The New York herald., 1866-12-06
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True BiiIs Against the Sweetsburg Prisoners
:" be Reported To-Day-Fenian Confeder.
..es Outside the Jail. said to be Co-operat-
ing tor Their Escape.
swEErsBuRo, c. f., Dec. g. ls66
ino ienaa trials have not commenced yet the Court
De'ng sun occupied the Patton murder trial the
Judge nmaled that he would take three or four hours
TO sum up in this case tomorrow
me "rand jury have had the Fenian indictments be-
lore hem ior TWO days II is understood that they have
made considerable progress with the hills arans, The
tomorrow. '
circumstance connected with Madacn,s a,,emu, last
night 10 set ro 10 the Jail indicates the presenea ~ out
side confedorates The vessel in which he haa naced
the 1.-Two Goals was not one Of the Jail drinking ne an
have Cssn secretly conveyed to the which must
were lodged In the Sweetsburg jail being admitted
there they were all infinitely searched.
On Monday afternoon man was detected In the ial
yard convcgsing with the prisoners. The police con
tented themselves with driving him on instead OF arrt-
ing him.
Another Effort 20 he Made I'm Fave' q ,he
Condemned Prisoners nt Toronto - W r" OIL
Error TO be Applied for in Tso~p so pss ' = isss
Mr. MeKeny,e m. courss, .sr the Feulans under
enco Of death has u ur consideration 70 apply for
writ Of error on n. grs.s that tho Judges Of the
ouecns Bench I'D Common Pleas on I'D. In refusing
to grant the o misi to make ordsf for the carrying
on, or ss sentonce already pronounced, and by this
om,,on the sentences already had superseded and
thee is no authority now 10 enforce them
The application viii be grounded on tho thirteenth
sector OF the act respecting new trals appeals and
writs OF error II roads as follows:-"lh case new
trial be refused the Court shall such order for car
ryng out the sentences already passed. or for passing
sentence II has been passed. for the discharge OF
the prisoner 50 convicted or bail or otherwise as justice
requires
In 10 obtain leave the consent Of the Attorney
General must DO had Only eight days now remain TO
do so.
James NcDevitt, man who halls from Chicago,
phced IN the dock At the Police Court, charged with
making OF reasonable language Yesterday ON tho
Market square From the evidence 1t appeared he had
said that II Fenans under senteuce executed To-
ronto wsuld be Ore The prisoner pleaded intoxi-
cation asan excuse, but was remanded.
Cabinet Meeting 10 be Held To-Dny-Pr0ba.
BILE settlement of the Fate Of the Condemmed
Fcninus.
MONTREAL, Dec o, 1896.
Tho Governor dsneral Is expected from Quebec by
special train to nign morning to attend
Cabinet council wh.n tho fate of tho Fonians under
sentence OF death wiiSe settled His Excecncy takes
his departure for Engant Saturday, and IL is rumored
that he will not return TO Nils country.
powder magazine Is sepg erected st. H,len's
Island OF great strength and with most approved pre-
cautions
1t is reported here that ronian mee,n has
been hcid ~ ~ Ahsns hut nothing serious 10 an''ci
patod.
A large ~aumber OF French Canadians are returning
from tho States fos want Of employment.
Artillery Practice nt lTsronto Cavalry
Schools, &c.
NtL TORONTO Dec, s, 1906
Tho Toronto fcld battery out yesterday, prac-
tising with the brass guns recently received from
England. They work admirably and add much TO tho
efficiency Of the battery.
ispropossd TO open cavalry school for instruction
In this city under tho control OF officers OF the
cavalry, infantry or artillery service.
nmlareemcnt OF Military Accommodations.
- HANn.rcs, Dec 8, 1860.
xh&snsive improvements afo being made In the mill
tasbuildsesso 70 accommodate tho artillery equip
msn<a IN a0disGn to guns and hNrness OF tho neuest
pattess. Tho Aefd batteries have been supplied With
the Spences ria
AtdAso the Quebec Sufferers.
QuEnEc, Dec. 8, 1900.
The weather mild and open. The little snow we had
disappearing The last night In aid Of the
relief fund was vcry successful