The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-15


obliged to and that sentence is there his lord
sup put on the black cap that you John Mcer
Duck 10 ne place whence you came be then Wednes
day. the 18th day of next dra IN hurdle to the place
OF executohat you be there hanged by the until you
"nu Cha' afterwards your head shall be severed from
oooy anu your body divided into four parts which shall
be disposed of Her Majesty and her think
Mt and may the Lord God Almighty mercy your soul
me scene in court affecting nearly all present be-
ing moved to tears
The prisoner (who did much affected by the
man and Christian have but one request to make, and
That Is that after the of the remains
be given Lawless to be by him inferred
ground quietly possible have previous my leav
ing the dock to return thanks Mr. Butt the star of the
Irish Bar for his able defence of also to Mr. Dowse for
the kind in which he alluded the scenes met with
in the Southern States Those kind illusions call
to my mind thoughtsome bright cheerful and glorious
and sad recollecton of regret To Mr.. Lawess
also return my sincere and heartfelt thanks.
At the sitting of the Court Tuesday, 2 May, Flood,
Duffy and Cody who had been found guilty of treasoneony
Friday, were placed the bar to receive sentence
Mr. Butt pressed the point he had raised when the jury
deliberatng the evidence against the pisoneha Flood
and Duffy having been originally arrested under the Habeas
Corpus Suspension Act could not be tried unless by order
from the Privy Council to authorize the proceeding
Mr. Macdonogh argued that the meaning of the
that parties arrested under the Hbeas Corpus Suspension
could avail themselves of the provisions the
Corpus Act which secured every accused the right
of trial.
Mr. Murphy followed the same side, after which
Mr.. Butt heard in reply.
The Lord Chief Justice after consulting with the other
learned Judges said that advised their ordshps
of the opinion that the objection too late
why Judgment should not be against Them Flood
TODD forward and in stfon clear voice. and fluent utter
dnce spoke follows:-
Ny Lords have been convicted the evidence of three
Not word of truth has either of them To
begin with Corydon will that not present the
meeting he describes having taken place in Liverpool
knew nothing about it, and believe that the Crown
have had in their hands the of dpovng what he said
believe that Masseys evidence would 60 dispove it, and
in fact there directory of which member
The Grown had that evidence in their hands, and would
produce it, in that place Chester where Bray
hood from beginning end that detective officer
went over to Manchester but denied it
to tamper with witness. IF the detective Manches
and sought know whether these people told the truth
not he satisfied himself that they did tell the
and that in Manchester at the time Therefore, say
the Grown had of evidence which they withheld
prove that Chester the time the detective
I positively declare that the detective me
there Now the evidence of Dawson that
very effective detective falsehood the face it, He
length of tme and met me in Burkes pubichouse where
in my life strange coincidence is that that
night he dlroom. Can any believe that
that is rue Now, that have been unfairly dealt with
otherwise and that by of gegedemain have
been placed trial here the terrible charge of assassna
ton No in this could regard such charge with
greater horror than do No has greater horror of
heard of such odous abomnbe conspiracy
as witness depoed to- am sure that no true
Irishman would attempt have anything with
thing. heard nothing about it, and do that if should
have been tried with should have been tried with
Mr.. MCaferty, the with whom identified and with
whom arrested. might have got fair trial them but
declare have had fair trial. There
present hour they had evidence their possession which
would have to innocence and has been sup
pressed Let them ieny that The Attorney General he
thinks he is above motives impute facts
and leave the world TO Judge You how the Identification
has been proved against me by that from Chester
will tell you how such thing on We were taken
Mounoy and paraded before the Police and day
after day came groups of people, either nformes detec
tves from England or elsewhere always accompanied by
of the detectives who day before and do
not know but that these people told That Food
THAT is MCahrty they had forward and identified
they should You [ s avn
in Chester Liverpool the may be- repeat again
have been unfairly dealt with every of
The Attorney nera has alluded me repeatedly as that
wetched man." If loving my country through my whole life
should make wretched wretched deed for | tell
YOU now and tell the world that only abhor
ton but that would rather my than be guilty of
the moral assassination that has pacced against me-