The New York herald., 1867-01-31
THE frHlAn TRIALS IN CANADA.


Ushn DoupelIy Found lsuilsy and Senseuced 80
1--WE Weeks, Inprisonmcns-Deferred sem
tences Passed Ten Of tho RTtsoners ses-
tenced % be Hanged ss tbe Sth 81 MarsA.
49, roRosro, Jan 20. 1851.
The court opeped At ton O'Clock A NJ Judge Morrison
presiding. John Donnsiiy, boy Of about fourteen
ysars was placed In the dock and asked savs % vsh
draw his former plea Of not guilty TO plead guilty..
Counsel for the defence stated that the prisoner tho
only support Of bis widowed mother In confederation
OF this end ths prisoners extreme YOUTH hswas asn
fenced TO two weeks Imprisonment the nst three days
and the last three TO be in solitary confinement.
The prisoners reanap found gullty. ~hsss sentsness
were deferred then brought in Patrick Norton was
the FIRST placed the Dock and having informed The
Court that ne had nothing to say Judge Morrison 80
fenced him to be hanged on Tuesday, March Thomas
MAXWELL citizen Of London, G. w.. wss the nez and
when asked If he had ANYTHING say refused 70 answer.
and listened to the passing Of the sentencs - it
was . matter or utter indifference 70 him. Psassc<
ONel was ths next, and replied, when asked by shs
Judge " he had. anything to say, II have my ord
vas tried In this and found gnty Of charges cr
which am as inpccent as your lordship. Il Is 1ss,
stood sentry Suvan.n l4 N8It
HIS lordsnp think d ahs s, 5ury sy sd 'ns du''
Prisoner--My lord, never made 2 statement :"
MetcaJf The other prisoners we're forced % make
statements, and by SO doing they convicted them
The prisoner was then sentenced 10 he executed On
nothing 70 say were sentenced 70 g executed on h.
same day. Peter Paul Ledwith, very Old
man, was ns.' placed n ,s,. sns dock; c,,s Ne s,
many; you are al liberty to deprive OF few months
more OF life that Is becoming . burden 70 ma
oconnor, on being placed IN the DOCK, sasd am
quite innocent Of the charge never was Fsnan o.
seans me saw me- before Ss "a 3 Juss
pose the Canadians clamorng for our blood IN o.
der % ASS = s yssa 's e, @
csneiSsivs; % my aasy 5 very pssfai enc. 4 = =.
that trust no Judes In this province w be ca!e
when entered ibis eoaft room snd revoked frs ths
duty of ssafsnng many Of my sOtE
nominisus dsssh; but tsuss shs sushoriss WI szsss
wss shsa sentenced 70 - sasoassa . sbs
&C o~sa Remedy boy assa nsss, wss the ssrs p,sesa
in the dock Hon. X Mckenzie moved shss ths sss-
tsncs q thk PRISONER b ssfsrsd fos The prsssnA
n h. cSss:: ::s'a .ecssas sn1 s' e s S @ ss
he wiahsd 10 have the se0sencs postponed -.
rssSssS o allow the he notion ana STAYED sSsi ss
fos new trial could be made - well afssr ths pAns
JndSs Morrison sa,d suy arranssmsas made wish see
crown counsel would be satisfactory 70 nm - 49,.
postpone the sentence unless the crown wess wn9
The prisoner sentenced 20 ~ exeeussd On sne
barney Dunn. in reply 70 the usual ssaI sssssios.
said "Dcns sullivan the brsd wns. ' :. - so 49,
III
dsncs No citizen Of Fora Ere ssw me shsrs only I'm
He ls IN unqualified 70 give svidsnce asa - soce
mans word Am now b ssntenced 70 % nangee -
II an irporapt man, and does mot know wnesner 0cd
AmIshfv made him or . blacksmith. That's ~"
Judre-I think she evidence va very sesong agaanss
prssusr-Of course you do; do ncA
Judgs--I cannot what other verdict sns jay oss
bring In. .-..-~..x .~.-,s s-s....
vonr Tordship thai s IL was 70 have justics, had
nos besn ten minutes Canada when wss arrested
would sooner be In my present pos'sses Man N sun
Ths same sentence was passed on Duua a. o. NE
others John Gallagher vas senssncsd 70 - haaesd On
Tbers arc three rsnans confined IN The osd jail u~
tried: Il ia expected they VIII be ivie1 % Friday.
Mr. Mckenzie having informed hi Lordship that hM
duty wss discharged, he thanked HIN md the learned
counsel for for the kind and coureous tresk
ent he had received ~ their han1a He also thsnksd
the local press and the reporter Of ths NEw YonK HRALn
spd remarked that he trusted the late yacht acs would
nd the people Of the United states and England IN
Hrmer bond Of friendship. and prevent another Fesias
invasion.
The witnesses for the American government IN oil she
renian complain that the parties Who summoned
them TO Toronto refuse 70 pay only thor sars om bn
fao. Tbe wtnesDso were promised, before sne -
came up 10 b. paid for their time In Toronto Ins
greater portion Of thsm had TO pay their own fars 90