IRISH BOMB OUTRAGE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9066, 5 February 1908, Page 3

IRISH BOMB OUTRAGE.

jUSATIONAL sequel. nnsual case, and one exciting interest, came on for rmblin a few weeks ago realleged incitement to crime f Ashtown’s seat, Woodlawn, Galway. The prosecutor detective-constable, and the a woman named Mrs MmIsh and her 15 year old son, ( cutveral Irish members of irSclndingMrJohn BedSere in Court, as were also Stown and his agent. Mr 3hevenix Trench, efendants reside in Dublin woman was charged with L money from Lord Ashtown - Trench by means of false 1- and with having incited lamed Patrick Cahill to blow Siawn buildings with gunM boy was charged ’with icy with his mother for the me last, it was stated, Lord n received a letter from Mrs stating that his life was in The bomb outrage at Glena,ok place on August 4th and iext letter to Lord Ashtown d that it was Galway men emitted the outrage ' Loud n interviewed her, and a long mdence passed between her Trench. One of her letters I an anonymous one stating hurch at Woodlawn would be on the - following Saturday md blown up on Sunday, jtters were written to three L>d Kelly, and Cahill, urgBto come to Woodlawn with HI, a nd to meefflothers there Iffiut a .criminal attempt |on «of Lord Ashtown. These led to be in the boy’s hand- * Mrs Walsh got £5 from \shtown at the time he she was giving information. Ashtown was the first witle said he lost the first letter [rs Walsh. His recollection intents was that it said that f landlords were to be put and that he first to i another of her : letters she God his lordship had esit Glenheiry, and expressed iviction that the plot origii Galway. “Who,” she said, ose who'plauned the murder Slake could conceive so fleni idea?” She said the ma-

f the police were traitors at and advised his lordship nob them too much. If its dissvas left to the police the plot not be revealed till the Day ment. Ashfcown spoke of interviews rat the Kildare street club, He knew her since he was He denied having anything ith charging the defendants, alsh was born on his estate icated by his grandmother. Trench, Lord Ashtown's tvas nest examined, and told lar letters he had received, he said there had been talk :he Land Leaguers of doing ith Lord Ashtown’s whole The letter concluded by !f the lady would be so kind her children when away clothes. £9 the plot on the church, she bat the hole at the church be bored between dusk and ht, and that if a watch were hey could catch the men he job. One of the woman’s gs also was that the water se poisoned for his lordship, pss-examination by Mr Brady, Inch denied that the letters pritten with his and Lord n’s full knowledge and sancBrady,” said Mr Mahony, Igistrate, “the suggestions Id by your questions are very I ) J fcady: Acting on my instruc- [ am bound to put the queskagistrate: All I say is they lot to te lightly made. Brady: If this unfortunate I has been used for a purpose, then thrown over, she has a I have all the conspirators in s is a peculiar letter of I Mr Brady said to Mr I “I hear the night of Saturfe very bright; anyhow, nothfcpened. What was to hap-

t was in answer to her letters something was going to hapdr Trench replied. Magistrate: You are asking ich questions of a very grave You give me the impression ese are the instructions of ent, but allow me to remind t you allowed Lord Ashtown i the bos without asking any questions. lady replied that he got these ions since then, not this woman come to you he prosecution in a state of Mr Brady asked Mr "Trench, y T have been put up to this ider your guidance and Lord i’s. How is it I am proseasked why she had been led when all her wishes had r Lord Ashtown,” was Mr answer, and he further dey promise not to leave Mrs pi the lurch and that there 7 collusion with her in the of the letters. Ward, publican, residing near m, said he received an ms letter by post, bearing din postmark, and headed I Irish Land League, ’ ’ The xpedted him to watch at yn while the others were > a trap for the evictor. ’ ’ er also stated that he would eque on the Monday to treat ud divide among them, and 3d with the words; “He is the country on Monday, so be done at once.” as Kenny Guerin, Scotland tpert in handwriting, gave it opinion that the letter was by Percy Walsh, risoners were remanded for , tiie woman on bail. Bail considered necessary for the