The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-27

j~'Ehc Trials at sweet Si,ure Taomas smith
Condemned TO Denth-Anosher Raid Anti
ctpatcd- Presents of Overcoat~ to the Pri-
So"rrs from President Roberts Colonel
Lunch Declines to Accept One, &c.
S~ErJsBUEs. ysc. 20, 1896
isiiing the morning il mmored that no court
would he held account Of ndse johnson having le
here Monday to spend Christmas In Montreal. Al
eieyen O'Clock however, the crler proclaimed ordor in
our Judge johnson cred and took his seat ON the
bench it hall past eleven 'he Sheriff rla.od Tha,nas
SIt IN The prisoner bo. Tor being in the sth
OF June agains, her Majesty. This prisoner h 1
asissees but The Jury not agreeing, he aeln for
further trial Considerable difficulty manifested in
enpane.ing Jury. the having challenged four.
teenAad the crown t-s,-s
IGnedlate.v alter =. Try had been sworn ip the
l'ry - Gle rase OF Ie,fc.. Mcdonald, who had been
locked M over hristmts csi,e IN. fnc Clerk hsv ing
acSe. de uss legal qiesous ia regsri TO tser verdict
tnefscnan Of the juiy replied that they unable
acrae. Judge ortrred them TO be discharged and
the pr4s oner tlfcDonad) removed Iesraed from one
81 ic iuiors in Mcdonald that eleven were for
csny4elion end one for scauiital
Thgcrogn then proceeded 10 eSsmipe wi,nesecs 10 tue
os Thomas smith Their evidence was in spl ,nee
M san,e ss that given al the previous trial.
iNncs Williams private in the Roysl Guoris tesi
6rt shat the prisoner with body 0f Fensrss the
sch q juno aud that when the guards fred them
Pigeon Hill the Fenians ron away the prisoner among
them ami That tbc guards pursued them tor ds
anre and capured Tho isoner smith: but WHOM iaken
he hsa thrown away his rine
The defence saving no Witnesses, Me- 0Hsliofan ad-
drcs-ea The ig1y FOR the defence = worry eloquent
nianBer.
w. hainssv followed bpbslf OF the Crown snd
sndeavprFd 70 provo hat thu prisoner ony
sh.nst her Maes'y On, had Hrsd her Mafesiys
rho learned gentleman further remarked tbs,
The defence bad objected 10 the indictment assnst the
prS7ueT Ar he,ug Amerirsn cititen bot with shat
gentlemen % the Jury, you have nothing 10 do Tho
prisoner wa born rrfer the government o. England.
nnd ~ the learned jt'ge johnson has already informed
ron ounr citizen of England always citizen
the Jd9E then CHARGED The iurv who retired AZ hais.
pa one ftn; returned into court a two r. NJ with
vHdic' Of ealtv, ai tho counts charged sgans him
IN ths indir'gcnl
jnds9 Jonrson then proceeded 10 paxs sentence Of
ooNh GO ihe it~,ner IN very oaching address after
~ Usna Proclamation had hSnu ,nadc by the crier as
frI"s = Tta pfi.ouor vlll be banged by the neck
i,on. lave mercy oa his sou
nutrg nc tidal the prisoner listened very attentiveiy
70 'hos'ydence r'yes hy Ntrcsses and when sentence
had been psrN 90 him he remarked 20 tho HERALD
refortsr u an glad tnoi the job is over"
Terrence ecDprAid wss then placed on trial on the
cnsysc OF stealing wary oen's The trial or this prs
one, M Ne sae charge has air sady appeared In the
H1sALp OF the 2'th.
Toe c.gt OF Resrdon we thea brought IN and After
considerably evidence taken the Jndgs decided that
Case was made out against the prisoner and he WAS
acquitted ~ the jury without leaving their box ana
disshs-rca Michael Crowley then tried the eyl.
deuce being The Reanon's case snd the Jury
sdjouynse
Rumoss OF raid current among the military me
comrsajer Of tbs post has svcn orders that guards
sssneA IN the Gncront rcutce leading 70 the VII.
ase sr sssiis have beoA sent along the froHter with
orders 10 auyn N they should hear OF any number OF
Isnh "a ustps sf ~. Abaps
Roberts has sSaised the American Consul st Toronto
prisoners confpef IN thai city THIS has been COMM.
nlestJc 70 Lynch, who declines the oner