The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-30 00:00:00

EXAMINATION pPPENIAN PRISONERS AT

MANCIIISSTER.

The prisoners were again brought up at the City Police
Court on Saturday, under military guard. Mr. R. Fowler
was the presiding magistrate, and was accompanied on the
bench by a number of city justices and several of the
officers of the Bth Hussars and 57th Regiment. Mr.
Higgin, depu‘y•recorder, conducted the prosecution ; Mr.
Cottingham, barrister, and Messrs. Roberta, Bennet, and
Wa-d, attorneys, for the defence of the prisoners.
The prisoners were placed in the dock handcuffed as
before. Their names are O'Meara Allen, Wm.
Oo ild, Edward Shore, Henry Wilson, Michael Larkin,
Pati'ck Kelly (from Galway), John Brennan, Thomas
Maguire, John Bacon, William Martin, John Martin, Jobe
F. Nugent, James Sherry, Michael Maguire, Michael
Morris. Michael Bryan, Michael Corcoran, Themes Ryan,
John Carroll, Chas. Moorhouse, Michael Kennedy, Patrick
Kelly (from Leitrim), Hugh Foley, Patrick Coffey, and
Thomas Sully.
Mr. Roberta—Before the cue proceeds, I wish to make
an application. It is this: They wish one to ask yogi that
they may be allowed to chews their places ; for they
believe that the witnesses come up here, knowing the pea-
Son in which the prisoners are placed-1, 2,3, 4,5, 6, as
the case may be. They thus believe that each is identified
by his place, and they wish to be allowed to change their
places.
Mr. Bennet—l am requested to make the same applica-
tion.
Mr. Cottingbiun—lt is a very proper application.
Mr. Fowler—They have, I think, been changed.
Mr. Roberta—lt is a case of me rich& Won to the con-
quered !
Mr. Cottingbam—l suggest that they should be changed
in position. They should not be coupled together in the
same couples as they have been for the last few days, as
that is a guide to their identification.
Mr. Fowler—But we must have some regulation.
Mr. Cottingbani—l would suggest that the prisoners in
the dock should be removed to the jury-box, and go with
the others.
Mr. Fowler—l have no objection.
This suggestion was then acted upon, and the position of
the prisoners was changed, those in the docks and jury
boxes changing places.
At the Gloss c 4 the evidence the crown barrister
intended to produce that day,
Mr. Higgin said with reference to Bryan, Sherry, Daley,
and Morris, he would withdraw the charge, and those four
priecners were accordingly set at liberty.
Mr. Bennett applied for the discharge of the man
Maguire, on the ground that the evidence against him was
untrustworthy. The witnesses were only two, and one of
them was a convicted thief, and the other a young woman
of a disreputable mode of life.
Mr. Fowler declined to discharge any of the prisoners',
except on the application of the crown barrister. As to
the young woman whose evidence Mr. Bennett had thrown
doubts upon, the stipendiary magistrate said he had rea-
son to think the young woman was not such as she had
been described.
The other prisoners were then remanded until Monday
morning and were soon afterwards conveyed to the city
gaol under military escort.
Mr. Roberta asked that the prisoners might be allowed
half an hour's exercise on Sunday.
Mr. Fowler did not doubt the prisoners' health would be
properly considered by the prison authorities.
Mr. Roberta made a further request as to extending the
time on Sunday, when the prisoners would wish to have
interviews with their solicitors.
Mr. Fowler acceded to the request and the court ad.
lourned.
Before the day closed Allen's powers of endurance had
quits given way.

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