for the Abbey-street murder, having been accepted as an informer, was examined. Hisinformation VMS read stating that he wasaFenian. He deposed to the murder of Patrick Levey in Bedford-street. William Lamie, now an informer, was subcentre, and became centre when Joe Poole was arrested after the Seville-place murder. Mr John Sullivan, of D'Olier-street, auctioneer,who had been imprisoned under the Coercion Act, was a centre. Witness mentioned several others, including Mr James O'Connor. Delegates came from England, including James Boland, of Manchester, and altercations arose between the Stephenite and the Council party. A Vigilance Committee was established by the Council party, who could supply each man with a rifle, sword bayonet, and one hundred rounds of ammunition. It was resolved to let Mr Sullivan and Joe Poole " see." The Council party was the strongest. (At this juncture Thomas Healy, who had just been arrested, was placed in the dock on the same charge.) The deposition was continued. Boland said he had received reports against Poole. A meeting was held, and Poole and Mr Sullivan were sentenced to death. Sylvester Kingston said Poole deserved death, and was sworn to carry out the sentence. Joe Dowling was appointed centre of the Vigilance circle. Kingston gave witness a revolver-with ten rounds of ammunition, and another revolver and ammunition to Hawkins. A meeting was held after the failure of Delaney to shoot Judge Lawson. It was said Delaney made a mistake in pulling the Marine by the elbow thinking he was a friend, but Mr Anderson continued to read the deposition, stating that Michael Hollotwood produced a bayonet as the instrument of silent doom for Poole. Thomas Gibney was appointed to co-operate in the assassinations. It was resolved that the next time there should be no mistake, and no matter what party of protection the Judge had, he would be bound to be done for. Sylvester Kingston instigated the murder of Mr Jenkinson, and also of Superintendent Mallon, as "he knew too much.' (Kingston interjected from the dock that Devine was a liar; be never mentioned either Mr Jenkins= or Mr Mallon to be murdered.) Witness said he never came in contact with the Invincibles. The murder of Kenny was carried out by the Vigilance Com. mittee of the Stephenite party for giving information. Bailey was murdered for informing the people of the Fenian arsenal in Cross Kevin-street. There was also a plot to dynamite the house in which the Crown witness lived at Ballybough, when the trial of Poole and Snrlisan took place. Witness knew Michael Fagan, sentenced to death, to be a Fenian. A publican named McKaige, who has gone to America, supplied some arms. Witness described how it was finally arranged, on the night Constable Cox was shot in Abbey-street, to assassinate Joe Poole. It was the unexpected presence of the police that frustrated that intention. Witness Tied two revolvers—a Colt and a British Bulldog—on that occasion. Thomas Gibney, the prisoner, wee one of the party who went in search of Pool 4 to assassinate him. The prisoner Healy was not with them. Gibney asked the witness was he with the party late onSaturday evening, the 25th