The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-11-09
Closing Scenes II the Trial Of Father
Mona hon the Eprion


The following closing scenes in the trial oil
Father McMahon are detailed by the Toron-
to correspondent Of the New York Herald,
as follows:
THE JUDGES ADDRESS TO THE JURY.
At fifteen minutes to FIVE bis Lordship
addressed the jury in the following Ian
guage:
The learned counsel for the Clown, takes
the task Of proving that the prisoner was
found levying war on her Majesty with other
evil disposed persons. The counsel for the
prisoner tries to prove that he was forced
to accompany those men IN their atrociOus
undertaking. 1t those men were foolish
enough TO come over would the prisoner be
likely to tell those men to stop by telling
them to take care Of themselves II be was
opposed to the expedition but if he was
there against his viii, as his counsel states,
would it not be likely, he would advise
those men now that you have an OppOrtu-
nsty, 90 home and get away from this place. y
Was he, "a he represents himself TO be, no
Eenian, and only here with those men by
force? 10 regard to iiis American citizen
ship it is right you should understand it,
and Il Is my duty u explain the rule. The
-dh VI i-il- anu hu5, tttdt btCC al NiNiHC'i
ways citizen. England in 1872 went to
question, but the Crown does not wish to
contend the point but take the prisoner S
own words that he is a citizen Of the United
States, and that he came from Buffalo. As
regards his character as a priest, the uned-
ucated Irish are very sUperstitiOus race,
and they think if they received absolution
after making good confession, they are
saved. If You find that the prisoner was
their to receive their confession, then he
aided those men. 1t was IN duty as a cer-
gyman to lay information before the author
ties that those men intended to commit an
overt act against her Maiesty's Govern
meut. The prisoner should be considered
innocent until found guilty by the Grown.
Step by step until he be found guilty, he is
innocent, and when found guilty it is to be
taken for granted by society that he is gull,
.. Hi Lordship then proceeded to read
portion OF the evidence to the jury.
The jury then retired, and after an alb
sence of five minutes, returned a verdict Of
guilty.
The prisoner, upon being asked, by the
judge, if he had anything to say why sen,
tence should not be passed upon him, spoke
as follows:
REMARKS OF THE PRISONER.
Rev. John McAIahon, the prisoner, re-
pie in a very weak and excited tone as
follows:
According to the testimony the case is
very clear against me, and | have only to
say, my Lord that | am not guilty. feel
SO In my heart. as God is my Judge. Ionly
lett home on Wednesday, the 3Oih Of May,
and arrived lii Buffalo on Thursday night,
the 3lst Of May, and stopped al the Frank
in House, on the corner Of Llicott and Sen
eca streets. The following morning, before
nine, called on my friend, Mr. II. Vaughan,
and his brother, Mr.. d. Vaughan, after
which | went locking FOR ticket Office TO
get ticket for Montreal; and while look
ing for the ticket Office, | met friends who
informed me that the Fenians had crossed
into CANADA. | chen crossed over by the
ferry and was detained by the Fenians |
had 10 intention Of STAYING with them, and
was never connected with them in any man
ner. was then made to promise by them
that | would attend to their wounded =
These men, Mulligan and Sullivan, have
sworn false against me. They say they saw
me in Fort Erie, when, as God is my wit
ness, | was in Buffalo; but [ pray that
God, who can read all our most hidden
thoughts, will judge between them and my
self, and may God in his mercy forgive
them.