New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-21
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE FENIAN TRIALS AT MANCHESTER.

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since been proved innocen having been condemned
to death The jury acquitted the next six who were
placed trial. The Government then withdrew the
charge Of murder against the remainder OF the prisoners
charge. The third batch therefore tried
charge Of riot and Of beating the police con
stable aud preventing the Of Kelley and Dcascy
The names Of the second batch Of prisoners wlo were
Michael Mcclure and W Murphy. The third batch who
were only indicted on the minor charge, were Carroll,
Jones the other two by MIR Cottngham The evidence
against them very contradictory bur after four hours
discus lon and considerations the jury found them guilty.
Ernest Jones' IN his speech on behalf OF Rcddn is said 10
have greatly distinguished himself The Presiding Judge
blackburn referring To IL, said 81 think ought TO
for aiding justice, by rs able aud
proper speech / heard" The Judge told the
jury his charge that the question they had To consider
whether it had been made out 10 their satisfaction
that Carroll, MOorhouse and Redden were present aiding
and assisting in The attack on the van on the sth OF e
TENDER. William Murphy, Michael Mcclure, Henry VII
and Michael Kennedy were then indicted or riot aud as
saultug the police TINS u ne fourth batch Ihey az
pleaded not guilty and their tal commenced on the sh
of November. Their trial had not concluded when the
mail left The prisoner OBrien alias Could received the
following reply to his appeal to Mt Adams Tor protection
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poo le You thea received sac,at naran, Dom Che ai S,ies
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VICE DAVE Bfyj,yIS NoR.a scl,i4.y Of Legation.
THE IRISH FENikN TRIALS.
The trial Of Augustine Costello resumed on the TN
November. Some coast guards and boatmcn were
rrio 81 HE brgntinc a sligo aud the landing OF Cos
tellO and Others AT Dun@1Yan buckley, the inf"rnor,
was recalled, and stated that there man named
can't Million In the expedition. million. 10 will be rccol-
lected was discharged on the 9th u Augusta The Gov
ernor spoke the prisoner 90 the door ~ h CELL on the
evening Of the 30th Of August and said 90 him: This
letter. which you have been cudcavoTlng suHepil-
tiously 10 send ont, has been discovered ON ne
pcrson of the prisoner about Doe discharged" Costello
replied: you have detained letters Of mine before"
oner OF the fact The letter IN qucan found on the
person OF prisoner named ward MO was di'chareca
$ Bolton. ESQ, No 5ai Brdgest, Brooklyn, Newfork'
m on "a. s'' a5 ~, MrS S. k bs sa .a to saS,
SoSt ~ Hrercs Tsi them rom me should this gent
10 Newlors, be- eireiul Los they niusi hm sh mpor'nt
judge 81 bin ctarh Il currently reported hat he
ot'ie t % ,5 v ~ Coa Ia Other. Of az
glf ~ " s,,S,I ' gsi sf fs f, has pei i,
s Of The i mpOriaHcs Tell them not forget the Suffering
Inc case for the prosecution closed on the 7th. Mr.
Heron made an able speech Tor the prisoner ana the
solicitor General replied the part Of the Crown Judge
Keogh then charged the jury He said they now APP
preached the termination OF TINS to them all most pro,
tractcd case to which from the commencement rs had
been conceded 10y the counsel OF both sides they had
given their most careful and ungrudgng attention lie
was extremely rJOccd that they should nave done so,
for these questions were Of the greatest importace IL
necessary that every one ol theih lhui luuY "u
all Of them collectively, should have their minds pcrecg
anytbps should be missed by himself or by counsel
in their address 1t would De supplied by their own intel
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dncea into 10 which he would say passing
word The prsoner through ms counsel, nsG pay on
obiecng to any individually, but claiming the right
ON behalf OF the prisoner that he should have been Gied
by fury half English Irish and half foreign or Amer
can Fit be true that tho prisoner az the bar admitting
himself 10 be a naturaborn subject of this realm.
although since he had obtained letters Of citizenship in
America ought TO have had the jury he demanded ihen
he would have the full benefit OF the entry the record
IL was their duty TO say that there 10 ground what
ever giving any such jury to the prisoner or any per-
son so crcomstanced he was; IL wa; Their duty as
administering the law there. lie stated that not IN
the power Of born subject OF this realm to throw OF
his ale glance 10 the crown. That subject which
had discussed he might from the days OF cicero
down TO the present moment II was fact which should
be borne III remembrance ny an persons situated as he
prisoner was 1t Of interest to mention that what
The English law did in this country the American law did
in America He then held IN MS band volume OF the
works the ablcs law writers OF America ChanCel
& m Guestion said "a citizen cannot renounce his
allegiance the United states without the permission OF
government to be declared by law AZ there IS no existing
legislative regulation in the case the rule OF the English
common law remains unaltered In America" No one
should therefore be Of opinion that the people OF Britain
we're not treated in this matter as the people OF America
were as both hold the law. The learned Judge
OF the late Judge Bushe. "Acqu the prisoner you can
and convict HIM only II you must 800. ,...o.,.,
The Jury were locked up for five hours but on being re-
called stated that there was no Likelihood OF an agree
ment so they gJIV c nsones 70 ia remained in the
saddle" outside the Court during Inc "hOIe time the
JURY "f trIa of Gen iaipn commenced the sth
November He was, as IS alleged, the principal military
Fenian of the Dublin district, aud mad charge OF the
oneYt in and near the Irish metropolis In March last
Wonn asked that his plea should be placed on the record
- +, was that he refused plead" The plea Of not
guilty entered, and paper pen1 anu ink supplied 10
The prisoner at his request, llapln then said,
am an American and demand Jury Oh American cltl-
zensD The Chief Baron: do you alege that you were
ho an America Prisoner: leave that TO the Crown
GUR TO discover The Chief Baron said that it would
he necessary 10 support his application Dy showing that
he was born in America. lIalpln; when ! was ar
- ~ would not be allowed 10 take my
trunk out OF the ship My trunk went on with
Tho noners stating who i am, and why
am here That being the fault Of the crown am unable
To- produce those papers TO the court The prisoner
vhseouently argued that u essential Tor the Crown
70 nrove that born here" ana added claim to
have right those papers, when nave peeh either
stolen or lost by the British crown re hdu Dcen pre-
the niyileges OF alien by the Crown OF England"
The Chief Baron" Unless you state lnat you were, or
ere mot horn In the country, VIC must refuse your app-
cation "Tben said Hapin Will permit the Attorney
| General 10 pack Jury AS lie likes . ,-
After the jury had been sworn the prisoner asked TO
have noljceman belonging TO the queenstown station,
who mad assisted In searching prisoner uItested WIN
INN there ON board the City Of Paris sent IoT ana the
Cont ordered egrapho message 10 ne al once sent
for The witness subsequently, Halpin handed In list
- aitncsses whom ne said he would require some OF
whom are persons be tried at the There
was considerable amusement causeu With MS lst was
go and II was found close with the names OF James
stephens and Col Kelly, whom he called upon le crown
10 produce In consequence OF tho9o P00uihlues inc
| case excited unusual interest .,.,. .
The ATTORNEY General in opening the prosecution said
the prisouer active associate OF Stephehs Kelly,
Farola and O'Mahony IL would he proved mat he was
In bat wear he came 10 Ireland and WAS intimate with
Inhv ~ Ieary and O'DOnOyas Rosa lie went back 10
America and took the place there OF James stephens
durno his absence In Ireland On inc Vth OF febuhSy
| Iondon going by the name OF Fletcher Kelly being
a"meS Goiemau They eOneocted the rising VI March