Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-01-18
The Irish Fillibusters at Cincinnati.

III was dIlDOuUCcu SCfCIdl ues1S S1ilIS
that some eight or ten persons had been
arrested at Cincinnati, charged setting
on foot a hostile invasion of the Canadas.
The examination of these parties COM
menced on the 9TH inst, before Judge
Leavitt, of the United States Court. The
names of the parties under arrest are as
follows:
VIM. G. Haplin, David Ready, Sam
uel Lumsden, John Hudson, James Muir
ply, ]. W. Burke, John McGroarty,
Bartholomew O'Keefe, Edward Keni-
feck, Thomas Tiernon, Michael Norman,
and Owen B. Fairidy, who were repre-
scented by Attorneys NIallon, Piatt and
O'Neal-Mr. Halpin appearing in his
own behalf
Messrs. Sage and Probasco appeared
for the prosecution, which was set on foot
by Mr.. Rowecrof, the British Consul.
Mr.. Sage made a statement of what he
expected to prove
"That a secret association, called by
its members the Irish Emigrant Aid So
ciety of Ohio had been in existence in
this city for period of three months or
more; that it was auxiliary to a parent
society in Boston, Massachusetts that
the aim of both, as would appear, were
the subversion of British government in
Ireland through Or by the help of some
military expedition, set on foot and Or
ganized in this country by the societies
named; that the defendants in this case
were members of the Irish Emigrant
Aid Society," and in that capacity had Vi
olated the neutrality law"
Mr.. Sage also read an address of the
Robert Emmett Branch of the Irish Emil
grant Society of Ohio, to the Irishmen of
the Buckeye State, which is not essen
TALLY different from the addresses al
ready issued by kindred societies in this
city and New York. Mr.. Sage also read
the following oath administered to the
members of the society:
ain the awful presence of God, I do
voluntarily declare and promise, that l
shall use my endeavors to form broth
erhood amongst Irishmen of all persua-
sions, for to uproot and overthrow Eng
fish Government IN Ireland; and L fur
thermore declare, that neither hopes,
fears, rewards or punishments shall ever
induce me to make known any of the Sc
crets of this order; to all this I most SOL
EMMY pledge my most sacred honor"
Among the witnesses was John Powers,
a part of whose testimony was as follows:
Went up to Hamilton some two or
three weeks since, in company with a
man by the name of Barber; saw Keni-
feck and Burke in the cars; they and
Barber conversed together; got off the
train at Hamilton they went into cof-
fee house and got something to drink
followed them and saw them go in under
Catholic church after they had got can
dies; L got near the window, which was
on level with the pavement; there were
several persons standing near me; the
room was small one; there were a num-
Der of persons in it; the meeting ap-
pointed man as President. The OBJ
ject of the meeting was then called for
Captain Burke got up and said the OBJ
ject of the meeting was to overthrow and
uproot the British Government in Ire
land, and to raise means and men for that
purpose, and that some men had already
gone to Ireland on that expedition; a
young man by the name OF Dalton got
up and opposed it, saying that it was a
violation of the laws of the Constitution
of the United States, and nothing but g
filibustering expedition when left and
heard no more.''
The Court here minated desire t.
adjourn, when the examination ceased
during which the audience had been con
vulsed with laughter-looking upon the
matter of overturning and uprooting the
British Government in Ireland as a mos
capital farce. The Court adjourned I'm
til 9 o'clock this morning"