, 1866-10-29
THE FENIAN TRIALS.

I
G. 4. T.
THE FENIAN TRIALS.
Scenes Of the Trial Of Col
onel Lyuch.
Found GuIlty-The Death Sentence
skcsch OF the Prisoners Career.
VIC gather from tue Toronto G'a6e of Oc- |
tobcs 18th the following interesting descrip- |
tion OF tho closing scenes in the trial of Col
oncl Lynch: .......-.
THE JURY RETIRE.
The jnry retired ut ten minutes past four,
and the Crown officers not being willing to
hour, business WINS suspended, mud his Lord
ship, the council and the public awaited tho
return of the jury for an hour mud twenty
five minutes. The Court remained crowded
du1ing the entire perind, scarcely any one
moving from their places, as the jury might
ysl the prisoner, like the rest, chattcd freely
with his counsel, the Sheriff and some 9th
crs who went to the dock to converse With
nims ..
1HE fERDlLT.
At twenty five minutes to SIX the jury re-
turned into Court, and the roll hAyln@ been
called by the Clerk, he inqllircl-Gcntlc-
men Of the Jury, hare you agreed on your
verdict?
The Foreman Jury have come to the
The Clerk having recorded the verdict,
Tie SolicttorGencna1 rose and said:
move, my lord. for the Judgment Of the
Court on the prisoner.
Ills Lordship-Robert B. Lynch, hare you
anything to say why the sentence Of the
Court should not be pronounced on you for
this felony3 .--..-...-...
PRISONERS ADDRESS.
Prisoner, with firm voice, replied as fol-
lows:
Wei, ny lord, you must be awsre-yon must
tace MY counsel labored under IN not being able
10 bring forward the evidence Of those who could
l,ave proved clearly that had no conneclton With
The Ftnfau raids. | state now that had neither
band, act nor part in tho lae insas1on+ and that
Gang 10 canada not in The capscity in which 7
s seo q pae a simply sd IL IN s sc
laws Of CInada or those Of my adopted country.
reporter following the army, and chranicling ne
| incidents and progrcss Of the invasion. Had 1
known this would have bern careful 10 have Ic-
| manner il which the Crow. haa conducted The
prosecution in my caee. think end must confess
haSs G;e Se5y aly de1 %s g1 the
The prosecution in the most fair md Impartial
manner; and feel llat it IL but r1sh. In INC to
"fks h,s 'e 5SrdsSpMqhe object in a.ks you to ad
urging ans legal oljetuonss 4 you l'aa them. Il
e es Ioa us 81 S Ss
with regard 10 legal objections, that am not cog
nizap. enough ot law to make any. ! only know
| that am Innocent Of The crime charged. against
ne, aud Of winch Ihare lecn found g,tlty. and
here pledge myself before tnat God 10 wlioss
pTssEce ! must appear roue 4ay, th9t I an
p1oueht here; and that 1 never saw Stevens tilt
uas alrcsicif and brought into his very h0nsc Of
the ID Of Jung. On that occasion saw him, whe.
being brought np 10 the Court House.
| Tlie Crier then made the usual proc!a:l1a
tion, prior TO passing sentence OF death.
SENTENCE OF DEATH.
j Ills Lo7dsltp, addressing tho prisoner
said:
m, very sory to n1d man Of your aeo am
exper1ence stand TheEc you DO to-day; foa 4 4,
lisenee. The evidence brought before the Cors'
ispeEteetly clear aud conclusive hat 5ou we1 s5
t. a d. 5sRssr sa FL ss
armed and IN SONG kid of command. VIA
tlsat was DOES not distinctly appear. Bus eve
onshi 10 have knoan ,lai 10 v war bad been, i'rs
, claimed; that those men With whom 20
, | were secn were mailing m a1roetod
i, FIJI country, and, t1iat under the circun
. stances yon mere there 10 report the rav1ge. .
these men 10 others interested, In order tha, lht
% t1se w5ad sea Sase oss' e s The
, yous Prejudice, carefully abssaincd ffon sayi'
!, ANYTHING against yon. BIT no 5 i does rot lIe 9
ae es Ha es
e w1e ye Se
u ac Us js,iss sn & Wheh 81 Complains q
!. why sfoaid onr or hones @ be Be dssolstcd and I'd o o
= young men be slain bT Jon? VIM any man
e sense answer this plain question: was Il le
night TO EasaEe our country and elay ons peop!,
= And oil tbis was done under color q rs'ieya'
e Ireland Could any right you may hass ansae
l. i've you 10 commit such wrong as You then ~
p5aa ssd ses1 1sh Yes ssa @ Ssse q sn:toas
r. Sew on that occasion II son weto there as !
- porter even, 5ou were not gulltess. Sonr o5}t
;, vas to eceon,aEe others TO come II these men b
y verse hat. happened Looking At your CO
1t a1e. 'n to.s light, yoH, sanaos be 81 =
# that you should sufes the dread penalty of tt
- law-as very 1aueh fear you wil-for how Goa
We punisl. ths yoaag, reckless "a ard Hnthins;
{. loved srch @ as you. sna placed confidence in ys
IL SIC any justice in Furnishing them In such cas
eomuand On thas o}eea;ioa wes not S a1o.ed
- :. come here 10 give testimony IN Jonr behalf.
=. cazuot pc1ve1t tho law. and the Crown canl
ID pledge of safe conduct as Pad been spoken OF
Ut could not be carried ont You have hsd all
ID justice yon could possibly get, ana had eveEy
s!sasS 9 m 'es e!enr . 90 hssS
~ that which might have bcen nrged. Bat So
\. .a'l IN ny 4n1y nov II did not pnt your ers
1T appear before t9at Judge who secs thinga Just
h. hey ne Il y very painful shing. tu: n m
q doom doom feliow.nan 10 desta. Rat thc rean'
ed shealI moi shrink from il; i / could w.
The aM ne stana soq ies r. G nS,a ssn:sn fss
lid c.etfou IN my hands. But inasmneh g that
or, is an r. posi- Jaete one - to yoa, shan ceita
Soa1 nay 70
N. csse-to appeal ntom tae dceis,oh IT . ca
nd The evidence and ttc p:oceedings: and God fos
sna Is e. 20 5dS IT
:en S;e!sten sas,sta the eonsietioa, lime I'D M ap
x e ssaa syasss Sa 70 suss Rsss S
aid tNilf be open for 5ou 70 make complaint 10
Ge an$ assvta ' I'M ae spa q Of De4t
ior iutt as II tsai law had NOT hcen p,esed, so a
lor afford son An opportunity Of appeal. Hnow
eak law. Yours is an offence punishable With dc
I II I can exercise no discretion. The sentence d
hen Court Oh you, therefore Is, that yon be take
the place nom whence ron came. TO be
A. detained til Thursday, tha 18th dry of Dccen
tne next. and to be taken thence On that DAY Il
. So rlace of execution, and there hung By the
low ansa foG, arc dead, and may God have mere
During the latter part Of his Lordst
The address, he vas deeply affected and C.
to scarcely proceed with the sentence
Ny vast audience In the court ~esc hushc
i n~ still as death itsclf. But, to all outward
1o1 pearances, the prisoner remained unmO
Not that his Indifference appeared sto
lut he looked Us If be had neryed himse
.ney encounter the trying scene
wis The court then adjourned till this mor1
rms. when Rev. Mf: Lunasden, the cleEgyms
cket to be tried. lie Will be de!endeu oy N
her q. cameron. IN many o. tue oLnel As
)ken come oe3o!e tuc couIt, nAelS tue s1uit y
saw deuce aPpaes " 1tnuuoSf - s"s p.too
,ers We believe the prisoners Will be trit
rot th1ecs, unless they elect to be be tried
oi,s rately.
her: The prisoner, Robert B. Lynch, WAS
10, In Galway. We Understand, in 1878. H.
.r"cc 1t one time Chief Clerk in the Dspartm,
:. de-. tile Board Of Charitable Donations an
+ the quests, Dublin Castle, and retained tina
.Inv rom lSS7 to 1872, when he is said to
l;oi emicrated to the United States, He
,nd's engaged in business In st. Louis for
vas but left there in 1919, and travelled to MI
food. the leading cities in the South Am
pres Republics and West Indies. lie !