New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-13
1.Nrs CAREY CRosS-EXAMlNED.

THE TRIAL. OF JOSEPH BRADY FOR THE PHENN
PARK MURDERS-THE PROSECUTION REsI7-IhE
Defence AN ALGBL
DunIIS. April 1.-THE trial of Joseph Brady
who is charged with numbering Lord Frederick
Cayendish and Mr.. Burke, was resumed this morn
ing James Carey was cross-examnedb by counscii ior
tbe defence who elected the IN formal that Carey
when plotting murders with the other accused
men, was member of sodality winch
received the sacrament at stated periods'
He WAS one of the primo movers in the murder OF
Mr. Burke but said he was under compulslon dur
ing the time directly preceding the event He
finally admitted, however. that lie was not under
compulsion when he pointed out Mr. Burke to the
assassns and urged the murderers to remember that
the man clad in a gray suit was Burke. The wiz
ness said that although he had for sixteen years
been working for wages averaging only two pounds
a week he had IN 1882 ninety tenants occupying
his various houses. The counsel 1or the deiehso
brought out, in sharp contrast to the points maze
nv the Crown counsel, the fact that Carey
drove with his children 10 tho door OF the
church in FItzharns's cab; that on May he was thc
first man TO suggest that daggcrs be used, and that
be afterwards suggested that the weapons with
which the crime was committed should be put on
exhibition as natoaal relics lie sad, alter much
urpipg. that he had been Informed by Mr.. Mallon.
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given freely TO the State aud should he confirmed
Inv that of other Witnesses he and his brother wond
ne hardened for their share in the conspiracy ms
statement caused some sensation. At one point
Carey said he was telling only hall what nc knew,
and that he was more friendly to the counsel for
the defense than the counsel himself was aware oii
for lie had told the latter to bear IA NINA tl't ne
was not telling everything that be knew against ms
client. The crOss-eXamlnatlon was very severe ana
searching The counsel for the defense SAID that
Carev's hands were stepped IN blood. when the VII
ness interrupted: THAT IS not irus.'
A nhotograph was handed to Carey. which tho
witness Immediately id.ntied as thai OF NJ man
known as Number One" twas picture Oi lyman
EVIDENCE OF THE CAR-DRIvER AND OTHERS.
Michael Kavanagh. WHO drove the car on which
the murderers rode was the next with ss. lic re-
peated his former evidence, III substantially the
same language. He made material amendment TO
if. however by saving that it was Smith. not De
lancy whom he drove TO the scene Of the mnrdcr
with Carey. His statement mad before vas a
uisinke His testimony showed that IL was Brady
rvho dirrcted him where 10 drive and who deslg-
mated a place for him to wait for tho mur!crcrs.
Joseph Smith, another one OF the accused men,
who turned nfOrner repeated the story of his Congs
| in PbnnIY Park on May u az related nv James
Carev at the preliminary hearing smith sad he Was
| sworn in as an Invncible three weeks before tho
nrrders were committed. The Invnciblrs ha n
| secret sign by which they recognized each other,
which was rhe hO!din. Of knife IN the pam OF the
| hand Daniel CuTlcy had introduced himself 10 the
| witness by means of this sign.
Other witnesses were called by the prOsecu tton,
| among them beng the physicians who examined
| fhe bodies of Lord Frederick Cavcnlsh and Mr..
| Rnrkc and who testified relative to the nature OF
| the wounds.
THE CASE FOR THE DEFENCE OPENED.
The case for the prosecution was closed at
| o,clock The case for the defence then opened
Counsel for the defence spoke for an hour. His ar
oument was in support of an aIibi for the prisoner
| He denounced Careys ylauy in having betrayed
| men whom ne had seduccd INTO the commission oil
crime. The informers he said, had cOntradicted
| each other on important points The rule was IN
! famous that an InformcI's testimony unaccom-
| naniea by any other evidence should be accepted
Interested evidence must be cOrr0borated by disin-
terested testimony. In this case such evidence was
| Annie Meagher testified that she with Brady
| at her nnclrs home on May q, at p. m, and a2an
| from G:45 until 8 p. IN. ~
| 4 keeper of O public house, name Little, was the
| neIt witness. lie depOscd that Brady was III ms
| bousc at o. IN. and again at $40 on Nav o. Inc
| cross-examnation. however elected the fact that
IIttIe's house was the regular rendezvous for the
| IuviucIbles. .,,,,,i
II is cxpccted that a verdict will be rendered early
| tomorrow morning. James Muilett, another OF the
| nrisoners has made statement 10 the Crown coun
| sei on the strength OF which, it IL said, he will
| be accepted as al apprOver.