The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-07-11
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| There was some legal diffieu.t.es n sae
] way OF O'Connel,'s trial in Dublin and he
| vas sent back to Cork On entering thu
exercise yard the morning after MS a.
rival he received military salute from q
young prisoner, with the remark, u
sorry to see you here, captain" OConnsl}
| to whom his features were familiar, asked
! him who ne was, and was tod that ne was
| a. former pf.vate in his company that ne
| came over to take his part in the hghting,
and was awaiting his trial under the name
of William Francis Mackay. In Cork jail,
! too, O'Conne,l made the acquaintance OF
| Capt. M'Caferty for the first time.
! The evidence at the trial was very direct.
The police proved the discovery of the in
eliminating documents, and Pierce Nagle
sNora that he saw the prisoner presiding at
Fenian meetings held at John O'Mahony's s
house in New York When the verdict was
| brought in, the prisoner, whose attitude all
| through had been one OF defiance, spoke In
! a. loud firm voice, and in answer to the
usual question, said
| The Prisoner have; and in making
I! the few remarks am about to make !
nope / won't be guilty Of any disrespect
! to this honorable court. It is the boast
OF Great Britain that in the eye Of the
| English law any man, be his crime OF
ever so deep dye, is supposed to be in
! nocent until he is tried and found guilty
by a jury of his fellow country1nen. i
have to complain that I have not alone
been tried and found guilty, but pun
ished before was ever brought into
this court. When I left the United
States, to whom have sworn allegi-
ance and of which am a commissioned
officer, came, here on my perfectly
Legitimate business Before landing !
was seized by policemen, dragged off to
the police barrack, and there surround
ed by policemen, who danced around
me like dogs around a. wild beast. ]
was stripped of my clothes, naked-as
stand before my, God, declare-naked
as came into the world. Sub-inspector
Graves then gave the order that was
to be thrust into a loathsome, filthy dun
geon. sreeking with filth and the vomit
of drunken English soldier, who was
dragged out that I might be thrust
therein. / have now to speak as to the
oral testimony brought forward against
me- With regard to the testimony OF
the policeman, Gage, so1emnly declare
that there is not particle of truth in It;
not one single word of truth. should
know this country: well enough
at least, / profess to be pretty we'll ac-
quainted with ito know that the con-
stabulary is composed altogether OF
Irishmen; and it would be silly for me
to ask him if he was an Iri5hman. Such
a conversation rs he has sworn to as
having taken place never did take
place, so help me Cod. There is a letter
there which heard read as having been
written by me from st. Louis. was
not the writer, and i never was In st.
Louis in my life. Another statement
made was about that parcel. It was
never given to me by Col. O O'Mahoney,
.or by. any one connected with his offcess
it was handed to me by q gentleman on
Broadway, with a request to hand it to
friend in Ireland. Now to this hon
orable court / have to declare that I do
not believe that there is any parallel IN
the world for the barbarities practicef
upon political prisoners in this country
Mr.. Justice Keogh-I cannot hear
that I will hear anything you have to
say on the matter before the court, but
nothing else Your own good sense
ought to tell you that. y
The Prisoner have to complain
that every little thing had in the world
was seized by the police-even my pri-
vate family letters, books and every
thing else; letters from my poor exiled
fathers and sisters, too, and which had
nothing to do with the case, and CON
tanned nothing taht need be ashamed
Of. They bitterly bewail their exile, but
they do not murmur against God or
man. These were seized also. But
have more than that to complain of--I
have to complain !.
Mr.. Justice Keogh-You must remem-
Der that we do not sit here to hear COM
plants. We have a duty to perform,
and you are only asked to say why judg-
ment should not be passed upon you.
The .Prisoner-If the honorable court
will allow me will be as concise as pos
sible. i
Mr.. Justice Keogh-We cannot allow
you tug go into extran sous matters.
Mr.. Prisoner set out by saying that
]. believed 1 was tried and found guilty
before ever was brought into court, and
will undertake to prove that. 5
y Mr. Justice Keogh-Really I cannot
allow N
The Prisoner--I am now alIuding to
that miserable scorpion
Mr.. Justice Keogh Stop, sir; this will
rot be permitted. @
The, Prisonel--I am alluding to the
attorney y-general--no, do not mean the
attorney general; mean the crown So
Iicitor-at all events, Mr.. Sullivan. {
Mr.. Justice Keogh--I cannot hear an
other word from ycu
The Prisoner has assailed me, as
he did a near and dear relative Of
mine syf
Mr.. Justice Keogh- You must not con,
tinue. s.sE n
The Prisoner And conspired to ruin
him in his professional prosperity
Mr.. Justice Keogh--+-I cannot allow you
to go on. It. will not place your case in
a better Eight .Ess
The Prisoner Anything say, say
fearlessly.
Mr.. Justice Ksogh-1 have but one
duty to discharge here, and we can hear
nothing else. ss. s
T The Prisoner The sentiments and
ropes that animate me are we'll known
Mr.. Justice Keogh Really we will not
hear these observation s3 s ia.
The Prisoner II have not vet done, my
lord ss I. IS &. 5
Mr.. Justice I1sog If YOU have, any
thing tosurgesagain st the sentenceso the
court we. viii gladly hear you, but We
cannot, listen to attacks upon ind iviI-
.uals5 or attacks UP On the State. X OF,
cannot serve Your purpose Pun by such q
course. 5
THE Prisoner eturn my heartfelt