New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-05
IRISH MURDERS.
CAREYs TESTIMONY LAND LEAGUE COM
PLICITY.


day in Kilmainham Court House, it was telegraphed
and published here on Sunday morning in fulton
columns of il altogether-and it the subject
of thousht and talk that day in London The Gov
ernmept had known for some time what was CON-
ing There can be no harm in saying now that
when tins last batch OF assaSsns was arrested the
evidence against them was anything but complete
OF direct legal evidence connecting them with the
murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. Burke.
there was little OF none. But the authorities
and especially Mr.. Jenkinson were satisfied they
had got hold of the men composing In part that
inner circle of murderers the existence of which
they had long been sure of. There was evidence to
convict them of conspiracy for the rest the police
had to take the chance of what might turn up, IN
Guiding the chance, which in Ireland is very near
certainty of informers If they needed any justif-
cation for their course it has been abuDdantly sup
Piled by what has happened since. 1t is not the
want of evidence which now enbarrasses those VINO
have charge of the investigation. The supply
offered exceeds the demand. and the competition
among the prisoners for the privilege of betraying
each other is exceedingly keen.
Beginning with Farrell and ending with Kava-
nagh, each witness has added evidence of solid i'm
portance Kavanagh's story, as brought out in
court, came to being history of the Park MUIR
ders but there were gaps IN it, and full account
of the agency which undertook executed assaSs-
nation to order was still wanting. But these def
ciencies have been supplied by Carey, and probably
more completely than they would have been by any
other single witness. That IL the answer to those
who criIicise the Government for accepting as a
witness the man who gave the signal for the mur-
der. 1t be remembered, further, that the pub
lie do not yet know all that the Government krows.
This is still preliminary Investigation, and there
is no legal object in bringing out more evidence
Il. q f..l,
prisoners for trial Carry's story was first Told to
Mr.. Murphy, who conducts the prosecution for the
Crown in the privacy of his cell 1t
for Mr.. Murphy to decide how much
of IT should be repeated in court. IL certain that
the VIII lie OF it has not been repeated IL Is certain
also. that Mr.. Murphy, having to decide whether
other prisoners should be received as apprOvers,
has heard what they, some OF them. proposed TO
swear to-must have heard II i'll order TO decide
whether il should be accepted. Putting all these
stories together, the Crown must now he in posses
sion of pretty much the whole awful story. What
is yet untold II the public may probably remain
untold till next April when the trials will take
place Meantime, II is all very well for DIR. Webb,
counsel for some Of the accused. denounce Carey
a. an infamous witness, which h. -. lie has pro-
essioua duty to his clients TO discharge IL is less
well for those no hold brief for the murderers
they seek TO screen. Carey is murderer ami an in
former, bat nobody half doubts That the storJ lie
has told Is in essential particular true story.
That is the universal belief here. And know that
The officers of the Government responsible for the
condnc OF this business are convinced of the truth
of Carey's statement. and ready at the proper mo-
ment to support 1t by other evidence. II anything
is certain IL is certain that 1seph Brady, Timothy
Kelly, Thomas Caflrey and PatTick Delaney were
on the car that kayanagh drove; that Joe Han
Ion. Joe Smith and Carey were driven to the
Park by Htzbarris; that Bra y. Kelly, Delaney,
Caffrey, Pagan. CuTley and HanlOn formed the
gnastly group which surrounded Lord Frederick
CavendIsh and Mr. Burke; that Brady and Kelly
and perhaps Others struck the fatal blows. Carcy's
narrative OF the murder is a most horribly vivid
piece of descrIption-iie-ikea and dea hike as no
invented story ever was.
OF all ihls say people here are convinced, and
il appears from the dispatches received since
Sunday that You In America are also convinced
The rawlings of the worst Irish-Ameucan papers
show it, at least a. clearly the weIghty judgment
of respectable Journals OF the points clear.
the first IN interest is the connection between the
assassins and the Land League leaders from Mr.
Parne downward with respect to that as 10 other
DO nts Evidence is yet TO he heard, but taxing the
case IS II stands, IL IS to lie said that II raises
strong presumption of entity KNOWLEDGE, which MIR.
Parnel aud his associates are doing tn ir De.t 10
convert into a general belief. Against this pre-
sumption the English advocates of Irish agitation
have been using all their ingenious sopnistdes
which long practice has made familiar TO them. The
PaH Mall Gazette foremost OF all That journal
once more reproduces its Old argument that he
Pbnnix Park murders were committed in the IN
tercst of faction no tile to Mr. ParnelL Mr.. Par
nell SAID the same thing in hi speech the Olu
ton proposed in the House of Commons with refer
ence to the death Of Mr IRE .erIck CaverdIsh.
Whether he believed it or not, the wrler who now
uses it unque'tonabv does, anl will doubtlc
MAINTAIN his belief. He could not otherwise lend his
aid 10 the party which counts Mr.. Parnell among
ITS members. The Duly Acics which on Monday
gave hoaest expression 10 It's honest indignation
against associates with crime on Tuesday allowed
the Influence of it's entaDgling relations VITA the
Irish party TO gam the UPPER hand. On Monday 10
asked "HOw does it come that money. weapons.
instlgations and everything else appear TO have
been communcaIed 10 th" I~i.n Invincbes by per-
sons connected with Mr. Pamelis psrtyp and
declared with refreshng plainncss of speech
"This is what, unless every one of the persons
named can dsproye the acts alleged against
them by Carey, Mr.. Parnells friends and associates
have TO answer and heavier responsibility has
not recently rested any party an English Par
lament" On Tuesday il was engaged in the me an-
choly occupation of proving alIbl for Mr.. Par
nell and IN direct contradiction to It's words of the
day before. proclaning that of any knowledge OF
the cOnsprators' work on the part OF Mr.. Parncll
" there is proof nor any reasonable suspicionP
But. reasonable or unreasonable, the Suspicion
will not down at the bidding of a journal which
between two sunrlses wholly reversesIts view of the
Same set oil facts. What men is that between
Mr. Parne and the assasyins Of Phoenix Park there
stands but one man. Sheridan. Sheridan was the
outrage-monger whom MIR. Parnell. at tho time OF
the Kllmanha,n compact, proposed TO employ to put
down outrages. Sheridanis the man namrd by Carey
as agreeing to supply the yincibies with arms aud
arranging Tor the assassination of Mr. Forster The
-. that bet wren Sheridan and the