Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-14
ENGLAND'S LAST INFAMY.
O'BRIEN DOOafS BRADY TO RF,
JUDICIALLY MURDERED.

The Packed Jury and Per5ured Inform
ers Complete their HireIing Tasks
The Execution Set Down for Nav IL
Popular Feeling Outraged-Rradv
SOlemnIy Protests his Innocence.
DUBLIN, April 13.-The trial of Joe
Brady was continued this morning. The
defense called to the witness stand a
clerk named Kennedy. He swore that he
spoke to Brady who was accompanied by
a girl, on Dominick street, between ) and
Z O'Clock on the evening of May 9th last.
the date of the Phoenix Park murders.
He recognized Annie Meagher, who testi-
fed yesterday that she was with Brady
on that evening, as the girl in ques-
tion. The witness said that he also
met Brady on the following day. The
latter declared that the murders would
ruin the cause of ireland. Upon the con-
clusion of kennedy's testimony the de-
Tense announced that they would call no
other witnesses. The argument of the
counsellors for the defense and the prose-
cution followed. The Judge finished his
charge at IL minutes after O'clock, when
the jury retired. They were absent but a
short time, and ON returning to the court
room announced that they found Brady
Cavendish and Mr.. BuFla. Brady was
Immediately sentenced to be hanged.
DIR. Webb moved for an arrest of iudg-
ment. He alleged that under the crimes
act the jury which heard the case was
not legally formed.
The Judge refused to grant DIR. Webb's
motion.
Brady is the 18th of May. The jury were
out 40 minutes.
The Judge finished his charge at thir-
teen minutes after O'Clock and the Yer-
dict OF the jury was rendered at five min
utes before 4. When the verdict was read
deep but suppressed murmur went
round the court room, and Brady, who up
to this time had been singuIarly composed
and free from emotion, turned ashen pale.
motion, and after complete silence
had been restored and before the
Judge had pronounced the sentence of
death, said in an impressive voice. Il de-
sire to move for an arrest of Judgment
tie alleged that under the. crimes act the
jury was not legally formed, and that the
prisoner had not received notice that he
was to be tried before a special jury.
The motion was denied by Judge
O'Brlen, who now said to the prisoner:
''Have you anything to say why SEN
tence OF death should not now be pro-
nounced upon you"
Brady responded in a loud, clear and
firm voice, 81 am not guilty of the charge
which the inf0rmers have sworn on We.
These men would swear away the life of
any one to save their own" The SEN
tence was then pronounced.
After the sentence had been pronounc-
ed, Brady, who had in the meantime recov-
cred his composure, rose, and with solemn
Yehemence, protested his innocence of
theacrime.
After making his last disclaimer he was
hurried from the court room by the
officers. In the street the announcement
of the verdict had been received with
marks of disfavor and condemnation.
Great crowds of people had waited i'm
patiently about the doors of the tribunal
until the conclusion of the trial and were
packed still closer about the building in
hopes of getting sight of the condemned
man as he was taken to Jail.
Brady was conveyed back to prison.
Yesterday the crowd hissed Carey and
cheered Brady. The demonstration was
so marked that the police arrested two of
the offenders.
CORK, April 13.-Featherstone, who is
under arrest here charged with conspi-
racy, has written to Mr.. Lowell, the
American Minister, asserting his innO-
cence. He claims to be an American,
and demands protection of the American
Government.
LONDON, April 13.-Private inquiries
madel at Galway and Ennis, Ireland.
show the existence at those places and
surrounding points of societies similar to
the Invincibles. The discovery is re-
garded as important, and will throw
further light upon the alleged connection
of the Invincibles with the Land League
OutrageS.