The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-02
FENEAN TRIALS In TORONTO.
Letter Of Col. Lynch.
From the Louisville Journal. 2eth.

From the Louisville Journal, 29th.
r. B. Lynch, of Louisville, has been tried
and convicted by Canadian jury and SEN
fenced to be hung In December next. Mr..
Lynch had been, up to the time of the fenian
raid in Canada, in the employ of Messrs.
McDermott & Co., as boookkeeper. He
warmly sympathized with the fenians, and
accompanied the expedition to Canada; not
we are assured, as an active, or enrolled fem
ian, but as correspondent of his employers,
We learn from Col. Starr that, when urged
to take an official place, Lynch declined, say.
ing that his age iucapacitated HIM for field
service. In this connection it is proper to
say that Mr.. Lynch was a captain in the
United States volunteer service during the
recent war, but was always on detached SER
vice and out of the field and that he was
worthy and sssiduous bureau officer. On
Thursday last he was tried aud Convicted
He was not g newspaper correspondent, as
he at one time alleged, but is said to be very
gentlemanly and high toned man:
col. LYNcH's LETTER TO GEN. NEIL,
Inc lOflOWlbS 40 VIC i5tl6E NIUieu NY Sot
Lynch to Gen. O'Neil. The letter, we pre-.
sumo, is given in the Globe verbatim:
MILITARY PRIsoN, ToRoNTo, July 90 1856.
BRIG. GEN. O'NEIL, NASHVILLE
SRI was arrested at Fort Erie June I'd, with
| others charged with being connected with the
| fenian army their invasion of Canada, and
| tho protesting | only go far as being a re-
| porter to the Louisville Press thro Mr.. McDer-
| mott nv w hale instructions I came 10 Rufa N
| for the purpose of reporting the incidents etc,
| etc, of the campaign. Il have Mr.. McDermott's
| affidavit with that of Mr.. Shea to this effect, a
| few days since-Two men from Fort Erie Zone a
| Mr.. Newbiggng, in whose orchard you were en-
| camped) identified me as being in command at the
| camp and ranking as colonel, which statement
he has sworn to; the other, whose name do not
| know, made and swore to a statement that on
| the arrival of the troops at Fort Erie in
| command, and forming the men into line on
| their disembarking at the wharf. l cannot for
| the life of me see how these men take me for an
| how they should be thus mistaken. But such will
be their testimony my trial, which will come of
very In order to meet this evidence
must have affdavits to prove to the contrary. /
| am therefore obliged to appeal to you as having
| command of the fenian army which invaded Can
ada, for an affidavit as to whether you had known
me to have position command in the army,
| or in any manner connected with it, either as a
commissioned officer, non-commissoned officer
or private, or that could belong TO il as such
without your knowledge.
General, as this evidence is very important to
me, trust you will not delay in going before a
justice of the peace and make this affidavit.
| acknowledge was ct the camp at Fort Erie,
but in the capacity of an American citizen with
out arms in Canada, no hostile intention, but
solely on the business on which came there.
had letter to-day from Mr.. McDermott, inform
ing me of your being in Nashville. As my trial
is to como off soon, your early attention this
viii oblge me. | am now in this prison about
weeks. There are about 90 prisoners here charged
with being connected with the fenian movement.
have written also to Col. Starr for similar
affidavit.
have the honor to be, General,
Yours, faithfully,
R0BT. B. LYNCH.