New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-28

circumstances that corroborate that testimony,
! il is right that you should weigh all together,
| and as honest men, give 10 the tainted evidence
| its proper weight. Now, here gentlemen you
! have It sworn by BTOphy that the prisoner was
employed by this desperate society ~ murder
| William Graham and that after HE murder the
! witness Brophy was present at "a meeting where
| the subscriptions in payment tor That murder
were paid for the prisoner, who was aIso pres
ent At that meeting the murder was openly
| alluded to- and, If the witness - to be believed,
the position OF murderer was accepted ny the
prisoner az the bar. Now Kate DCnOhue. who,
! must say, gave her evidence fanly-aud you,
| gentlemen. can form your own o9 mons az 10
| her manner IN the witness box --swears that on
! the morning of the murder she saw The prisoner
come from the lands of Balymorley, aud saw
! him thu " a gun INTO n eoghoc. constable
Timothy proves the finding Of the life in the
| I oghOle, and IN II was found an exploded
| cartridge OF "A peculiar make. \ sIaiiiar cart
| ridge was found beside the tO1y 0f the mur-
| dcred man, and IL Was proved that Two shots were
! fred The bali button found on the spot mas
been explained by the defence on the theory
| that the prisoner broke the button when lean
! ing over tie paling month before tie murder,
and dropped the paper at the same time. On
| the other hand, the wltness Who FOUND the but-
! ton swOre that IL was not close To the palIDg
! and the theory put forward by the Crown Is
| that the button was broken IN the harry OF re
| loading the rifle, and that the paper, II dropped
| then, must have en- wet with the recent rain,
men. TO say If you consider this testimony,
| oral and circumstantal sufficient TO cOIrobO-
rate tie evidence OF Brophy.'
Again "A long pause. Again the bnsh Of ex-
| pectatlOn but 10 vas only to say thar the Jury
! could not agree.
Very well, gentlemen, you must retire. !
shall wait for an hour; and then, IL you still are
| unable to agree, you must remain for the night
| in the hands OF the sheriff.
In half IN hour the jury gain poured into
the box, aud ihe foreman banded the issue
paper 10 the clerk of the Crown. The prls-
onel'S eyes grew dim. and he clutched convul-
siyely the front raj or the dock.
How say yOu, gentlemen Have you all
agreed to your VerdictT
We have
And you say the prisoner is not guilty
A roar came from hundred voices IN the
court, and a surging crowd pressed forward to-
ward the dock
'Silenoel was shouted, but no silence came.
until the mass Of people han rushed from the
court to the street, where wild cheers rent the
all.
The prisoner was discharged, and on bis APP
pearaDce al the door OF the court house was
lifted bodily, and carried tIiumphantly through
the town. Then piebad horse was procured,
and on this he rode AT the bead If procession,
past the house OF BallymOTley, where the mob
stopped, shouting ana yelling. brass band
preceded the prCcG sslOn and as Il approached
the tOwnland OF Carrlckbeg played See the
conquerng hero comes and banner was pro-
I
tyrants! Grady toTrverU
Here Grady made q speech. The verdict was
found, and never again could he be med for the
same case, 20 be made no secret o! having rid
the world CT one tyrant and ended his speech
by saying: have done my duty honestly and
we'll and ain ready TO do it AGAIN.
A special police-statOn was established az
Clare we'll. but subscriptions were made all
through the county TO pay the special tax.
Brophy could not show his face in the county.
His life would net be worth days purchase
so, choosing locality IN another country, be
received from Government sum sufficient to
take BIN there. Kate D0n0hue returned to Der
fathers house, hut no human being spoke 10
ier. As she went along the road tie children
spat at her, and called heI an lniOTmer From
behind walls and hedges stones were thrown at
her from time to time, and as she entered the
chapel one Sunday, the entire coDgre gatIon rose
and left it, as If she were plague stricken. Her
father and mother wished her to leave The
house, she tried 20 get a situation as servant;
but for her no house was open, and at length
the pOOrhOuse was the only spot on earth
where rest and safety were within her reach.
This having been represented, Government
granted her a free passage To ew-Zeaand,
where she is now the wife OF a hOurlshing
farmer. The Murphys we're evicted but never
since has Mr.. jennings dared to return to Bally
morley, where his advent would give the signal
for the execution OF sentence or death that he
know, has been passed upon him. I he society,
though closely watched, IL sill in full swing
and the Graham murder case has gone 10 swell
the annals Of undetccted crime. Time.
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