▁led ▁for ▁the ▁pro sec ution , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁Sol ic itor - General ▁Sir ▁Fitz roy ▁Kelly . ▁New man ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁form id able ▁team ▁of ▁law y ers ▁led ▁by ▁Sir ▁Alexander ▁C ock burn ▁and ▁including ▁sympath etic ▁Ang lo - C atholic ▁Edward ▁Low th ▁B ade ley . ▁Henry ▁Matt he ws ▁had ▁ad vised ▁New man ▁to ▁ple ad ▁just ification , ▁that ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁were ▁true , ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁lib el ▁law ▁put ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁proof ▁on ▁New man . ▁New man ▁sent ▁a ▁de putation ▁abroad ▁to ▁gather ▁evidence ▁and ▁they ▁returned ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁Ach illi ' s ▁vict ims ▁from ▁Italy ▁and ▁Mal ta , ▁willing ▁to ▁give ▁evidence . ▁However , ▁the ▁pres iding ▁judge , ▁John ▁Campbell , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Campbell , ▁refused ▁the ▁witness es ' ▁testim ony ▁and ▁alleg edly ▁fuel led ▁the ▁j ury ' s ▁pre jud ice ▁against ▁New man . ▁Judge ▁Campbell ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁judge ▁to ▁admit ▁a ▁document ▁from ▁the ▁Roman ▁In quisition ▁as ▁evidence ▁in ▁an ▁English ▁court . ▁ ▁New man ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁lib el ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁found ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁justify ▁ 2 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 3 ▁charges . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁f ined ▁£ 1 0 0 ▁( £ 8 , 8