"We did not think it of you, Conway;" "A most disgraceful trick;" "Ought to be sent to Coventry;" "Ought to be drummed out of the regiment;" mingled with shouts of laughter.
"By the way, the trial of those fellows comes on next week," one of the officers said when the laughter subsided; "so if the transports don't come in you will be able to see the last of them, O'Connor." "I shall have no objection to see that red rascal hung; but as to the other poor devils, I should be glad enough for them to get off.

An Irish peasant sees no harm in making whisky, and it's only human nature to resist when you are attacked; beside it was the Red Captain's gang that set them to fighting, no doubt.

If it hadn't been for them I don't suppose there would have been a shot fired.

I hope that's the view the authorities will take of it." As it turned out this was the view taken by the prosecuting counsel at the trial.

The Red Captain was tried for the murder of his officer and for the shooting of two constables in Galway, was found guilty, and hung.