Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-02
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. A MURDERER OR MANIAC. The Self Accused Slayer of
 Cavendish. DETAILS OF HIS CONFESSION. Some Strange Points in His
 Conduct.
 THE TROOPS AT THE FRONT. WolseIey Handicapped In For
 warding His Supplies.
THE OLD WORLD. Ireland.

The Phoenix Park Murder-some Points of His Confessfon-BeIteved a Mur- derer 8 Maniac
 l KINGSTON, Sept. 1.-Wsstgate, alias Pat rick O'Brien, the alleged murderer of Lord Cavendish and MT. Burke, has been removed from the Fantome to Spanish Town jail, as the Fantome was ordered to Barbadoes to take the place of the Dido, now stationed at Port Royal with Captain Donville, who is acting as Commodore until the successor to l the late Commodore White-Capt. Frederick c. Robinson-arrives. The prisoner, West gate, is man of ordinary build. He has full and rather dark beard, about three | inches in length all around; had nothing on his feet when on
 board the Fantome, and was dressed ! with blue trousers, jacket and slouched hat; looked nervous, and would have easily been mistaken for one of the tars if at liberty. He still adheres to his former confessions. He has several times threatened suicide, and 8 close watch is kept over him to prevent any accident He says that he left Dublin on the night of the assassination, and proceeded 1 with the night mail to Holyhead and thence { went to Cardiff, and from Cardiff he sailed ! in the Gladstone for Porto Cabello, where he ! was arrested by the British representa- tive on his own confession. He says that the authorities treated him very harshly at Porto Cabello. and that he ! has been very kindly dealt with on board the Fantome. He was in very dirty cond ition, and had to undergo thoroug gh washing when ! delivered to the officers of the Fantome When he is asleep he is troubled with fearful ! dreams and raves very excitedly. The doc tor called several times to ascertain what was wrong, and the ship and prison doctors affirm that he is suffering acutsly from a very ! ipfe Ha In returned before entering the car, and to have ! given Lord Cavendish a stab on the back, and that he was employed and paid e2O by Mir o. 1 Connor, M. F., for his share in the deed ! H, says his wife resides in Dublin and that l her father also lives there. He wrote letter to his father-in-law. but not his wife. He is ! a hearty eater and he is liberally supplied with all the necessaries of life He even got whiskey on board the Fantome. He speaks a
 strong Irish accent. One night lately he called
 on a man nauied Mccall saying, "Well, Mir. ! Mccall, you have got your money and I have
 not got mine yet. I was on the mail steamer 1 and the captain and postm n,
 but have not got my money yet" He has ! revealed the names of his alleged accomplices to the authorities, but the names he gave are ! is that he has had something to do with the Phoenix Park murder and this belief gains l ground, even although news has been pub I Ished here stating that Westgate had sailed 5 previously to the murder. People say that I he is either a murderer or a madman One
 day while looking carelessly through the
 Sunday Athorne Magazine" his eye
 caught the words ''The AssassinatioI of Lord Mayo" and he jumped
 with fear and asked his keeper, What
 that?' He then turned over the leaves ex | citedly and seemed to be lost with fear anc ! excitement. No one is permitted
 to see him in prison unless thos,
 who have of necessity to visit him
 The authorities are awaiting further order
 from England. Meantime the prisoner i
 continuing to eat heavy meals. His pulse i
 beating at fearfully rapid rate and his gen eral appearance is that of heartless, help
 less willing.