New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-12
THE FENIANS.

ny TELEGRAPH TO rHR TRIBUNE
KrycsToY. C. w, jan 11.-Three Fenian prisoners
,-;o+od Of S,veetsburg have arrived here and been
odood in the Provincial Penitentiary for term OK
20 years .-..,-,-,.
Topoxro. C. W.. Jan. u.--Timothy Kiley, very
fredericksburg fellow, aged about 80 years, was
aced in the dock for tiial one of the Fenans who
invoded the country in juno last. The Hon j. II.
Tan,eTon. Mr. John McNab and Mr. X. \. llqTrS9n
appeared for the CLGwn; ana I heeIn, MI for
the defense. The Hon ). H. cameron opened the
case y stating that there were three counts IN VIC
Indictment and that the prisoner might ne ioun9 ~
rfv ON any one or all Of them. 1t was the object OF
lie Grown TO give the prisoner ialr ana lnparuaI
trial, and such rs he would have, whether he vas
fonnd eIIilty or acquitted George Nettle was the
first witness called His testimony was as follows;
live at Fort Erie; remember that on the morning OF
the is Of June last lot Of remains came ron INC ueu
STATES in csnal-boas some OF them were armed -.
John Medcaif sworn he sala was IN me neen Wv" d
Inv body of men called Fenans have seen the prisoner
al the bar in the jail said no was an AneLlcah GZg'
Tuffao: that he crossed from Buffalo to Fort Enc on
Friday, 1st Of june at night IN hhIij inaG no MS9
about threc-quarters OF mile from kideeway that nc
was on the az the time Of the fight at Fort Erie at
he yyos orre cd on Sunday a. in Darn on p0 OF
h9y; he said he sawsCol OMEN NJ Foit Eric g..
.orge NrsIurich sworn, said | am Captain in the
,oth RoyaI; WAS not at the battle of Ridgeway
nv con1n9uy WIS diminishing when Lieut.. Lawsol
~ the 47tli Regiment, asked me TO send some men
"a search Cany's house for Fenians found Father
WNInhon in the house In the hay loft found the pris
cror be said, For Gods sake don't shoot me, nun
,n1ei. he said there another man In the hay VINO
We osopp. we brought them both dom; Kiley said lie
was shot M the road Bit" In the direction Of Lime
Ridge. -, -, -. r.. 1-rto ~,
sunday lime 3; saw prisoner there's helped 10 dress ms
you il was ante fresh; he said he wished he hau never
crossed over to Canada; did not say why he came 10
Eoxatder MILF gan sworn. sad was ~ Fort EIle on
r-i. fst lime: saw prisoner there with crowd That
1,. over. many in the crOwd armed; should judge
tIere were thousand there could not say whether OF
not prisoner was armed. -,
This concluded the case for the Crown defense
Mr. Mckenzie put in several attid&yts testitying 10
fhe prisoners character and describing him as being
wei disposed and peaccable men and q cltlzen OF
the United States but at times given TO drinking ana
passionate under excitement. 80.
John Grace examined by Mr. Mckenzie: know the
lnc- rccoc the first oi June; on That day was
working al the docly3u iu BullalJ le mad drink WIN
ma Inf AFTERNOONS; dil not m since til saw him
I'm i no the time had the drink he eld he was cong
10 Chicago II he could get work on propeller cross
cy9mlned by Mr. McSab: was arrested on saturday
near Fort Efe; could not tee the Icnian camp rom
WHOM, we took the drink arrived In Buffalo on tie hrst
Of May and came from OHIO; be did ROT tel me "Aeh NC
was wounded. -
This closed the case for the defense. The jury
brought in q verdict OF guilty and the prisoners was
then sentenced 20 be hanged onthc 9TH of March.
JAMES STEPHENS REPORTED IL BOSTON YESTERDAY
BoSrON Jan. lit il reported that stephens,
the Feuau Chief Organizer WAS IN this city yesterday
attended by quite number OF persons, who dd not wish
TO lose sight OF him lie finally vanished by the WOrees
ter Railroad, having eludcd the anxious party.