THE CONVICTION OF BRADY.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1318, 19 June 1883, Page 3

THE CONVICTION OF BRADY.

The “ Home News.” reports that in the Dublin Supreme Court, on April 12, after an absence of about forty minutes, the jury in Brady’s case filed into court again, every face in the twelve wearing a grave and solemn expression. His lordship ascended the bench, and the prisoner, who had also retired, was put forward once more. It was a moment of intense excitement, and no one was more ill at ease than Brady himself. During the previous portions of the day he had manifested the same nonchalance as on the previous days, and apparently was quite as unconcerned Now, however, when he entered the dock to hear his fate, not all his powerful efforts cuuld hide the uneasiness and nervousness which he felt, buttoning his grqalcoat as he ascended the steps. As he fnounted 'this‘steps leading to the dock he strove to as-ume a smile, but if was a very sorry effort, and the pallor on his face told the tale of uneasv wot-king within. Every head was bent forward, and not' t sound via heard aa tbagui&stand*

ing in the box and facing the bench, awaited the formal que-tion as to 'heir finding. Soon the low tones of the clerk were heard, asking them if they had agreed as to their verdict. The answer was in the affirmative, 'lhe clerk asked on the finding, and sadly the issue paper was handed down, and, in tremulous accents, the foreman concurred in the statement that they had found the prisoner guilty. Quick as lightning all eyes were swept from the jury-box to the dock. A sudden start, an increased pallor, and Brady had recovered himself, and by a wonderful effort placed his hands without a tremor on the bars in front. Up rose Dr Webb, and there was yet another legal argument. He moved for an arrest of judgment on the ground that the jury had been improperly panelled. It was, useless, however, the point had been raised before, and Mr Justice O’Brien ruled against the prisoner’s advocate. A slight pause, and again the clerk was heard, this time asking as to whether the prisoner had anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon him. In tones rendered somewhat harsh by the excitement, Brady, stooping forward a lit le, vehemently denied his guilt, and referred contemptuously to the paid informers. Then drawing back a little and folding his arms, he gazed defiantly at the Judge, who proceeded to pass sentence on him. But a few words had been uttered by his Lordship, when assuming the black cap, he passed the formal seritehce of death. Brady, still preserving his defiant attitude, lifted his hat, faced towards his counsels thanked them, and quietly descended from the dock. So ended the first of the trials of the men who stand charged with one of the foulest and blackest .deeds that stains the world's page of history. Mr King, the foreman of the jury who tried Brady, on reaching his house immediately after the trial, found a violent threatening letter awaiting him, opening with a frenzied appeal that he should .hand in a verdict of not guilty. It went on to eaf that if he disregarded this, the fate of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr Burke would be nothing to that which would await him, as he would be scalped.