The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-25 00:00:00

A DESPATCH FROM CETEWAYO.

The Durban Correspondent of the Standard writes:
—Official messengers despatched from Cetewayo are
now in Maritemrg. _ _

The Zulu King reports that he has recovered from
his wounds, and asks of the Queen and Parliament a
full inquiry into his treatment.

A SATURDAY TO SUNDAY SITTING OF
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The House of Commons, which rose at four o'clock
on Saturday morning, met again at noon and re-
mained unintermittently at work till twenty minutes
past two on Sunday morning.—The Standard says :
The sitting of the House of Commons on Saturday was,
apart from some of the all-night sittings in recent
Sessions' one of the longest recorded. The House sat
for over fourteen hours without a break.

The House of Commons has (fly sat twice within
modern times on Sunday morning, In 1866 the Royal
Assent was given to the Bill suspending the Habeas
Corpus Act in Ireland early on a Sunday morning;
and a few Sessions ago the House of Commons sat till
five minutes past twelve. The presprit, however, is
the oily occasion on which the Lower House has car-
ried on for over two hours on Sunday morning the
actual voting of supplies and the work of legislation.

On Tuesday the sitting of tile House of Commons
last Sonday morning was discussed at a meeting of
the Presbytery of Perth and Aberdeen, held at
Cooper-Angus, Perthshire. It was unanimously re-
solved to memori +lige Mr. G'adstone, " protesting
against the late violation of the Sabbath day by the
House of Common., encroaching upon the hours of
that day for the despatch of Parliamentary business."

MOUNTAIN ACCIDENT IN SWITZERLAND —A Geneva
telegram says that the body ot a travtller has been
found at the foot of a precipice on the Sends It is
supposed that in trying to reach Waldhaus without a
guide he miseed his way, and so met his death. An
examination of his papers showed that his name was
Walter Freimann, of Riga, and from an entry in his
pocket•book and other circumstances it is inferred
that the accident happened about July 20, and that
the body had been lying where it was found ever
since.

The ASSASSINATION of JAMES CAREY.

EXAMINATION OF O'DONNELL.

The Cape papers just rec,ivAd at Plyn,outh contain
details of the examination O'Donnell for th mnrder
of James Carey at the Cape They deF•cribe O'Donnell
as a tuan standing fully flit. in height, with an un
usually high forehead, narrowing at the sides The
nose is straight and well shaped; gray eyes, dark hair,
an he is about 44 years of age. He his the appear.
ance of haying either been in the Army or in the well.
drd:ed constabulary force. His appearance suggests
that he has been sithjected to military training of some
kind or other. When O'Donnell was brought before
the magiptrate, the Court was crowded, and the
•greatest excitement prevailed.
Mr. O'Brien appeared for the prisoner.
The mayistrate (to prisoner): What is your name?—
Patrick O'Donnell, Sir.
Captain Rose was then sworn and said: I sailed
from Cape Town on Saturday, the 28th, at live p.m.
O'D-mnell was one of the passengers. I first saw him
on Sunday morning about ten o'clock. That was the
first time I noticed him, to my recollection, but I
may have seen him before. He was sitting on hatch-
way No. 2, and was a second•class passenger. He had
no family with him.
The Magistrate : Are you aware whether he had a
wile on board ?—He had a woman with him, but I did
not know whether she was his wife.

Did you see deceased on board?—Yes ; he went
under the name of Power. He had his wife and
family with him, and they were berthed in the second
class.

When did you first notice him ?—He was pointed
out to me at Cape Town.
How was he pointed nut ?—Through some suspicion
that he was not called Power, but Carey.
Who is Carey ?—I do not know.
Witness co,tinued :—The deceatted came out in the
Kinfauns astle from England. She arrived at Cape
Town on Friday motning, and I saw him on board
Both Power and O'DZinnell were passengers for
Natal. There were with Power his wife and seven
children. I saw nothing more of the parties until
3.45 on Sunday afternoon, when I was called by the
cook, John Corbett, who sang out there was murder
forward. I immediately went to the second cabin to
see what was wrong. A great many people were rush-
ing about. I saw the prisoner sitting on one of the
settee. (A plan of the cabin was here put in.) The
prisoner was sitting with Mrs. O'Donnell, who had
her arm round him. I did not see anytriing in his
hand. I saw deceased lying on the deck, bleeding
from a wound in the neck. He was lying on his back.
James Parish, an officer's servant, was (lose by.

Was the deceased breathing then ?—Yes, he ap-
p ared 0. I ascertained from the bystanders that the
man had been shot, and I gave orders to have
O'Donnell put in iron% The prisoner was not crying.
He said nothing Oat I heard.

ad he go quietly ?—There was a slight wrestling at
first when we separated him from his wife. The pri-
soner was put in a bi,th room on deck, and we put
a mattress in there for him. He was handcuffed.
We afterwardi put Power on the table, and Dr.
Everitt examined him, and when we found he was
dead we took him on deck. Deceased did not speak
at all that I hsurd. I next gave orders to have the
prisoner's baggage searched. One sea box had the
name O'Donnell on it. The box is still on board with
one pistol in it. I found in the trunk a small box,
which I saw was an electric machine of some sort, and
thinking it dangerous, I threw it overboard. It was
about the size of a cbronomete • box.

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Mr. O'Brien : I may say that my client's right hand
is paralyzed, and the box contained a galvanic battery
for which he gave 363.
The magistrate (to witness) : Why did you throw it
overboard if it was not dangerous?
Witness: I did not care for it, I can assure you.
At the time of the occurrence the ship was 25 miles
south of Cape St. Blai7e.
Mr. O'Brien said he had not many questions to ask
the witness, as he saw very little of the tragedy. To
witness: You have heard cf these infernal machines?
—Yes ; my knowledge of them is very slight. I never
saw a battery before like this one, though I have seen
batteries used for paralysis. We simply lifted the lid
of the box and looked in. _ _ _

The magistrate : Did he present the pistll at him?
—Yes, he followed him up. I took the pistol proauced
from the prisoner's side breast pocket.
The pistol was here prAuced ; it was of metallic
manufacture, with 110 maker's name on
By the Magistrate : Them were three cartridges still
in the pistol. Witness continued : I think the doctor
picked up the pistol. I handed the pistol to the
second offier, Mr. Beecher. Carey's wife came up
and the prisoner said "shake hands, Mrs. Carey, I
did not du it." The body was about five yards from
me. I took deceased's collar and necktie off and
opened his shirt. The officer's servant, Parish, had his
thumb on the hole in the deceased's neck, from which
the blood cam, though not mach was flowing. I then
went to help Mts. Power, who was fainting. and I left
the body with Parish. I saw a discharged bullet in
some one's hand. I stayed there until the man died
and then carried him upstairs.
Mr. O'Brien: I want to show to-day that this was
not an infernal machine. You did not see the de-
ceased and the prisoner together on board ?—No.
Charles Jones, 13.;atswain, said: On Sunday the 29th
I was in the fore cabin playing with a child. I heard
a shot fired, and the deceased sang out "Maggie, I am
shot." They were drinking together. The deceased
had a glass of brandy, the prisoner had a bottle of
beer, and the prisoner's wife a bottle of ginger beer.
Where was the woman sitting ?—She was standing
when I returned. I saw Mrs. O'Donnell with her
arm on the prisoner s shoulder. I did not see the
first shot fired, but I -did the other two, as the de-
ceased was staggering away, the prisoner following
him up and firing the two shots, which struck him on
the loins and about the spine.
Had you seen the two men talking together ?—Yes,
about noon.

Did they seem friendly ?—Yes, the prisoner asked
deceased about his wife; and whether she was sick.
Where was Mrs. Power when the first shot was
fired ?—I do not know.
Cross-examined by Mr. O'Brien: This took place
about a quarter to four. I was about five yards off.
I was standing with my back to the deceased, and the
little girl was on the steps. I could not hear any
words pass between the accused and the deceased; in
fact, I did not pay any attention. They were sitting
close together, side by side, when I saw the deceased
stagger. He was on the right hand side of the pri-
soner. I did not hear O'Donnell make use of any
threats, nor did I hear any high words between them.
What were the exact words deceased used when he
staggered ?—He said, "Maggie, I am shot." I swear
positively that those were the words. The hole was
on the right side of the neck. It entered in the front,
went straight through, and came out at the back. I
did not see the prisoner with the revolver until I took
it from him.
By Mr. O'Brien : It may have been the deceased's
revolver, and he may have pulled it out ?—Yes, for all
I know.

In reply to the magistrate the witness said: I do not
know where Mrs. Carey was when the shot was fired.
I did not know the family. tObig
James Parish, officers' servant, said :—On Sunday
last at 3 45 pm. I came from the cabin at the bottom
of the stairs to get some tea. I saw the prisoner fire
at the deceased with a revolver. The deceased was
sitting, and Mrs. O'Donnell had her arms around his
waist. She was sitting on his left side, and the de-
ceased had his face towards him. I saw the deceased
stagger away from the prisoner towards the bottom of
the saloon. The prisoner fired two shots at him
again, wounding him in the back. The deceased
sang out to his wife "Oh 1 Maggie, I am shot."
The deceased's wife was in her cabin at the time,
and as soon as he called out that he had been
shot she rushed out and caught him around the
neck. They both fell together. I saw the prisoner
put the revolver in his left breast pocket. The de-
ceased was known on board as James Power. The
blood spurted from the wound in his neck, and I put
my finger to stop on the hole and stopped it from
bleeding. I remained there until the doctor came. The
body was placed on the table, and we sent for some
brandy. We gave the deceased a table spoonful of
brandy, and I bathed his head for him until he died.
He never spoke. He lived for about a quarter of an
hour after he had been wounded. The deceased was
put in one bath room and the prisoner in another.
They were fore and aft bath rooms. I found a bullet
und,rneath the saloon table.
Cross-examined by Mr. O'Brien: I did not see the
deceased and O'Donnell together in the morning.
They were drinking together before the shot was fired.
I did not see them at the bridge at noon. They ap-
peared quite friendly when they were drinking to-
gether. There was no quarrel or high words. I do
not know who owned the pistol, but the prisoner had
it in his possession.
The magistrate: Did you hear the deceased call out
for his pis::ol ?—Nc ; I never heard anything of the
soit When the first shot was fired they were both
sitting down together.
Mr. O'Brien: I have no further questions to ask.
The Court then adjourned.