The World - News from Dec. 25, 1985
A prominent member of Sinn Fein, the outlawed Irish Republican Army’s legal political wing, and another man were ordered held in custody on weapons charges. Sinn Fein member Owen Carron, 32, a former member of the British Parliament, and James Gerard Maguire were arraigned in Enniskillen, in the southwestern part of Northern Ireland, on charges of possessing a rifle and ammunition. Carron was also charged with having information likely to be useful to terrorists. About 50 Sinn Fein supporters gathered on the sidewalk opposite the courthouse while the arraignment hearing was under way behind tight security.
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