The Sun. — 1867-12-17 (London, England)

FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS. The following appeared in our latest edition of yesterday : During the whole of the early part of the day the greatest excitement prevailed in Bow-street in Consequence of its becoming known that a further examination of the prisoners, charged with the wilful murder of the three persons whon deaths were occasioned by the explosion of gunpowder nt the wall of the House of Detention on Friday last, would take place.  The entrance and the passages leading to the police court were strongly guarded by a large body of constables, each of whom was armed with a cut, lass, and a strong force, also fully armed, was stationed at .eil.her end of Bow-street to prevent the crowd impeding or at all interfering with the pri, soners as they were conveyed from the cells of tije, station house to the court on the opposite sich.l of the way.  At two o'clock information was forwarded to the authorities that an attempt was to be made to throw some explosive materials into the police court during the examination of the prisoners, in order that they might, during the confusion such a circumstance would create, effect their escape, and so much attention was paid to the report that Inspector Silverton was directed to see that all parts o! the court; were safely and sufficiently guarded. At twenty minutes past three o'clock Timothy Desmond, Jeremiah Allen, and Ann Justice, were placed in the dock. The woman Justice appeared to be suffering from severe illness, to such an ex.% tent that she was quite unable to stand.  Mr. Poland attended on the part of the Croce to prosecute.  Mr. Superintendent Durkin, before the examination commenced, handed in a medical certificates which Sir Thomas Ilenry read. Mr. Poland—Sir, I am instructed by the solicitors of the Treasury to appear here to conduct the charge against the prisoners, but as I have only been recently instructed, and as inquiries of conp.a_ derable importance are still pending, it will be my duty to ask you for a further remand. There are witnesses who, unfortunately, are now conhned to the hospital in consequence of injuries they have received, and there are other and various rea;sons why the case should stand over. Amongst o'4:liers have here a medical certificate to the effect that the woman at the bar, Ann Justice, is exceedingly unwell, and that it is desirable, in order that she may obtain medical treatment, that she should not be detained here to-day for any lengthened period, and therefore I have to ask that the prisoners be again remanded, on which occasion I shall be able to lay further and more important evidence before you.  Sir T. Henry—That is a very reasonable request, and I shall at once formally remand all the prisoners.  As the prisoners were being removed from the dock,  Allen (addressing the magistrate) said—l beg your pardon, sir. With your permission, I should just like to put a question to these persons. Sir T. Henry—You cannot examine the other prisoners.  Allen—lt's only one question I wish to put. Sir T. henry—You had better defer what you have to say until another occasion. Allen—O, very well, then, I will. The prisoners were then remanded.  The following are the official lists of the sufferers in the hospitals :  ST.