New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-13
THE FENIAN TRIALS.
TRIAL AND AoQUrTAL OF WILLIAM DUooAS.

TRIAL AND ACQUTTAL or WILLIAM DUoeAN
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Topovro. c. W, Nov, l2-Tho Couu met to-day At l.
o'clock. Tho Hon. J. II. Cameron, r. A, Harrison
IL. D. and }. McEab, appeared for the Crown, and K
Mckenzie Q. C.. J. Fleming and G Murphy for the ac
cussd.
William Duggan was first placed in tAe dock he IS
stout able looking man, apparently between ~ ana %
ye,rs Of age He was dressed In q suit q DARK tweed
bnd appeared 70 derive considerable consolation from
quid Oi tobacco which be uunc1ed Win el-k "--49 ~
indictment was being read TO him. ~ -- - 20 ~
Indictment 0uasbed on the same grounds That relied on IN
the case Of the Queen Ggt Neil and others 81, . Al,
The prisoner exercised bis right and cDaiiens' thTolgh
MS counsel Il jurors before jury was imlahAeeu- Inc
Crown challenged one.
b. KsarS-I move che Court Chat DC calls upon theCrown
4, ~ on vhat counts u indictment they propose 70 Try
hs pisonsr-wlether American citizen or British sub
feet submit that the prisoner las no islt 90 De eu on Two
dsl1e oaeEscs ia the sane indictment
MT Z a. Harrison objected. ~ 800
ANer lengthy argument between counsel bis Lordship
rejected Nj Mckenzie MOTION
A.. McNab opened the case Tor the Crown 10 short
address.
, o,. i,st June. he tod me nat be- was am American
a ba was born in the County Of Monaghan Ireland and
usually resided IN Buffalo on the LIST OF June he was asked
m o1s Hcherngton when the Fenans crossed over lac
rnsnei at home al day be went with his employer TO the
head O the railway yard where the Feuln were o. guard the
Jsals told him not 70 come back without pass om their
I5s Tsp,r ssor-I was at Fort Eric on the LIST Of June
and saw the Fenans landing The prisoner ives at toI RE
anl he never heard Of anything against his CHARACTER 81
E0,e cgran soon1-l i've Al Port Co3ofnei sIgssfa
IDnef The 2s Of June he made no staemea know we
oUmaia Bridge II Is about mile ea o. Sosss a nia
ts Ruo and Lake Huron Railroad crosses i on the "a OF
JaBo th volunteers crossed The bridge IT was s on he on
s Of It burned PIT out tle hr u the
bridge Ind been burned il vould have Distracted the running
o the taus; have the prisoner o. Fort t ne was
track loborcr the railway on section No j. .,...
WL1t Len0T srOJt-l live 10 Toronto III saw tae prisoner
am 5oae 9F' in the Qaooa own Decye Clarke had
arrested the prisoner Clarke went into hone 20 ger o9S
Iaf nrri-ou u III
IN, white alone with him that he had been with the Fenass
shat be had charge OF the hando and that he took the party
tlti 20 burn the SOurnain bridge
aa shooting man and convicted and sentenced g
st i tod he prisoner before be made bis statement
me- m he ought 10 come out With the and might
m neck be hesitaed while and then made 11e state
Mr Mckenzie moved that the statement Of the pris-
our % the witness be struck out Of the evidence as
bsiug made under threat while in custody.
Tie Hon j. H. Cameron opposed the motion.
Afsr some discussion his LOrdshp suggested that the
evidence OF Detective Clarke should be rsi taken that
the Circumstance of the arrest and the position OF ennox
should be fully seen aud said he would decide the
point Of dispute before the case went 10 the jury.
Cias Carke sicoI was over at Fort Erie amer raid
OF June last as a Government detective; June went 90
I0 Ere and Thomas Mexican and john Neil told me that he
prisoner had helped Fe1i3hs 70 Ioo '4e illT SIMON t
went IN Major Gilmore anu got lenno2 detached 70 ass, me
found prisoner house by the track while ~ my charge
& prisoner stated that he mad taken one bottle brandy ana
pf % u s breast asked nun WY ne to9A tAi D, INC I
Sand te tenians were taking IT, and be thought le might as
81
Ito. MrKedH SC0rI-I was IN the employ of the Grand
1ulk Railway Company IN ne last the prisoner also ~
DE- rr lpT 0i the Company June cav several armed
t,lss into the railway station together with The prisoner
lI.Y bOAe open drawer there saw The prisoner hand the
Eea1ls sJmethng apparently small Implement was not
Isei ll opening drawegs-
= the Hoa Mr. Cameron said that II being then 81 it
would DO better perhaps 10 reserve the proceedings for
ths defense TIL the following day and the jury could be
looked up for the night and provided for.
A iurynan rose aud asked whether there was any
need for their hearing evidence for The defense IN case
they agreed that had been made outf His
LordsIip said there would not.
J,8da' We unanimously Of the opinion TIA: we mnst
aclut tie man.
ILe Hon II. Cameron 10 his Lordship-" The jury are
convinced that the Crown has NOT established a case.
HE Lgrishit--" That dispOses Of IT,
Aafr4f t1rHe1' w unanimously OF that opinion.
The Clerk having recorded and declared the verdict,
Not Guilty His LordshiP, addressing the prisoner
said.
william Dnggan tire jury haze found Won not guilty and
fiuk properly because what YOU dad OF TOO doubtful
have stakcd your lie t. You have received
three brief words which state that YOU
honest rddrinkiug hard.workng man Contract that
character y0u can and be IN future honest hwOTkng
,ud 900 val be right Now you are al liberty