Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1884-06-28 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

TRACKED BY THE INVINCIBLE&  REMARKABLE STORY.  A Plymouth correspondent states that on Wednesday morning a powerfully-built Irishman, named Reid, presented himself at the Plymouth Police Station, and claimed protection under the following, remarkable circumstances. Be was labouring under intense excitement, and stated that he wax being tracked by "Invincibles," and that hie life was in danger. It was ascertained from a document in his possession that he left Dublin in the steamship Upupa on Saturday for London, but had left the vessel at Falmouth, and journeyed to Plymouth by train, being afraid to complete the voyage. Be told a remarkable story of the reasons which had led to his being, as he alleged, a "doomed man." About two years ago he was in Brooklyn, and was accustomed to frequent a public-house in Potburn-street, resorted to by Isis'-Ainexican Ferranti. He returned to Ireland a few weeks before Brady and Kelly were arrested for the Phoenix Park murders, and he supposed the " Brotherhood " must have jumped at the conclusion that he related to the Dublin police the conversation he had overheard at Brooklyn after returning to Dublin. Reid states he was employed in a smithy at Inchicore, a mile outside of Dublin, and from that time till now, he believed he was suspected of having set the police on the stout. On Whit-Monday he became aware he was a "marked man." Some one who met him asked if his name was James Reid. He replied in the affirmative. Another then gave him a scrap of paper and ran away. On the paper was "Look out, or you are a dead man." Reid thought nothing more of it until a short time afterwards, when lie had another piece of paper given him, warning him to beware of Crane-laoe, through which he used to pass on his way to work. Be immediately determined to change his lodgings and his rouse; but even after that he was met near the work by a man who appeared to be in the act of drawing a weapon from his pocket. Reid ultimately , resolved to quit the couetry, and took a passage !in the Upups. Oa leasing, he states that he , saw there was a conspiracy to kill him. An American, with a black moustache, having been previously engaged in following him about was on board the steamer. One night when the American drew near hint with his band apparently grasping same weapon. Reid, thereupoo, drew a knife and opened it. At Falmouth he quitted the vessel, but on reaching Plymouth found that he was still tracked. He then applied for police protection. The officer questioned Reid, but he was quite coherent in his statements. Ile made no complaint on board, because there were SJ many Irishmen among the crew and he was afraid. The police having made enquiries found that Reid did leave the ship at Falmouth, but the officers were ignorant of his reasons. Read was examined by the Borough Medical Officer, who pronounced him to be labouring under great fear, and if really insane might prove, from his powerftd physique, to be very dangerous. The police accordingly decided to deprive him of his knife and detain him. Reid vehemently denied ever hating been associated with the Invinnaibles, or taken the "Government money." The police, however, are inclined to think from his familimity with the subject that he has in some way been connected with one of the societies, and is now under the delusion that he has been suspected of giving information, and has accordingly been seutenced to be "removed."