DIABOLICAL PLOT AT ST. HELENA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XII, Issue 705, 10 August 1859, Page 5

DIABOLICAL PLOT AT ST. HELENA.

i We copy the following startling s'tatements,froin the 'Cape,MdnitOr-«of-tbe^Sr^ March::« .. b j| "A most headless and diabbli'cal,plot..has.been fdiscovered at St. Helena, and only Justin time to jsave the island from devastation; and :manp of; the from a fearful-?deaths, A fello.wvriamed l O:Byriie > ,arJKus^iaiii by?biythyassisted tbyja boatman named Chapman, had contemplated theplaril ,iof getting fire to roahyAdf-the;principal stores and ■ buildings, anidob.y o a.r very .system atic -concoction of ) designs, had arranged rey;erythjng. necessary toothe j carrying out of- his cold-blooded act: The particu- ■ lars,: which (\ye,. ; giv<s" ibelow;: are; furnished %* 'a'I gentleman,,who.-has, placed in. pur* /hands-several 'letters in which'the details of the'affair" are (uuV :;stated.1? . : pne -vwrifcer saysl^6'Byrhe'vildtealttpf \ Cape.;about twelvemonths, since. " On his'return to ithe island; he. : goaded. Chapman,1 who.Wwed-thim: | money, to _,assist him. in.carrying out T his plans. ;On Mondayj the 21st February,'it was'determined, ; that, happen what wttuld; the-fol lowing placei/in ' .the middle of the night, were to. be atet^fire-to':^- ' .Baker's brewery, the mzaaiV ■Ckrrdi!s'(shop' (the ! I Canister), Solomon and Moss' stores and -stables | leading, to ithe'Sister'sWalkiiarid^aistore; of SoloNinon's at the backjjiear^Mpss.'s^hou^ejifiJlied.with ; tar and, pitch. These" JJnjidings. being'on Jre, t,hft.. j conflagration'TOu^t^^n .a'yery'.. shori,. June have be-"'" | come general— •thie;-^ustoi!ii-'hbu^e/,cKurck, commissariat/and every othWrbuirdihgI'below the brewery Imust.bave/gOnJj; andVtheV'lossiof life would 4iave j been ; |ruly v fearful. ,;,The wateF^pipaswere to hav;e jbeen:6at,'s6"as:t6 'prevent.|b!e 'use'of water' m?ex4. jtinguishing the oaeVastatih'^; Harries'.I'"lF''was' ''at-" frangedlby/tEe authorities Ao "mbiem iChapirian gave : the s informationf; : pn Monday,44th T February;, that! |hes,w;as to. have a private in.tej^iew-with^Oj'Byrrie.'at; :'h.is.lipuseion,Jhe.,fqllowing,.day,.;and- that aitliirdu Iparty-sJi.Qu^iba secreted*; so 4s, to cpn-pborate^Ghap-K ima ; n' > s i :st^tep - ent.,,/;|ip.wev^r^^^ |ab^i:and^; jt/-was n £4: a ft e r] a .secret-s [hearing of Chapman's statement at.the.police office,.: at^orjce.jtq issue.a warrantj-forjthej.appreheqfiion f'ibf O'Byrne; accordingly, the ( next morning^,the!.} ipolice,.being .armed_witK,.the necessary, documents,jsecured the miscreant, and.examined his premises, jwhere^they T found t,he t .T^qnisite ..material r fpr.the Sacconfjilishmerit 5 S 6f His 'infernal designs, 1 pr^ared iaridvi'nI ,;rM3iii(Bssitconsistirig.^6f cStton^twisf dipped Sor saturated, ,wi|,h,. f spirits. ,pf -pitre,.a .quar^fcitiy of (liquid"h'Hre,"fire-Jialls,&c.'_ Tlie.bazaar was to be Iset on fire under 'the 'Run,' or 1 rather iinder the floor, jo£.the ,;Run; 'tKerihayr. " Solbm6n';s ■ would"; hay !soon taken.^ fire-cby .means ,pf,; a; ball, aqd<:Baker's tbrewery by a slow.match of cpttpn-twist, through ia window ;,..a: i lce^ v'^as i -madejijo^ of the 'Canister, in the" cornerTleading into t^'e yard' which ?key v was rgiven r by;'C|iap*ni^n,tb-Jhe, f police, and, [when tried, it" fittecl well jjiri short, everyIthing was coolly-and^^^'delibei;ately arranged, and the \ whole of the r lower "of o tl.ie "tdw^'. must, jiave (been c6n9u*tned; rc;lt •is! isaid^d'Byrn'e; "bw led'>Mbss, j (Fowler;;. Carrol}*/ aiitl. Baker "a" grftdge;'which' he i^is^ediq'^pay, off.,..Thie,finye§tigation,:fi;om'rtim!ej |t6 time, hVs many.; facts, connected iW,ith,j;lie\ I fire.; ? w ( hich tdok place at the brewery -^Qftie time ' since,. and o hp, is .to,• be, .tried ;for} ; arsont:in;io,nneption) ■ with tKat"calamity.,jaa w;eli.as^prithg p.resent affair; : j so. I; Jhink ij>;no ; t ; .unli.kelyihe r jstands.a: gppd -chaflcel \of being sent" across th,e [water, "i ; . Ah oth erj ifwifei'j 1 under } d.ate February, 20fc'b, says :•»-",The vyesseli j lias; iiot;yef ;Kft^of 'tfie~Csg /' Th^re^is gr|a|:le^' I citpnifnt-.rie;re;: iusii^npw-1 caus!ed?': by,; Mr^'p^fiyrne. :{plgting!So:fet^re:Wthe;|pwffi;;( Tou^o^Chap^ I m!M}'the boatm'an^hy^as i;t^ GjuV; ] Mwltes^^br^'wliich'^!^ \vas ' tvv^ Jmndi^'. \ pounds. The ha's Jfb|e sff. lrt1 'cmitempiafiipn 1 | for upwards;oirtwelve ifibrjthsl^^They-'w'ere first to jj setjfireftp.ioldiCanpJ'^preSQiises/ then to Solomon I and Mos,s'^ Oideon apd.^Baker'?, Fqwlei'ls^and all ( who r had'- stores ; nbu^"Chapman split, and^ •vyjen^to |J ijKe rnagjstraMt Ttfie^ Ji|anug,.----;j anu:;'put?o"Byr'rife' in ;igabl. ICiSkeleton iteysfan^alx I; kinds of < combus.tible.matt,er,\yere,found,"upon him? :'He is c'onv-itsfce'd/for* sessions; but Chapman is as : bad^s'^^is; and'! am afraid they will have some i difliculty'in-proving the~"chaisge forwafifof evi- \ dence.. In searching'; O!Bfrne?feHpremises, they ; found v £3.OQ0 E in s p^h—,#,oW.p£,that-f utnr?ov*-i reigns/ -.Ttils^ money,' report' says, he, jyas 'ito tale ; off 'tb'.tri Bapeiito^nd 1 abwp^Bds'Mt' wouldje, i fnost^wanted''tiSre'i- after! Ji'e 1 H^d Jfire3^tfe^t^w-n^",'^*''::