National Republican., 1883-03-22

the life Of the prisoner. This being nadmissible
they retired, aud in some time amer returned with
verdict OF guilty, at the same time recommend
ing the prisoner 70 mercy.
on the following morning Mr. Orr was brought
up to receive sentence. when his counsel made
motion in arrest Of Judgment This was oyorrulet
by the court The counsel thou stated thnta mos
extraordinary event had Just come to their knowl
edge, of which Il was their duty IN apprise the
court. Two Of The Jurors had made an affidavit
stating that on the night of the trial considerable
quantity Of spirinous liquors had been conveyed
to the jury room aud drank by the jury many OF
whom were greatly intoxicated. the Two Juror.
who made the affidavit admitted themselves also
to have been IN state Of intoxcation, and one
OF them was threatened to be prosecuted as a
United lrishmdn II he did not concur In verdict
OF guilty, until at length, worn ont by fatigue aud
drink ana subdued by monNces, he did, contrary
TO his judgement, concur in that verdict
The nthdavitS having been produced the coun-
sci was interrupted by Mr. Justice Chain0erlain
who declared that such n statement ought not to
be permitted, as that 1t was evidently calculate ed
to throw discredt upon the verdict, aud could moi
be the foundation of any motion To- the court
Mr. Orr was then remonded and on the next day
was again brought UP, when Lord Gelverton, in q
very solemn and pathetic manner, pronounced
sentence Of death upon him. During the latter
part his lordshlps voice was scarcely hudtble, and
at the close ho burst into teursl Mr., Orr, imine.
few words. lie said
"My lords, the jury has convicted me ofbeing a
telon. My own heart tcls me tlat their convc.
ton is lalsehood. l am not felon. IT they
have found mo so improperly it Is worse for them
lHuu lOT me- LOT CNll forgive tncnls 1 Will say
but one word more, aud that Is 10 declare In the
awful presence of God, that the evidence against
periured."
Every effort was made on the part Of orr's fam
ly his friends, aud die country Mt large 70 pro-
cure suspension Of The sentence. The ahdnvit
rho two jurors was followed up by the solemn
declaration of Others To the same effect. The prn-
ctuRl witness, Whately, struck with rgmorse, came
voluntarily forward, confessed his guilt, aud de-
posed before magistrate on oath that his testi-
mnny against Mr.. orr was false The vice regal
court was crowded with petitions implorug that
mercy the extension ofwhicl !, I've best prerog-
alive of the crown. All proved Inc utlGctual Exc.
cution was stayed for Y time and the sentence
was three times rcsplted, but Orr was ultimately
executed at Carrckfergus on the fourteenth OF
October 1907, declaring his innocence again at the
sCuilold.
Thus the sangpinary policy of the British
tory in lrcland, in support of his brutal aud
obscene tyranny, was inoXorablc, Having
fixed upon his victim, no proofs of innocence,
however clear or strong; no proofs of blame
less life, nor of spOtless loyalty to the crown (;
no exposure of the villainous methods by
which conviction was obtained or COerccd,
availod to rescue the unhappy wretch from
the most cruel penalties. Death-.a dis
honorable death upon the scaffold in most
cases--was vigorously inflicted. Thus, too, il
will be seen that the proceedings and agen-
cies now employed ut Dublin are but q revival
of the old methods by which the British tory
for centuries maintained his disgusting and
rapaCiOus misrulc over the Irish soil and peo-
pie; by which he has systematically terrorized
Ireland and slandered the character of inno-
cent and patriotic men while assassinating
their lives under all the forms of law. Ameri-
cans, therefore, should study closely these
proceedings, and withhold their Judgment in
the case until further developments, or other
proofs of tho guilt Of the parties charged with
the murder of Cavendish and Burke.