, 1866-10-31
THE FENIAN TRIALS.
Closing Scenes in the Trial OF Father
Mc0u1lOns

The following closing scenes in the trial Of
Father McNiahon are detailed by the Toronto
correspondent Of the New York Herald, as
follows:
THE IrDGE's ADDRESS TO THE JURY.
AT fifteen minutes to five his Lordship ad-
dressed the jury i'll the following language:
The learned counsel for the Crown takes the
LIZ Gu9
persona. The counsel 1or The prisoner tres 10
nIo!slhat be was forced to accompany those mca
we're foolish enough to come over would The uris-
oner be likely 10 tell those men to stor by telling
them to take care Of themselves if he was op
against bis will. as lis council states, wonid
Y not DC likely he would advise those men IS now
nat 53n Cub hans , an oppsrTntt 60 home and Get
himself 70 be, no renan, and only here With those
men BY force? In regard to his Au,r.can citlxsn-
slip It's right you slond nadssstand It. aud Il Is
was that once a citizen atways citizen. England
In 16la weot to war with the United States this
very question, bus the Grown does not wish TO
contend the point bnt take the prisoners own
wor9s that be IL c,txcr Of the Unied States, aud
1hat be cam: from Buffalo. As regards his char
ss4 se az
assss' icy <a! t' ss nd s assa tic s.p'ssss 9sa3s
wes Va there to receive their confession, ihsn h@
aided those men. It was his duly as clcsgyt
Sunni to lay information before thc Authorities tat
those men intended to commit an overt net apainat
be considered innocent until found guilty by ,he
Is innocent, and when tound;aflty i il to b. sa:sn
lordsbip then proceeded 10 read a po; ion Of The
evidence to the Jury.
The jury tlien retired to their boz at ten
minutes 10 six O'Clock.
OBJECTION TO TIE lrDGE's CHARGER By CoCS-
Sell FOR THE DEFENCE.
During the absence of the jury Mr.. Cam.
erou, the counsel for the defence made OBJ
jections to portion of the charge made by
his Lordship, which his Lordship corrected
in lis notes Of the trial.
TIE VERDICT.
At five minutes to six o'clock the jury en-
tered and took their seats, whcn the Clerk
proceeded to call their names.
CleIk-Gcntlcmen Of the jury, have you
agreed on your vcrdtcts
Foreman Guilty.
Ills Lordship-0n all the charsess
Foreman-We find him guilt; on each of
the charges.
Ills I.ofdship-Ha-e you anything to say
VIZ. sentence should not be passed upon
REMARKS OF TIE PRISONER.
Rev. John AlcAIahor, the prisoner, replied
In very weak and excited tone Us follows:
According 10 the testimony the case is very clear
against me, and hare only to eay, my Lord, that
NJ Judge. only ieis home on on Wedneslsy, 81 The BE-
stshi, ths si:t e My: and stoPPoi at the Frank.
sttcsts. The following morning, before nine,
1eal!ed on my ttiend; ME. II. Vaughan, and bls
ard his brother, Nj; y: Vaughan, after which
Montreal; and while lookins lor he ticket s.
! met some. friends who informed mo that the
Fs,,ians Ia had crossed into Canada: ihen crossed
over BY Tie ferry and was detained By the FeLt-
ans. ihad nu intention Of ofetaying With Them, and
was never corrected With them In any nanncr.
was was then made 70 promise by them thst 4
Mulligan and Sullivan. have sworn false against
NJ; They say they saw nc IN For. Erie, when,
q &C Gcd ,al is ny Win witness, yas l.. Bn5slo; ";
thoughts, wifi jndpe between ,hcm aud myself,
nnd may God In his mercy forgive them.
THE SENTENCE,
Ills Lordship said
John McMaaon, The jury hay. fouad yoa
guilty, nna regret 10 rec a Clergyman Of you:
church. uho have afwats held the character oi
e yoaF posion ronr ont pfissthood % 'hs,t nv a.
ways tried to prevent bluodshed: hut you, for
Ect!ius yoaE oath - q priest aud as citfzeu of
guided aud unfortunate men to 20 home, nc Gnd
hat yon aided them in the commission Of the
crimes OF which they are guilty. ! must eay that
have brought In, and from the evidence, cannot
see how they could have come TO any olhcr con.
clnsion. Hyou had gous TO administer tho last
their confessions and forgive them OF their sins,
as you believe you have The power to do, there e
not man in The province who would have saId
no 10 yonr going on your mission Of mercy.
When these unfortunate men saw you among
them they took courage and persisted In commit
ting acts Ut hostility against The peace Of her Ma
jc*ty's Government. bnvo very painful duty
to perform. ! might order your Immediate cxe-
cniion after p1pneuncing the scncence I'm about
to pass you II desired 20 to d. the law 1carrs
to me that power; but DO not wish TO shorten
yeus lie one minute. want to give Jour legal
adviser and yourself time to rectify any legal
errors may have been led into In the conduct
OF Itis trial. either In my charge 10 tho Jury OF my
exposition Of the law. width nv learned brethren
will have m opportunity Of reviewing. There IL
no man who would haye re]oced more than my
self ii m error was fonnd thai would be sustained
will not harrow your feelings nny longer by far
thcr observation on this painful subject, and It
now only remains 70. nc to discharge the solemn
dnty which would willingly ayoid-l mean that
Of pateihg the awful sentence Of the Law upon you
which ts that ion, John McMahon. be taken from
the place where sou now stand to the place whence
you camc. and that On Thursday, the thirteenth
day Of December next, you be taken from thence
to the place Of execution, and there be hanged by
the Deck until JON arc dead; and may the Lord
have mercy on ycur soul.
4 general feeling prevailed among the
prisoners eympathizers that Chief Justice
Wilson'S charge was prejudicia1 in its tone
towards the prisoners.