Trial and Conviction of American Citizens in Great Britain [for Treason in Connection with Fenian Movement, 1865: Correspondence ...]1868 - Fenian Brotherhood - 595 pages |
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acknowledge the receipt Acting Consul Adams American citizen application April arrested attorney behalf British Burke Captain charge CHARLES F CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS citizenship Colonel confined in Mountjoy copy Cork corpus suspension act Costello custody DEAR SIR Denis O'Connor despatch discharge Dublin Castle Eastman Edward Morley enclose evidence excellency the lord favor February Fenian conspiracy habeas corpus suspension herewith hope imprisonment inform instant Ireland James Murphy James Smith John Rooney July June Kilmainham jail Lawless Legation letter liberation London lord lieutenant lords justices Major General Sir March Mountjoy prison Mykins Nagle native native-born citizen naturalization papers Nugent O'Brien obedient servant Patrick pleased to order police Queenstown received reference regret release reply request respectfully Scallan Secretary Seward Sir T. A. Larcom Sir THOMAS Sligo Solicitor Thomas Larcom treason trial ultimo Under-Secretary UNITED STATES CONSULATE United States Minister W. B. WEST West to Sir York
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Page 93 - That in the Case of every Felony punishable under this Act, every Principal in the Second Degree, and every Accessory before the Fact, shall be punishable with Death or otherwise, in the same Manner as the Principal in the First Degree is by this Act punishable ; and every Accessory after the Fact to any Felony punishable under this Act (except only a Receiver of stolen Property) shall on Conviction be liable to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years...
Page 92 - Kingdom, in order by force or constraint to compel her or them to change her or their measures or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon or in order to intimidate or overawe both Houses or either House of Parliament...
Page 92 - Majesty, his heirs and successors; and such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, or intentions, or any of them, shall express, utter, or declare, by publishing any printing or writing, or by any overt act or deed...
Page 92 - Crown, shall, within the Realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise, or intend death or destruction, or any bodily harm tending to death or destruction, maim or wounding, imprisonment or restraint...
Page 544 - ... that he cause to come here, on such a day, twelve free and lawful men, liberos et legales homines, of the body of his county, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who are neither of kin to the aforesaid A nor the aforesaid B, to recognize the truth of the issue between the said parties.
Page 99 - American jurisprudence, the better opinion would seem to be, that a citizen cannot renounce his allegiance to the United States without the permission of government, to be declared by law ; and that, as there is no existing legislative regulation on the case, the rule of the English common law remains unaltered, (b) (a) 7 Wheaton, 283.
Page 92 - Person so offending shall be guilty of Felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the Seas for...
Page 100 - The moment a foreigner becomes naturalized, his allegiance to his native country is severed forever. He experiences a new political birth. A broad and impassable line separates him from his native country. He is no more responsible for anything he may say or do, or omit to say or do, after assuming his new character than if he had been born in the United States. Should he return to his native country, he returns as an American citizen, and in no other character.
Page 93 - ... of an attempt to commit the same, such person shall not, by reason thereof, be entitled to be acquitted, but the jury shall be at liberty to return as their verdict that the defendant is not guilty of the felony or misdemeanor charged, but is guilty of an attempt to commit the same...
Page 92 - Parliament after the demise of the Crown, should, within, the realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend death or destruction, or any bodily harm tending to death or...