New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-26
THE FENIAN TRIALS.

.,ousgKI,-THB NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VI '"'NehA
ray PRISONER FOUND eUITY AND sENTRNcID
20 DEATH.
~ 4ElrosAyH 70 TuS TfleuAr
ToaoTro. Oct 25-The trial OF Robert Boss Lynch Of
,ai,yae Nv sad 70 be q Colonel IN the Fenian army,
.o,o,oooeed Yesterday before Justice John Wilson,
soloitor General Cookbum, aud the Hon. John Hilyard
Csme,ou Nj r. A. Harrison sPpesTed ior the Crown,
and Mr. Martin OF Hamilton and j. h. Doyle for The de-
fsnse Mr. TbarstOn, U. 3. Consul, and Kenneth Nc
KepAe O. watched the ease or behalf of the Anefl-
can Government Twelve jurymen called fTom the pencil
were challenged by the prisoners counsel Inc ns1cI-
IoeDt war then read TO tho prisoner The Hon. John
Hillyard Cameron then addressed the juiY open me
easo tor the Crown N hong speech hessd;
TIC ral one Of great i@poTiance not oi{ toit ,1
,udeed passed under peculiar Circumstance ga
tsn that the JuD was now 10 p"hncd TO ny
she pFseper ~ the bar after Paiod o' s' ~ ., 1Se
.sFso from the time OF ne pesstse u I D-l o. Ios
G0v9eusat Of tc Po' iaee tssl .esl, y, Law
On tho prisoner person aed n iatof oths so 8" Ao OF
Tense BY hliui1ug h1n within the jurisdiction @! t c court
urder tbat sts1ie not eyeliE He eAii10i1n.S powers
conferred by the statute of sunonllt eo"matuai !" ,e
partUptWs thai any Canadian would have b MCNslt 20 lth
fof ohonscs o, ordinary character The prisoner ,iood
6@wa 40 a,ief la. INV 70 Wilc he i'd as,a end which
dscared be oony ,he ofense which 20 prisoner Bias alleged
Win lrony run tle s,idolce vhic. proposed
1he country from which lie set out on his xpehon was al
ye4ee WITH ns country No ore do4tis i iL - tlc sct
s have queftiUn. II declares also Thai hr was
American etilsn We'll as own LAndH riiss osiaa,9e
that is o. 9g dishHt claim me pST, M 'S o1
10 es,aE 81 ibo his boe actually arrived th
ihoash manned he si Nas p.;b those WIG we're tia.
ssould convict him upon me count eeA'fIs s g"
sesslds saos; vine ar not az ars n, ,to,oi s Rop
tto,se "a t ' ,S ~. he 4, Of he I,a~ d-res 10
ast,raIIy engaged these o{gaors ~ - "AY 'tNs9 ~
prove that the bone common part io ".'l thl H
teiss .i assesseIy show hst lie Was sct VIII ot,s p
nc abuent q common plIpose std %he i..t - Tse
rst u yeuf Satisfaction tren IS b's proof 'sc.'n N"N
re haft &c f.i Get tis man T,s ,ga 9j@ , 1n n
Ia hin, that he recognized y Wfn vto of' 20 sp n
rectious aud iusrleos Wide hoGug ta courfd i' vas
,sp s sa'' s65 U a. 51se s9eee @ e nc cans over
e let o. Jese m his arleti on go % We re, ho no
s Nh ten ySe S isy Of SS n. st S Killed We
tAve 6s testimony Of he men q los SeElt h,;'g ~
ssSSt 70 sboS ,aai he EVIDENT a1on = Ss: meg v
H6yert nc GorGnmcnt q the Queen 20 ~, es Jus. REX
,sn5 We he,o f,s own @irs ilsi De- eaag over VIC
l'eE naE O. var but Is ut1 20. peace as
s ,ss iSss e Siscd WIN s' se e 70 t pos
ainng the; Of which re a. b. .s. TO- stcd
siS ,5 81. , ., ' 70 s we s fe,e & g SD
soDogssyc ta BE- rot ~ bat caI"cil nay iDal Do I-
Svofd by Ms so and that Ao To- command, Ni tt rah
GO Of hose Who oyci hcr 90 .,stnc.,i T'f So" 'y
md 70 place nfor oel hscls 4st'u4oie f-.,L We I "a
We 10 b ground down .Ih et Lli.-f =" aug
saeaus ooad boon ohtotj and ef Hce 10 coTr3 sto
s.cept Of Avs which do ne, love me va, 20 - o't tot
u OI own nee Nh IN Geesbe ana t-e way "' "'c TIC
ksad bOdos Of oi- soHs oi.I brothers. ..,.,,-
seeaged as Il vas necessary la some sto ti..oy Aoc ne
gwen slew how th.-s did,euhs rlo". Iie g 10
fs defended by gelt'eaau y ability G0r HtnH, w. MAJ
Sim aud hy gentleman from our be saia te'r ~. he's
A. tale win regard bic t hero try oic iu OF ne
world The Gown did challenge any one Of ycp sd while
xeBtlomen have great abhOIrence ~ e crime WIFI wtch
ks prisoner b. els?gel yet Ii Col Robert iyn,l st.ld be
Saceesful in cstsl ng bis plea he woyd ay BIN ne
W0ds Of he eleIk Of AZ sernets ~ otel ieN way u'd
ttnN you SAFE ceii'tfsnct.
Afsr com, fsl, INTO The nssr,iyc 81 the Feieu rad
end paying compliment 10 the bravery at Csnsda Ec1
" lc
united sta,e Government Of WAT country "ndr obi
sation prevent any hostile ncarson from Their ron' mo
Tanada that the good filth az their mite'y commenac ana
their roture cuXey 20 preven an aei VA gh IHd
90 me ne H. an hcrsoS 10 Ne made Iu rotpitisng this
i the Unied states had crossed rom Tue American
shore 20 ther and bad engaged Dc mndeo0s attacks 'pcn
tbeir reope
The evidence was then proceeded IN. Letters ih he
Yrisonors handwriting, addressed 10 BleGdleI-Gcn.
bNeD and Nj Kerr, were cad asking those Oh crs 70
40 before Justice u Peace end make enGayt mat tne
prisoner only accompanied thc FeIal eful e. '"Ic-
spondeut for paper N L0bisyue. Nv.
The fret witness was james - err Governor Of the
jail who identified two letters written by Col lyncg
One of these read IL was addIessoc 10 Gen Nei'
Nashville tennessee asking that officer 20 make a
kayt that be Col L. not Feuiar, and tnet h. only
accompanied The expedition as rewspape' correspondent
foy the Louisville journals.
The next witness was ThOs. NeElisg.n who testified
~ follows
ss rseobiss the prisoner the bar Et prs0rc st
O5 Jauo IN e @snian enesnpnnent on my father arr'
70 sako care three Of my fathers horses asked ne pockets
2. FIoEemans Creek 20 let me see zen @ e Or Co Joa
S6om ssAeS 70 see eE oNeI; ne directed me 10 ONss
d;1an, ~ PRISONER thcn wore coat similar 10 The
pow the prisoner pointed oat he cd t.Ii VINO v"
,snds6 by seit around his coat he bad on t Lat astd
sbe ysonsr how long the Fenans gong 10 eiay On &c
Fam no ad perhaps two hours DC weeks nd
be farther said knew A. mach about y as he 90.
Ihaa no further conversation with Col Lynch addssed
bm Colonel lie was pointed oat 70 ne as Col Loeb
NithOa bis correcting me there were about 500 or 70 nsu
sneamped Of whom were bathing some cooking while
%Se gs s s se Sncs INIT SeV Ss & laugh
n lambs and sheep belonging TO my fsther beside
taking hcrses and some OF our harness saw WIN mem
y5fee byOrets and muskets when they left they TOD NUN
bsr Of win them they did not BRING any hoses with
them when hey ended saw them pfyS,s 20 t9' anuns
sey came n canal boats from prats DOCK on NJ AmeIeah
sGe and them after their landing At the FRY was
called cO5 Of bed at ~ O'Clock by oar aooseI Whongfneo DC
fA tho FesIs then crossing got nr ana uresstu
sOysdf AID got On the road the wind VA Somng men
fncily hear OF the Ten'ans could see the
~ Wagons GA Prats dock found ourhey
ing west .nO he stable and sadded h0t aup Nel 20 ue
Telegraph Gce Just before daylight two egs starred IRON
eitt each rug bad two boats IN tow os9 WIN men they
en started fox The Canadian shore 9e hS tot on sleah
IOss weIe 20 land; they delberGied Anew moments then
started ~ for Shinge dock or some 80 X oyer Ty me
here not over they landed at single ey about day
ssssS s' nee tbSf mdrSbt on Fsy tie next morning
here bit one man to BE- seem VII Sss srn
sSrs,s Of esrtTd9es each case OBTAINING 600 balls and
esq, IA one lire % burned bse OF muskes the socEE
81 whieh were burned there amber Of other free but
Sd not count the number OF srSs burned found forty
y3fts and rnuskSs in the molt OF inc Sreek Bolg!hIg
SwttsTyliet Arsenal state OF New YoTk ls34l csfk
Sgs.s '3f T az: ' f5dSd S uSs s OF Of
.sss in cans on We crooks obutter sacks Of fo
othes IL the Psnn emp when they len four Of
none Of them were dss6 eke; The canieens
covered with aanue shopd that they numbered over
mounted by harp Ihnltbey had several Green haFS did