THE CONVICT O'FARRELL.
(Mwn the Sydney Mail, April 11.) O'Farrell's sister has sent a petition to the Executive in reference to his case. She urges her belief in his madness, and represents that had she been able to avail herself of medical testimony from Victoria, she could have produced proof of it. The petition has, of course, been considered, but it would not seem to have prevailed with the Cabinet, since his execution has been ordered.
{From the Mail, April 18.) "We understand that the wretched criminal O'Farrell, who awaits in Darlinghurst gaol the extreme penalty of the law, for the attempted murder of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh at Clontarf, preserves the cheerfulness of tone and manner which he displayed prior to his conviction. On 9th instant he was visited by his sister, Mrs Allen, who was very much affected during the interview. We are informed, moreover, that the prisoner appeared to feel, for the time, the sorrow and shame which he has brought upon the members of his family, who have done so much for him.
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Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 229, 25 April 1868, Page 2
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178THE CONVICT O'FARRELL. Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 229, 25 April 1868, Page 2
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