Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1880-09-04 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SENDING THREATENING LETTERS.  At the Hammersmith Police eourt, James Donovan, footman to Dr. Tegart, of 49, Jermyn-street, was brought up on a warrant charged with rending threatening letters to Lord Oranntore and Browne, of Queen's-gate, Kensington. Inspector Butcher, of Scotland-yard, produced several letters which Lard Oranmore and Browne bad receivei. The first was as follows "Tipperary Man.—Take notice Lord Oranmore of this letter, though little you may think of it. You have raised your Orange tongue again, but this will be your last. Once more you are trying to injure Irish tenants, but beware. By night and by day you will be watched until that Orange tongue of yourn shall be given to the dogs, what you are only fit for. You kaow this day twelve months there won't be a landl rd left in Ireland, but all will be shot, and you thick-beaded Orange bastard will be the first. You know that you are a Protestant villain, so beware; go where you may your Orange face will be known. Don't think this is only a threatening letter—it will come to pass. You know what every informer gets, so shall you. There are 15,000 Irishmen thirsting for your blood, which they soon will have. And now remember there is one who will have the first shot at you. Rory of the Mill. Remember Lord Leitrim. A Fenian. Down with Orangemen.' Lord Oranroore and Browne proved the receipt of the letter, which bore the postmark of the 13th of June. Inspector Butcher mid all the letters contained threats except one, which was written as though from a friend giving advice. One of the letters contained the words —"One who hopes to be your murderer. God save Ireland. Down with the Queen;" and another— Look at the fate of Boyd and Leitrim; but neither was a patch on you. You will receive a hall when you least expect it. I will not waste time in giving you, such an Orange Protestant dog, further notice." This letter, which was the last, bad the sketch of a gun, skull, and bones, and coffin underneath. Lord Oranmore and Browne said he wrote a letter with regard to the state of Ireland, and it appeared in the Times. A day or two afterwards he received the first letter. The witness wrote a second letter, which was aim published in the Tones, and on the same day he received the last letter. The prisoner, in reply to the magistrate as to whether he wished leash Lord Oranmore and Browne any questions, said he could only say before a court of justice and the justice of Heaven that he never heard of his name or took a pen in his hand to write a letter to him. Inspector Butcher said be bad been engaged in making inquiries with the view of tracing the writer of the letters, but for a time he was able only to find that all the stationery mom from one shop. On the 18th inst. the last letter was received. An address upon the top of the sheet of paper had been roughly torn off. He made inquiry at the same stationer's shop, and saw Dr. Tegart on Saturday. Mn showed the last letter which Lord Oranmore and Browne had received to the prisoner, who raid he did not know anything about it. Dr. Tegart mid the prisoner had been in his employment since the beginning of the year. He could not give any opinion as to the handwriting of the letters. Inspector Butcher said be was induced to see the prisoner in consequence of the information which he received from the witness. Dr. Tegart. in answer to further questions, said when he returned home on Saturday he found that the prisoner had gone out without his permission. He never heard the prisoner make any remark about Lord Oranmore and Browne. The paper on which the letters were written and the envelopes mre similar to those which he used. Any one in the house and visitors who were shown into the room had access to the paper. Mr. Shed remanded the prisoner, and refused to accept bail.  This