North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-04-28
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,.~,.aa. The treaeherous Langiois was
,,rsset IS well Is those against whom he /
h,I been induced 10 swear. When the |
v.is and pompsus Lord Durham assumed
,he rins OF the Provincial government in
the summer of 1888, he issued a general
amnesty, which however proved TO be very
martial ndeei. Besides the eight gallant
n.trio,s, who were seni TO Bermuda with
on, GOV uisl--besides the sixteen ia
d;v,dusls hanished from the Province under
penaliy Of death, II they reformed to their
native coun,ry--he also excepted those
implicated 10 the pretended murders of
Lieutenant Weir and the spy Chartrand.
The two Pinsonneauln, Dannais and Mich
oss had 10 stand their trial for murder,
which occurred in the month ol August,
1885, and after full investigation OF the
case, In which the Crown officers displayed
eli their maignity towards the patriot par
~, the Jury acquitted tie accused, who
were thus pronounced, by solemn verdict
Of their own counlrymen, innocent oil the
fonl crime FOR which they were arraigned.
Nor did the sersiIe baseness Of Langiois
prove Of any advantage TO him, for, in the
Tall Of 1898, he was identified with the
,rnnbIes, which then occurred. He was
found guilty by the Court Martial, sent
enced to be hung, his sentence was COM
mu,ed, and he is now dragging out the life
nj a white slave 10 Van Diemen's land,
there TO atone, If possible, for the untimely
and cruel death, which he was the primary
rausc in bringing upon his companions
Daunais and Nicholas. There is no rea-
son to believe that the sanguinary Col
borne wonld have ordered the execution OF
these two brave men in Feb. 1889, If Lam
gois had not testified against them in Au-
gust, 1888, as being connected with the
death Of the British spy Chartrand. II is
impossible TO svmpathize for the fate OF
Langlois, who, although he now suffers
under the guise Of patriotism, is never,he-
less vile iurncoat and traitor, who hy his
uraeherv has caused the untimely and
tragic death Of two OF his coun,rymen.
lnasmuch as we have spoken of the trial
Of The pretended murderers Of Chartrand,
perhaps our readers may he anxious to
know how those, who were accused Of
heng concerned in the death OF Lieutenant
Weir, have been dealt with. Several per-
sons had been arrested for this act, the
most conspicuous Of whom. was Captain
Jalben OF ST. Denis, who, through long
and useful career, had enjoyed the respect
and confidence Of all who knew him and
sman named LIS Lrsser of Montreal, who
in the month OF May or June following
gave the slip tn his jailors, and is now sup.
rnsed 10 be in the United States. As we
have already said, Capt. Jalber, and Others
charged with the murder Of Lieut.. Weir
we're excluded from the benefits Of Lord
Durbsm's amnesty. Consequently, she
I'D gentleman, who was the only one
then detained for this offence, had to IN.
dergo his trial for murder. After a long
delay, during which the worthy old patriot
~ss closely confined in Jail, his trial al
leugth commenced on the Sd of September
1889, and continued seven days when
alter all the false testimony that the crown
toud suborn, ten out of twelve jurors
we're for acqui,ting him. Ia consequence
the disagreement Of the jnry, they were
dsmissed by the Court, and although i
vas midnight, the "Dorie Club" wal
Nesent and Immediately began to threater
Tie lives OF those jurors who had been box
tough TO give q conscientious verdict
'aelt threats were soon followed by bru
III attack upon those jurors, who were 70
SIGHTING the prisoner as well as upon th'
'Eyers who defended him andl upon th'
nsoner himself. Il was with the creates
1eui,y that peace could be restored, ant
ne lives OF those, upon whom these fiend
'ee infliciing there msrderoos blows
tSod be protected. Five of the jurors wer'
'ss'dersbly injured, while the two, whc