Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1893-12-02 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

SUPPOSED ATTEMPT TO AWNS" UP A DUBLIN BARRACK.  Ar:STER 10 CS MURDEIL  The Feee,,a;nls Journal says that on &Imlay morning a discovery of a Somewhat sensational diameter was made in the precincts of the Aldboro' ?.-arracke in Glaucester-street, elle of the branch depots of the Army Service I,:orhs, and one of the best-known military depots in DOlin. The imposing building is one of the landmarks of old Dublin. It is siltuatecl in a gloomy portion sf the city. The discovery made within the tz,meks was that of a box of a suspicious charac'er. It was observed first by one of the soldiers on (fut.?) and was in the form of a tin box, to which a fuse about two feet in length was attached. The end of the fuse sliewed traces of having been ignit 0, but having been extintinguished in same way. The box and its contents weighed about one pcand. The soldier immediately carried his find to kis superior officer, and an examination of the content. of the box was made. Within it was a quantity of saturated material resembling sawdust, and a cap of the detonator type. To the latter Um rase was attached. The place where the box was found was near a wall of about seven feet in height which separates the barracks from Olcucester-street, whence it might easily have been thrown over. Mr. John Mallon has visited the place and commenced an investigation. The affair has created some excitement in military circles. Rumours had, it is stated, prevailed for several days that explosions might be expected, and all the public buildings in Dublin were carefully guarded. A man named Patrick Reed, a bricklayer, was found dead on Monday night in Cardiff-lane, off Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin. He was taken to Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital, where on examination it was found that he bad been shot with a revolver. Reed was well known to the police as being connected with a society which for some time past has caused the authorities serious trouble in Dublin. No arrests have yet been made, but it is underatood that the police are in possession of a clue to this and other outrages which have taken place within the past 12 months. The contents of the box found at Aldborough Military Barracks have been analyted and found to be dynamite. The shooting of Reed has led to suspicion that he was in possession of secrets which it was feared he might d.vulge. He was known to have been that day in the company of a man named Sheridan, now under arrest for having explosives in his possession. Another account says: The police have discovered that shortly before Reed was found lying in Cardifflane, three men, who appeared to be engaged in an angry discussion, passed through Great Brunswickstreet, in the direction of Sir John Rogerson's Quay. Shortly alter they entered Cardiff-lane they stopped beside a lamp post, and immediately two shots were discharged. Two of the men then ran away, and Reed, who was the third man, staggered and fell. He was lifted up by a police-constable whose attention was attracted by the shots and conveyed to Sir 1 atrick Dun's Hospital, where his body was afterwards identified by his brother and sister.  On Monday, in the Northern Police-court, Dublin, before Mr. Keys, Q.C., a young man named Walter Sheridan, a compositor, was charged by Sergeant Carroll with having had early that morning in his possession six detonators,supposed to be loaded with fulminate. The accused was in the first instance arrested for being druok, but the sergeant, seeing a bulky parcel in his pocket, searched him and found the detonators. Shortly before his arrest, which took place in Henry-street, the sergeant had heard an explosion in Tyrone-place, a very short distance away,and found there a lighted fuse on the ground. The accused said at the police-station that he had bought the detonators for the purposes of his trade, to make experiments with. He informed the sergeant that he was taking out a patent, and when he was asked for what, he replied for holding his tongue and minding his own business. At the police-court he said he had bought the detonators from a man who was shewing them round as curiosities. The prisoner was remanded for a weeir.  The freeman.:- Juuraal says: Reed was brought to the police-station with Sheridan, but the latter only was detained. It in thought that his release was the cause of his murder, the theory being that he was a member of a secret society, which looked upon his release as a proof that he was an informer, and sentenced him to immediate death.