Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-04-20
PHENfx PARK MURDER.
The Great Irish State Trials with a
Gallows in the Background-Bra-
dy and His Fellow Defendants In
dicted and ArraIgned.

GallOws in the Background-Bra-
dy and His Fellow Defendants In
dicted and Arralgned.
Dublin, Ireland, telegram 9la: TIL
court house where the trial of the Ph9
nix park assassins takes place was besieged
by crowds eager to gain admission. The
autL. critics, however, admitted the jury
called on the case and fifty reporters, and
they were let into the building at an early
hour. Judge O'Brien, who is to hear the
case, took his seat on the bench at Ills
O'Clock, when the work of swearing in the
grand jury was proceeded with. The pris-
oners, Brady, Kelly, Delaney, Caffray, Cur
ley and Fitzharris, were brought 10 the
court house at 8 O'Clock and
were escorted by q whole troop
of dragons. The counsel and solicitors for
the prisoners who appeared tor them at the
examination in Kilmainham court house
were present. Judge O'Brien informed the
grand Jury that the case of the attack upon
Juror Field would not be called till after or.
binary business was disposed of. Addres.
sing the special Jurors, he spoke of the ina.
portance and gravity of the Phoenix park
murder case, he pointed to the existence Of
regularly organized secret societies held to-
gether for ~thejpuTpose of committing muir.
der.
Members of such societies are actually
guilty oftaking the lives of fellow beings.
and those guilty of assisting and encoura.
ging them, were guilty Of murder. The
latter were eqnally guilty with the former.
but mere membership in a society, even
though it might be formed with the general
object to commit murder, did not necessari-
ly make all the members guilty of that
dence of the crown would produce, it was
their duty to bring in a true bill against
the persons accused. He dwelt on the
enormity of the crime, which had, as if by
magic, brought a dark cloud over the
bright end favorable prospect, that, it
seemed, was about to open for Ireland. The
judge informed the jury that the crown
would allege that the murder of Lord Cav.
endish was not a part of the original design
of the Phoenix park assassins; that he was a
victim on account of being at the time in
claim, however, that all persons present at
the time Of the murder, were responsible
for killing Lord C%avendish, aud were, there.
fore, accessories before the fact; that those
OF the band not present were responsible
only for the murder of Burke. which was a
premeditated act on their part. The lives
taken May 6, last, were sacred and dear to
the people. He had not, for his part, the
least misgiving that thejury would be found
faithful in the discharge of their onerous
duties"
Brady in the dock wore a careless and de-
tsnt demeanor, as at the hearing. The
grand jury then retired. 1t is selected from
aspecial panel drawn from residents of both
the city and county of Dublin. There were
very few lain for exemption from service
The grand jury soon returned to the court
room with a true bill against Joe Brady,
charging him with the murder of Lord Fred
erick Cavendish and Burke. Brady was ar
Ranged al the bar and pleaded not guilty.
Application was then made for a postpone
ment of the trial, as preparations Tor ii
were not complete. Counsel for the crown
opposed any longer postponement than till
tomorrow. McCune, Brady's solicitor,
Sid that A. NJ. Sullivan would act 70,
Brady. Judge O'Brien said the case must
proceed tomorrow If Sullivan was not
ready to take it in hand he Judge O'Brien)
would appoint some person to act for Brady,
The case was further considered, the result
being that the trial of Brady was set for to.
morrow and DR.. Webb Adams was assigned
BY the court to defend the prisoner. Cur,
ley, Kelley, Thomas, Caffray and Fitzha1ris,
were next each arraigned separately. Each
pleaded not guilty and all were held for
trial. The grand jury found true bills fol-
murder against Joseph and Lawrence Han
lon, William M%aroney, Patrick Delaney,
Pagan and Joseph Mullett.