New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-12
THE FEN1ANs.
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t9ve this morning They positively asser Ga. tho o.
prove grintet % tho Montana Is not ecc0mpagioj with any
bope for their ultimate pardon 80 long ss the RoDisus
monaco Caaada With another invasion
rus TRIALS AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PR05sQUrs et-
81, TRpgD on TwBirrY-O NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
TioH FOa THB DIsCHLAR9B or TBB PRISONERS RIB
fussD--A FLEA 10 TuE IVRtsDlcrIou or rus
COURT 3tt
SwEsrsBUR0 G. f Dec n Mr. Ramsay yester
tay a1efrooa pcn Stanblge station, by appoinncnt 70
Yor on route g E5gIsa5 rSS roy. from him
"a 20 tao troasmeat OF the ensn which had eeon agreed
paTturo TIE decision arrived AZ By the Executive Gouno
VIVA $50 tesgrsPhsi By Con Aye g tho council To- 9'
Mr. aa9 said he had beer instructed Che represents
ave ss I a ~ n to S5.oE S f9s 9, T ~,
hapa.ea before o 9th OF June the da;e Of Che principal
Th' eject Of tho step thus atmeed by Ramsay is that tao
whole o. the indictments IL IN numbo against Che paonors
charged a, sSH essas namely Crawford Rodgers feard0n
Howard Motiwyn, Morrill, and Smith Withdrawn also
% S Paea, Sgsa caoa Of The seyeI prisoners
eeren oenses having boon committed tho 7b Of June
Th,re remain u ndiomss agsins prisoner ohsrg
ing Sensss a. committed on Che Och Of July W he prisoners
McDonnd Madden, Crawlcy, 0wcns Carol Guligan AND
Mr. Dcyn said he had 10 ask Tho Cou. that tho prisoners
withreence whom the Crown wished 70 entst os pros
eIgi be discharged b. v,Riiot
Nr famsay-Thst caDno. DO don, whom raj: prosslp is
Mr.. Dovn said ,hat no wished % argue tsat point He
a and ycrdot reETnd on hS ndS@on sssus
E TSn s5.o n ss SS s gs,sSff s tRo
law pu, operation Tor their trial after ey had besn at Che
expense Of retaining counsel who had apent much time ana
treat the Sasss IL the way nov PROPOSED 10 Claimed r h3
clients that they be honorabY discharged BY Jury no con
cl1ded By stating tho law under which these %
have tried had been washington and commands
had from Washington thai Che should be taken
Mr. Ramsay begged 10 protest against suc rru,r bong
made no such Commands hal com, 70 him t,amsayt
Washington Ho presumed lbs Court would not sEpec him q
answer GT DeyIins dcOIansiory statement,
Judge johnson said he bad heard nothing from go learned
denying the right OF tho Crown n eneT Ho p9g
10 bad never heard tia: rig disputed end must refuse Mr.
Mr. Deyn then nOvoI tsai the pri'one George Crawford
Judge JOhason-I there aayips farhor agans. his pr
Mr. R,msay-Yes
MIR Dcvn protested sEans, it, being admitted by De Court
suihoent 70 deprive man Of s liberty Ho th,n went
argue length that the cherges egans Tho prisoner hay
ing been abandoned he ought 10 be set ce c oonended also
tia. the persecution by ho thsy had adopted had
admitted the Legality OF ilo proceedings thus far taken eSsns
Judge Johnson-Pcrhaps not III, ezsoutyc coln; have
apercei sh, to declare s inexpedsncy pressing
of the prisoner DO Why their soni object Il
there oihaI matters standing against this prisoner on which
TIC sppicl'loh accordingly refused Dsvln then init
WT Of Saseas corpa. o also oompansd q lc coSde Of
subordinate jail official who hs said insisted "a gs present
whenever no communicated Win hs ciss'l aud Bearing al
The uls, aid tba, the of a. woul DO visited .h hs a.
Terrs ID, facts no; Misunderstood An april
cation 20 the sheriff would doubt secure 70 Mr. DevR tho
frees, and noe unrestricted interviews wiih his clients
The prisoner Madden having then been placed a. e bar
Deyn proceeded in speech rpwa.t o. two boEra IN lm6t
70 ad4ess the Court IN support O BIS plea AZ 70 rs
c9S 9Ss D5 tor me- $ N ss S5 , T S.sp sgS
he that here power 'esed IL Canadian
tihuna! NY and determine chaggcs Of high treason He
S Ss ha q 10 rroSaos va. ~ a5 and
s,d On a''''S o sisec. s hss t.sSsoa
And went On 20 refer 70 variety of thoes L ah6w via
constituted reason and c9r'd be oommitts
Poxci and hom this be Inferred Il was crime ovo- Wish
The Provincial Legislature nd u4ic,ior Tho aot und'
provided That The ofcnses charged might be si br
ta On thi. he would only that our GoTerpaep had
martial when the Province nos wdeg martial lay
aad ,hsy had been conToed ane eSsete tACse VIC ieo
Honor and be themselves PIT on thsr ra iof marde Hs
as and the amending Of Ausul. 1905 'st srrog,-dt
themselves tho hight Of oyetlTning the Imperial aisti
,hrg which Previous statesmen 10 Canada sSe he ssou
o. The Province IL insh had l'oa bod sseasA . stsemPt
u n supper sS Of d. proposition sh.. colonial icgs
la,ursa could not lawfully oris.hste any leg. station
,sas any INV reoEnss, 70 criminal lsw England
who's Po,,nsls a.s.sen 9' S , s aS
Parliament he sad va, merely Political msa,s ooTPSTs
ion whsI eoH n, o,s e ..ssa 0"s inc VIZ
Jgigs johnson said ito Provincial Paranca: was oae'
4, S Union sc. To say ira. Il was smeny courtssy
Mr. pera her quotsi from the sct Of INA comforting wh,
/. called Quebec Constitution 70 thai TAG criminal Law
Engrd thereby made the criminal law o SGnoda and
thai the Provincial Legislature preouded from passing
laws repugnan thereto lie nort quoted The Union OF 1873
for the purpose and chapter Of e sano s'stnt Of
,ss ~ Ire Ppoyinse Of snsds sh ACC: OF sts eay pss
act relating the crime Of high treason He argued thai
passing s act to SscrS S, what he npe, s1sai
designated high treason Should bc IN Canada roaoed 90
ilco ordinary feory rhe eot OF ths legislation 70 not
aside recent Imperial so. which provided the punlhment
Of The oc9ss oSssd Against iSssc Ps9nSA seTel {'G
Judge option bs. 70 pronounce sentenee Of death on tbs
prisoners cVhNcteu ln ooncusion ~ tovAi ee% 'A'i'
Judge johnson sa ohe Mclean yss sI BY I6s Court Of
S1ss 2 some o SSS sSo an o1 Im wa. ,,
hs tried and By Cg. specially oIgsnzed o taA efci
Mr. RsGy briefly pled saying 10 dd &C 40. rsAeS Ia de
GnsrssI 1s not treason rls, merely Under osTt,e
tho Imperial act. Which slye the ProYiuc egauge Poyes
lga,e in srh matters The Argument nov raised thSt
intos oye- suoh ocu ses was that bad never been
hoard q before and be hoped would never b heard Of again
" Dsgin having fsT.ai .; soas .a1s L.d~s Joansoa
Proese Sob s 1orst should Be- ready 70 ave Judgment
sSn sdf1 S9,. 9S >. f Ss Ss,
ioand ia The iSpcra enactment h, Legislature
Ts ndTs sS Sad from the a and the Union act
showing that while the criminal law Of Rngsed vas ekssnded
and amsnan u ss a. n: Poyna IsSSuTs n"s
AZ regarded chapter Of the satne he said there rus
oear than that the act OF Parliament could not nd IT'S
sicoessos Thss act merely declaratory Of what ek
stel that time lie quoted also number Of authorities %
show that undar tho Bh system court entitled 20 90
udgnsn, the right OF Parliament 70 pas whatever ects
chose All the Court had 20 DO 20 interpret and apply the
acts passed By Parliament The pes must DO dismissed
The Court a. 2J adjourned Til 80 tomorrow when Mr.
Dsyn will argus thu pleas he i led relating 70 tho eIpo1
character OF the legislation under which proposed the
prisoners shall be tried new set OF jurors has been aum
noned for the Fsnan trials the time Tor which the hst sot Of
Jurors summoned having expired
The prisoners whom n0fs pr0seQui was entered %
tho Indictments previously found mar still DO tried for riot aud
and umult robbery the Crown sees BIZ.
l. IL said that Mr. Ueyln tails IN the pleas 70 DO argued to-