Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-12
The Story of the Murder CT
Lord Cavendish and Sec
rotary Burke.
Two of t. Four Alleged Assas-
sins Identified on the
Dock.
Tho Hamburg Inqoiry Into tn.
Cause ofthe Cimbrta disaster.
A Variety OF General Foreign News
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Special Dispatches to Tbs BEs.
THE GRRkT CONSPIRACY.

THE GREAT CONSPIRACY.
DUBLIN, February 11.-Michael
Kavansugh, the csrmsn, turned in
former against p isoner, cha & ID with
conspiripg to murder government Of
fcisls. He was the first witness ex
amined in the investigation at Xii.
mainham yesterday. The court was
crowded with privileged spectators, in.
Guiding m ny ladies'. Joseph Brady,
Timothy Kelly, Town Councillor James
Carey, Carman Fiizharris and seven
other prisoners were placed In ths
dock to-day. 1nformer Kavanagh
war sworn. He deposed that he
drove Brady, Kelly aud two other
men whom he did not know from
Pho ak park the evening of the assas.
sination of Cavendish and Burke.
James Carey aud Daniel Delaney were
on seats on the side of the road in the
park. Delaney said they were watch
Ing the chief secretary.
Ksvanagh said he saw Fltzharris
coming from the opposite direction
with q cab. Four men alighted.
Shortly afterwards ne saw two gentle.
men approaching. lie hesrd a cry
and saw one fall. Then the f ur men
jumped OH his car and drove away.
Kavsuaugh identified Fitzhsrrs as
n IF tnose in MS car He said a
tall man was to be asAassinatsd. He
heard some say, ~ Cavendtsh aud
Burke approached, Mid it is the
tall man." Kavanaugh then de
scribsd the places driven 10 after the
murder. He allowed the Car TO re-.
main as it rss tor q time; then he had
it painted another color. Brady was
agaia engaged the nighS Field d a.
tackled.
Kavanaugh further said that when
they arrived at tho g,s works (1n
their escape) Brady wrapped some
kind of sworos in a paper aud threw
them in the basin. He (Kavanaust)
hsd been twice In Ptenix park before
May 9th with the four men whom he
drove on the day of the murd,r s.
Thomas Doyle was present when he
was sworn into secrecy. He identified
Doyle as having told him he must
drive (the day after the swesring) any
where they required. The prisoner
Doyle hereupon exclaimed, SITS a
lie!' Kavanaugh further depossd
that Fitzhsrris On n occasion told
hir, they were after Judge Lswson.
Kavauaugh saidAhe became informer
on Thursday last. He had been
sworn to secrecy by Kelley. The
task assigned him was to drive the
boys.
Kavansgh, replying to Murphy,
crown counsel, ssid That on the 6.h OF
May no wore a white has, but a man
on the car who was not in the prison.
er's dock changed with him and gave
him q large brow n one Tnis is re
garded as important, as it is believed
to f1raish a clue to a murderer not
apprehended. Another carman was
called to confrm the abatement, testi-
flying thas he passed Kavsusgh's car
10 the park.
Samuel Jacobs, witness at the in.
ques deco!elh h mad SO ,L'A struggle in
the p.tA..from a aistsrce of fifty yards.
He saw The as, assins mount, and one
of them afterward strike the prosIrate
form. He could uos say nhe.het
four or five men were engaged JAcohs
was unable to recogu,zo any 0f the
men on ths bsr before arrival of the
~tricyclists. Two men, one after an.
other, came and looked at tho bodie,
and walked away.
Doyle, Iat,iOk, Delaney aud Fitz
harris, said they had no questions &c
ask Kavanagh. Tim Kellsy's coun.
sci e~ndeavoriog to break K~avanagh'l
evidence by asking him questions
concerning the interviews Of the cas-
tie and money promised him, bat hi
did not apparently make much i'm
preston. Ksvanagh identified Fagar
as an associate of the assassins. Oar
ing the testimony of the informer, al
the prisoners exhibited a defiant de
meanor except James Carr, who 81
%motionlsss, gazing fxedly at thu
bench. The case was adjourned {,
Thursday next. :
HOW 1T TAKES. Il
Kavsnagh's evidence makes it Ger
tain that Burke was first murdere,
and that the plot was primaril,
against him, As the examination pro
crossed, the prisoners appeared IL
sheer desperation. Not any Of then
looked towards the court except Han
Ian. On Ksvansgh identifying De
laney and James Carey, the latter O
whom he said he knew well, there wa
such oommotion in court that tn
mseistrate threatened to clear II
Brady afterwards somewhat recov
cred his composure and e~ndeavored t
smile. KAvansgh sad he was go nes
the scene of the assassination Mat h
heard one Of the victims cry ooh!
The tall victim BURKE Was lying
tae road after this exclamation. In
other victim was standing In the roa
with an umbrella in his hand. Kavi
negh afterwards saw him lying In th
road as before. Ksvansgh's evident
Ia felt to be conclusive. Little can /
, added TO 1t, as the crown will not a
oept the evidence of actual partic
pants.
ANOTHER ASSASSIN.
Tom McCatfery was arrested to.da,
Kavanagh Identifies him as the four
man on the car he drove into the pa,
the day of the murders. MoCafsr'
Is a relative of the man already a
rested. The crown accepted the g,
dencs of another informer, who W
identity the actual Cavendish 81
Burke murderers.
A servant of Lieutenant Lyme
county Galway, was wounded by a sh
from behind a wall while unharnessi
after driving the family home fro
church. The assassin escaped.
FOUNDING A POLICEMAN.
LONDON, February ll,-Police