Deseret Evening News | 1903-01-22 | Page 2 | Defense in Col. Lynch's Case

DEFENSE DEFENSE IN COL oi LYNCHS CASE ASE ill London Jan 22 The court In which Col Arthur Lynch Is being behn tried on tho the charge of or high treason was WI again crowded today After reading the time de do deposition position of ot an aim American Lewis Hand Handley Handle ley le who said Col Cob had hod com compelled pellet him to take Inke up firms In behalf ehalt I of the floors Boors at but who had bad got oft ort through tho the Intervention of oC the American consul counsel 1 for tor or the de tie defense tense rense submitted 1 that thai the prisoner was protected l by h time the naturalization laws lairs lawsHe He lie claimed 1 that n a man vt entitled to 10 become nn alien at any tinS tin u after time the outbreak of ot war He lie referred to the time war var of ot Independence l nee said 1 there was wart at nt least lenat men of BrItish birth In tho time American mercantile marine and asserted that there wore W le pee peo people hIs In America who possessed the lie two nationalities I Counsel contended conten that tant Col Lynch I t took up arm armi In behalf of ot the Trans Transvaal t vaal without secrecy and amid under r the tha mistaken toiler belief bt r that the th naturalization 1 act net permitted this thill In III any ammy event coun counsel oun sel Hel ad ud If Ir the court decided thu pris prisoner i oner was las a 8 BrItish subject lie ie ought to tobe tobe j be tried in Australia where he lie was wIn born The Sir Robert Finlay replying for car the tIme prosecution argued that Col Coh Lynch procured naturalization for tor or the Ihl purpose e of or against t his own country and added I that even could naturalization cover the tho 1 prisoners subsequent actions It U could coll not lot cover r his bis anterior reason TUlon raaon adhering to limp th queens nl elc ly und antI declaring his iii Willingness to fight L against her forces The Time courts court that the tue titian was wan preceded by ekIng an amt 01 oath th or of allegiance lInce to the enemy which hm h was wasn wasa n a treasonable action The cute case was walt 1 then adjourned