The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
Carey Shown to Have Been One of the Chiefs
of the Murderers-Promiseso of Pardon
If He Would Turn Informer.
in Bow Street of the
Dynamite Conspirators.
Statement of What the Queens Counsel Ex-
pect to Prove Against Them, with
Their History and Purposes.
BURKE's MURDERERs,
The Evidence of James Carey, the Informer
and Others.

DUBLIN, April l2.-The trial of Joe Brady.
charged with the murder of Lord Cavendish
and Burke, was resumed this morning
James Carey was again placed on the wit
ness stand, and cross-examined by the coun-
sci for the defense, who elected the inform
alton that when he was plotting murders
with other accused men, he was a member
of a sodality which received the sacrament
at stated periods. Carey also said he was
promised pardon before he determined to
give evidence against his fellow conspirators.
He was one of the prime movers in the muir
der OF Burke, but was under compulsion
during the time directly preceding the event.
Being closely interrogated by counsel on this
point, Carey finally admitted that he was
not under compulsion when he pointed out
Burke to the assassins The man clad in the
gray suit was Burke. Witness said that
although he had for sixteen years been
working for wages averaging only 60 a week,
he had in 1882 ninety tenants occupying his
various houses.
Counsel for defense brought out in sharp
contrast to the points made by the crown
that Carey drove with his children to the
door of the church in Fitz- Harrs's cab on
the 9th of May; that he was the first man that
suggested that daggers be used and after
ward suggested that the weapons with which
the crime was committed should be put on
exhibition as national relics. The answer of
witness to questions concerning promises of
pardon were given with much hesitation,
but finally he said he had been informed by
Mallon, chief detective, that if his evidence
should be given freely to the State and be
confirmed by others, he and his brother
would be pardoned. His statement caused a
sensation. The attention of Carey being
called to the trifling details he discovered
lately regarding the movements of Fitzhar-
ris's cab in the park on the day of the muir
der and which had not been given by wit
ness, Carey remarked, significantly, that he
had, so far only answered the questions put
him by counsel, and he could unrestricted,
and if he desired, tell great deal more The
and searching. The counsel for the defense,
rremarking on witness testimony, said Carey 5
hands were stepped in blood.
Carey-That is not true.
Subsequently Carey said he was only tell
ing half he knew, and was more friendly to
counsel for the defense than the counsel
himself was aware, for he had told the latter to
bear in mind that he was not telling
everything he knew against his client.
Counsel vehemently protested that it was
his wish to have no friendly intercourse
with witness and no favor from him.
Michael Kavanagh, who drove the car on
which the murderers rode, repeated his
former evidence in substantially the same
language. He made q material amendment,
however, saying it was Smith, not Delaney,
whom he drove to the scene of the murder
with Carey His previous statement was a
mistake. His testimony showed that it was
Brady who directed him where to drive, and
who designated the place for him to wait for
the murderers.
The physicians who examined the bodies
of Cavendish and Burke then gave evidence
relative to the nature OF the wounds The
case for the prosecution closed at p NJ, and
the case for defense then opened.
Counsel for defense spoke an hour His
argument was in support of an alibi for the
prisoners. Counsel denounced Carey's vii
lainy in having betrayed the men whom he
had seduced into the commission of crime.
The informers, he said, contradicted each
other on important points. The rule was
that an infamous informer's testimony, un-
accompanied by any other evidence. should
not be accepted interested evidence must be
corroborated by disinterested testimony. In
this case such evidence was lacking
Annie Magher deposed that she was with
Brady at her uncle's home on the 9th of May
at in the afternoon, and again from GAS
until in the evening. The keeper of pub
lie house named Brady was in his house at
p NJ, and again at S:45 on the .evening of
the 9Th of May The cross-examination.
however, elected the fact that the latters
house was regular rendezvous of the In
Vlnclbles. AT 6 the court adi iourned.