The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-08-10
CAREY KILLED.
Vengeance for His TreaOhery 0vertakos
the Irish Informer.
An Irishman Shoots Him Down While
ON His Way to Fancied Safety.

tCablc Dispatch from London.l
A sensation was produced In the House Of
Commons by an official announcement that
James Carey, the IriAh informer had been
shot and killed by q member Of the Order Of
Avengers Of the Irish society of Invincibles
Carey had consented to lose his identity and
the Government had stipulated that it would
secure his safe transportation to any part of
the world selected by him as the place of
his future residence. After Carey left Dub
lin he appeared to be lost However, it was
understood that fortnight ago he had be-
come convinced that his whereabouts were
known to the Invincibles. had appealed to the
Government tor protection, and had been
quartered In Newga'e Jail for SAT ty. The
detectives, it is understood, had advised the
Government that Carey was fast losing his
reason, being haunted with the conscious
ness that he was closely followed by Irish
avengers, and was in constant danger Of
ass assinationL The Government at this time
undertook to smuggle Carey away with such
secrecy that none but those actually having
the undertaking under their personal
charge should know what became OF him,
excluding even the most prominent Govern
ment officials People We're cautioned
against believing any future stories about
the informer, upon the ground that it would
be absolutely impossible for but two or
three persons to ascertain anything about
him, and that such stories as might happen
to gain currency would undoubtedly turn
out to be inv entions TO confuse the trail
Nothing more was heard of Carey until the
Parliamentary announcement was made
that, from the official information given by
the Government, IL appears that the man
who killed Carey is named ODonnell. The
Government had often received private in
formation concerning meditated attacks
upon Carey, and bad many suspected Irwin
cibles under surveillance, but the officers
have no knowledge about any person
answering GDonnells description Carey,
1t turns out was bound for Fort Elizabeth
Africa He had regained a good deal OF his
former self-possession and spirit, and was
pretty well convinced that his identity and
destination were unknown He was pas
senger on the Merose Castle, owned by Don
aid Currfe. There Is no reason to suppose
that any one alb ard when the ship left Lon
don knew anything about Carey. When the
vessel was made fast to the dock at Port
Elizabeth, in rather jubilant manner the
informer supervised the landing OF his
baggage. He then boarded the gang plank
and walked down to the wharf. The mo-
ment he stepped upon the wharf q man
stepped up to him, placed pistol close TO
his breast, over his heart, and fired Carey
staggered and fell, but before he lost his
footing his assailant fired another ball into
his brain. The assassin was for moment
supposed TO be a mailman, but when he
tlourished his weapon and cried out, THAT
Is James Carey, his soul,
the officers of the Melrose Castle at
powered the speaker and placed him
in chains The murderer was soon denti-
fed as q stranger who had boarded the Mel
rose Castle at Cape Town, and booked him
self for Natal No one knew his business
and on board the Melrose Castle he had
shown no interest in the man he killed He
loitered about until Carey went ashore, and
then walked after him and shot him dead
upon the dock.
The prisoner, ODonnell, refuses to make
any statement. Investigation here shows
that man answering O'Donnell's descrip-
ton booked from London TO Cape Town
aboard the ship Kinfauns Castle, another
vessel of the Donald Currie Line, which left
London several days before the Melrose
Castle did. The Kinfauns Castle was adver-
tised to make connection at Cape Town
with the Melrose Castle for Natal 1t puzzles
the officials how O'Donnen ever learned that
Carey was to leave for Cape Town by
the Melrose Castle. He seems to have
been so completely informed and so
absolutely determined that he chose
Town rather than risk the govern
ment keen inspection OF the persons who
boarded the Merose Castle at London. The
ministry appear to be somewhat daZed at
the completeness of the information pos
sessed by the Invincibles, of which this
assassination furnishes complete proof
Carey was travelling under the name OF
Power. His family were with him. Carey
embarked at Dartmouth From Madeira he
wrote q letter to the authorities, in which he
described the voyage, and said he had shared
in conversation in which Invincibles and the
miscreant Carey were especially denounced.
He said he intended to forget Ireland ever
existed