The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-09
THE FENIANS.
The P.rsnto Leader on the Sentences
Possibility Of Communication Of the
scptcpccs of Lynch and Me1Iahsn-
Release Of Three Prisoners,

The Psrsuto Leader on the Sentences
Possibility Of Communication Of the
scpiepccs of Lynch and Me1Iahen-
Release Of Three Prisoners.
TORONTO, c.. W., November S.-The
Toronto Leader, in long article on the
fate of the condemned Fenians, says
The formal passing of the sentence of
death is not regarded as a certain indi-
cation of their fate. Circumstances
point towards leniency. The necessity
for shedding blood-is not very urgent,
nor its utility clearly apparent. These
circumstances will probably determine
the fate of the prisoners, but if it should
turn out that none of them are executed
the substituted punishment will no
doBht DO exemplary. Let no ono run
away with the idea that the Fenian cul-
prits will get free pardon, or anything
approximating to it. Public opinion
will demand that punishment be certain
and severe. Under different circum-
stances they wonld assuredly have been
hanged. fit were necessary to deter
them from another raid to execute, all
appeals for mercy ~o,,id be vain. The
Imperiai Government will have some
suggestion TO make on the subject, and
by that suggestion tie representative OF
the Crown will, with or without fur
ther advice, shape his course.
There is an increasing tendency Oh
the part of the public to believe that
the full rigor of the law will not be exc
cuted on the prisoners sentenced to
death. ~a . y y -
Already friends of tbs prisoners afe
raising money in the States on the pre-
sumption that they are going to be
hanged, and lift be probable that they
will not be hanged, the sooner this il
understood tho less money they viii
be able to raise. We can afford to be
magnanimous much better than we can
afford to make them nArtyrst bnt our
msgnanjmity can net be beyond; spss.
Ing t6ey lives, if It 60 that far. Pun
ishment ipso qort;opate to their crime.
with, perhaps, an gdmf3tpre OF loyal
.clemeney, they must receive. n -
The Globe has o dispatch from Non,
trsal, saying it is understood thQt the
Government, at the late Cabinet meet
ing, resolved 10 commute the sentence
.ofLynch and McSfahon.G =.
Three men named Bell. Flanagan, and
Wells, confined ut the old jail Eipce
june last, on the charge of Fenianism,
we're released from custody, the Grand
Jury finding no bills against them
'TcyY $780, -Tgs
Cen,i.saiiea ~ TrisIs ~ Tsrssts.
j. TOR0NTo. Nov. -a-Tk9 s4citment
over tie fenian trials is diminishing.
III The Court opened to-day at the usqai
hour. '....,.. ri
Patrick Neil was the arst prisoner
placed in the dock. 4 ~ e. ga
Mr.. X. McKinzie-Before the prisoner
pleads move that the Indictment be
quashed on the ground of misioinder of
Courts, and that tho otfense was COM
mitted in the comfy of Willard, and
therefore cannot be tried by the county
of York, it being one of the counties
united. aaa,s 300. -tl. - b. ~
Mr.. X. A. Harrison contended that his
learned friend had placed . wrong con-
stEpction on the Interpretation Of the
clause, and that is to the second ground
his lordship he'd 9yaf ruled That objec-
ton by BIZ, decision in an Ppple9ANp
of the same nature made yeetehlay,
qdAlengthy legal argaReat here took
plscs bet ween counsel, ass Us 81, ~
kMr. r. McKenzie-1 would ask your
fOBdShip to allow me until tomorrow TO
consider which course / shall adopt in
this case, whether ] should enter denur-