Daily globe., 1883-08-04
A Claim that He Was Formerly a Res.
ident Of Kansas City.
OTHER INFORMERS AT MELBorIRNE
They Are Refused Permission to Land
Because Of Plot to Kill Them.
GENERALFOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
The TOnquin Affair and What is Likely
to Come Of It.
CAREY'S ASSASSIN,

CAPE Town, Aug. 3.-O'Donnell. who
Killed Carey, the informer, has been com
mltted Tor trial on the charge of wilfu
murder. In the ordinary course of event:
ne Will be tried at Port Elizabeth assize:
IN October. At the final examination ot
O'Donnell box was produced BELONGING
to the prisoner labeled Cape Town and
containing wood cut of Carey and pa.
per of American citizenship,da dated Toronto
Nov.,lo76. Carey's son was recalled and
denied that Kelley, an Irish passenger
on the steamer Kinfaun's Castle, was iden-
tical with Kavanaugh. He testified that
his father was smiling and talking to
O'Donnel when he (witness) saw the lat
ter draw revolver and fire one shot. He
(witness) ran to fetch his fathers revolver.
His mother was holding his father when
the third shot was fired.
ODonnell declared that Carey first drew
revolver, when he (O'DonnelD seized and
fired at Carey in self-defense. He de-
cribed himself as Patrick O'DonnelI, aged
forty-fve years, native of Goodsal,.
County Donegal, a laborer, and formerly
at Butler.
KANSAS CRY, Aug. 3.-The belief is
current among 1rishmen here that O'Don-
nell, who killed James Carey at Port Eliz-
abeth last Monday, is identical with Capt.
Thomas Phelan Of this city. Phelan left
here for Dublin about two months ago. os-
tensiby to look after legacy left by some
distant relative, and but little is known of
his subsequent movements ex
cept that he arrived in Dub
lin during the progress of the Phoenix
Park murder trial. The description of o.
Donnell by Cape Town correspondent,
tallies exactly with that of Phelan, he be-
ing SIX feet tall, about forty-ive years of
age, dark hair, blue eyes and with slight
paralysis of one hand. Phelan has res1d-
ed IN this city about twenty-five years, and
taken an active part in local politics and
ne Is known as an aVoWed
nationalist and man of
remarkable courage, and withal an expert
with the rifle and pistol, having given some
public exhibitions in that direction, He
received the wound in the hand spoken of
upon one of these occasions. He served
as Union soldier during the war, being
captain OF company from this county.
The matter, though talked about among
Phelan's friends, has been kept very quiet.
and nothing of the suspicious have yet ap-
peared in the newspapers. An intimate
friend said tonight that while he had no
actual information, yet he felt confident
that Phelan was the man who killed Carey.
He stated that it was understood before
Phelan left that he should travel under the
name of O'DonneII.
DUBLIN, Aug. ST is stated that in
formers Kavanaugh, Joseph Hanlon AID
Joseph Smith were prevented from land
ing at Melbourne, because plot to mur-
der them had been discovered. Certain
kilograms about them have recently been
sent the Irish residents of Melbourne.
The steamer Parthian has arrived at
Melbourne from Adelaide. Kavanagh,
Joseph Hanlan and Joseph Smith, the in
formers in the trials OF the Phoenix park
murders, were on board, identified, and
prohibited from landing. Seven of the
other passengers on the Parthian were
suspected of having been witnesses for the
government in those trials, but were not
identified