New-York tribune., 1866-12-24
TIE FENIiNS.
THE TRIALS AT swEBTsBURG-TERENcE MCDONALD
POUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO BIZ HANGED.
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ruE TRIALS AT swEETsBURG-TERENCE MCDONALD
POUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO BB HANGED.
BY rsLEcEAFR TRIBUNE.
SwEErsBUBG. Dec. y, I56G-The Court opened ct W
A. H., Judge johnson presiding. The evidence offered
against James Smith similar TO that IN the case ot
Thomas Madden ns 90 the FrIaus leyyng war against
tie English Government lieut. Money OF the Volunteers
testified that the Feuiaus fred or company Oh inc
ROval Guards 90 Ecces House on tlc ytA 81 june Ils
Holloway identified the prisoner S1it1, rs hayak s ~
witnesses 10 examine len The case IN the hands VI the
Judge without addressing the jury.
judge johnson, 40 his charge, said that II tey iohnu
from the evidence offered that tho prisoner was IN arms
against her Naicstys troops they must hnd he was in
arms against her Nsicstys Government, "hlcl was NV
o1eusc alleged they would lind the prisoner gulty' nv
Jury then retired and 40 d o'clock came INTO tout lo
Sor,p rc,,i ~, cannot a-rec" The Judge then
ordered the jury 10 De discharged, ana 'ha1 '"o P'O1
smith, be removed 10 jan. . , ,...i
in the box on o charg, OF joining some evdsposen per
sons on the Sth Of juno for the purpose OF leyhB war
against Her Mae-lvs Government Jury was IH.uIcll
afcly iwranroed The first witness for the Crown was
Thomas B Carpenter who testified that he saw tLo pl5
oner Mcdonald 10 his tavern ut Pigeon I'M, June
armed and with some other Fcnions who were aTueu
with muskes marked L. s., lo0li the witness uu no.
hear the prisoner say what they came % Canada lo D
heard some Ct his companions say th"' " VIZ l iJ
ton TO make Canada republic 10 be ce9 No ] ]s,.
or annex IL the great republic OF the UGIeu o''es
w. $ lOsapllc testified that on the IN Oh JtNt nc s'
the prisoner at St. Armand station dftcr ne hdl Dee
captrrcl BY the Royal Guards; the prisoner hen informed
lin n ot he Lod zone TO Pigeon Hin to the excitement
caused by the arrival OF the Fcuiaus and that ho was no.
member Of their organization, but loyal subject o.
England. T. r. Roberts read written stAt'MtLl i%lHuo %
bv The prisonor Mcdonald 10 him when be had Deeh
removed to tho Montreal JAIL which was 40 substance te
samo rs the evidence given by iiosappe' anu 'A'' Ho
stated that he was native Of Ireland
Mis5P Ferguson testified that she remembered nallS
seen the prisoner with body OF armed Fenans VINO hal
stopped at Carpenters tavern on the 9th OF june ana tha
the prisoner was armed. George T. Jones esuhed 10 nav
ing arrested the prisoner Mcdonald al Pigeon lii, and
that hc was armed H. Chadboumc testified that Mcdonald
had on Fcnian medal when arrested, but that ne had
denied he was q Ftuilu. Tho then proceeded to
examine several military officers in order 90 prove that The
Fenans entered the Province with the intention OF eYy-
ing war The prisoners counsel proceeded 70 address The
iuiy At p m. and occupied their attention until 81 p m
in attempting TO provo that the pdsoher visited Pir'on
Hin where the Fcnans campcd in order 10 SATISFY
HE curiosity Mr. Ramsay then followed on behai oI lue
crown. At52oclock the Judge charged the jury and NJ
~ H. they retired. Afor absence Of an hour they
came into court with verdict of guilty. Judge Johns
then scucuced the prisoner be hanged on F1dy eD
Is. The Court then adjourned.