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to far round M his wrist. He «ays he could not put It out because the flame seemed to come out of the barrel itself. He was backing from the barrel when the explosion took place and. nearly killed him. Another witness, named Young, threw doubts upon part of Moriarty's evidence. He said that Moriarty was actually talking with the men who were concerned in firing the barrel, and that he ran away just before the explosion took place. Moriarty gave the most solemn denial to this statement, and Inspector Potter stated that Young had added it to his former statement. The inquest was again adjourned.On Monday the five prisoners charged with the murder of those who were killed at Clerkenwell, William Desmond, Timothy Desmond, Jeremiah Allen, Nicholas English, and Ann Justice, were reexamined at Bow-street. Counsel appeared for all of them save Allen, and against him chiefly the weight of evidence, bore. The facts elicited from the witnesses were not many of them new. The “other man ” frequently spoken of in connection with the crime, was described by the police who had seen him with Allen and the woman, but he has not been captured. The milkman, Bird, again gave evidence, and said English was like the man who put fire to the fuse in the barrel, but he would not swear to him. Allen and Justice were then removed, and the remaining three prisoners, wit h O’Keefe and Muilany, were arraigned on the charge of treason-felony. After some witnesses were examined, in whose testimony nothing very important was elicited, a further remand of the prisoners was ordered.Ob Thursday the Chancellor of the Exchequer received a deputation from Clerkenwell in reference io the late explosion. It was stated,that the damage was estimated at £15,000, and the deputation wished to know if the Government would contribute to the ftmd now being raised to relieve the sufferers. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, whilst deolaring that the sympathiesyof the Cabinet with the suffering in Clerkenwell were as fresh as ever, did not hold out much hope of Government help to the relief fund. He suggested that more publicity should be given to the appeal for funds, and declared his conviction that if that were done, the response from the publio would be such as amply to meet all requirements. 6,0001'. have thus far been subscribed by the publio on behalf of the Clerkenwell sufferers. The Rev. R. Maguire, the chairman of the relief committee, states that the personal injuries and the damage done to move-able property, although the most distressing, are hardly the most costly effects of the explosion. One whole street certainly lies in ruins, and fourteen other streets, containing, he tells us, 200 houses, are more or less shattered. The oost of rebuilding and repairing these houses will amount, he says, to 12,000/. or 15,000/., and for this, as much as for the relief ofFtittDOiar$the temporary distress, he appeals to the bounty of1 Pi the nuhlio. V,
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London Nonconformist
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Jan 04, 1868
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