, 1866-04-23

years 6EandtnE~ One reason OF the refusal
may he possibly because tie former Richmond
pastor Of JET. Davis has been all day with
the latter administering the sacrament and
giving him Ills usual monthly insta1mnnt OF
religious reading aud sacred counsel. or the
three Important State prisoners brought here
nearly year ago, Jett. Davis now remains
| IT will be, and undcr what circumstances,
| " the impenetrab1e future.
Trial Of mike o,.xe IN CANADA.
eratcs-The Cane Lob
/ Wheeler Likely 10 be d..
more Arrests Prnbuble. '>ufed.
tSpecaal Despatch to ,hc Toconto Globe.1 -
CoHswAiL, Apul -.
The examination commenced at 10 O'Clock
This morning. Murphy and his seven asso-
were not admitted, but obtained some par
ticulars, nevertheless.
Alex. Hunter was the first witness In the
tox. He stated that he WIS employed as an
operator in the Montreal Telegraph Office at
Toronto; that he had received two messages
from New York addressed to Philip Cullen
one on the 3lst.oE March last, and the other
about fur days afterwards. The first Vas in
tiphcE. On nrceiying It, curiosity led him to
tTy to decipheF II. Atecr considerable trouble
or three lettcrsl to tic elect, '"Scnd
forward IS unmarried Temperance men,
and wait for orders" The letters
which inlcrfe1ed with the Interpretation,
Ec thought, might have been Incorrect
ly transmitted, owing to the sender's i'm.
perfect writing, The telegram WAS marked
Y. About four days afterward, anothert telp.
cram came from New York to Cullen, signed
.Rnssell," asking Why be had not answered
ihc former despatch. About ali hour attcE
delivering the message, Cullen came to the
otlIcc and disclaimed any knowledge Of Rus
eell, saying that the tc1cgram must hare been
:or some other party. Upon crpss-e1amina-
lion, wftnes. said he would not like to swear
10 the real contents OF tho cipher unless hc
had the key hut he fully believed the inter-
F. B. Mafnamee, Of Montreal, stated that
be had known Murphy for some time, By re-
pufatfon; but not any Of the other prisoners.
Tic was f1st introduced to him at Montreal,
about June or July last. Murphy was get
CaHadian newspaper. Witness Introduced
Lin 10 several friends In the city and neigh
bor1n3od, from somc Of whom he Oh
tanned Subscriptions and money. Saw
';im again, some days aftef, on board
he had been on some mission. Saw
Tim last in the iall, at Montreal, when he
was going Vest Murphy never asked him
~ subscribe tor the relief Of Ireland nor for
charitable instltutIons-hc had something
sise to do. witness supposed, than to devote
consequence about the Hibesnian Society Of
TORONTO. Hcd read about 1t In the news-
lspcrs, and Murphy might hare told him
something Of its principles. Witness be-
lieyed, from what be had heard, that 1t was
loyal society, organized for d protective
and bencyolent purpose. In reply to qus-
1ion as to the meaning of "protectiye," wit
ness explained that he lad heard tlr society
grew out Of events connected with the mur-
der Of sbeedy, six or eight seats since, and
the Irish Catholics In case Of IN attack BY
Oran:4,emen. Was N New York about three
years ago. Saw O'Mahoney, and delivered
10 him letter Of introduction from the Sec
retary Of the st. Patrick's Society, Montreal
Previously the secretary had sent him resolu-
lectnre in behalf of the society, hut had re-
ctiscd no reply and witness was cn11anas-
eioned to inquire into the reason. O'Mahouey
esplalied that his duties as Colonel in tue
derstood that he belonged to the Phoenix
Lad no conversation viii him about
plans for ubcratlng Ireland, although
he wrongs Of ireland were freely
discussed. n reply to Judge Jarvis. witness
:aid he could not certify to how many po1it!-
cal societies in Canada he had belonged. Re-
mtmbcred belonging to q political club or
s;:nizcd to relieve 3fr. McGcc from his con-
ncction with the Clear Gsits. and Hoages.
LII OU}CGt IdflS UkE4 0CCHIu p1l5Atux luz
club had died out; 50 he supposed lie was
not now member oft. Murphy had never
offered him, or asked him to sell, Irish bonds.
The judge having inquired how it was that
Catholics nnd Frotestants Of Ireland could
not agree as lheEr Scotch neighbors did in
;ferEary aud Scotland, witness replied that
there was no cause for trouble III Canada,
lnt in Ireland there we're intolerable griey:
ances under which his co-reljgionists Iabored,
and they could not be expected to be con-
sent. Witness had never belonged ~ nuy Sc
etet society. Murphy never spoke to him Of
Fenianis1n.
This witness was in the box nearly two
hours, and his examination proved rich, hut
not very profitable.
Sheedy was the last witness examined, but
would answer nothing more than suited his
purpose, lest, as be said, II might be used to
spence's evidence In respect to Stafford being
in the procession On st. Patrick's Day, be-
cause, lie suIl, he met him In another part Of
the city, far from the procession lie also
ahsuraly contrndictcd the statements about
/ cheers or. Toans having been given at the
ultfmo.
On being asked question about the Hibcr-
nian Society, he refrsel 10 answer, whereupon
| he was threatened with committal for con-
Tempt Of Court still refusing, vote Of the
itcnch Was taken on the point, resulting In
| nf The nr;soncr.- hoj1;nv fhas ~ onswa- ,rixbt
criminate him. & - -.''51
Shee1y was then takcn back to hi. c,1t
| where be Is 10 rcmaiu untif tie coneirs1on n
the Examination.
It ia ha{d thot a fresh information was 1o;1
AGAINST him to-day. and that he wa ro-o-rast.
Cd an1 Committed for rynminat;on n1,nT 1rIth
| Murphy and his associates hut f;1r this +
| caunot youc1. He Is nnt. tn liz rclcasad or
returned TO Toronto. at ali events.
Al O'Clock. all lie witnesses noyr in town
layiu,, been exa,nined. ,fnrn],v md his sercr,