The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-15

The attorney general demanded that judgment
against the prisoner should be entered on each count
III the indictment, rs was the rule in England
Baron LErRoy-The Attorney General having called
upon us to have judgment entered each count in
the Indictment, order the Clerk of the Crown to do
Mr.. Mitchell, having expressed wish to address the
| Court, allowed to do So He said:
1.-THE law has done its part and the Queen Of
England, her Crown and Government in Ireland
now secure pursuant to act of Parliament have done
! my part also Three months ago promised Lord Ga
rendon and his government in this country, that
would provoke him into his courts of justice places
OF this kind are called and that would force him
publicly and VIGOROUSLY to pack jury against to
convict me, else that would walk free man out of
this court, and provoke him to a contest in another
field My Lord, knew | was setting my life on that
cast but knew that in either event the victory should
be with me, and it is with me- Neither the jury nor
tho judges any other in this court presumes
to imagine that is criminal who stands in this dock
! (Aurmurs OF applause whichthe police endeavored to
repress.) | have shown what the law Is made Of In
! Ireland have shown that her Majestys Government
sustains itself in Ireland by packed uries by partisan
Judges by perjurcd sherifs."
Baron LErRoY--The court cannot sit here to hear
arragn the jurors of the country, the sheris Of
by which the crown Of England holds this country
We cannot sit here and suffer you to proceed thus
because the trial is Every thing you had to say
previous to the Judgment the court was ready to hear
and did hear We cannot suffer you to stand at that
bar to repeat must say, very nearly repetition of
Mr. MITCHELL Will not say any thing more Of the
kind but say this -
Baron LEFRoY-Any thing you wish to say, we will
hear; but trust you will keep yourself within the H.
mits which your own judgment must suggest to you
| Mr. MITcHEL-I have acted all through this bust
from the first, under a strong Of duty. do
not regret any thing have DONE aud believe that
the course which have opened is only commenced
The Roman who saw his hand burning to ashes before
the tyrant promised that three hundred should follow
out his enterprise. Can not promise Cooking at his
friends who surrounded the doc for for two for
| three, ay for hundreds.
A loud shout of exultaton here rung through the
court, accompanied by immense cheering clapping of
Baron LEROY ordered the officer to remove MIR.
Mitchell and ,then retired from the SQUIRT Tho prisons
friends and members OF the counsel in their robes,
rushed over tables and benches to shake hands with
the prisoner The scene which ensued is described
the most extraordinary seen, in Irish
court The police found it impossible to restrain the
persons in the court At length the prisoner
veyed through the underground passage to the cell in
Newgate and the court began to resume its ordinary
Baron LEROY at length returned to Court, and
| business was about to be proceeded with, when
MIR JOHN REA, of Belfast, complained that, by the
orders of the high sheriff, he (AIr Roa), although
teral witness for Mr. Mitchell in the challenge to the
array, was kept out of Court on Thursday.
Ba. on LErRoy-We have had no complaint from Mr..
| Mitchell of the absence of q material witness.
Mr.. REA-But, my Lord, has the sheriff right to
keep professional men out and allow military mon
into the Court! The parade ground and the barracks
The HIGH SHERIFF said he had been informed by the
police that Mr. R-a endsavored in turbulent way, to
get admittance into Court and threatened to ply
steal force, in order to obtain admittsnce. He (the
sheriff. had furnished Mr. Mtches friends with tick
cts in order that they might be enabled to commune
| cate with him.
Baron LEROY Undressing Mr.. Real-The Court de-
sres if you have any complaint to mako against the
sheriff, you will embody it in an affidavit.
| Mr. real shall do so.
! coMMIrrAL OF MEssRs. DoHENY AND 7. P. MEAGHEn
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Mr. Michael Doheny here placed at the bar,
of the Court by shouting in most dsorderly manner
Mr. DoHENY-l admit that clapped my hands but
every word uttered by Mr. Mitchell in that dock
Baron LEraoY-You are psrtinaciously persisting In
Mr DoHrsr-I don't mean to say one word that
could be construed into contempt of court.
BAROw LErRoy-But you are acting in way to in
crease he contempt of which you have been guilty in
| the first instance. You admit that you committed
contempt of court, with which the disposed
feeling came from you involuntarily But now sir,
you have added to that, and disposed to commit
Mr. DoHEsY-I did not mean to say one word in con-
tempt of court sentiments were uttered in which
coincded and expressed my appreciation Of them
and account whatever will retract that appro
baton.
After consulting for q few moments with his brother
Judge,
! BARON LEROY said oh | was not aware you were
member of the bar from whom, therefore. might be
| expected oh ervance of decorum much beyond
what might be expected from person not of the posi-
ton and rank you hold Under the circumstances
now detailed to the court, We are Of opinion that you
| should be committed.
! MIR DoHESY-I am counsel for young who
are charged with the offence of drilling Shall have
| an opportunity Of defending them!
NJ JusrIcE MooRE-Certainy you shall be permit
! ted to do So
| Mr. Baldwin, G. c., intimated that it was not the
intention of the crown to proceed with the prosecu
ton for drilling, &C., in the case of the Queen Eng
iish and others.
Mr. DoHrSY then applied that his clients should be
permitted to stand out on their own recognizances to
the next commission
was granted.
Mr.. r. F. Meagher then brought up in custody of
Inspector Little, who being sworn charged him with
expressing applause by stamping his feet and clapping
his hands.
has sworn; have you any observation to make!
Mr.. MEAGHER replied that he had nothing to say.
Baron LErnor--Do you mean to say that you confess
what you have been charged WITH
Mr.. MrAGHER-I do, my Lord.
Baron LErRoY--Have you any apology!
Mr.. MEAoHER--None, my Lord
Judge MooRE-Perhaps this done in the excite
ment of the moment. and you will reconsider tho
ter in the course of the day
Baron LErRoY-We will receive any apology during
the sitting Of the court
Another gentleman who had given expression to his
feelings in the court also brought up in custody
but discharged stating that he had acted under
the excitement of the moment
Andrew English one of the traversers in the drilling
case before mentioned also charged with
conduct in the passage leading to the court He stated
however that he did not wish to create any disorder
but merely to obtain admission into the court where
he expected his would be called on. The Judges,
therefore ordered him to be discharged.
Baron LErRoy said with respect to Mr. Doheny, who
kept standing at the table in the custody Of the
police that the court would not commit him until he
| had time for little calm reflection.
Mir. J. P. DLLoS observed that Mr.. Doheny in
state Of excitement but that he had not intended to be
guilty of any contempt Of court.
Baron LgrRov--But when there has been contempt,
and when the gentleman perscvcres and sets up de-
Of his conduct the court would be wanting in its
duty if it did not vndicate its authority and would
| not deserve to sit here.
Mr. DnLoS-It was not Mr.. Dohcnys intention to
| offer any disrespect to the court but he under
the impression that what required of him would
involve retractaon Of the expression of his sympathy
| for Mr.. Michel.
Baron LErRoy-Not at all. We don't want to in
erfere with any gentleman to prevent him to indulge
his eeling-that is all matter of taste but IL the
| gentleman says he acted under exciteme MT, and did
| not intend any contempt towards the court
! Mr.. DoHENY-I did not mean any disrespect to the
court. did not mean any contempt to the court in
giving expression to my feeling but whatever punish
is attached to the expression Of my sympathy for
Mr. Mitchell, and for entertaining tho opinion havo
uttered cannot retract it. repeat, however, that
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