New-York tribune., 1867-05-14


FOR IRELAND AND AAIERICA-HE CoETRADICTs
THE STATEMENTS OF THE NFoRMERs
From Special Correspondent
DUBLIN May !, 1867.
To-day the last scene in the trial OF Gen. Burke
and Patrick Doran took place in the courthouse,
Green-st The peadngs of counsel for the prosecuI-
ton and the defense closed last night Messrs. Butt,
Dowse and O'Loghen spoke ably for the prisoners,
and made the best of a bad ease; but one at any
time entertained doubt as to what the verdict of
the jury would he. This morning Chief Justice
Whiteside delivered his charge to the jury In its
legal aspect doubt it was correct enough but this
Man, only lately promoted to his present position,
carries with him the habits which were his at the
bar and in Parliament and cannot keep himself from
making politcal speeches. which narrow in their
argument. and anything but dignifed in style. Any
one listening to a portion of his address to-day,
and not previously acquainted with the facts
would bring away with him the impression that the
Fenan conspiracy consisted Oi three persons-a tailor
n tinker and blacksmith. Taking IL in its broadest
meaning, the argument of hie Lordshlp seemed 10
amount to this-that tinkera, tailors, backsmlths,
shOemakeTs and such people have no right, and that
il is a great piece of impudence on their part 10
enter into conspiracy at all, attempt the work
ing out of a revolution. The implication from tins Is
that conspiraGies and revolutions, to be saved from
the character of being mere bur,esques, must have
no other actors in them than Dukes, Marqmses;
Earls Viscounts Esquires and such high and
mighty folk. Was ever greater nonsense spoken
from the seat Of Justice
The ;ury retired at 81 o'clock to consider their ver
dict As the lives of two were at stake they dld
not consider it seemly to come quickly into court.
They affected certain degree of dehbeTatlon, and n
was o'clock when they re-appeared III the box Inc
verdict was soon told. Ii was guilty, on all the
counts Then the question put 10 the prisoners
why sentence of death should not be passed them.
Burke was the first to reply. he came forward To
the front of the dock and in clear and collected
manner yet not without manifesting deep emotion,
spoke right noble, modest, and manly speech, to
which higher praise can be given than to
saw. it will he remembered in Ireland as long
manner aud on the oath of diving man,
he declared that in several important
particulars the infOrmers against him had sworn
falsely He spoke of the informer Massey in terms
of utter oathing and contempt, feelings which were
depicted in every line OF his countenance while he
referred TO that miserable traitor. But as regards
hisown connection with the revolutionary movement
in Ireland, he took high ground justfyng his course
BY the oppression put upon her and by net
were full OF pathos that cannot fail to touch every
honest heart and that will bring tears to the eyes OF
many in Ireland and in that great land of America of
which he was a true soldier, and which he loved so
we'll He spoke as follows:
NV lord It not my intention to occupy much of your
Court snould not be passed upon me; but may with
your permission roview little Of the evidence that has
speak Seen Of IS that Inspector Kelly who
ssE01 e T.n hSx s " wss S enSp os What e
friend Mr. stephens and that made answer and sau ne
was the most dolzed man that ever was then or ever
would In America Here standing the brink OF my
grave in the presence Of the Almighty and ever hving
man gave utteranSe to- No such eonyer,
sation ever occurred. The name OF Stephens was
not mentioned. shall pass from that, and the4
touch on the evidence OF Britt He states that assisted
in distributing the bread to the party within the fort and
false not In IN the fort OF the time; was not
there when the bread being distributed came IN
aerward Both OF these assertions have been made ana
submitted 10 the men In whose hands my life. rests as
evidence made by these solely and purely Tor the pur
uosA Of giving my b0dyfO untifney grave There are
many things my lord that have been sworn to mere 70
prove my completely great many acts which ns ns'
Sir give utterance 20 one word fully conscious OF my
honor as a man, which has been been impugned-
fully conscious that Into my grave with name
and character unsued can only say these parties ac
fuated by desire either for their or
10 save their pay miserable sous have pandered tothe
appete-f Imay so speaf-of Justice and my ne Hnat
ghieoueness0t my every aGt III connection Yi trs tne