The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-26

matter in what capacity he acted that he entered
porter nos-you are TO hnd him gully and hang him.
Mr.. Cameron sAs the witnesses for the Crown provo
that the pr,sone, was there They ara 70 b, believed
SO? yon equally Sound 70 believe The statements
made TODAY BY thu witnassos To-, me ne'ence-men who
~rsa'ser wa % pns on their trial. au VIM ma ass s 10
interest a MAKER one way or The other. '"es
al point that the prisoner was rios -
Fenan olicer and that no we'd no roporier no
stated tn, Same In Buffalo uerr he left he has stuck
20 ms statement since, aud ask You mas o"
consraiic'a1 cS the Ir wn2 Il wan.. o5 mons,rous
noie 10 think that because gentleman comes over
~ rep rter, because no h taking notes IN an
sncmy,s camp TINT he = to os h ,, ior s. dhsn
bary, that they would hang man for be ng ron rer
You all ecolt'ct when Genera GarbalIi invrded The
kingdom Of Naples flihaserina eSped on Of this
natnre for IL was nothing cise At that tide reporters
went from England and other cointrieh and do ron
sSo " I nnr anS o presa I AMI
have stamped the act az a. 5artArous murder have
Witnesses II the Court wopS ha>so Granted them pro-
sworn that tho prisoner had connection with tho
Fonian Brothafhood; but those p rites wero not
' gret exceedingly tho position Of Mr. Lynch,
we know that he Is perfectly innocent that no
came over a. nss-pSp &, c,rIss2an,snh and
willingly 70 over and Oh oath give dence decline
TO do 50 Of the risk OF losing "nr lives" Therefore,
commission cannot he issucd for taking evidence ia
Gaze 81 this kind and tho obi chsd 20 II
capnnt place those letters IN evidence Laboring under
uESrHvaDfaySS
that opposed against n, the task nocd upon mo 10
q responsible ono. Gentlomen OF the Try, whom
when he tolls thing at time and another at
another. slight credence attention Is 10 be given to
his staements bn IN this the contrary IS the Fact
for from The commencement TO the end OF h6 state
mants made different occasions 70 different persons
his story remain the same. When he nrst arrested
he said at once that he was reporter TO newspaper
and for nothing else. n no had sad that he had not
been near them a. all then that would snggest to every
then said 10 entitled to every credencs; IL s circum
stance TO prove thai he WAS telling rect story fof
he held 10 This account from the beginning to the end
Now let take the evidence irrespsc, Of the sido
upon which u was called. II ives proved that he was
to Disguise his intention, beng among his friends;
but f he BIO what is alleged Of him. and rather
boast and sock 10 curry favor by holding out that he
Fenan that The crowd might pat him upon the Back;
81 he were engaged with the FeGians he would then have
been swasgerng eoont telling thom to d., this or to do
that but the very the He said
there that he was among thom merely TO report.
Nothing is moro common than for e9afv great naws-
paper TO send reporter wherever ANYTHING OF impor
TANGO IN likely 10 occur yet nation wonld think OF
hanging renortcr who was found with army for The
purpose or telling the inquisre public the details OF
The occurrences Of war. You remember tho great
b,ween tho Northern and Southern Ssa.es Reporters
were .here from every Paper Of importance The lead
Ing paners Of England had reporters thera Did they
hang Russell he editors taken the part Of tho
North OF the South? Take the late evsnls in Italy,
when Garibaldi contrary TO law, invaded tho king
dom Of Naples. Reporters went along with him,
but wond any have yen believe that they hanged
The wrong because they reporting proceedings
the wrong side? 60 what would the world think OF
you " You went 10 hang this man The mere circum-
stance o: bing in Canada mskes no difference. re-
porter Is not liable He goes over as mere spectator,
and gives 70 The world ;hnss as thsy occur and gen
writer We by the newspapers put in evidence that
he published this-"Noihing could have shown
greater mistake than corning over hera There - net
man in Canada ba. Is absolutely against this
expedition II things bad been rsyessei--is.
II
men, tho great array Of talent that IS set agsna.
There i tho sol'si.r General and Hon J. II Cameron
than whom there Is 10 bs..er msn il tho PToviass
who has bed s'sh experience 10 trials THIS. -en-
tenaD, Tor thing. % grea. deal TO contend with,
iianmcliod 10 mos. seror3 way 10 descnco
We not allowed TO bring wtneeses who would prove
shs. ' We applied for ssfo conduct, but tina.
request was refused; not that the prosecution
bad dosifo 70 shut Us ons-nos that tho
IT, 10 patent that aay OF those people who
gagged IN ths AFFAIR were to come here they would DO
hanged; 80 OF course they win not come If this
civil case about horse, under thcss crcum-
stances comm sin coali have been issued 70
Inc those who would not Gomez but cannot do that
here. because tho Law says that commission shall
issue In criminal cases People viii como here 10 be
hanged for their lives arc dcaFer than that OF tho pri
soncr at the bar SO II makes part Of the history OF
this that sought to bring Witnesses here,
but we're refused and TO esamne thcm, which was also
denied Hnre Ia the life OF fellow being trembling
In tho balance and have evidence 10 ncQu him. but
cannot bring it forward. Does not that trarnnal
shut out Surely that s great anomaly in tho law,
which, with regard to the nershp OF . COW. ss
not allowed to use tho testimony OF witnesses obansd
by commission that person Is not entitled TO
be hanged That = what we have to ccnisna assanst,
Being thus prevented from obtaining this ev-
ideneo TO prove tLis mans Innocence, there.
tho way NJ svideuce should have the greatest
attention paid 20 it Still We have evidence from
tho Witnesses Tor tho crown and this should DO con-
n q d III
opportunity The last Of has 10 oonpensate for
sh, defect that ss ST9wn sA' prove the prsSners
VIC could have proved his innocence beyond shadow OF
doubt; but We haze instead only the crumbs and
the crown Moro than this We cannot do;
tho strong arm Of the law shuts mouth, and we
show that the writers would have shov had
not been afraid OF bong hanged They offer 70 before
commissioner Or 70 do anything compatible with ther
hanged That BONG tho ought you not % pay every
attention q evidence for the prisoner which has been
tha' no had spoken " him This was 70 the crorn pro-
sccutor. lis stor asked 4 no there and he nd
tio acknowledged that he was wounded by hall What
kind 81 o Tall ? A minnie bail So, gentleman, from
is confession have donbt ,hoIS oxs,s in sscs cf
your minds conviction ,hst Whist no vss ,cliag sss
tho rr'h Ths man vas pat 70 tust tost "
ycleci.y, yet lao aid uos rsiase 70 answer. After
no has been sutjcc,ea 20 such Test, I
ask you II he ough. not TO DO bs!evec No would not
vary from the truth even 10 save bis e He says taat
ZIG spoke to uiM auouH tuo tuufAuh ONs ala
he tell him 20 forward and aghtf ID exactly The
lie said that the prisoner advised him 10 10
tho other side quickly as no could. Is II likely that
the prisoner would have pemu AIDED no. 70 destroy
the country " hc rympashized with those FsnIansthat
be would Instead Of trying obtain recru:ts urge the
man 10 10 away? The cad be tried 10 follow this
advice, but unable 10 do 50. This circumstance
shows that this man, instcsd Of aiding and abct
ting theSa persona, only intent doing
his duty bis employer He had no influence with the
nn but he had influences with ths person, and he used
IL Now with regard TO the letter written by this
He saws In IL that he Ia "a American citizen and that be
the correspondent OF paper and gives his reason,
too for occupying this position He out OF employ
meEt and had 70 accept Of anything that would keep him
from starving In writing 10 person by the namo OF
Kerr he says that he accepted This position against bis
advice and he sorry that he did 90; that no
only q correspondent: that he didn't burt any
one, nor did ne intend N do. Now tho
Crown 10 onvict calls number OF Witnesses 20 prove
that they this at. different places, and
that he was IN command Stevenson Is the lrss