The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-26
English Justice !!

The Fenan excitement continues, rather is continued
and kept alive by the cooperative industry of the police and
the reporters Neither Kelly Deasy leaders,
has been reaeed 1t is necessary however that certain
degree of energy should be exhibited and the police have
number of persons who ob
Irshmen There does appear to be evidence against
the majority of those lately arrested but that perhaps
important 1t will be easy release them when the furry
is over and meantime will they not get fourteen of
meal per diem? Probably they will get rather the
fourteen the ration of the prisons in Ireland
Manchester has the air of garrison town. don't know
how many troops under but the papers say the
military force is imposing" and less person than
General Sir John Garosch is in command of has
the prisoners in his cusodyeems to be- in fact head-con
stable of Manchester for the time score of men, who are
described implicated in the Fenan outrage"
brought up Thursday for preliminary examination
before the magistrates the charge numbering Sergeant
Brett An escort of horse and foot took that none of
them missed the way while the court house itself was
rounded with dense body of soldiers the was
packed with armed police and the magistrates took thought
for their personal safety by inviting half dozen officers of
troops to sit beside them the bench Even these
tions not deemed sufficient, and the accused were
brought into court handcued in couples The different
counsel and solicitors protested in vain Mr. Ernest Jones'
barrister OF considerable Standing justly denounced the
manacling of the prisoners ndignty to the bench
Mr. Fowler the presiding magistrate said he should
Interfere with the police arrangements At later period
the application was renewed Mr. Jones calling the attention
of the bench the fact that the prisoners were tortured bv
letters which small for them Mr. Fowler houeht
the handouts might be changed small but he persisted
in his refusal to allow them to be taken off, declaring that he
'did not think it would be prudent. suppose we must
take this courageous magistrate his word and admit that
he afraid permit the accused have their hands free
Whether he afraid of the Fenians of the police
to be uncertain. Mr. Ernest Jones did hesitate to affirm
the latter throwing up his brief and notifying Mr. Fowler
that as member of the English bar he declined to sit in
where the police override the magistrates Perhaps he
could have done his clients better service than by thus
emphasizing his opinion that this tribunal SO demorazed
that his clients could have hope of impartial hearing
In TRUTH the administration of criminal law in England
cannot stand the test OF inquiry which it must under
go-which in isolated cases it is undergoing The
criminal code is which the most strict admns-
ton could make conform to justice In practice fear the
construction of the BENCH the exercise of what is called
judicial discretion only muplies the errors of the code
itself What the Fenan trials in Ireland? Now that
the panic is over who apologies for the ferocy of the
ception all rules but the proceedings this week in Man
chester another outbreak of the savage spirit displayed
in the Irish Assizes the same last year in London
trivial occasion The Hyde Park rioters who were
brought up before Mr. Knox, Marlborough street. found