The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-14
THE FENIAN DEATH PENALTY.

THE FENIAN DEATH PENALTY.
SENTENCE OF EXECUTION ON COLONEL BURKE AND
Mr.. DoRAN-CoLoNEL BURKE's SPEECH IN
ooURT-JUsTIFIcATIoN OF IRISH REVOLUTION
PATRIOTISM AND sELF-sACRIFTcE.
From the Cork Herald, Maya
At ten O'Clock yesterday morning the Chief
Justice, Baron Deasy, and Mr. Fitzgerald took
their seats on the bench in Dublin.
The Fenian prisoners, Thomas +. Burke and
Patrick Doran, were put forward for the
seventh day of their trial.
AT the sitting of the Court, Chief Justice
Whlteslde summed up. 1t now became his
duty, he said, to draw the jurys attention to
the nature OF the charge preferred against the
prisoners, to the law which affected that
charge, to the facts in connection with it, and
to the proofs that had been offered on the part
OF the Crown in support of the indictment and
for the prisoners in defense.
The jury retired to consider their verdict at
twenty minutes to o'clock, and returned
after couple of hours.
THE VERDICT.
On the appearance of the jury dead stiffness
prevailed in Court, and the calling over of their
names was moment of intense anxiety Few,
indeed, entertained a doubt as to the result.
Still there was In the minds of some q slight
hope that the jury might have some doubt as to
the identitication Of Doran; but the next mo-
a The foreman having handed in the issue
agreed to your verdict, gentlemen?
CLERK OF the Crown - Gentlemen. you find
that Thomas Burke, otherwise Thomas F.
Burke, and Patrick Doran, are guilty of the
and fourth counts OF the indictment, you say
"Although in the discharge Of our duty we have
yet we wish to recommend Patrick Doran to
the merciful cons Iteration of the Court mas
much as II does not appear that he was either
so long actively engaged as the other pri-
(soner In promoting the objects OF this treason
Addressing the prisoners, he said:-Thomas
+. Burke and Patrick Ddran, you were indicted
for the crime of high treason. You pleaded
"Not guilty." and put yourselves in the hands
OF God and your country. That country has
W6V i1dgment Of death and execution should
not be passed upon you according to law3
THE SENTENCE.
SPEECH COLONEL THOMAS f. BURKE, I. r, A.
Thomas f. Burke, in a clear and manly voice,
said:-My lord it is not my ntentionto occupy much
OF ms the n co 0t be
me- but may, with your permission review y a little
The first evidence is that OF sub-Inspector Kelly.
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was not there when the bread was being distributed
made and submitted to the men in whose hands
oath by these men, solely and purely, Tor the
Of yns on my DSf o. S Sa SR% 6ecn
to here 70 prove my % ana great n @amy nG
my intention to give utterance TO one word against
the sentence that has been pronounced against me-
ney er been mpugned iully conscious that can go
can say that parties either actuated desire
for their aggrandlzement or to save their paltry
miserable DanQereQ
may speak, q Justice and my fe Is g pay the
ness Of my every act in connection with this
6SsS 6aSs NOTHING 10 Fec noSng That woSd Undo
nothing to bring the blush of shame to mantle on
America, of which i have been a citizen, and. 4
very hour OF trial the consciousness of having lived
an honest man and Will die proudly believing that
erty to the land my birth. have done only that
ing OF liberty should do feel should not mention
the 2S , Of Massey u life feel should not RoHts my
has been PROVED hsre-the man whose name Is not
one n the SSen PSa esnE st
him rest. shall pass him, wishing him, in the words
MAY the grass withsE @ from his feet! the woods
graVeI the sun his light and heaven i her Godg
6 wife S my able and eaTnyd tSTsh
Dawse, has stated, SERPENT that will gnaw his
hell, from which he can can never be separated /, my
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Almighty and QmniPotent God that that my devotion 70
am willing there 20 die in defense of the rights o
men TO tree government, and OF the right of on
pressed people throw off the yoke Of thrald ON.
am an Irshman by birth, an American by adoption;
nature a of freedom, and an enemy to that powe
that holds my native land In the bonds OF tyranny
has so often admitted that the oppressed hav
right to throw of the yoke OF the oppressor.
revert 10 that in British court OF Justice. Ire
lands children are not, never can, ana never WIN b
willing and submissive slaves. And 80 long as th
English flag covers one inch OF irish SOIL Just so lon
will they, believing 10 TO be divine right conspirt
Imagine, and devise" means 20 hurl IL from power
and erect its stead the Godlike structure OF sci
government Before I 70 any further IsnOsa / hay
offer TO my learned and eloquent couns
the poor gift of the sincere and heartfe
thanks OF an honest man. 1 offer then
in the name of America, the thanks OF the Irish pc
~ nile know that am here without reatiYe-Witl
ont friend IN fact-three thousand miles away fro
NV family, But know that am nQt forgotten ther
The great and generous Irish heart Of America toda
feels for me-t0-day sympathizes with ana does ~
forget the man who is willing 70 tread the scahold
Ay, dehantly proudly conscious Oh nay hayylng 70 sun
In defense OF American principles ana Ia defense
liberty. / now TO Mr.. Dowse, Mr. Butt, and
O'Loghlen, and all the other counsel engeged In n
defense, among whom, believe is Mr.. Cqrra
and TO my able solicitor, Mr. LaWless 1 T
turn individually and collectively my since
and heartfelt thanks. 1 shall now, my lor
az doubt you will Suggest the, prOpre
ofturning attention TO the world beyond the grave
shall now look only 10 that home where .sorrOws a
at an end, where JOY is eternal, and snail nope 81
pray that freedom may yet dawn on this poor dow
EOddsncOUntTy, This Is my hope, that ia my PrayS