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mynt Of thg execution IN The meanwhile
every origin nv is provided by liberal cor
trlnuuOns 10 "a iund Tor his defense. w
request yonr prOmut MD ~ relieve hin
, from bis Impending iaie. Not Tor thes
reasons alone, but also bcctuse- II is nc
knOwledgt1 even by his prOleCutors, Ina
not only was he unCJhucctea with GuI
society, but WAS quite ignOfrnt OF tho ideut
ny OF the asFailanJ ulul a vary snort time
before the STRAY Therefore the essentia
elements, deliberrtiOn ard malice aioro-
thought, necessarystO establish the charge
murder, are totally wanting, because
such representg lions may I've maze as will
either commute the sentence OF pardon tbs
prisoner HnCer tho proper conditions. We
appeal 10 your clemsrcy and humanity"
The president in reply said that the do
partment OF slate would ~ once telegraph
Minister Lowell 10 make all possible inqu'-
ry regarding 0'Donneips citizenship, aud
he Qhe presldsnl) w0ui0 sake whateYer ac-
ton he could win prcrrlety.
Cox, before retiring Win TIE delegation,
handed the PRECEDENT copy Of all appeal
prepared by the "Clan Ma Gael"
association, which has been sent to each
member OF cCpgre1s, and which, In The NAH
part, is as follows: 1.-THE Hct, for the com.
ilsion of which, our fellow citizen, Pat
rick O'Donnell now awaits execution, in
having. dared TO defend successfully his life
against the attacks made upon him by
wretch, who already betrayed, was hound
ed 10 death by several Of his own Os.
sociates; and the Co1duCt Of O'DonnelI
Is regarded as not only justifiable but mer
itorious nv hundtcIs of thousands OF
American citizens Of the colonial authori-
ties OF the Cape OF Good Hope insisted that
he committed the alleged offanse vii hin
their jurisdiction and ought to be tliei in
their cou-ts, notwithstanding which they
were compelled by the British government
to yield him 40 so that he might be tried in
the center of its power; because he was not
tried in the first place by
the nation whose laws he is said to
have trsnsgressed according to legal usage
and requirement, and because the judge !
who presided at the trial, cos trary TO inv
and precedent, undertook 10 decide the |
question: the very purpose for which the |
Jury was impanelled and without which |
The sacred right of trial by jury becomes |
vction that it cannot be considered unfit
ting, even that executive action |
be requested TO present it, which |
is instauced by the fact that in
several cases, one of 3 notably quite recent
date; such q course has heeu adopted AT the |
solicitation Of trends OF the accused. The |
q uestion is whether an American citizen
death By illegal means, without Iemon-
STRANGE and without effJrt 10 save him.
We rally confidently, your sense of justica
will rendsr such help 80 Is III your power
in this mstter, and trust that ouch action |
may lead to the desired result.
II endorse every word OF the article said |
Representative Finerty to night, after pc
in his paper IN Chicago to- |
dav. Now | speak" he continued, |
"as au American journalist, ard not
as congressman. O'Donnell, il he has got |
to die, will die in glory. His case has
aroused the sympathy not only OF the Irish
Americans but of all the people OF the Uni-
ted States, A great howl is gong
the outrageous action of the English |
Judge, before whom the prisoner was tried.
By J0ye, Who ever heard of such proceed I
ure as his? Pontius Plate was an honora- |
BILE man, compared to him. This trial has
given party violence supremacyin Ireland.
There are 1000, 600 peoplein Ireland without
arms and they were prevented by England
herself from going in the field OF battle,
where a contest might ensue. They cannot
win themselves, and what is left to them,
why, Just what many American people
would do If placed in like condition.
They would resort to violence and take
means to accomplish the same ends that
small man would 10 attempt 10 Wnlp Dul-
Ivan. In my opinion, the Irish will act III
their own behalf aud destroy,
not only the English parliament build
ing, but ruin the other interests.
| cannot see how, nor when, and If knew,
it would not be for mo to tell, but do
know that such procedure will happen. I'm
opposed to raising more money to aid In
the trial of the Irish prisoner. 0'Donnell's
trial has been o farce and to ask for more
money to continue such trial would be
dishonest. No hope of fa,rness, nor OF
Justice from English court can be enter
tained." BY postponement OF the time OF
execution, what can be gainedP was asked,
If the president ask that the sentence be
postponed, England will no d0nbt grant
The request, for she will not desire to,offend
America. The evidence OF O'Donnell being
an American citizen, will then have to be
secured aud an opportunity sought for
giving him fair trial. l don't want any
war to be the outcome, for our navy IS
not in condition for a conflict,
but l do want justice for O'Donnell. 1t
looks, however, that he will hang at the
time set for execution, unless this govern
ment can interpose.