The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-19 00:00:00

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, ndictments which had been found by the city grand jury
and declared his intention to have the case tried by a
ounty
'_ very discreditable ebullition of temper then took place.
l'he Attorney-General having stated that he had no inten-
ion of proceeding in the city, and had the indictment sent
sp only to bring back the defendant, who had " fled from
ustice." Mr. Heron pronounced the statement " a distinct
intnith." The Attorney-General demanded a retract*.
.ion of the word before proceeding further. Mr. Justice
Fitzgerald also insisted that it should be withdrawn. Mr.
Heron said the Attorney-General had no right to make
such a remark "after the rebuke" he received from the
,ourt on Saturday. Mr. Justice Fitzgerald replied that
an rebuke had been administered or deserved, and added
;hat he never heard such language used by one member-of
the bar towards another, much less towards the Attorney-
General. The imputation was certainly unfounded.
Baron Deasy concurred in the observations of his col-
.eague. Both judges required that the words should be
unequivocally retracted. Mr. Heron denied that his client
had " fled from justice," and said he believed the state-
wilt was intended to prejudice the case. He admitted he
was wrong in using the word " untruth." The court ob--
served that he had not made the matter better, and that
there was nothing to warrant the unfounded aspirations
apon the Attorney-General. Their lordships pressed to
have all the imputations withdrawn, and Mr. Heron stint
;hewing some reluctance, the Attorney-General left tv,,a
loud. Mr. Heron continued his argument, and, the Soli-
:itor-General having replied, the court refused the applica-
tion. The Crown consented to admit that certain articles
;omplained of were copied from American papers, and the.
;Auld intimated that the trial must now, proceed. Mr.
Justice Fitzgerald called Mr. Heron's attention again
to the unpleasant incident which had taken place,
observing that the expressions wbich bad been made
fell little short of a ''Contempt of court. They
were quite ui.w.irra.nted, and no doubt would not have
been spoken but for the heat of the moment. He ought to
make a most ample retractation. Mr. Heron expressed
regret for having been betrayed into an expression whit}
was very wrong, but he believed that his client's case *was
prejudiced by the observations of the Attorney-General.
He recalled the word " untrue" in the most unqualified
manner. Baron Deasy suggested that the imputation
about prejudicing the case should also be withdrawn. Mr.
Heron said he sincerely believed that the Attorney-
General did not intend to prejudice it, but he adhered to
the opinion that it did prejudice it. The matter then
dropped. Mr. Sullivan was bound in his own recogni-
Lances to attend for judgment on Thursday.