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TRIAL AND CONVICTION OF MAcKESzlE-An
extra from the office Of tile Ontario Messenger
gives short account of the trial Of William l..
Mackenzie, the Canadian Patriot" who was
indicted before the United States Court Of the
Western District of New York, for violation of
the neutrality law of 1918. Thc evidence adj
duced was recapiuation Of the facts connected
with various expeditions that have been raised


in this country for the Invasion Of the British ter
ritory. Mackenzie conducted his cause in per-
son, unaided by counsel, and without introducing
testimony, that which he offered being rejected
as legally nadmissible. He addressed the court
and jury in speech of about eight hours long, in
which he detailed the whole history of his con-
nexion with the Canadian instructions. The
jury, after retiring for three hours, returned
dict of guilty. The sentence of the court which
was that he should be imprisoned in the county
Jail of Monroe county for eighteen months, and
pay fine often dollars, was pronounced imme-
date!y after the verdict was rendered..