The Fenian Disturbances. [REUTERS TELGRAMS.] London, June 13.
A dakivo attempt was made to rescue the prisoners McGrath and Kevett, Fenians, who are confined in Liverpool gaol on a charge of attempting to blow np the Liverpool Town Hall with dynamite. The warders had previously received an alarm, and when the mob assembled in front of the prison, they made their appearauce armed. The would-be rescuers, numbering about 400, finding preparations had been made to resist the attack retreated. The military have been called upon to guard the prison.
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Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1399, 21 June 1881, Page 2
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89The Fenian Disturbances. [REUTER'S TELGRAMS.] London, June 13. Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1399, 21 June 1881, Page 2
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