The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-09-25 00:00:00

THE MURDER OF CAREY .

ABRIVIL AND 314GliTICal ,L. IZAMINATIOS OF

0' tionn-11, 'he alleged murderers), Canty, was lauded
edgily on Tuesday morning at S.uthampton, and then
c oiveyed to, Lotion There was no demonstration of
any kind whoa he same ashore; in teed, very few
people were aware the landing would be effected here
until just before it t k place. The polite kept the
arrangements very quiet. It was planned that the
Athenian should arrive at Southampton by daylight,
when everything was in resainess, the intention being
, take the mieener to L 'odor' by the S a.m. train.
But a dens. fog prevailing in the Chemist, the
I Athenian had virtoally to feel her way no. The
Athenian dripped anchor at four o'cl ck off Portland.
and re...mined there until daylight. The prisoner, who
-retired to rest early, slept well. He remained to
sleep .luring the time the ship was at anchor, awaken.
lug oii after she heel started on her voyage. Then
he spout • short time on dock, subsequently returning
to the cabin specially set apart for the accusal and
his " retainers." On arrival at Southampton O'Donnell
was sent for, and qidokly sppeared with the officers
on deck. Llavieg shaken bawli with the police
officials who had accompanied him from the Cape,
who did not intend to proceed with him to London, he
was at once assisted on to the bridge of the tog. In
a fey 'Meet.' a closely sealed box, contender the
documents relating to the case, which had been sent
from South Africa, was handed to the officers and
;duet in the tog, followed by • second box, in which
were the prisoner's belongings. Besides the officiate,
there were n it • d.zen people admitted to the Castle
sheds to witness the landing. Detective Inspector
Littlechild and several other detectives losi charge of
the prisoner. its is • tall thin man, with rather broad
shsul !era and bronzed face. He was wearing • black,
soft wi leawake hat, block coat, with rather • smart
scarf, and light grey trousers.
The train in which O'Donnell and his escort at detec-
tives awl police.conatables travelled from Southampton
arrived at Vauxhall Station, London, at a quarter'
past twelve o'clock. Although the touthoritiee hardly
apprehended that there would be any attempt at
reiscu the greatest precautions were taken to ensure
the safe ctiatody of the prisoner. About eleven o'clock
coneables is uniform began rapidly ti drift up, singly
and in coupler, to the Vauxhall Station, into which
they quietly passed, end remained in the watting-room.
At the same time there was • large number of men on
duty in the immediate neighbourhood and along the
route to the prison. Shortly before twelve o'clock
• polio-, van drove into the yard at the rear of
the station, attend.' by a mounted escort of
porcs undo. Inspector Walsh, who had charge
of all the arraegem-nts for the conveyance of the
rnonere I lie dy.rkini'ro cu.. Tile was the
eignal tor a or wd to I. gio to asaemhle, especially
geoompanied as it was by a clearance of the yard of all
thou attracted by mere curiosity, no one but persons
on business being allowed to piss the cordate of police
iust.utly drawn acro-• the different entrances to the
station. At a quarter-past twelve the train steamed
into the station, a number of helmeted heels looking
from carriage windows plainly denoting the spot
where the prisoner was to be found. In • second'
class compartment, the door of which was locked, sat
O'Donnell, together with lesoectors Littlechild, Pope,
and Ahern, of the Scotland Yard detective force, and
Inspector Horsley, A division, the officer in charge of
the escort, The other comportments, both of this and
the next carriage, were occupied by about 40 'elected
men from the A Reserve, who had travelled from
Southampton. When the door was unlocked the
prisoner followed Inspectors Littlechild and Ahern on
tothe platform and was introduced to Mr. Williamson.
Without delay the escort surrounded him, and the
partyst once marched down the steps, which meanwhile
hew been lined by a strong body of police. No tines
was lost in the station yard, as O'Donnell was quickly
placed in the van, into which he was followed by the
detective inspectors who had brought him to London.
So soon as the door of the van was !maenad the word

was gi;s; for the start, and, closely sure7t;cieci by
the escort with drawn swords, it moved out of the
station and drove over Vauxhall Bridge, Inspector
Donley, with a loaisd revolver in his bolt, alpine
alongside the driver, and passed up the Embankment
to Milbank Prison. Outside here there wee a very
small crowd gathered to watch the vehicle as it entered
the gloomy gateway. Inside the prison O'Donnell
was handed over by Inspector Littlechild to Mr.
Rummell, the Depety-Governor, and was at ono. con.
!eyed to a cell, where he wasi subsequently visited by
Chief Inspector Williamson. During the journey to Lon-
don the prisoner did not say much, but appeared
amused at the attempts at various places to catch •
glimpse at him through the blinds. AS he left Vauxhall
platform 1100180 W in the crowd called out—" Keep
your pecker up," to which he audibly responded as he
was hurried down the steps by his captors, the
unappreciative reply of —" To the devil wid ye." This
waa in an accent clearly Irish. He looked cheerful,
and walked briskly, but it is stated that since he was
handed over to the English police at Plymouth he hae
become more decreased than at any time during the
voyage. Both On Monday night and Tuesday morning
there was a difficulty in inducing him to take his
meals, though, after some presling, he partook of
them. When he refers to the crime of which be is
accused he a:creams his belief that he will be acquitted
and that he will be back again 'at Port Elizabeth,
Natal, in me months. The English detectives an 114
glad to get him out of their charge as the Colonial
police were. On Monday night, when they were
delayed in the Channel by fogs, they eat up with him
all night on the watch, In case be should make soy
desperate attempt either at escape or on his own If.
when so near his journey's end.