Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-06
FROM CANADA.
Presentment of the Grand Jury-A
Fight Between Fenian Prisoners
Attempt to Set Fire to the Jail.

Presentment of the Grand Jury-A
Fight Between Fenian Prisoners
Attempt to Set Fire to the Jail.
SwEETsBURG, G. E., Dec. 4.-The Crane
Jury presentment is expected tomorrow
A long argument on jurisdiction is ex'
pected.
The prisoners had alively time this after.
noon. Two of them, Crawford and Dan
Coburn, had fight in the Fenian ward, and
Coburn, who is powerfully built man
punished his antagonist badly. The jail0r
coIared Coburn and removed him to secure
cell in another part of the Jail where he
will be fed on bread and water and deprived
of his allowance of tobacco. This was fol-
lowed by new excitement about quarter
of an hour afterwards. The TAILOR discov-
cred one of the prisoners, Thomas Mad
den, attempting to set fire to the jail
He had filed one of the tin cans
used as coffee cups with burning Goals
from the stove, and had it set on the floor
under the ash-pan. The theory is that he
wanted to set fire to the floor. or more
probably that he was to carry the Goals to
his cell and set fire to the bed clothes, in
the hope that in the confusion caused by
an alarm of fire the prisoners might sue
ceed in effecting an escape. Madden's story
is that he wanted to light his pipe. Orders
have been given that in future two or three
policemen shall remain in the ward with
the prisoners, to preserve order and pre-
vent the repetition of any attempt at in
cendiary efforts.
The New Brass Guns.
TORONTO, Dec. 5.-The Toronto Field
Battery were out practicing with the new
brass guns recently received from England.
They work admirably and add much to the
efficiency of the battery. r...
1t is proposed to open a cavalry school of
instruction in this city, under the control of
officers of the 18th Hussars. This would
give cadets the choice of either cavalry,
Infantry or artillery service.
mr.. Mckenzie to Apply for Writ OF
II ErrO. r. =
TORONTO, G. w., Dec. 5.-Mr. Mckenzie,
the counsel for the Fenians under sentence
of death, has it under consideration to ap-
ply fora writ of error on the grounds that
the Judges OF the Queens Bench and Com
mon Pleas omitted, in refusing to grant the
rule nisi, to make an order for the carrying
out of the sentences already pronounced,
and by this omission the sentences already
had are superseded and there is no author
ity now to enforce them. The applica-
tion will be grounded on the thirteenth
section of the act respecting new trials
appeals and writs of error. 1t reads
as follows: "In case new trial
be refused the court shall make such order
for carrying out the sentence already pass
ed, or for passing sentence ifnone has been
passed, or for the discharge of the prisoner
so convicted on bail or otherwise, as justice
requires" I'm order to obtain leave the
consent of the Attorney General must be
had. Only eight days now remain to do
so.
James McDevitt who halls from Chicago,
was placed in the dock at the police court,
charged with making use of reasonable
language yesterday on the market square,
From the evidence it appeared that he had
said that If the Fenians under sentence of
death were executed Toronto would be set
In flames. The prisoner pleaded intoxica-
tion as an excuse, but was remanded.