The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-16


We are thus minute, for these partic-
ulars show that the Fenians have ere
ated fear in the English heart. The
prisoner stands up and the Indictment
having been read, he pleads not guilty.
Mr.. Lawson, the Attorney General, rises
and opens the case for the Crown. The
chief evidence against Luby consists of
The writings in. the Irish People news
paper, for every line In which he is le-
gally responsible. The Attorney Gen.
oral reads extracts from several of these
publications, which were thorough
enough In all conscience, every mode Of
redress for Irish grievances, save that OF
the sword, being contemptuously SCORED
at by the writers. The second branch
of the evide nee connected him with the
guidance and management OF the Fee
Man organization. Letters written by
him to his wife, from General Cor
coran's camp, in May, 1853, showed that
he was then In the United States for the
purpose of assisting in the organization
of the society, and that he was actually
employed in gaining Fenian recruits
among the Irisll-American officers in
the Federal army. That there was the
document headed Executive" written
after his return from America, in which
Stevens intrusts supreme control over
the home organization" to Luby,
O'Leary and Kirkham during his
own absence. The first day is
over. A regiment of hussars, riding
with drawn swords escorted the
prisoner back to Richmond. He was,
nevertheless, greeted with loud cheers
by the crowds assembled at various
points in tho streets through which they
passed. The next day, the government
informers take the stand, and make
short work Of Luby. On Thursday,-the
third day-the jury come into court, at
twenty minutes to o'clock, after being
about two hours in elaboration. The
following Is the history: H..
Mr.. Geale: Put forward Thos. Clarke
Luby. n4gA haaiuiGg
The prisoner O'Leary then retired
from the bar and Thomas Clarke Luby
took his place. t,u
Mr.. Geale called over the names of the
Jurors, after which he said: Gentlemen,
have you agreed to your verdist.
The Foreman: We have. We say the
prisoner is guilty on all the counts.
The prisoner heard the verdict with
perfect calmness.
The Attorney General: Ipray SEN
tence. -.
Mr.. Justice Fitzgerald: We will re-
tire for few minutes. Their lordships
then retired. In about quarter of an
hour they resumed their seats on the
bench. ars. A.4t
Mr.. Geale: Thomas Clarke Luby,
you have been found guilty of compass
Ing the deposition of the Queen, of in
tending to levy war upon her, and of in
citing foreigners and strangers to invade
this country. What have you to say
why sentence should not be passed upon
you9 hse ft1 r.. a4 81
THE PRISONERS ADDRESS.
The Prisoner: Well, my lords. !
don't think any person present here Is
surprised at the verdict found against
me. have been prepared for this ver-
dict ever since / was arrested, although
l thought it my duty to fight the British
Government inch by inch, to dispute
every inch. felt was sure to be found
guilty, since the advisers of the Crown
took what the Attorney General was
pleased the other day to call the inner
ciful course" OF course, | thought l
might have n fair chance of escaping, so
long as the capital charge was impend-
ing over me, but when they resolved on
trying me under the treasOn-felOny act,
| felt thatI had not the slightest, small
est chance. am somewhat embarrassed
at the present moment as to what
should say. Under the circumstances,
there are great many things that /
would wish to say, but feeling that there
are other persons in the same situation
with myself, and that might allow
myself to say something injudiciOus
which would peril their case, feel that
my tongue is, to great degree tied.
Notwithstanding, there are two or three
points upon which | would say few
words. have nothing to say of Judge
Keogh's charge to the jury. He did not
take up any of the topics that had been
introduced to prejudice the case against
me--fOr instance, he did not take up the
accusation of an intention to assassinate
attributed to my fellow-prisoners and
myself. The Solicitor General, in his
reply to Mr.. Butt, referred to those
topics. Mr.. Barry was the first person
who advanced those charges. thought
they were partially given up by the At
t0rney General in his opening state
mant, at least they were put forward in
a very modified form; but the Solicitor
General, in his very virulent speech
put forward those charges in a
most aggravated manner. He sought
even to exaggerate upon MIR. Bar
try's original statement. Now, with re-
spect to these charges, in justice to my
character | must say that in this court
there is not man more incapable of
anything like massacre or assassination
than am. really believe that the
gentlemen who Jamestown such ability
in prosecuting me, in the bottom oftheir
hearts they believe me incapable of an
act of assassination or massacre. / don't
see that there is the smallest amount of
evidence to show that ever entertained
the notion of massacre Of landlords
and priests. i forget whether the adj
visers of the crown said intended mas
sacre of the Protestant clergymen. Some
of the writers of our enlightened press
said that / did. Now, with respect to
the charge of assassinating the landlords
the only thing that gives even the
shadow of color to that charge is the
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