Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-14
O'DONNELL'S SUSPENS
SIX OF THE JURY -FERRETED
OUT BY HIS FRIENDS.

Three of Them Anxious to Meet their
colleagues in the Prisoners Interest
me United Irishman's'' Threats
Inc Governments Excuse for Refusing
TO DIVulge the Names of the Jury.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-The solicitor and
friends of O'Donnell have found five of the
jurors who convicted him. Three of these
desired that meeting ofthe whole twelve
should be held in order to explain their
verdict and arrest the execution of the
condemned man. 1t is believed that nm
less the other jurors are found by To-
morrow it is scarcely probable that the
execution will be stopped. The crown
authorities have refused to give the ad-
dresses OF the jurors to O'DonnelPs
friends.
LONDON, Dec. 13, 10 p. M.-The letter of
A. NJ. Sullivan to Charles Russell. chief
Oh ODonnelPs counsel, in reference to
the alleged misapprehension of Judge
Denmans language in his charge To the
Jury contends that Judge Denman mis-
dlrected the minds of the Jury when he
lhtlmated that there was no evidence that
Carey had revolver. O'DOnnelps Friends
this effect. There was no proof thai 90.
rey was not armed, and that by harping
on the word evidence instead of using
the word '..proof,n the Judge obtained a
Verdlct OF guilty of willfuI muir
der. United States Minister Lowell
says that if any of the Jury
say that this verdict was influenced
tnereDy ne is willing to seek mitigation
OF the sentence. Six members of the iurv
have now been found. Three of them saw
that their verdict was influenced bv the
Judges dlctum. One of them has offered
the use OF his house for a meeting of the
jury to review the matter. The govern
ment refuses to give the addresses
OF the jury because of the recent
threats OF the newspaper, United Irish
nan, against them. 1t meeting of the
jury were possible the crown might be
forced to mitigate the sentence. but there
IS no hope of tracing the remaining mem
Ders OF the jury in time to prevent the
execution OF the death sentence. If is
now understood that the jury stood seven
for murder and five for manslaughter be.
fore the dictum of Judge Denman was
delivered.
CRITICISM ON PARNELL'S SPEECH.
The Times in its leading editorial TO-
day says that there was never more I'M
compromising defiance flung in the face
OF the English nation or government than
When Parnell, in his speech in the ro-
p
clared war upon the constitutional prin-
ciples and convention between England
and Ireland. 1t is impossible for the pub
lie men of England to regard this renewal
OF the Irish warfare with Indifference or
contempt. The situation is serious and
VIII tax the ability of English statesmen
to the utmost.
FORSTER ON THE ROsTRUM.
W. h. Forster, member of Parliament
and eX-Chief Secretary for Ireland, ad-
dressed his constituents tonight at Brad
lord. lie said that in any franchise bill
that the government might introduce i'm
Parliament, he inferred that they intended
that Ireland should be included, and he
agreed with them. Cheers The more
ne thought OF it the more clearly con-
Ylnced he became that Ireland should be
included in the bill. He was not
surprised at ParnelPs recent speech.
He sometimes thought that ParneU
wished that the government would refuse
ireland the benefits of the franchise bill
in order that he might increase the num-
Der OF his followers. Mr.. Forster believed
that the inclusion of Ireland might for a
time increase ParneIPs followers. but the
government would have the satisfaction
that they would meet them in Parliament
and not in the country perpetrating out
RACES. Regarding the boast that the
NOulu D6 dDle TO turn the
balance of parties, MIR. Forster said
that he felt that if either party should CO.
alesce with the Parnellites, the govern
ment. when attacked, would only have to
appeal to the country to defeat the cOali-
tion.
o'DONNELL's WIFE SAILS FOR NEW
YORK.
Among the passengers on the steamer
City of Berlin, which sailed from Liver
pool to-day for New York, was the wife of
Patrick O'DonneH.
ARMS SEIZED IN DUBLIN.
DUBLIN, Dec. 13.-The police have
seized quantity of arms, ammunition,
military pouches and belts in a house on
Dolier street, occupied by man named
Dunnee, who has been arrested. Dunnee
is said to be prominent member of the
National League, and he is also believed
to be connected with the Fenian Brother
hood. Among the articles seized were
four rifles, some revolvers, large guam
tity of powder and several powder TASKS.
MORE PROCLAMATIONS
Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land, prohibited a procession of appren-
tice boys and Nationalist demonstration
announced to take place at Londonderry
on the 18th inst.