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Everything was ready. But on the night of October 26, an anonymous letter
was delivered to Lord Monteagle, warning
him not to attend the state opening of Parliament. Lord Monteagle alerted
the authorities and Salisbury ordered Westminster to be searched.
They
discovered a large amount of firewood in a cellar and, during the second
search, Guy Fawkes was found. He was immediately arrested though he said his
name was John Johnson, and Thomas Percy?s name was soon linked with the
cellar and the rent of the house so a warrant for his arrest was issued.
The plotters escaped from London towards the Midlands. Rookwood arrived
there very quickly to warn the others.
Catesby, Rookwood, The Wright brothers, Percy and Bates rode to
Warwickshire. As the first bonfires of thanksgiving for the discovery of the
plot were being lit in London, Fawkes was being interrogated. By 6 November,
Fawkes silence forced James I to give permission to use torture, Fawkes
didn?t say much.
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