Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-17
O'DONNELL HANGED.
THE EXECUTION QUIETLY AND QUICKLY DONE
SKETCH or THE PRISONER AND HIS cRIME-GES
PRYOR'S OPINION.

THE EXECUTION QUIETLY AND QUICKLY DONE
SKETCH or THE PRISONER AND HIS cRINE-GEy
PRYORS OPINION.
Patrick O'Donnell was hanged this morning nj
SOC O'Clock inside Newgate prison. London The
scaffo!d, with BnnS' drop. which was tested on
Sunday, worked without hitch, and the execution
was rapid and effective. O'DOlnell was calm and
collected. He made no statement on the scaffold.
There was large crowd outside the llil among
them being O'DOnnellS brother, who walked up
and down in front OF the entrance The weather
was boisterouS and cloudy. Last night ODonnell
slept WELL and up to the time of his death conduct
ed himself with great firInneSS He considered him
SELF martyr After communion had been admin
istered to the condemned man Bnns. the hangrnan,
entered the CELL O'Donnell submitted 10 the ope-
ration OF pin1oning with a smile and without a
mullnur. and walked with great iirInneSS. without
the assistance OF the wardens. who stood close
around him. W lille standing the drop he looked
around unconcernedly. Binns allowed a drop OF
eight feet. The moose was placed exactly Mar
wood used to place it, When the black flag was
hoSted announcing the end OF the tragedy. there
was no demonstration i'm the crowd on the outside,
although suppressed excitement marked maay
faces. Masses were said for him In all the Ca; nol.
churches this morning.
HOW ODoNNEIL KILLED CAREY.
The crime for which O'Donnen was executed was
killing the infoImer Carey, on June Both. last
O'Donnell took passage on a steamer for South
Africa, and on the same vessel was Mr. Power,
otherwise Carey. On Sunday afternoon. July a9th,
ODOnDell asked Carey into the second saloon.
where they drank together No high words were
heard between them There Were three shots.
The first two penetrated CareyS back. and the last
shot struck him in The throat. Mrs Carey with a
scream, jumped at O'Donnell. and clasped his arms
I'm an attempt to prevent him from firing again.
Carey died without uttering word. ODonneli
was placed on trial for his crime before Judge
London, on the 30th OF last month. He was Io,;i.d
guilty on the following day.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER
ODonnell was born in 1885 in the town OF Man.
nacladdy, county OF Donegal, in the North OF Ire
land. When he was four years old he came with
his father and mother, to the United States After
seven years, the whole family returned to Ireland,
and settled at Nlannacladdy, parish OF Iallagha-
bagley, county Donegal, where the father died
ODOnnen returned TO Mauch Chunk, Pa. and
again went to Ireland. where he married Maruaret
McGerTftty. and both came to America and located
at Allentown, Pa. Next he went to the Pacific
turned three years ago and moved back TO Ireland
He took out naturalization papers at Irontown,
ONO, November D. 1876.
ACTION OF OUR GOVERNMENT
In compliance with the resolution OF the House
Secretary Frelinghuysen on Tuesday last sent a
telegram to Minister Lowell instructing him tocon-
slider the fact OF oDonnelrs citizenship established
and to request delay OF execution in his ease In
order to allow careful examination OF the facts
for the purpose OF discovering any possible errors
Secretary Frelinghuysen has been informed by
minister Lowell tnat ne received the uisDatCl on
the 18th. and at once communicated II to the Eng
hsh government. On the 18th inst. Lord Granville
replied that, after careful consideration OF Tie
facts, there We're found no Justfab,e grounds 10
Interfere with the sentence OF the law or execution
Victor Hugo wrote TO the queen, asking her TO
pardon ODonnell, and saying that She would re-
cefve the unanimous and profound thanks o. the
civilized world
GEN. PRYoR's RETURN
Gen. Roger A. Pryor, who was sent to England
to aid In the defense OF ODonnell returned 70 this
country yesterday. In the same steamer was the
young woman who witnessed the shooting OF
Carey, whom O'Donneil first asserted was HE
niece and then. later 1t was said she was trayeliny
as bis wire. In conversation Gen. Pryor said thai
he firmly believed that oDonneh woie be aca,Iif-
TED until the judge In answer to a query from the
jury asked what evidence there was TO supporf the
supposition that O'Donnel had acted on the hc.ief
that Carey was about 70 shoot him. His tone said
Gen Pryor, was an emphatic declaration that there
was no such evidence. The jury was obliged 10
bring In verdict OF guilty, and the Judge ::new
what the effect would be. for he retired TO his
private room and returned with the black can Ia
his hand before the Jury came In. Gen. Pryor ex-
pressed the opinion that the English had the
greatest contempt for Americana and he thought
We ought TO cease to be a nation of sycophants.