The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-05-19
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Caffrey, two more of the men charged with par
ticipatlon in the murders Of Cavendish and
Burke, were arranged for trial this morning.
They created Il sensation in the courtroom by
pleading guilty to the charges against them, and
both were sentenced to be hanged on the End of
June.
Before Caffrey had pleaded guilty he was in
formed that the Crown gave no hope for the
mitigation of the sentence of death which would
be passed upon him.
When Delaney was called he pleaded guilty.
He said II was brought into this at first
foolishly, not knowing what it was. l was
forced from my work to go to the park. We had
to obey the orders of the society or take the con-
sequences. When 1 got into the park L could
not get away l sew the murders committed,
but took no part in them. The murders were
committed BY Joe Brady and Timothy Kelly,
and by nobody else"
When Caffrey was placed in the dock his face
wore smiles. The consequence of pleading
guilty was again fully explained to him in open
Court, but he persisted in hi4 plea. On being
asked whether he had anything to say why sem
tence should not be passed upon him, Caffrey
replied "Al | have got to say, standing on
the brink of the grave, is that I did not know
what was going to happen until ten minutes
before the murders were committed. ] was bound
to go to the park under pain of DEATH
The sent. nee Of Delaney will probably be COM
muted TO life Feryitude.
Joseph Hanlon, who is awaiting trial, has
finally been accepted as an approver. He will
confirm the evidence of the two Careys against
thirteen prisoners In kilmainham Jail, charged
with conspiracy to murder.
New York, May 3-The Stars Dublin cable
gram of May End says: The city is in a ferment
of excitement to-day. A new act in the terrible
tragedy in Phoenix Park a year ago was pre-
scented in the Green-street Courthouse this
morning. 1t cannot be said to have been an un-
rehearsed effect, for you will remembe that at
the commencement of the trials 1 forshadowed
the probabilities which have now become ac-
plished facts, yenturing the opinion that after
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pleas of guilty would be accepted from the
others. and this has occurred. 1t his been ex-
pected that there would be conditions of mercy
annexed to the pleas, and though this has been
strenuously denied in Court by representatives
of the Crown, no one believes that there is not
q mental reservation in the denial. The pleas of
guilty by accomplices constitute the most posi-
tive evidence for the prosecution, far beyond
the testimony of the infOrmers in effect, and
force is lent to the opinion of an understanding,
direct or indirect, between the Crown and the
accused, by the circumstantial statements super-
added to the plea and the solemn assertions of
the men convicted on their own confessions that
the actual perpetrators of the crime were Brady
and Kelly.
You will remember that Kelly has already
been tried twice, with the result Of the jury dis
agreeing each time, while Brady is under sem
tence. K,lly is to be tried again and the effect
of Delaney's declaration to-day will be disas-
trous to the prisoner. 1t is supposed, in we'll
informed circles, th~t Delany will be produced
as a witness for the Crown. His name had
already been mentioned as a probable informer.
He was convicted and sentenced to penal servi-
tude for an attack on Judge Dawson and was
subsequently included in the indictment for the
Phoenix Park affair.
The general feeling is that the Crown has
scored its greatest victory in the proceedings to-
day, but there is the accompanying suspicion
that the scene of the forenoon was q we'll
devised coup de theatre, reserved for final effect.
New York, April 11th.-General S. c. Arm
|strong read a paper last evening before the Long
Island Historical Society in Brooklyn upon THE
Hawaiian Islands," before a very large audience.
He said 1.-THE darkest shadow on the Islands
at the present time was the Eruption of the
Chinese. Their vast immigration had caused
an inequality in the sexes, the men greatly ont
numbering the women-a result always fatal to
morality. The Reciprocity Treaty with our
country has stimulat d business and made
money plenty. If abrogated, it would ruin many
of the planters on the Islands, and would cause
the Government of the Islands to form an al
lance with some European nation. We may
not know our need of these Islands until it is
too late to obtain them"
New York, April 1~2th.-Speaking of the new
Sandwich Island coins, the Times of Philadel-
phia says Colonel Snowden showed a reporter
some drawings for dies TO-DAY. On one side of
the coin will be the Kings face, and on the
other a portion OF tie great seal of this country.
The denomination Of the coins will be indicated
in the Hawaiian and English languages. There
will be .tAkahi dala," 'Hapnlua dala," and
'Hapaha,' or dollars, half-dollars and quarters,
respectively. There will likewise be dimes, but
the Hawaiian Specification of that piece of silver
has not yet been translated. In size and weight
the money will be equal to United States de-
nominations. The dies will probably be sent to
San Francisco, where the first batch of money,
to the value of one million dollars, will, it is
said, be made, the mint at that place being the
nearest to the sandwich Islands.
Washington, April 3Oth. -Colonel Iaukea of
Honolulu, sent by King Kalakaua to attend the
coronation of the Car, is, with his Secretary,
stopping at the Grand Hotel. He said: 1--WE
find that Cinnamon who come to our country
without their wives only wish to make q certain
sum Of money, and then return to their country
and spend it. This is not what we want. We
desire permanent settlers. If the Chinese come
with their wives, we are very willing to receive
them"
Cairo, May 3d.-A telegram has been received
from Colonel Hicks reporting that on the 29th
uItimo he had en- engagement with 5000 rebels.
The battle, which lasted half an hour, resulted
in the defeat of the rebels with 500 killed, in
Guiding the Lietenant-Genera OF FL Waheli 1.-THE
False ProphetJ and many wounded. The Egyp-
tian losses were slighter Hicks praises the
gallantry of the Egyptian troops.
St. Petersburg, April 21.-The Emperor and
Empress will reach Moscow on May 21st. The
coronation will take place on the 9th. The
festivities, including eight grand balls, will be
prolonged until June Sth. The state entry into
ST. Petersburg will be made en- June 10th.
The sugar trade is as active as it always is at
this season of the year. It is even better than
usual-there being a much larger distribution
than ever before. There has been no change in
the market and will not probably he for some
time. The Abermann, the Suez, and the Chas.
Hansen brought 3,57S, Ills pounds of Hawaiian
to hand.
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