Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-05
EXTRADITI0N DEFIED.
SHERIDAN AND WALSH EAGER
FOR THE FRAY.

The Former Retains Roger A. Pryor
and BENJAMIN f. Butler as Counsel
Governor Butler Confident of Victory
The Law Journals Opinion-The
Dublin Trials.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Patrick Sheridan
and John Walsh, whom the Dublin grand
jury have indicted for murder. are still
unmOlested. They We're seen to-day in
the vicinity Of their office and said that
they were ''quietly and calmly await
ing any attempt to arrest them.
and, added Mr.. Sheridan. .swe are
ready to meet them at their first step in
that direction" They declare that thev
VIII make no effort to evade the officers.
and that they have no fear of being ap-
pretended. Mr.. Sheridan has retained
Roger a. Pryor and Gov. Ben. f. Butler. of
Massachusetts, as his counsel. Both of
these assert that no grounds can be
found for the eXtradition of Messrs.
Sheridan and Walsh.
LONDON, May 4.-The Lar .T0aru1I
alter discus sing the legal phases of the
eXtradItlOn question. draws the conclu-
sion that If the United States holds that
lyman, Walsh and Sheridan cannot be
eXtradited under the existing treaty
between Great Britain and the United
states, and If those gentlemen do not vol
unfairly surrender themselves. they NAV.
after variOusfOrmal wrts of arrest have
been made out and returned without hay-
ing been satisfied, be adiudged outlaws.
ana thelr property may be declared for
feited TO the Crown
DUBLIN, May "A dispatch has been
received by Earl Spencer, Lord Lieuten-
ant of Ireland, announcing the arrest in
New York OF Walsh and Sheridan 1t
also gives full account of the dOinrs of
lyman, who 1t says is in America, and of
the movements Of his family, and states
where they will meet him.
The FFeemdR'S journal saws that the dy-
namlte plot Matched in America was he
Irayed by the British Consul at New York.
Ihe name of every cOnspirator who came
to England and of the ship on which he
sailed was cabled to England directly
after the vessel left New York. The
police watched the cOnspirators from the
moment they landed in England. The
FreemaH'S JOUrRdI says a member of the
Governing Council Of the conspirators
could alone have given such information.
hlngst0n, Healey and Gibney were re-
manded for week. Joseph Smith one Of
the men in custody on charge of being
Implicated in the conspiracy to murder
government Oihclals, has been discharged,
he having agreed to emigrate.
Cabman Fitzharris, indicted Yesterday
as an accessory to the murder of Lord
Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. Burke after
the fact, was arraigned in the court this
morning and pleaded mot guiltv.v
Hawkins, who, it was stated. would be
arraigned to-day with Kingston and
others. on charge of conspiracy to mur
der Pool, has been discharged from Gus
tOdy.
Kingston, Healy and Gibney. charged
with conspiracy to murder Poole, were
arralgned in the court again to-day for
examination. An infOrmer named Lamie
gave testimony confirming the existence
of vigilance murder circle to which the
prisoners belonged.
1t is confidently stated here that Peter
lyman is now in London and communi-
Gated with the police with view to turn
ing infOrmer.
Lawrence HanlOn, placed on trial YES
terday on charge of attempting to mur-
der Juror Denis Field. was found guilty
this morning and sentenced to penal
servitude for life.
HanlOn on receiving sentence muttered
Il won't be the last, God save Ireland
from such infOrmers."