THE DYNAMITERS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1729, 7 December 1887, Page 2

THE DYNAMITERS

[aBUTBR'S TELEGRAMS— COPYRIGHT.] [Per a.s. Masailla at Albany.] London, October 28. The lnqoeat on the body of an Irishman named Chen, alias Browu, who died suddenly m Sooth London, has led to the publication of particulars of an extensive dynamite plot, which was intended to be carried out during the latejabilee CijolcingeJ The persons implicated la the plot by the police evidence daring the Inquest were three Amerloans, General Miller, Melville, and Michael Hawkius. After the inquest the Assistant Commissioner of Police famished the papers with a statement respecting the supposed emisßArles of tha Ohan-na-Gael whom the authorities believed to have been until recently la London with the objaot of effecting outrages. The Commissioner asserts that the head of the gang, whose operations began m the spring, was Miller, whose antecedents In Fenian matters and as ft member of tha 01 an-na-Gael were well-known to the polios. This man arrived ia Europe m April last, with Instructions from the Olan-na Gael to bring off an outrage at the time of the jabilee. He took up his quarters on tbo Continent, m Paris, and moved to Boulogne with tha objsct, no doubt, of being near England, and he was under oloae, though unsuspected, observation at this time by the metropolitan police. He. never set foot on English aoil. Had he done so a policeman would have arreeited him, but before the jubilee the police paralysed hla operations by sending! nn officer to him, at Boulogne, warning him that they knew what; he wbb about. The General accepted the warning apparently without Berioua resentment, but withdrew flora Boulogne and returnei to Parte, where ha has been until within the last few days. After the death of Cohen, alias Brown, Miller left Paria for America, travelling via Brussels and Rotterdam to Amsterdam, On the 23rd October he sailed m the Bteamer Edam, with his wife and daughter.

This warning by the police completely upaet Miller'a arrangements and hia mission as regard outrages at the time of the jubilee, much to the disgust of his employers. Then, is is Bald, came a farther scheme of outrages, In connection with whioh Melville came to London as ageut for Miller, and acoredited by him. He took lodgings m Gladstone street, near London road, and awaited an opportunity to complete hla mission. Nothing, however, could hi done jast at the moment, as Millet had Bpent much money, and his employers were reluotant to part with more until they had arranged as to the position whioh Miller, who had failed, and Melville, who was to be tried, were respectively to fill m the future plan of operations, In the meanwhile Melville had been discovered by the polfca visiting on two occasions the House of Commons, where he called apon Mr Joseph Nolan, M.P., by whom he waa shown over the Houae. Hid companion m those visits was a man named Harklna or Havrklna, who was examined at the inquast, Both were seen m the company of a third man, who has been indentilied as the deceased Oohen, alias Brown, It is believed that the plotters intended to dynamite Mr Balfour, the Ohief Sacrotary for Ireland, or assassinate him by other means. The account whioh Melville gave of himself that he had been on a business visit on behalf of Mr Phillips, of Philadelphia, was found to be entirely false. la the meanwhile Melvlllo went to Paris under observation. Here he met a man named Donnechy, who with a man nameci Morony, sailed for Amorlca" on tho 17th Auguat. This Danneohy waa connec. ted with the Clan-na-Gaol. Melville returned to London, and on this oocasiou took up his quarters at the Hotel Metropole, a noticeable change from the modest two rooms m Gladstone street, where be paid Hi a week. In company with a Miss Kennedy, of Boston, ho spent money freely, took a tour m Ireland, and finally, not appreciating the constant observation of the pulico abandoned his fiotltious commercial enterprise on behalf of a mythical Phillips and hurriedly left for Pat is m company with Mlaa Konnedy, He was, however ; still under the oboervation of the police, though not aware of ir. Ir» "aria he called on Miller at the Hotel Anglais, and waa also eeou m a cab with a man strikingly resembling Oohcn, who was absent from hla lodgings about five weeks ago. Melvil'e waa finally soon to sail m the Africa fram Havre on the 17ch September. On the arrival of the vessel at New York, Melville and Mlaa Kennedy attempted to smuggle a large quantity of goods ashore, bat failed m their attempt to defraud the revenue, as they were detected by the customs authorities. Melville's employer, Phillips, la found to be a Me A. P, Burohell, of Philadelphia, who fa known to be connected with other members of the secret society.

The action of the police, and Melville's harrjod departure, left hts London agents In the lurch, and they have baon awaiting lostructiona. In the meantime one of them, the man Gohen, died under suspicious circumstances, end the inqueat brought mnt+era to a crisis. Hatbins, alias So -tfc, alias Brown, admits that h? knew Melville, and that he called. with him at the House of Commons. Harkins also admits that he wrote a few day« sgo for money to BuroheD, Melville's employer. Burcholl, of course, doniea ell gonneotlon with Harkins or Melville,