The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1882-12-02 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

THE ACCUSED BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. At the Police Cone, on Monday, Jae. Devine, painter, with Wm. Woodward, organ builder, and Thos. Ryan, tailor, were charged with murdering Constable Cox. Throughout the forenoon a large number of people assembled in the neighbourhood of Store-street in expectation of catching a glimpse •of the prisoners. Dowling was unable to leave the hospital. Devine entered the dock first, followed by Woodward. The only witnese examined was Constable Eastwood, who was in charge of the body of police on special duty at Abbey-street on Saturday night. His evidence was merely a corroboration of the feats already published regarding the murder. Ho identified the prisoners as having been present. One of them, Devine, caught him from behind as he was firing at Dowling, the murderer of Constable Cox, and, at the sue° moment, his revolver was struck from his hand. He twisted himself round, and at that moment a bullet carried off his hat and another passed through his sleeves. In fact there was a perfect blaze of fire and smoke all round, and he could not toll how many shots were fired. Sergeant Danvore, of the Rifles, ran up at that moment with his sword-bayonet in his hand and the constable called on him for assistance. Denver§ caught Devine by the left arm and, placing his sword at the prisoner's throat, declared that he would ran him through if he stirred a peg. He afterwards a:sisted in bringing the prieoner to the police station. In cross-examination by the prisoner Devine, the witness denied that he threatened to fire on the crowd it they did not stand back. The constable added that when Devine was brought to the police station the handles of two revolvers were projecting from bis pockets. The prisoner admitted having the revolvers in his possession, but asked Eastwood if he believed he was armed why he did not shoot him? The magistrate said that was a suggestion to the constable to shoot the next prisoner he arrested. The prisoner said if he suspected a man of coming to shoot him he would let him have the fint crack. In reply to Devine, Conetaele Eastwood said he did not believe prisoner had any animosity towards him, which would cause him to shoot him. The prisoners wore remanded. Devine, Woodward, Ryan, Poole, and Grandy, were charged at the Dublin Police Court on Tuesday with the murder cf Detective-Conetable Cox. Constable Eastwood identified Poole and Grandy es being momben of the party whom the detectives followed on the night of the murder of Ccx. Poole was the man who gave them the orders to separate, and in consequence of those orders the constable Bent for assistance.  The four men, Jnmes Ryan, Robert Woodward, Thomas Devine, and Joseph Poole, were again brought up on remand at the Northern Police Court, Dublin, on Wednesday, on charge of complicity in the murder of Constable Cox, on Saturday last. The medical evidence showed that the cause of death was injtity to the brain caused by a bullet wound. Martin Barrett, of Tullatnorc, deposed to passing along Mid Abbey•strect, shortly after 11 on Saturday night, and to hearing shots, upon which ho ran away and alarmed the mile°, thinking the assassins were after him. At the conclusion of the evidence Mr. Murphy, who appeared for the crown, said there was no evidence to connect the prisoners Woodward and Ryan with the crime, and he asked that they might be dischuged. The two prisoners named were accordingly discharged. Device and Poole were committed for trial at the special commission to be held next week. A