The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-01
The Government Puzzled by the Complete
Information Possessed by the Avengers
Delight of Irish Sympathizers.
The Terrific Scene at the Fall of the
Ischia Theater.
The Number of Dead Now Estimated at
Nearly Five ThOusand-The Town
Turned Into Vast Cemetery,
CAREY'S DEATH.
His Slayer Denies that He Knew His Vic

His Slayer Denies that He Knew His Vic
tim-Particulars of the Assassination.
LONDON, July 31.-ODonnell, who shot
James Carey, the informer, was accompanied
from England by his wife, who appeared to
be on intimate terms with the Carey family
during the voyage. The Times pronounces
the death of Carey a public misfortune 1t
says he has been the instrument of justice,
and his murder is calculated to encourage
daring and lawless spirits to commit acts of
violence. The 10y caused in Ireland by the
informer's death is proof that many elements
of revenge still exist there.
Third class berths on the steamer Kinfauns
Castle were taken on June 80, at the Dublin
Office of Donald, Currie & Co., for Port Eliza
beth, for Mr. Power and his wife and seven
children, which, it is we'll known, was the
exact number of James Carey's family. On
July 2, ODonnell secured passage for him
self and wife on the steamer, Donald, Cur
rie & Co. we're not aware until yesterday
of the identity of Power and James
Carey. Carey disd without speaking after
he was shot. O'Donnell is an Irish-American,
He denies that be knew who Carey was pre-
vious to his arrival at Capetown. 1t is re-
| in O'Donnelps possession.
The government had often received private
information concerning meditated attacks
upon Carey and had many suspected Irwin
cibles under surveillance but the officers
have no knowledge about any person ans
wering ODonnells description. Carey was
bound Tor Port Elizabeth, Africa. He had
regained good deal of his self-possession
and spirits, and was pretty we'll convinced
that his identy and destination were both
unknown He was q passenger aboard the
Melrose Castle. owned by Donald, Currie & Co.
There is no reason to suppose that any, soul
aboard when the ship left London knew
anything about Carey. When the vessel was
made fast to the Port Elizabeth dock in
rather jubilant manner the informer super
vised the landing of his baggage. He then
boarded the gang-plenk and walked down to
the wharf. The moment he stepped upon the
wharf man stepped up to him, placed
pistol close to his breast right over his heart,
and fired. Carey staggered and fell, but
before he lost his footing his assailant fired
another bullet into his brain. The assassin
was for moment supposed to be madman,
but when he hourished his weapon and cried
out, That is James Carey, - his soul!'
the officers of the Melrose Castle realized the
situation, overpowered the speaker, and
placed him in chains. 1t puzzles the officials
how ODonnell learned that Carey was to
leave for Cape Town by the Melrose Castle.
He seems to have been so completely in
formed and so absolutely determined that he
chose to go ahead and wait at Cape Town
rather than risk the governments keen in
spection of the persons who boarded the
Melrose Castle at London. The ministry
appear to be somewhat dazed at the COM
pleteness of the information possessed by the
Inyincibles, of which this assassination
furnishes complete proof.
correspondent at Capetown says ODon-
nell only took passage for Capetown, but
learning that Carey was a fellow passenger,
he continued on the journey with him on
the steamer Melrose Castle, aud shot him
when that steamer was close to Algoa Bay
in the presence of the lnformer's family.
O'Donnell is calm. He is strongly guarded,
as rumors are atloat that an attempt TO res
cue him will be made. A fund to be used in
defending him is being collected.
1t is worthy OF note that a rumor pre-
vailed in Nationalist circles in London on
Sunday night last that James Carey had been
shot. An item stating that he had been
killed was rendered TO the news agency in
London at midnight on Sunday, but was re-
fused, as no authority was given for the
statement 1t has since been ascertained
that telegram had been received at Paris,
which was forwarded to London on Sunday
night, reading: James Carey has been shot,
thank God" As the steamer Melrose Castle,
on which Carey was, did not reach Port
Elizabeth until Monday either this state
ment was based on mere surmse, or the state
ment which was openly made in certain Ma
tionalist circles, to the effect that it had been
pre-arranged to kill Carey on the last Sunday
of July was true. Unauthenticated rumors
are current that O'Donnell is a relation of
Joe Brady, one of the Phoenix park murder
ers hanged recently, and that the vigilants
are cognizant of the abode of Peter Carey,
fund is being collected in London, to be
used in defending O'Donnell.
Preliminary Examination of O'Donnen.
CAPErowN, July 31.-ODonnell was ex-
amined before a Port Elizabeth magistrate
to-day on the charge of numbering James
Carey, the informer. According to
the evidence given, Carey and O'Don-
nell had been drinking in the second
class cabin just before the murder, When
the steamer was half way between Table Bay
and Algonan Rock O'Donnell suddenly shot
Carey in the neck with a revolver
Carey staggered away and O'Donnell
followed and shot him twice in the back.
Carey died in twenty minutes O'Donnell
says he was a Californian digger and he had
lost largely in a silver mine. He was unaware
OF Careys identity until he saw it
stated in Capetown what Carey was and
he then determined to kill him. O'Donnell
was accompanied by q young woman
whom he calls his niece. He is six feet hgh
grey eyes and dark hair about forty-five
years of age, and is paralyzed in one hand.
Mrs Carey deposed at the examination that
after the murder she asked O'Donnel
did you shoot my husband?' and
he replied Eyes; I was sent to do it."
Carey's identity was suspected by the
steward and another of the crew of the
steamer Kinfauns Castle, who noted his
likeness, although shayen, to the portraits of
the informer's and the number and