They allegedly assaulted fellow shoe-maker John M'Donnell over a depute about regulations of their trade.
After the accuser failed to appear in court, the case was dismissed and the defendant being bound to keep the peace for 12 months.
[3] The marriage of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) and Alexandra of Denmark on 10 March 1863 was an occasion for loyalist celebrations in Cork.
Mountaine claimed that the purpose of the trip was to find his lost son, a surgeon in New York, after many requests from his wife.
In December, he was seen in New York by the informant Pearce Nagle visiting the offices of John O'Mahony, a founding member of the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States.
He carried a letter of recommendation from James Stephens, a founding member of what went on to be the Irish Republican Brotherhood, to John O'Mahony, which was published after his death: Brother — The bearer, Mr. James Mountaine, is a friend, though paying but a flying visit to America (he is going to see his son, a surgeon in New York, and will stay but six weeks or so in the States), it would grieve him to leave, without taking your hand in his.
He is one of the few who, with a good deal to lose, as the saying is, still clings to the cause as of old — nay, as years and prospects increase, they but add to his zeal and devotion.
All that he expects and would accept, is that you should receive him as a brother, and speak of him as a man who is at all times ready to fight or die for Ireland.
Mountaine walked in a defiant manner as some of the crowd cheered, clapped in sympathy and wept.
Police claim they saw Mountaine talking to Fenian leader James Stephens in April 1864, although they could not hear the conversation.
The police had found the Chicago statement, a nationalist pamphlet written in America, as well as a copy of "Biggs' Military Resources of Ireland" at his home.
They argued that the charge was conspiracy to overthrow the Queen, but his association with members of the Fenian brotherhood did not itself establish his guilt.