The sun., 1883-12-16

event ack nOwledge that our Government Is
sesson o the ena n
zens from England. We may as we'll say to
Great Britain: Arrest every American citizen
you suspect. keep him in jail without trial.
hang him outside OF even tho forms OF your
own law; we. as a nation. have fallen so low
Graphic Description of the Ciosius Scenes In
tho Trial OF o. Dounell.
LONDON. Dec. s.-The clock was striking 10
On Saturday when arrived at the gate OF Old
Bailey to witness the concluding scenes In the
trial OF Patrick O'Donnell. All crimes COM
mitted on board English ships on the high
seas are tried before the Central Criminal
Court. which sits in that venerable building.
one Of the most ancient OF the metropolis. 1t
adjoins the old prison Of Newgate. once tho
residence Of the villainous Titus Oates and OF
the illustrious thiof Jack Sheppard. The small
court was already crowded. The most excited
and interested spectators were women. All
tho gruesome tribunals OF this country, from
tho Assizes to tho divorce court. are 30 crowded
with English ladies as to leave hardly any room
for mon. On Saturday. owing to the favor OF a
popular Alderman and Of most obliging un.
der sheriff. / succeeded in forcing an entrance
to the place. In the afternoon. however. tho
effort OF moro fair DANES intent to be In at
the hnish." a. some of them expressed It,
LuTUeu h0 OUT "a my plbCo Nuu lOTCou In0 D0Ck
In a, city proud Of, ia, $500 900 Inhabitants.
III rah ::
Court. True Il is that independently Of OIL
%na s MoSa 80 the
| Asszcs down to the level OF n theatre. No one
whose brain Is not added would suggest either:
but really when the bar itself and officials are
shunted in staircases or driven back to distant
| lobbes. whore an illustrious stranger like Gen.
| stood for more than an hour. 1t cannot be
reasonably denied that the place should be as
| In the afternoon. as the proceedings we're be-
| coming thrilling and the audience was anxious
f. sns Sscbine Of hs
feet on the prisoner. there was a litter in my
corner at tho bpresque view afforded by a part
| purple. furs. and golden chains were silently
but doegedly engaged in a deadly scrimmage
n large force Of police. Every precautlon had
been taken to h SECURE the sssnsct as vel as the
Clothes we're patroilins the snrroundnc streets. r
reserve of constabes was ut hand. The sew
ers were guarded; The vaults had been scruti-
nizingly visited. All had been done that human
wisdom could devise or military genius plan to
protect a place threatened with an attack. 1t
6nss She1 Enssh oeas are obsed 'e ero oi
teet their courts Of justice like besi.ged fort
resses, and TO hide their prisoners lest attempts
ceSdnss %hs wrns ed 70, with tho opGng % the
the place he told mo that Binns the new exs-
cutoner, is complete failure. He does not tie
sepsibility returns Then: warming with his his
were public medical friend OF his father, nap
penlng to visit lady patient and in1uirine
ps %sf boe.or ibsy bses are ,"s WY y"ow low;
the fact s that have ceased to enjoy public OK
The word Silence" thundered by n stem
The Judge Mr Denmsn. I an imposing Io"kins o"i;
the court, followed by a iew Aldermen and the
two under ssherifrs who net AS masters Of cere-
il tho box, and seated himself on the bench in
front OF tha sword , q Justice fastened to the
saw the Amsricah iorssrs s0 and 0?a Dr. asllasRer
and his hccomplices receive their terrible
ses the sss
'Donnell is man above the middle height.
head we'll erect on square Shoulders. He is
neither thin nor stout. His face is intelligent
fiery. All his physioenomy brenihes the most most
determined resolution. He looks every inch
the man @ who Jno,S Topld keep an oath or do what
then ST standing for few minutes or leaning on
Hs left hand Of Which much f"",e has been nrn said Is
stood good sorvce @ to Him. TITS Il is R thnE f the 'e bis
gest and most muscular hand ever saw The
| pugilistic world could not produce q more for
midable equipment. Such a hand must havo
shot straight impeed by such will.
Mr.. Hnssell. who eclipsed himself in trying to
frightened up. No doubt he thought that no
one could resist this dazzling succession OF
dexterous arguments and audac cious inferences
poured forth with the most impressive and
lofty eloquence. and that he would he convicted
only OF manslnuchter. His face. however, in:
Sir II. james He apparently recovered his
spirits during. the summing up OF the Judge
ana he Inanifestly grow. quito confdsn. ut
the long hesitation. OF the Jury. which
no, no ,,, doubt he he fayorabIy s sinterpreted
presence of that cheerful assembly Of ladies.
laughing some even betting ms on n race course,
on the event; Surely the ladies wern con-
vinced that hs would be found innocent OF the
greater crime. for they would not want to be
nounced; The prisoner at the bar might rea-
sonaby have thought so AT least, Under these
circumstances O'Donnell must have gradually
become 80 hopeful OF a favorable verdict that
the declaration OF the foreman, Guilty Of
wilfu murder" probably struck him dumb.
and prevented him from speaking as he was
udss s do hs to "w
However he was quite himself again when the
Judge had finished speaking. A few seconds
before this he had looked up TO one OF tho pub
lie galleries, rs though in hope of seeing a
friend. or that something might happen. As
soon as the sentence was over the warders. six
hold Of him. to remove him from the dock He
puahad them hack and anid INV lord NAV /