The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-12-01
The Fenian Troubles.
Trial and Conviction of Fenians.
SENTENCED TO BE HUNG.

TORONTO (Canada.l Oct. 2O.-The Court re-
summed the trial of the Fenian prisoners. Rev.
John Mcmahon, Catholic priest, being arraigned,
was found to have been among the Fenian in
vaders at Fort Erie. His counsel urged that he
was there 10y compassion, as spiritual adviser for
the wounded ard dying, and was not himself Il
combatant. Judge Wilson charged the jury,
who returned n verdict of guilty. and the pri-
soner was sentenced to be hung on the 18th of
December, the same day as Colonel Lynch, al
ready condemned. Ituniors prevail of attempts
To rescue Lynch and Mcmahon, and there is con-
siderable excitement.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The Fenian trial at To-
ronto cause great indignation in Fenian and
Democratic -@eiEelcas.' nM Asa4or Hr5a6ffAHaSSht co66Ttened
lie Common Council, who adopted resolutions
asking President johnson to interfere. Tam
many Hall had a r0usiDg meeting. and also adopt
ed resolutions. The Roberts Headquarters are
unusually animated. The Fenians loudly declare
that if Lynch and his fellow prisoners are hung.
Canada will suffer q fresh invasion and revenge.
Secretary Seward Addresses the British
Minister.
Chicago, Oct. 29.-Secrotary Seward has di-
rected our Consul at Toronto to procure Il copy
of the record Of the trial and conviction of Lynch
and Mcmahon. and also Of all further trials and
convictions of a similar character. lie has. be-
sides. addressed Sir Frederick Bruce. British Min
lister ut Washington, notifying him that our
Government Will take such action as Is required
by the highest considerations of national dignity.
Seward saws to Bruce : 1t would be very graft
fving to the President if you should be able to
receive assurance that the execution OF the SEN
fences will be suspended if occasion for delay
shall arise. Finally, | deem it proper to say that
the offenscs involved in these trials are. in their
nature. eminently political. 1t is the opinion of
this Government that sound policy comedies with
the hest impulses of benevolent nature in recon-
mcnding tenderness, amnesty and forgiveness.
This suggestion is made with freedom and earnest
ness. because the same opinions were prOfiered to
us. in our recent civil war. by all the Govern
ments and public bodies of Europe, and by none
with greater frankness and kindness than by the
Government and statesmen Of Great Britain
Dispatches from Toronto say petitions are COM
inr in demanding that no mercy shall be shown
the Feuians. 1t is said the threats made in New
York, ETC.. to ayeuge the death Of these prisoners
do great injury. There are several hundred
Irish-Americans in Toronto, apparently without
employment. and it i believed they are there to
attempt a rescue. Three more tenian prisoners
at Cornwall will be indicted on Monday for b gh
treason. Judge " ilSoH, in prOnOuncing sentence
of death on Colonel Lynch last Thursday, 23tf,
said The evidence brought TO bear In Court l.
clear and conclusive that you Wore not IN Canada
as a newspaper reporter on the occasion charged
in the Indictment, but that you were armed and
in some kind of Command Bat even If you
were there as q reporter you are not gulitless.
Your object in that case was 70 encourage Others
10 come II these men ndu N"tn successful. q KEEP
them away if Il reverse had happened. Looking
at YOUR conduct in that light. you cannot be sur
prised that the law should be enforced and that
you should suffer its penalty. You complain un-
Justly that those who were in command on that
occasion were not allowed TO come here 70 testify
in your behalf. If the Crown had given any
such pledge Of safe conduct as has been spoken
of, it could not have been carried out. 1ou have
had all the justice you could possibly get. As
the law now stands you might be sentenced 10
immediate execution but inasmUch as that law
is CT post facto, as 10 you, | shall not exercise any
discretion l may have TO shorten your existence
one hour. Moreover. you have the right to bring
the whole case into Court upon appeal. and God
forbid that l should deprive you of that oppor-
tunity. The period of your execution will there
fore be delayed till the end of the next term
The prisoner, Robert b. Lynch, is a native OF
Galway. aged sixty-eight years, and was con-
nected with the Quartermaster's Department al
Louisville during the war. He claims TO have
been in Canada as correspondent Of the Louisville
Journal, and before the sentence Of death was
pronounced said Il am innocent of the crime
charged against me. Of which | have been found
guilty. and | here pledge myself, before that God
in whose presence | must appear some day, that
| am wholly innocent