The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-26

. On the case being given to the jury tina
i body retired to the Imperial Hotel tor tn
e night Next day Mr.. William OBren, thu
editor of United Ireland, wrote o letter to thu
FreemGn's Journal, IN which he charged di
rectly that, instead of beng guarded from
( they should have been, the jurors had spen
/ the night wandering about the hotel, consers
ing with the guests, and drinking, even &c
: excess.
J. This communication, with a fitting edito
rial comment was duly published In the Free
mans Journal, of which Mr.. +. Dryer Grey
NJ. +. for Carlow and HIghSheriff of Dublin
10 proprietor. Yesterday the foreman of the
Jury appeared IN court and asked for protec.
ton, insisting that he had been the last Of ito
members to 60 to bed ON Friday night and
that every juror without exception was sober.
The Government, through the Solicitor.
General for Ireland, thereupon announced that
the attention of the court would be called
formally to the article, and others, In the Free.
mans Journal, such publications, il was de.
clared, being calculated to interfere seriously
with the administration Of justice
| Mr.. Grey was served last night with a notice
to appear today and answer to the charge of
contempt He appeared accordingly and the
Solicitor-Genersl proceeded TO direct the atten.
ton of the court to the article complained of.
| Mr.. Grey asked for time to prove the truth
Of the statement contained in Mr.. O'Brien's
letter, insisting that jury could be packed
by such challenging by the Crown rs
just that he should be permitted to present
evidence as to such packing and the other
charges of improper action on the part Of the
jurors. lie, however, declared that he was
fully and personally responsible for all that
had appeared in the F'reeman's Journal on
the subject
Mr.. Justice Lawson refused to permit the
introduction of any evidence and sentenced
Mr. Grey to pay a line of $500 and be impris.
oned for three months; at the expiration of
his term MIR. Grey must find sureties for his
good behavior, himself in the sum of e5,OO0I
and two others for 60 600 each.
Mr.. Grey, whose manly stand throughout
the proceedings attracted general admiration
and sympathy, was handed over TO the custody
of the City Coroner-the Sheriff, to whose
keeping prisoners are committed being on
this occasion the prisoner
The Coroner was reluctant to take him into
custody, and only performed his duty after a
sharp admonition by Mr.. Justice Lawson
Mr.. Grey was then removed to Richmond
Prison. His fine will in all probability be
paid by popular subscription.
The New York Sun makes the following
among other comments on the sentence OF
Mr. Grey:
When we keep in view the time and cir
we must recognize the fact that
he summary and harsh proceedings taken
against Mr.. E. Dwyer Gray in Dublin on
Wednesday last reflect peculiar odium upon
he British authorities This piece of high.
handed persecution was committed at crisis
,f the countrys international relations when
/ might become of supreme moment to retain
what Is left of Irish loyalty, and when the
Government had seemed to be alive to the ne.
,essty of quoting the apprehensIons reused
~ the passage of the Prevention of Crimes
vet. Moreover, Dublin was the scene, at the
ime, of a memorable demonstration, hundreds
# thousands Of Irishmen being collected in
he capital to celebrate the centenary of Ire.
and's legislative independence. 1t had been
with much surprise and keen salts.
action, that not a single act of violence, not
hreat, not an unseemIy utterance had emana-
ed from this immense assemblage of Irish
PATRIOTS. Yet this was the moment chosen by
he Irish Solicitor General tn arrest one nf the
lOst distinguished citizens Of Dublin tor an
LEGGED contempt Of court and the Judge be
ore whom the accused person was arraigned
efused to grant him representation by coun.
ounsel or an hours delay, and forthwith SEN
enced HIM to three months imprisonment in
all. Had the incident been cOntrlved by an
nplacable enemy of the Gladstone Ministry,
could not have been better calculated to un.
o all that has been done toward the pacifica.
on of Ireland during the late session OF Par.
ament.