The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-24
CONVICTED OF
HIGH TREASON
Colonel Arthur Lynch Sentenced
to the ScafoId.
He FOUGHT FOR THE Beers
IRISH LEADER WAS UNMoVED
THROUGHOUT THE ORDEAL.

London. Jan. 23.-When the trial of
Colonel Arthur Lynch. member of par
lament for Galway, on the charge of
high treason was resumed today, com
sci for the defense began summing up.
There was no attempt to deny that
Colonel Lynch supported the Beers, but
counsel cOntended that his natuTaliza-
ton was in no way prompted by trea-
sonable intent and was solely for the
advantage he would thus secure for
journalistic purposes. Subsequently
the defendant actively supported the
Boer cause in the belief that he was a
legally naturalizad burgher
Replying for the prosecution, the So
licitor general, Sir Edward Carson,
maintained that Colonel Lynch joined
the Boer army as a disconnected Irish
man, thereby committing a most cow
,ardly and most serious act of treason"
His naturalization, continued the so
hcitor general, was only a fiimsy pre-
text. Counsel then proceeded to detail
the prisoners alleged acts of adherence
10 his cOuntry's enemies.
The lord chief justice summed up
very briefly. He said that if in war
time British subject joined the kings
enemies, whatever his purpose. he was
guilty of an unlawful act. NatUraliza-
tion during war time afforded no excuse
Whatever for subsequent acts. There
was abundant evidence, he said, of
overt acts in aiding the kings enemies,
Verdict of Guilty.
The jury, after having been out half
an hour, returned a verdict of guilty.
In delivering sentence, Justice Wills
10 rrfV Of h srrIF e sS.I,
the prisoner had been found guilty,
was happily so rare that it seemed to
be almost an anacronism. No civil
lied community had yet failed to pun
1sh severely detection from loyalty,
whether in the way of open warfare or
secret intrigue. In the darkest hours
of his cOuntry's fortune. when engaged
In deadly struggle. Lynch Joined the
ranks of its foes and shed the blood OF
his fellow subjects, fighting for their
country, and sought to dethrOne Great
Britain from her place among the ma
tions of the world. The only palliation
which could be offered was that it had
been the fashion for some years to
treat lightly matters of this kind and
, men had been encouraged to play with
seditiOn and toy with treason. The ma
ton had treated with contemptuous in
differences speeches and acts of se5i-
ton; but it was one thing to talk and
quite a different thing to bear arms in
the ranks of the country's foes.
Lynch Unmoved
When asked if he had anything 10
say as 10 why he should not be SEN
fenced TO death, Colonel Lynch replied:
Thank you. l will say nothing"
The sentence Of death was passed en-
each of the four counts in the indict-
ment. The prisoner then bowed to the
court and was removed in custody.
Lynch throughout bore himself with
unfaltering cOmpOsure. He walked cut
steadily between the jailers and past
the bench where his wife and other rel
atives were seated. Mrs. Lynch has
been given permission to see her hus-
band Although formally sentenced to
be hanged. Lynch's sentence will no
doubt be committed
Lynch's conviction creates a parlia-
mentary vacancy in Galway. and il is
understood that Captain Shawe-TaylOr,
organizer of the recent land conference
who is now in America, will be candi-
date with the approval Of the various
political parties.
Does Not Expect to Hang.
After the prisoner had been re-
moved, Lynch and his counsel had a
conference regarding the course to be
adopted in the future, and later it was
announced that no action would be
taken at present. Counsel can proceed
with applying for writ of error, but il
is thought that this may be rendered
unnecessary by the communication of the
sentence to a short term of imprisOn-
ment, in which case it is probable that
the prisoner will accept the situation.
London, Jan. 24.-The newspapers this
morning take il for granted that the
sentence passed upon Colonel Lynch
will be committed. They urge that a
punishment should be inflicted eX-
emplary enough to act as a deterrent
upon others. but not sufficiently severe
to make Lynch martyr.
STOCK DYING IN MONTANA.
Great Falls Mont. Jan. 23.-Report
comes from Popular that the range in the
northern part of the state is in very bad
condition, and that stock is dying for lack
of grass. The snow has crusted and the
cattle are unable to do any picking.
Unless thaw comes at once there