Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-24

y ilittAlllH Ol ltlt 1llSilDltll III NlculllllS
was held at the courthouse last night TO
raise funds for the defense of Patric;
O'Donnell, the SLAYER of the informer
Carey. The meeting was called to order
by Mr.. Patrick Boyle, who stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting, and read the following
circular from Patrick Ford, editor OF the
Irish IIorid:
OFFICE or THE IRIsH WORLD. ;
New lORK, October Is, 1883.
DEAR SIR-lou are, of course, aware that James
Carey, the informer, after he had sent four Irish
men TO an English gallOws and consigned four
more to living TOMB sought safety N hight to
former, under an assumed namo, was slam in
South Africa, in July last, by the hand OF an
lrishmGu who had not the fear of the British gov
crnment before his eyes. Tha, lrishman Is Pat
rick O'nonnell.
O'DonneII is now in the clutches o f the English
enemy and Is on trial for his life.
II he lew the informcr with premeditatlon then
he is Of that stamp of men who, at the risk Of his
own life, determined to wipe out the dis
grace that rested ON his people. 1t is for the En-
glish Crown prosecutors however,, to show, If he
can, that the element of premeditatiOn entered
into the act. Tthdt fact cannot be LEG ALLY prorcd
then o'Donncll cannot legally be sent to the
seaifold.
His fate concerns the whole Irish Iace, and
every Iris hDIan viii manifest that concern.
The inclosed article, taken from the Ilublin
Nation, gives us to understand that the English
government, ,rhj jch cdaH0t mGjHfgiR Gristclce
irclgHd iritLou the uVonacr, il thrsting for 0'Don
nellis blood.
As an American citizen In foreign land
O'Donnell has right TO expect the government
of the United States will see 10 it that he gets
fairtrial The practical sympathy which Irish
Iart ba6efioi imaucncc rn1 at WssbnHtn w
whatever the people at Washing gton may do. we
lrIshmen Inner m must do our duty.
nai Z, 81 i my oM m1'Io retained some ol tho
luntic and. with MIR. 4. NJ. Sullivan and Mr.
Solcltor Guy, ana on the approval Of those gen
Gen. PTyor and his nHs"eiat" are i,vvo,. Of
enormous practice and their going over to Eng
land VII dlsarrange their business. Their fees,
III M ~ iuiJ III losn and meohEenlehce:
their presence will, am sure, be good. ''''e' "
Not only must the fees of the American cOup,
scl ne satl.heq; o1t the burden Of the exrense ot
pOnhcH English counsel, ana the cost Of
bringing witnesses from Africa, ETC., win have
To nc aeii"NeA cut OF this iund that is now being
ing tcIfoTi1ed state ot Ireland has almost
PaTa3IIyzed the people on the other side, i is
ia hardly r as much as mans liberty is worth there
i? I"spW any sympathy ivr the slayer OF an Eng
M H. iniIormGfF, lfi H.,
and dttipr thnf o'mnnnnl "o%' On oS ttgh'
5h2ai4 Gg m pTGSen'Sf , With substantial testi-
h,s %g!hSr MarEESry ~ iE n9nnS in Donega The
cheer Tsr,ni his foGl for any fate an
olI mct,ia IL Fn1 p iist n9r the Don
With it, and return when Your effort are ended
Ihe names Of the the collectors, with the, names
%no noInn5 IimTan o. az to fHpISa9grs' viii be ae.
Z yours, PsrRISS FoRp.
Just,ca u NJ U,..... $50, .t,.,,,. -. =,
u : ~ '" Itt'oto ""o 'ieh eiecteu
thuIhiah by acclanauOn, ana accepted
the honor in a acharacteriStic Snpach
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