The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-26
Dying Declarations Of the BIEF-
dered EeRlanS.

The Hqshnlan (DubIin) has published
''DyiBg Declarations of the Manchester
Victims" +" The IriSInaan. in giving these
declarations" says: ''It has been stated
in the English papers that the three VIC
Tins at Manchester left written declaras
tions in the hands of their confessors.-
These did not think prudent to give them
publication, just as they persuaded them
from speaking on the scaffold. We, how
ever, see no reason why these documents,
copies of which we have been forwarded,
should be withheld from the public, more
especially as they are worthy of the occa-
sion, and contain grave admonition to the
courts of Justice
DECLARATION OF WILLIAM PHILIP ALLEN.
81 wish to say few words relative to
the charge for which / am to die. In O.
few hours more l will be going before my
God. l state in the presence of the great
God that am not the man who shot Ser
geant Brett. Ii that mans wife is alive,
never let her think that am the person
who deprived her of a husband; if his
family is alive, let them never think am
the man who deprived them Of their father.
confess l have committed other sins
against my God, and l hope He will &C.
cept my death as an homage and adora-
tion which l owe His Divine Majesty, and
IN atonement for my past transgressions
against Him." Further on he adds
"but then l ought not complain Was
not our Savior Sold for money, and his life
sworn away by false witnesses %
DECLARATION OF MICHAEL LARKrN.
"Men Of the world-I, as a dying man,
going before my God, solemnly declare l
never fired shot in all my life, much less
the day the attack was made on the van.
nor did l ever pat hand to the van
The world will remember the widows
sons life that was sworn away, by which
he leaves wife and four children to mourn
his loss. L am not dying for shooting
Brett, but for mentioning Colonel Kelly's
and Deasy's names in the court I am
dying patriot, for God and my country.
and LsrI,in will be remembered in time
to come by the sons and daughters of
Erin"
DECLARATION OF MICHAEL o'BRIRH.
l have only to make these few remarks:
did not use a frearm or throw stones
on the day that Colonel Kelly and Captain
Deasy were so gallantly rescued. was
not present when the van was attacked.
cay this not by way Of reproach, or to
give annoyance TO any persons, but say
1t IN the hope that witnesses may be more
particular when identifying, and that iu-
ries may look more closely to the charac-
ter OF TIE witnesses, and to their evidence.
before they convict person to send him
before his God. l trust that those who
swore TO seeing me with a revolver, or
throwing stones, were nothing more than
mistaken l forgive them from my heart.
and, Likewise, l forgive all who have ever
done me or intended 10 do me an injury.
know | have been guilty of many sins
against my God in satisfaction for those
slns have tried to do what little penanee
0Ouf|, s'''R having IeGei,o,I -st,ta.-
ments OF the Church, have humblv beo-
ged that He would accept of my sufferincs |
and death, to be united to the sufferings |
and death of His innocent Son, throueb |
whom my sufferings can be rendered ac> |
0eptabls.