Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-10
THE DUBLIN TRIALS.
Special Dispatches to THs BlH.
THE TRIAL BEGUN.

DUBLIN, April 9.-The court house
where the trial of the Phoenix Park
assassins Is to take place was besieged
this morning by crowds eager to gain
admission. The authorities, however,
only admitted the Jurors called In the
~ and fifty reporters and they were
let into the building at an early hour.
Judge O'Brlen, who Is to hear the
case, took his seat on the bench at
Ills o'clock, when the work of swear.
Ing in the grand jury vas proceeded
with. The prisoners, Brady, Kelly,
Delaney, Caffee, Curley and Fitzharris,
were brought to the court house at 9
o'clock ana we're escorted by q whole
troop OF dragons. The counsel and
solicitors for the prisoners who up.
peared for them at the examination at
the kilmainhsm court house were
present. Judge O'Brien addressed
the special %jarers, aud stated that the
crown would allege that Lord Fred
erick Csvendish's murder was
no part of the crime as con.
cocted, but he was a Victim 10
his presence in the park with Burke.
Nevertheless all present at the time
of the murders were responsible there
for. The grand jury then retired 1t
Is selected from the special panel
drawn from the residents of both the
city and county of Dublin. There
were very few claims for exemption
from service. The grand jury soon
returned with q true bill against
Joe Brady, charging him with the
murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish
and Burke and Brady were arraigned
at the bar and plead not guilty. An
application was then made for a pre-
sentiment of the bill, as preparations
are not complete. TIE counsel for
the crown opposed a longer POSTPONE
ment than till tomorrow. McCune,
Brady's solicitor, sid: A. Nj,
Sullivan would sot for Brady
If time was allowed him
to get ready. Judge O'Brien
said the trial must proceed to, morrow,
II Sui ivan Is not ready to take 1t In hand
he (Judge O'Briep) would appoint
some one to act for Brady. The case
was further considered, the result be.
Ing that the trial of Brady was set
for tomorrow and DR., Webb Adams
was assigned by the court to defend
the prisoner.
Curley, Kelly, Thomas, CAffrey and
Fitzharris were next each arraigned
separately and pleaded not guilty
All were held for trial.
THE CHARGE OF THE JUDGE.
DUBLIN, April 9.--Judge O'Brien
Informed the grand jury that the case
of the attack upon Juror Field would
not be called until after the ordinary
business of the commission was dis.
posed of. Addressing the special
Jurors, he spoke of the Importance
and gravity of the Pro ak park muir.
der case. He pointed tothe existence
of regularly organized secret societies
held together for the purpose of com
hitting murder. Members of such
societies actually guilty of taking the
lives of their follow beings, and those
guilty of assisting and encouraging
them, were clearly guilty Of murder.
The latter were equally guilty with
the former. But mere membership
In the society, even though
1t might be formed with
. general object to commit murder did
not necessarily make all members
guilty of that specific crime. II the
Jury believed the evidence the
crown would produce 1t was their duty
to brig in a true bill against the per.
SOM accused. He dwelt on the enor'
nifty of the crime which had rs If by
magic brought a dark cloud over the
bright favorable prospect that 1t seemed
was about to open for Ireland. The
Judge informed the jury that the
crown would allege that the murder o.
Lord Frederick Cavendish war not {
part of the original design Of thu
Pho ak park assssslns; that he was
victim on account of being at the tim,
In company with Burke.
The crown would claim, however
that all persona present at the time o
the murder were responsible for thu
killing of Lord Frederick, and wert
therefore accessories before the fact
that those who were not present wer
responsible only for the murder O
Burke, which wal a premedited act Oh
their part. TIE lives taken on tn
9th of May last were sacred and dea
to the people. he had not, for hi
part, the least misgiving that tho jur
would be found faithful In the dis
charge Of their onerous duty.
Brady, In the dock, wore q caroles
and defiant dsmeanor, a at the hear
Ing;