The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-24 00:00:00

THE FENIAN TRIALS.

(Before Lord Janke Cockburn and Bans Bramwell.)
[The following appeared in our third edition last evening.]
The Lord Chief Justice.—l understand that is your
case Mr. Attorney-Generol. What have you to show
against Ann Justin:.!
The Attorney-General.—What I have already stated,
my lord.
The Lord Chief Justice—With the exception of her being
seen loitering about the prison with Timothy Desmond and
Allen, there is nothing to show her complicity. With
regard to the statement elleged to have been made to
Vaughan, that she supplied the information, there can be
no truth in it. An attempt was made on the 12th, and
as much was known then as on the 13th. I don't see
why she should be kept in custody, and I shall therefore
advise the jury to return a verdict of Not Guilty.
The jury complied with his Lordship's request, and
Anne Justice was then liberated. Before leaving the dock
else affectionately shook hands with each of the primers.
Mr. Montagu Williams then applied that eke should be
discharged from eneedy.
'The Lard Chief Justice said that these were several
other charges against the woman Anne Justice, and the
court could not make an order for her discharge until those
charges had been disposed of.
Mr. Williams then submitted to the court that there
really was no evidence to support the charge against
O'Keefe, and be inquired whether their lordships emu-
dered that it was necessary for him to address the jury on
behalf of that prisoner?
The Lord Chief Justice said lie could not take upon
himself to say that them was no evidence against the
prisoner O'Keefe, but he would not oak the learned counsel
to address the court on his behalf at present, and be
would sugrst to the Attorney-General to take an oppor-
tunity of considering the evidence that related to the
prisoner O'Keefe, and decide whether he ought to press
the charge against him.
The Attorney-General acid that he should certainly
adopt his lordship's suggestiou.
A discussion then ensued as to the course that should
be taken, and Mr. Warner Sleigh, whose duty it became
first to address the jury,, said it would be a great personal
accommodation to Aim if he were permitted to postpone
his address until the following mortung.
The Loa Chief Justice mid be should be very unwilling
to prom ou the inquiry with undue haste, hut it should
not be forgotten that the jury had already been detained
for several days, and they ought te receive consideration.
Mr. W. Sleigh said that after this intimation from the
bench be should not press for a postponement, but should
at once proceed with the ease. The learned counsel ac-
cordingly went on to address the jury on behalf of his
client William Desmond.
During the address of the learned counsel he asked the
permissidn of the court to be allowed to ask Sergeant
Cu!., the officer who apprehended the prisoner, a few
questions relating to him, and this was permitted to be done.
Sergeant Cole, in answer to the questions put to him
by the learned counsel, said he bad known the prisoner
William Diamond fur some time, and ho considered him
a hard w irking man. He was married, and was living
respectably, and when he went to apprehend him upon
the present charge, he said he knew nothing about the
matter, and expressed his readiness to accompany him
anywhere.
Air. Warner Sleigh then went on to urge upon. the jury
that it was not probable a man such as the prisoner was
desoribed to be would have joined in an outrage of this
dascriptinn, and he ooutended that the charge bad been
trumped up by the two informers, Mullany and Vaughan,
in the hope of getting themselves out of trouble, and ob-
taining a portion of the reward that had been offered.: The
learned counsel concluded a very able speech by telling
the jury that, according to the law of England, the prose.
coition were bound to make out conclusively the guilt of
the party accused, and that if any reasonable doubt
existed, the prisoner was entitled to the benefit of that
doubt, and ought to be acquitted.
Mr. Macdonold, just before the court adjourned, re-
newed en app/Witten he had made previously to the Re-
corder, for the court to make an order that the solicitors
of the prisoner Berke, who is charged with treason-felony,
should be permitted to see him at other times titan these
allotted by the regulations of the gaol. Ho said that many
fresh facts of great importance to the prisoner Burke had
come out in the coarse of the present trial, and it was
absolutely necessary for the interests of the prisoner that '
I.is professional advisers should have greater facilities of
conferring with him than were afforded by the riles of
the gaol.
The Lord Chief Justice said that he did not like to in-
terfere with the regulations of a prison unless very good
grounds were shown for his doing so In the present
instance the charge had bean limier investigation for
many months, and the trial could not, under any circum-
stances, come on before next Monday, and he thought
there would be ample opportunity for the prisoner's pro-
fessional advisers to commis:dente with bins. He was in-
formed that three hours and a half were allowed every
day for the purpose.
Mr. Gifford, Q.c., said be gathered from what had
fallen from his lordship that he did not intend, under any
circumstances, to premed with the indictment against
Burke and the other prisoners charged with enema-
felony before Monday.
The Lord Chief Juatioe said he did not see how it was
possible to do so. He was informed that witnesses would
be called, at all evens, for one of the prisoners is the
preemie
The court then adjourned until this morning, when the
counsel for the remaining prisoners will address the jury.

WORKINh MEW'S LORD'S-DAY REST ASSOCIA-
rum —Last night this society held its eleventh annual
meeting in the luge room of Exeter-hell, Sir Charles Fox
occupying the chair. During the past year the society
issued 41 000 prize tnots and 1C4,000 other publications
on th i la lay question. Within the last three years
700,000 papers have been distributed for persona to sign
who wian their letters not to be delivered on Sunday, and
100331 persons who reside in plasm where there is such
delivery have signed the request. 1D,961 poen office em-
ployes work on Sundays ; 3,074 rural messengers do not
work on that day. At 118 post towns, including Lon.
don, Edinburgh, Olsapw, and 'Belfast, the letter canine
do not travel on Bas. 9,436psat.ollien are open, and
1,796 are closed on Sundays, and the committee ia their
=maintain Get it would be for the public
tags u the closing were made general.
The postmen are agitating for Sunday rest them-
selves, and have obtained 70,600 signatures to a petition
praying for a royal onsmissiem to inquire late the nib-
jece. The committee cordially support Mr. T. Ellikees
Amended Sunday Trading Bill and the Publio.honees
881, introduced by Mr. J. A. Smith, but are averse to all
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