Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-15
THE DYNAMITERS.
DIR. Gallagher, Whitehead, Curtin and
Wilson Sentenced to Penal SerYi-
tude for Life.
Bernard Gallagher and Ansburgb Ae-
quitted-Argument Of Counsel
Charge to the Jury.

| LONDON, June 1.-THE trial Of DR.. Gal.
lagher, Bernard Gallagher, Whitehead, Cur
tin, Wilson and Ansburgh was continued
| this morning. The Court stated that 1t had
considered the evidence against Bernard Gal.
lsgber and Ansburgh sufficient 10 be sub.
milted to the jury. Justice Grove concUrred
| in the decision, but without expressing an
| opinion az 20 the ultimate result, thought
| there were grave doubts to the suficiency
Of evidence against Ansburgh. Clarke, OF
| counsel for the defense, challenged the
Crown to point to a single syllable Of evil
/ dence given at the trial outside OF that of the
| informer, Lynch, which showed that the in
| leution of the prisoners was to sssail the au-
| thority OF the Crown, or TO overawe Parlia-
ment. He declared that Bernard Gallagheris
| statement contained no evidence against any
body but himself. Whitehead expressed a
desire 10 address the jury himself, and his
counsel therefore retrested.
Clarke maintained that Lynch's evidence
l WAS not the voluntary confession of an
| honest man, who was Inadvertently led into
! plot, but was calculated revelation,
| increasing IN scope, IS the necessity
grew of discriminating his friends to save
| himself There was nothing 10 support his
| statement relative 10 the existence Of club
| in America whose object was TO free Ireland
| by force. His statements were not credita-
bic. The manner in which they were pre-
pared rendered the "a untrustworthy. He
| particularly noticed that Lynch, since the
examination OF the prisoners in Bow Street
| Court, had unsccountably remembered that
| the oath he took in New York contained =
| reference 10 the 1rish republic. Clark ap-
pealed to the jury to resIst popular preju-
| dice. His speech was impressive.
Whitehead, speaking IN his own behalf,
said there was no evidence TO show that the
| nitro. glycerine found in his factory was in
| tended for any illegal purpose. He declared
II was Tor mining purposes, like thousands
OF tons Of the same article made In England
Tire press exaggerated the case. He ex-
pecied the Jury TO deal with ii imparially,
as they would with any other case.
Ansburgh declared that he was as innocent
| as God Almighty. He stated that he merely
| met DR.. Gallagher accidentally ON the
steamer Parthis, and he again accidentally
met him in ths Strand.
Mr.. Rowlands, on behalf of Curtin, de-
claTed that his client had been inuocently
seeking work, and that DR.. Gallagher had
given him an Introduction TO an old friend
IN Glasgow. Ii Gallagher was engaged in
the plot, it was not likely that he would rec
ommend a stranger to an intimate friend for
CODu6CliOu Win IL. dCl5 COulu
only be declared guilty on the assumption
that plot existed, but Of this no proof was
adduced.
Wilson announced that az far as he was
concerned, he lett The Gaze where it stood.
Mr.. Mathinson, Oh behalf OF Bernard Gal
lagher, argued that no case was made out
against his client, Bernard Gallagher, as he
acted while under the influence of liquor.
There was nothing suspicious in the elder
brother, who WAS better off than the younger
one, sending money to the latter. He conf
IDENTIFY asked for the discharge Of the pris-
oner.
Mr.. Mathinaon admitted that Bernard had
a general knowledge of the hostile designs OF
the dynsmiters, but said it must be remem-
bered that he was reeident of Brooklyn,
and could not be judged by the same stand
ard as an Englishmsn was. 1t was mat
ter of common knowledge that plots existed
in America for the manufacture Of dynamite
for use against England, almost with the
coauivance of the American government.
Clarke and Rowlands protested against
| this language, and declared there was no
proof that such was the Gaze.
Justice Brett declared that counsel had no
right % make such remark. He eaid there
WIS no proof OF the existence in America of
plots or of cornivance thereat on the part
of the government of that country.
Justice Guler1dge airo rebuked Mathinsou.
He said: 81 think il only due to our fiiend-
ly relations with great government that you
unreservedly withdraw your statement"
M2thinson said he would gladly accede 10
the ruling of the Court.
The case for the defense closed, and Far
rer Herschel,' Solicitor General, replied on
the part OF the prosecution. Upon the con-
clusion of his remarks, Justice Coleridge be-
gan his charge to the jury. He said the case
agsinst DIR. Thomas Gallagher, Whitehead
and Wilson WIS much stronger than against
the others. He declared the assertion that
the niiro-glycerine was intended for leglti-
mate purposes incredible. No legitimate
trader would have carried it about London
as it had been carried. The jury retired at
5:35 O'Clock.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty
against DR.. Gallagher, Wilson, Whitehead
and Curtin, and a verdict OF not guilty N
the case Of Ausburgh an Bernard Gallagher.
The four men found guilty we're then SEN
fenced to lifelong penal servitude.
DR.. Gallagher protested his innocence. He
said The time would come when the matter
would be put right before the world.
PROTEST AGAINST RESTRICTIONS ON AMER
ICAN CATTLE.
Loru OaFBngioiu, Minister OF agriculture,
received yesterday an inhuentisl deputalion
representing towns in Eng and claiming TO-
100000 people, the object of which was Ito
protest against the restrictions of the food
supply" Csrlingford stated that the de-
crease in the importation OF American cattle
was due TO the TACT that better prices were
obtained in Americs, and not to the system
Of compulsory slaughter at British ports.
He said the government would continue to
act up to the spirit of the present laws, ard
not strain them in the direction of further
prohibition, as urged by the opponents Of
importation of American cattle.
IRELAND.