National Republican., 1883-05-02
FOREIGN FLASHES.
Skin the Goat Acquittcd-Nr. Sargent and
American PorIs-Thc Chess Tournament
Other Points.
SKIN THE GOAT ACQUITTED.


Other Points.
SKIN THE GOAT ACQUITTED.
DUBLIN, May 1.-The cab driver, Fitz-
harris, who was placed on trial yesterday on
charge of being one Of the principals in tho
Phoenix park murders, has been acquitted.
No witnesses were called by tho defense. Tho
evidence against Fitzharris was that given
by informers. He was besides identified by
independent witnesses, who swore they saw
him in the park on May g. Mr.. McInonoy
opened the argument for the defonse. His
address was eloquent. He dwelt on the fact
that the accusation that the prisoner was in
the park with knowledge of the orrand Of
tho mur1erers rested on the evidence Of in
formers dgne. He particularly pointed out
that Peter Carcy,swo ore that tho prisoner had
recountod the circumstances OF tho murders
to him. His narrative of the assassination had
differed from ascortained facts. He closed
with pathetic appeal to tho jury TO restore
the poor man to his starving family with
n good name, which. was his sole possession.
The judge in charging the jury pointed
out that no evidence had boon adduced to
show that the prisoner was aware of tho plot
against Mr.. Burke before May 8. The earlier
meetings which he had attended, tho judge
said, wore held to plot against the life of OK
Secretary Forster, and therefore had connec'
UlOn WlUn tnc prcSOuU CnulRcs iHo WuS
clear that Fitzharris was in tho park when
the murders occurred butiftho jury doubted
that lie was guilty Of knowledge of the mis-
sion of tho men he Drove they were bound
to acquit him. After the verdict had been
rendered Fitzharris was taken back to Jail to
await trial on a charge of conspiracy to muir
der, the penalty for which is ten years
penal servitude.
Mr.. SARGENT AND AMERICAN PORK.
BERLIN, May 1.-The Norddeutsche Zcitung
commenting on the interview with Mr.. Sar-
gent the American minister, published in
the BOcpscn Courier, in which Mr.. Sargent de-
MED that no had written any article to tho
Ncw Yorker HdndeLs Zeit,pg OH the subject of
American pork, says the best answer to Mr..
Sargent's statements therein is simply to re-
produce the "article" " which appeared in tho
Hdndcls Zeitung with Mr.. Sargents signature
attached Mr.. Sargent should explain how
his signature appeared without his protest or
subsequent correction from him. The
NorddeutSche Zeitung declares that it will never
attack minister of friendly state when
he is acting in his official capacity. II has
now only TO deal with n newspaper article
which contained statements injurious TO Ger
many. 1t will, 1t says, be glad to hear that
the signature of Mr.. Sargent thereto was a
mistake.
NoTE.-There seems to be sorpo confusion
Mr.. Sargent. What was printed in the
Hdmdels Zeitpng over Mr.. Sargents signature
was a report to his government. That report
was printed in the consular reports, and was
reproduced in the HdndelS Zeittng.
NITRo-oJYcERINE IN HIS POCKETS.
LONDON, May IA man named William
Mitchell was arraigned in court at Leicester
this morning on charge of having explosives
in his possession, with apparently an unlawful
aN.1h lal1
stated that tho prisoner had four pounds of
nitro-glycerine with him at the time he was
taken into custody. Mitchell declared that
the explosives were merely blasting cartridges.
He was remanded for week.
THE CHESS TOURNAMENT.
LONDON, May LIN the chess tournament
to-day Englisch and Sellman played drawn
game. Bird was beaten by Tzchigorin, and
Mortimer was beaten by Steinitz.