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ter some time he married, and con-
tinued to work on industriously at his
business till May, 81, when he visited
his native country to receive the last
| benediction of his dying father. He
again returned to England with his
| wife and family, to resume his en-
| ployment. After some time he was
arrested for assisting to release two
of his fellow-countrymen from bond
age. cannot attempt to enumerate
the many good qualities of the de-
ceased patriot; the paternal affection
exhibited from the earliest age; the
mildness and affability of manner, good
temper, affectionate and inoffensive
| disposition; his sobriety and good
moral conduct-endeared him to all
who had the pleasure and honor of
of his acquaintance. Throughout his
whole life he was remarkable for his
love of country and expressions of
sincere regret for the miserable condi-
ton of many of his countrymen were
ever on his lips. He was, in the true
sense of the idea, a good son, an af-
fectionate husband and father, and a
sincere friend"
(AIIen)
"My lords and gentlemen-lt is not
my intention to occupy much of your
time in answering your question.
Your question is one that can be easily
asked, but requires an answer which
am ignorant of. Adler and more elo-
quent men could not answer it. Where
were the men who have stood in the
dOck-Burke, Emmett, and others, who
have stood in the dock in defence of
their country? When the question was
put, what was their answer? Their an
swer was null and void. Now, with
your permission, l will review a por-
ton of the evidence that has been
brought against me-"
mo man in this court regrets the
death of Sergeant Brett more than I
do. and positively say, in the presence
Of the Almighty and everything God,
that am innocent, aye, as innocent
as any man in this court. l don't say
this for the sake OF mercy: I want
no mercy-Ill have no mercy. I'll
die, as many thousands have died, for
the sake of their beloved land, and in
defence of it. l will die proudly and
triumphantly in defence of republican
principles and the liberty of an op-
pressed and enslaved people. Is it
possible we are asked why sentence
should not be passed upon us, on the
evidence of prostitutes off the streets
Of Manchester, fellows out of work,
convicted felons-aye, an Irishman
sentenced to be hung when an English
dog would have got off. say positive
ly and defiantly, justice has not been
done me since l was arrested. If JUS
tice had been done me, l would not
have been handcuffed at the prelimi-
nary investigation in Bridge street;
and in this court justice has not been
done In any shape or form. was
brought up here, and all the prisoners
by my side were allowed to wear over
coats. and was told to take mine off.
What Is the principle of that? There
was something in that principle, and
say positively that justice has not been
done me. AS for the other prisoners,
they can speak for themselves with re.
gard to that matter. And now with re-
gard to the way l have been identi- |
fed. l have to say that my clothes
were kept for four hours by the po-
licemen in Fairfield station, and shown |
to parties to identify me as being one |
of the perpetrators of this outrage on
Hyde road. Also in Albert station |
there was handkerchief kept on my
head the whole night so that could
be identified the next morning in the
corridor by the witnesses. I was or.
dered to leave on the handkerchief for
the purpose that the witnesses could
more plainly see was one of the par
ties who committed the outrage. As
for myself, feel the Righteousness
Of my every act with regard to what
have done In defence of my coun-
try. fear not. I am fearless-fear.
less of the punishment that can be in
Ilicted on me: and with that, my lords.
have done. (After q moments
beg to be excused. One re-
mark more. return Mr.. Seymour.
md Mr.. Jones my sincere and heart
elt thanks for their able eloquence and
advocacy on my part in this ARRAY. I
wish also to return to Mr.. Roberts