New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-14
THEIRISH CONSPIRACIES.

opIny SENTENCED TO BE HANGED-THE CORK Wv
sp1RAToRs-FENIAN DESIGNS ON cANApiAN
PROPERTY.
The iurv Yesterday, in the case OF Josep'
Rrady. charged with the murder Oh noio
Frederick Cavendish and Under oecre'my
p,,rLo hropobt in q verdict of guilty, ana the
,r;aonar vas sentenced to be hanged on May
IA Brady protested his innocence ,ho rho
charge of the judge was against nii" CT,
exom;nation of the three men arrested Ill Oo.A
eA ''.;urod Canadian detectives are Ill
puffa,o watching the movements OF fenlahs'
BRADY FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
srvTrNcEp TO BE HANGED ON MAY Ii FOR ihA
PHGNIx PARK CRIME-HE PROTESTS h'' -'-
crNcE-THE JUDGES CHARGE
D,,n,,y Anr;l 13-The trial Of Joseph brauy
WAC 6ontinued this morning. clerk naineu h0.i-
nadv testified for the defence that he spoHo ~
praJv who WAS accompanied by a GIRL In Donl'-
,io,,'st het,yeen Z and p. m. on MAY o las'' 'ho
date of the Phenx Park murders nc ieoos
Annie Meagher who testified yesterday 'n"' sue
was with Brady on that evening as 'ie shi ~
ouastion The witness said he also met brduy on luz
asno,v;nn dov The latter declared that the muir
ders would ruin the cause of Ireland hennedys
testimony closed the case for the defence.
DIR. Webb, Q. c., the leading counsel lor 'ne pris
oner protested against any evidence Dcing aiio"ou
An this case which would bear upon the existence OF
a aeonspiracy prior to May g. even though eVldehce
were excluded by that means which would throw
Uaht on n plot existing before that date TO murder
Air Rurke The only exception to this principle
ronId he that evidence winch concerned tne
words and acts of the prisoner might WIN
nronriety and according TO the rules OF evidence
he admitted In support of his positlon' ne
cited various authorities running from tne tlin'
of Edward l. down TO the present lie said: Inc
prisoners we're first arraigned before TINS ulouhai
on the charge of conspiracy; this was followed up
Inv the more serious charge of murder l contend
that such combination of charges Is unpreceueh'ou
IN the history of criminal cases.
The Court here interposed, reminding Dr' "eoo
that the present indictment was not one OF con-
sniracy and murder but the single indictment Vi
murder. ,.-.. .au
Or Webb. continuing. said: "An indictment for
oonsniracy TO murder, your Honor. may only Oe
based unon evidence going to show that there was
n DESIGN TO murder spme definite person" he de-
clared that the law regulating the evidence ol
aders and abettors in cases of conspiracy coua hoV
be made to apply in the present case. Mt suIlVah'
in his argument for the defence, supported these
views
Mr.. Porter, for the prosecution, replied that the
evidence given by Kavanagh yesterday against
Brady was only of kink which related 10 his own
dongs prior to the murder. In fact, 1t simply
showed that Kavanagh received his instructions as
to driving and waiting from Brady.
THE ARGUMENT FOR THE DEFFNCE.
Mr.. Adams, for the defence. declared that the
charge in Kavanagh's evidence yesterday, his sud
oen discovery that it was Smith and not Delaney
whom he drove to the scene of murder with Carey,
was as any one could clearly see, story coneoct~d
between him Kavauagh) and Carey. There were
other discrepancies between the evidence gwen by
the informers and that of the other witnesses oy
whom the counsel for the Crown sought to back
ND their perjures. With one solitary exception
none of the witnesses for the Crown had ever set
ewes on Brady before May 6. Yet they now as
serted with one accord that they were able 10
recognize him as a man whom they saw i'll Phoenix
Park ON that day. If the jury believed these wit
nesses to be mistaken, then the case rested solely
on the susuicous evidence gwen by the informers.
The doubtful character of their evidence was too
clear TO be commented on. If the jury would set
the evidence of the innocent girl Meagher against
that of the infamous Carey-a liar and hypocrlte,
yes a liar and hypocrie and murderer, too by
profession as well as practlce-they would uD-
doubtedy declare, in accord with the facts, the
probabilities and the evidence that Brady was not
guilty
The Court here said tn 4e points raised by DR..
Webb against the introduction of evidence could
not be sustained.
Mr. Adams in closing for the defence. SAID:
Heaven forbid tnat should bs arraigned
before the tribunal of pubic opinion as the
defendant Brady has been, in advance OF the
regular trial; Bradys case has been prejudged his
gult has been presumed in a manner the most scan
dalous on record. Let not the jury be led away and
prevented from doing justice. because the crime Is
awful in its nature; but let them consider solely
the question, whether or not Brady s guilty Let
them bear in mind that the chef evidence against
him comes from persons who spoke to save their
own necks; such evidence must ever be regarded
with great suspicion He went on to say that the
principals in the conspiracy had fed to the United
States and France before Carey and Kavanagh had
gwen their testimony in the KIlmainham examina-
ton.
THE EVIDENCE AGAINST THE PRISONER
Mr.. Mash, for the Crown, in his reply sad The
circumstances of the crime are not doubted; 1t is
equally conceded that was the fruit of conspiracy
aud was not a matter of personal revenge For this
reason the Crown has been able to adduce evidence
of the existence of the conspiracy The account OF
the organization, and its objects and plans given
by Farrell was such as could never have been con-
cocted by the most skiful lawyer" The counsel then
traced the connecting links of evidence it has been
shown that Brady was absent from his work ON
May and @. The book Of the timekeeper estab-
ilshed this fact 1t had also been proved that he
made inquiry for Mr. Burke May 8. This appeared
from the undisputed and indubitable evidence OF
the lodgekeeper's wife. The fact that Kavanagh
amended his evidence did not discredit that witness,
but proved his veracity and fortified his previous
statements IL Carey and Kavanagh had been en-
gagged in concocting evidence they would both
have sworn to the same story in minor as well as in
major details. Mr. Naish took up the evidence
rendered by the various witnesses, who testified to
having seen Brady Phenix Park, analyzed 1t
carefully, and maintained that 1t furnished the
strongest possible proof that Brady was there lie
held that there was an utter failure the part OF