ang eg orm an ▁Military ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Ar rest s ▁and ▁execution s ▁General ▁Max well ▁quickly ▁sign alled ▁his ▁intention ▁" to ▁arrest ▁all ▁dangerous ▁S inn ▁Fe in ers ", ▁including ▁" th ose ▁who ▁have ▁taken ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁movement ▁although ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁present ▁re bell ion ", ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁popular ▁belief ▁that ▁S inn ▁F é in , ▁a ▁separ at ist ▁organisation ▁that ▁was ▁neither ▁milit ant ▁nor ▁republic an , ▁was ▁behind ▁the ▁R ising . ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 , 4 3 0 ▁men ▁and ▁ 7 9 ▁women ▁were ▁arrested , ▁including ▁ 4 2 5 ▁people ▁for ▁lo oting . F oy ▁and ▁Bart on , ▁pp . ▁ 2 9 4 – 2 9 5 ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁courts - mart ial ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May , ▁in ▁which ▁ 1 8 7 ▁people ▁were ▁tried , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁at ▁Richmond ▁Bar ra cks . ▁The ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁courts - mart ial ▁was ▁Charles ▁Black ader . ▁Cont ro vers ial ly , ▁Max well ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁courts - mart ial ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁secret ▁and ▁without ▁a ▁defence , ▁which ▁Crown ▁law ▁officers ▁later ▁ruled ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁illegal . ▁Some ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁conducted ▁the ▁tri als ▁had ▁commanded ▁British ▁troops ▁involved ▁in ▁suppress ing ▁the ▁R ising , ▁a ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest ▁that ▁the ▁Military ▁Man ual ▁prohib ited . ▁Only ▁one ▁of ▁those