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Clerkenwell Inquest and Fenian Outrage Alerts
Inquests on Clerkenwell victims adjourned amid conflicting testimony about an earlier barrel explosion. Across the country, Fenian activity prompts arrests, arming, and mass swearing in of special constables as authorities tighten security and await further outrages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Moriarty
Inspector Potter
Clerkenwell
William Desmond
Timothy Desmond
Jeremiah Allen
Nicholas English
Ann Justice
Bow Street
Allen
Bird
English
Justice
O' Keefe
Mullany
Exchequer
R. Maguire
Relief Committee
Daily News
Captain Mackay
Mackay
United States Army
Merthyr
William Holland
Patrick Casey
Robert Barret
John Marral
Mark Farley
Patrick Ryall
Worcester
Guildhall
Leamington
Dublin
Robert Kane
Sligo
Mersey
Glasgow
Warrington
Rylands
Father Hall
Bricklane
St. Luke’s
Osborne
Isle of Wight
Cowes
Col. Grey
Home Secretary
Scots Fusilier Guards
Hast Cowes Park
Verax
Telegraph
Age
Zimes
England
Ireland
Manchester
Corps of Commissionaires
Bank of England
Woolwich Arsenal
the Times
Leeds
Bradford
Halifax
Hull
Huddersfield
Liverpool
Cantyne