20h 9min, jul 3, 1885 y - Riel on trial
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John A Macdonald had Louis Riel charged and tried on charges of treason. The trial took place on Regina with a jury comprised completely of English/Scottish Protestants. The trial was supposed to happen in Winnipeg, but the jury was too sympathetic for the Metis cause and Macdonald feared he wouldn't get the conviction he wanted. In the end, the jury found Riel guilty of treason but asked the court for mercy in its sentencing. The judge ignored the plea for mercy and sentenced Riel to death.
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