Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1883-03-09 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

ARREST OF WALSH AT HAVRE.  SUPPOSED CLUE TO NO. 1." Dvsuti, Friday.  , Information has reached Dublin that John Walsh has been arrested at Havre. The identity and whereabouts of the mys'erious "No. 1." named by Carey, the informer, as the chief of the Irish Invincibles, have also at last been discovered, and in all probability he will be in a very short time arrested. The authorities are confident of the accuracy of the information in their pees ,ssion, and at the present moment the Dublin police hold in their hands conclusive proof of the right direction taken by their suspicion, tor the last week or two. Indeed, their investigations have resulted so successfully that not on.), do they believe that they have drawn the net tightly round ' No. 1," but that they have already in their custody another ruling spirit of the se-er,-t society. The most important portion of this evidence was obtained a few days ago in the to en of Rochdele. In tee neighbourhood of which the police had been quietly pushing their inquiries for some time past. The nature of the discovery made cannot but be regarded as of the moot startling importance, when it is stated that lists of the names of the chief members of the assa,sinat,on and other kindred secret societies, and document, disclosing the m inner and extent of the organisation thereof, now lie in Dublin castle, and form but a portion of the " find " that: has rewarded the exertions of the authorities. s a complete has been the evidence of guilt obtained that it is now claimed that the whole myetery and ramificatione of the murderous association that decreed the aasassination of Mr. Forst ir and Mr. Burke have been laid tare. As before stated, the discovery was made in England, where it is believed emissaries of the murder conspiracy have been for some months engaged in inveigling young Irishmen into thiir ranks. In consequence of Vie disclosures made by Carey and others, communication was made from Dublin to the English police, and an Irish d t wive was sent ovr to the neighbourhood of Rochdale ti w:tch the movement, of a men named John Walsh, who was on Friday arrested in France, and concerning whom strong suspicion was entertained. This man had been in the tab t ef peying periodical visits to Rochdale, and during the few days that he remained on each ocesion he used to step at a quiet Temperance Hotel. However, the last time that he came to R chdale he changed his quarters, and put up at a small publich use in a poor locality. In pursuit of evidence hi ruing unon the membership and orgeniaation of the Assassination S cis ty, the Irish detective Murphy arrived in Rochdale a few days ago, and in consequence of information which be procured visited the lodgings occupied by Walsh. In the meanwhile however, Walsh had suddenly left the town, leaving hi, lugga;_e sod other Herta behind. The police entered his rooms and there seized a number of documents, comprising lists of the names of members of a sacret society, papers relating to the extent and character of the organisation, and correspondence showing that Walsh had been, for seoret society purposes, the organiser of Bolton, Rochdsle and the lioz‘h et Flatland diotrich ouci tuid litliot  capacity received large amounts of money in the way of subscriptions. In the same room was also found a cotresrondence, on the aubjsct of the organisation, with Mr. Frank Byrne, whose rmme has been so prominently before the public for the haat week or so, and a number of tters showing the leading part taken in the movement y Walsh. But chief among the discoveries made was that of a photograph of "No. 1," which has clearly est cbbetted the identity of that individual. Immediately that tha important character of the seizure wag known a telegram was flint to the Irish Criminal Investigation Department, and, as a consequenc t of the communication, Detective Officer Simmonds was at once given a warrant for the apprehension of \VOA, and despatched to Franc., whither it was known Walsh bad gone. The arrtst wee made in Havre at the Hotel D'Alhion. In the meantime the documents and photograph were examined by the chiefa of the Crimin 1 Invos igation Department in England, and then sent to Dublin in the charee of Chief Constable Wilkin,on and Inspector Marshall, of Rochdale. They arrived on &tip day morning. It is understood that "N 1" is in Ireland, but, as might naturally be expected, the police are very reticent upon the subject.