 Garnet was at Coughton Court on 6 November when Thomas Bates brought news of the plot 's failure . Catesby wanted him to help raise support in Wales , where it was thought Catholic support would be more likely , but Garnet was horrified . In a letter to Catesby and Digby , he urged them to abandon their " wicked actions " and follow the pope 's advice . He spent weeks on the run but was eventually arrested on 27 January 1606 , at Hindlip Hall . There , for eight days , he and Fr . Edward Oldcorne ( later beatified as the Blessed Edward Oldcorne ) secreted themselves in a small , cramped space , unable even to stand or stretch their legs . They received sustenance from their protectors through a small drinking straw hidden within the building 's structure , but with no commode or drainage they were eventually forced by " customs of nature which must of necessity be done " to emerge from hiding , and were immediately captured . They were taken first to Holt Castle in Worcestershire , and a few days later to London . Garnet was still weak from his ordeal , and Salisbury therefore ordered that he be given a good mount ; his supplies were paid for by the king . The group was accompanied by a Puritan minister who " ranted at length without interruption " , but Garnet 's replies remained erudite , brief and clear — much to the minister 's disappointment . On his arrival in London he was taken to the Gatehouse Prison in Westminster , already home to many Catholic prisoners , including his nephew , Father Thomas Garnet . 
