The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1883-05-12 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SENTENCED TO DEATH.  The last of the present series of trials for the murders in the Phceuix Park terminated on %%redness Jay evening. The two disagreements on the two former trials of Timothy Kelly had made people cautious of expressing an opinion as to the result, but it was universally felt that the escape of Joe Brady's companion, his only active assistant in the work of butchery, would have been an anti-climax to the whole proceedings of which the Court House te Green Street, Dublin, has been the scene daring the last four weeks. The Court House , was crowded as it has been on very few days during the presen. trials. Two or three additional witnesses —nearly all delegates of the prisoners' Aid Society—were examined, and fot a second time the prisoner's mother took hex place in the witness chair. The evidence thus produced added nothing to the strength of the prisoner's defence, wh.ch, if it could .have been proved by multiplicity of witnesses, was proved most conclusively. Mrs. Kelly, as she passed off the taide, went over to the dock and shook her soles hand warmly. Mr. Sullivan rose tu address the jury a little before 12 o'clock. His first words were words almost of despair—despair of getting /.,r his client a fair trial, lie asked the ,jury to inft.r that the leaders of the Invincibles would not have chosen a mere boy like the prisoner to carry out their dreadful designs but experienced men— men hardem.d in deeds of blood—men of the stamp of the brothers Carey. Mr. Sullivan's speech occupied nearly two holus, and that of Mr. Murphy, who followed him, occupied fully that period. Mr. Justiee O'Brien commenced his charge at twenty minutes past four, lie analysed the evidence for the defence at considerable length, and referring to Mr. MeGowau's evitkuce, said he was not t man who could be credited with any desire to coutribute to the pure administration of the law. ii toid them that the question of acting on the ancorroboriced testimony of informers did not arise in this case, for there was corroboration. The return of the jury exactly half an hour after they had retlred conveyed the result of their deliberation: before a word had been spoken. When the word "Guilty " was pronounced, the prisoner, wJo hal displayed much greater anxiety throughout the (rid than on either of the two preceding ones, brunt l: daily pale. As in the case of his BSSociat e Brady, his voice had never been heard at either of the preliminary inves:igations, nor in Unt.ai Street Court House, and it broke strangely upui the ear of those present, as in a loud, firm voice he uttered a low words deny. jug his guilt. and t hen thanked his counsel. Mr. Justi e 0' Baton, in seninneing tint prisoner, displayed great consideration for his position—a conshbu a: ion which pru: ably deprived the world, for tile present at least, of some pregnant observe.ties which it woulul nut have L.een unnatural for the presiding judge to have made at the close of ' the last ilia for the murder of Mr. Burke. The prisoner's uettlier and brother were outside the court-house when the verdict was given, and the lad endeavoured to force his way into Court while tho senblice ass being given, but was wisely prevented by the police. The mother and brother and a couple of friends —Ate being the wife of Edward MA2atirey—left the precincts of the Court-house a few minutes later in a cab, the mother weeping bitterly. Whole Timothy Kelly was being convoyed from Green Street Court-house to Kilmainhatm Gaol, on Wednesday evening, the streets were lined with people; who loudly cheered him, and vehemently Lis.sed the large body of dragoons and police which formed his escort.