Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-01

meeting last evening aud suitably opened the
season. On taking the chair Capt. Mccarthy
called the attention of the meeting to the faci
that E. Dryer Gray had been imprisoned in
Ireland and to the circumstances of the trial,
and read all the particulars of the conduct OF
the jury.
Mr. KELLY's REMARKs-REsoLyTIoN
Mr.. w. L. Kelly spoke with much feel
this case. He desired to call
the attention of the league TO the recent i'm.
prisoument of E. Dwyer Gray, NJ. P, and edi-
tor Dublin Freeman's Journal, for exercising
the undonbted right of every Journalist in a
free country, viz publishing the charge and
commenting upon the alleged scandalous con-
duct of the jury which convicted Francis
Hines. He said that if Hines is hung in pur-
suance of this verdict, and the sentence of
death pronounced by Mr., Justice Lawson, his
death will be judicial murder''-if such
term can be used. 1t will be the first fruit
born by England's bloody gibset in Ireland
under the repression act." The facts are
these: Francis Hines, young man and re-.
spected citizen of Ennis, was charged with
the murder of John Dolorghty near Ennis.
Not daring to try him before Jury of the
vicinage"-the freeman's right under magma
charta-he is brought by virtue of the new
repression act" before special commission
court at Dublin, composed of a Mr.. Justice
lawson and packed jury from whlchi every
Catholic was excluded, and of course convicted
and promptly sentenced to be hanged. The
night before the verdict and after the case
was given to them, the jury retired to the
Imperial hotel, where, it is charged, they
freely mixed and conversed with the guests
and some became glOriOusly drunk. ForIexpos-
ing this fragrant contempt of court" Mr..
Gray was committed to prison by Judge Law.
son. This Mr.. Lawson evidently ape
Norbury's old style, for at this
close of the session he cone
gfatulated his druken jurors that they had
convicted every prisoner, save one. This one
was, however, already under conviction for a
capital oftense and it was necessary to hang
him twice. Mr.. Kelly closed by Offering the
following resolution, which was adopted.
WHEREAS, Since The last meeting of this
league, E. Dwyer Gray, NJ p, for Carlow and
high sheriff of Dr. bin city, for having pub
iished in his paper, the Freeman'S Journal,
charge made by Mr.. VIM. s. O'Brien editor of
United Ireland, that the jury impaneled
to convict, and which did convict Francis
Hines, tried for murder before Mr. Justice
Law son, were left unattended and unguard
ed IN the lpI erial hotel the night before the
verdict was ieGde-ed, and had. spent the night
wandering about The hotel conversing with
guests and drinking even to excess" and
l"Slhg thus, IN the language OF The PAU Mdu
Gazette been instrumental in upearthing q
grave scandal" has by that most contempti-
bic OF modern English Irish judges, Mr.. Law
son, been committed to prison for three
months and sentenced TO fine of G500 fur
contempt of court;
Resolved, That we tender to this latest and
most distinguished victim of English in beetle
hate our sincere congratulations that In suf-
fering in his person from the drunken wrath
of an ermined ruffian, he has exposed to the
contempt of all honest aud just men Eugland's
miscalled ''courts of justice" in
ireland, which again resorts to packed and
drunken juries aud judges to carry out the
bloody edicts of the government, and which,
when exposed in the press, thrust the fearless
journalist into prison without hearing or op
portunity for defense.
Mr.. Kelly was followed byJ w. Willis
and Mr.. A. Ahern, who ably sustained the
resolution.
At the conclusion OF the speaking the
preamble and resolution was adopted, and
the meeting adjourned until one week from
Saturday night next.