The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-02-13 00:00:00

Dorset, Feb. 1011, 1883.

THE PHCENIX PARK MURDERS.
THE CARMAN TAYRNED APPROVER.

IDINTIMOMION or AIMMIBOIIS.
The magisterial investigation into the
nation conspiracy was resumed on Senor
Kilmainham Court, before Mr. Keys. an Mr.
small of persons,
Woodlock. At an early hour • crowd
mostly of the better clams,
who held tickets for
allegeddassand
Saturday
a;
admission to the court, assembled outside Kilusalubain
gaol, and when eventually the court was opened a
rush was made for places. The court was not incon-
confess of those present
In plWu clothes. Amongst the public the most intones
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excitement was noticeable, owing to a rumour that
Myles Kavanagh, the car driver, had "informed."
and was to be called to state that he drove the Park
was not unmixed with s for, although it was
generally believed that surprise,
was in a position
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created the l atbtryss
to give useful information, his friends ha I strongly
asserted that be was sure to remain firm. Shortly
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Crown solicitor' The governor the !viol was then
colleague,
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Carey Peter Doyle, and M'Cafferty were not placed in
and entered into consultation wits6lihvi:doo,
the dc'ick until with some others they were brought
given a list of the rhjetoruorpwbenhbryslirousigniihtf7rwra. rOd.76'eetern,
forward for the purpose of being formally remanded.
the dock was the adman, Fitzharris, who was
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arrested a couple of nights sip. He is a man of about
45 years of age, stoutly bui t, with a very forbidding
cast of countenance. Alter Fitzharris came Joseph
Brady, James Jos Carey, Timothy Kelly, Laurance
Hanlon, James Mullett, Joseph Mullett, Edward
O'Brien, William Moroney, Daniel Delaney, Michael
Fagan, and on • couple of 4giaiin were placed two
prisoners who had not been previously charged at the
present inquiry. They were Patrick Delaney and
Thomas Doyle, the former of whom has recently been
minterioed to ten years' penal servitude for the attempt
t shoot Judge Lawson, and the latter was at lugs
until Friday night. Daniel Delaney stretch° I over
the edge of the dock, shook han is with his brother
P .trick, and attempted to speak to him. but sass
Prevented by a constable. The prisoner who
attracted most observation WY JIM:WA Carey. •
suoc,s.ful candidate at the last municipal election for
the city of Dublin. lie is in the prime of life, aged
apparently from 40 to 45. tall and well formed.
Hs was well dressed, generally wearing kid gloves in
the dock. Joseph Brady, against whom there is the
greatest weight of evidence both in Mr. Field's case
and the Park murders, seems the embodiment of brute
strength and reckless determination. B iwtrd O'Brien
is a man of middle age, *boat sft. 9in. in height an
of slender build. An unwholesome pallor marks any
portion of his face not covered with Coital black hair.
Laurence Hanlon is the least respectable-looking of
the prisoners charged with the Phasnix-park murders.
He is more than 25 years of age, of medium height,
and strongly built. Timothy Kelly is apparently the
youngest of the group of prisoners. He does not look
more than twenty years of age, and the absence of
hair from his face makes him appear still more juvenile.
Joseph Mullett, who is alleged by the informer
Farrell to be the chairman of the directory of the city
of Dublin and leader of the Assassination Committee,
I. slightly deformed In figure, but is not, as hm been
frequently described, • hunchback. He is of low stature,
his head and body are those of • full grown man, but his
legs are no longer than those of a bo_y of twelve, whilstbls
arms are disproportionately long. H • appears to be about
30 years of age. The few hairs which grow on his upper
lip are carefully twists., at the ends, and a self-
satisfied smirk continually flits across his countenance,
James Mullet is an intelligent-looking man of about 35
or 40 years of age. Patrick Delaney seems to be very
111, and has the appearance of a regular geol-bird.
Paul Delaney is • tell, powerfully-beilt man, with •
red fats and a full red beard and moustathe. Michael
Fagan is • tall, powerful-looking young man, with
large forehead and deep-set eyes.
A great sensation WM created by the appearance of
Michael Kavanagh, the carman, who had previously
been identifi din the Field case. When he vim luto
court under the charge of • detective and stood at the
foot of the witnesses' table the prisoners seemed to be
thunderstruck. They g stherefl in knot., and conversed
together in whispers. James Mallet, Brady, and James
Carey entered into earneet consultation, sod their mur-
mured conference did not seem to be very re-assuring.
James Carey's manner, in pirticular, seemed greatir
changed. His faoe assumed an anxious I ink that never
left it during the day, and, although several of the
prisoners came over to make remarks to him he did
not seem to heed. but Mod with his face to the court,
occasionally Woking his beard nervously, with his
head bent. Contrary to his usual custom, Mr.
Murphy commenced the proceedings without any
remarks, and the witness Kavanagh was sworn amidst
a profound silence. This informer is a tall young
man, with black hair, out closely, and shaven face.
His (*stares are prominent and reviler, but a very
low forehead and • long_chin give his countenance •
sinister expression. His mincer whilst giving
evidence was quiet and self-possessed, and even when
detailing the dreadful crimes in which he was *fig sired
he aposared unooneerned. The first question asked
by Mr. Murphy "Were you the owner of a car on the
6th of May lme r Greats,' intense cant-meat in
Court, and the evidenos describing the movements id
some of the prisoner' that fatal day was listened
to with profiaind attention. Joseph Brady's rage
became uncontrollable when the witness stated that
he was driven by him to a publici-house in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the Perk gates on the evening of the
murder. He stood up in the dock, his face flashed,
and he shouted in hoarse tone., "You are •
her," and Caen hissed between his teeth, "---
you ear, you are l" and turned away. Kavanagh
described the route be drove, both to the scene of the
murders and the way from the Park after the deed
had bees
_perpetrated, and when he mentioned the
prisoner Fitabarris by his sobriquet of " Skin the
goat," and identified him, the laner first winked
at a reporter, and then in • gruff, husky voice
abound, "Begone, ye scorpion; don't call me nick-
name." This expression brought down • reproof from
Dr. Webb, but Fitzherris looked round at the specta-
tors, his ruddy face wreathed with ensiles. Amongst
the other prisoaen there was no attempt at jocularity,
and Brady after a while rested his himd on his arms se
he sat in front of the dock. The evidence of Kavanagl
produced • continued sensation, gradually increasing
as the actual scene of the murder was detailed. When
he identified James Carey as being on the 'pot and
signalling the appr soh of the hapless victims to the
men who used the knives with such fatal effect, the
town councillor did not raise his head, but sioseph
Mullett mailed and smirked at him *Aqui provokiug
any response. After some tints Jose Brady
regained his melees sin, and he and Timothy Kelly
smiled as the witness depeed to his payment by the
former. Al ter detailing tito attack on Kr. Field and
the proceedings of his would-be assassins after the
attempt on his life, Kavanagh was examined as to the
circumstances that occurred in relation to the
conspiracy Tior to the Perk reorders. When he
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bead for a moment or two, but quickly regained his
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