The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-01
Commencement Of the Trial
Of the "Great
Avenger.
FRANCE AND CHINA STILL POOLING
AROUND.
burning Of the Windsor Theatre
MurderOus Mother. THE Postal
Telegraph.-The Parnell Fund.
Opening of the Murderer's Trial

Opening of the Murderer's Trial
London. 3O.-The trial of O'Don-
nell for the murder of James Carey,
began this morning before Judge
George Denman in Old Bailey
Police court. Two sheriffs and sew
eral aldermen occupied seats upon
the bench. The small court room
was crowded. Several ladies werY
present. No one was admitted
without a ticket. The approaches
were thronged. Charles Russell, A
M. Sullivan, Solicitors Guy and
Roger a. Pryor were present as
counsel for O'Donne'l; Henry
James, sttorneysgeneral, AND Poland
Andres swigart appearga for gov
eminent. O'Donnell entered the
dock from the adjoining prison 8 ur-
rounded by officers. ,IHe seemed IN
concerned. Henry james opened
the case for government. He de-
scribed Carey's departure from
England and the voyage to Cape
Town, and said 4here was no evil
dence to prove the prisoner en-
hrked on Nhe steamer Kinfauns
Castle to hill Carey, but a new
witness, Cuhitt, would testify that
al rCapetown he gave the prisoner
at his urgent request rough sketch
of Carey, and the prisoner remarked
upon receiving it, "I'll shoot him.
The attorney general repeated the
details of the murder of Carey, and
impressed upon the jury that the
act was not committed in self
defense, but was a wilful and pre-
meditated murder. He enioine j
the jury not to let any feeling
against Carey prejudice them ia
their consideration OF the case
ODonnell listened closely to the
addesS of the attorney general. He
has been allowed the use of tobacco,
which he chews freely in the dock
James Parish. stewart Of the
steamer Melrose Castle, repeated
the evidence given at the preiimin-
airy examination. Two plans of the
cabin Of the Melrose Castle were
shown, one prepared by the prose-
cutiOn, the other by the defense.
Witness declared that the one
offered by the defense was incorrect
and the judge rejected it. Russell
witness. When
he fired the shots At Carey, who
stood leaning against the corner
CT the cabin two yards away. Carey |
might easily have reachodO'Donnell, |
but be made no gesture to seize him.
Witness saw no other pistol than |
He did not see young
Carey 60 TO his fathers berth, and |
only knew by hearsay that bis "a
Laer's pistol was found upon the boy.
There WAS much discussion con-
the corrsetSess Of the plans
Of the cabin, all rof which the
judge declared was faulty judg.
ment in the witness box. and asked
Parish to explain the position Of the
tables and the seats. Witness said
all tho plans was incorrect.
O'DOnnell sppearsdIso be gr atty
interested ia this episode, watching
the judge closely.
Charles JozeS, bOatswain Of the
MelroSe castle. testified rs at the ex-
animation. He was almost sure but
refused to swear that O'Donnell's
words were: 81 did not do it,
Th.re was a dead silence when
Thomas Carey, son Of James Carey,
stepped into the witness box. He
gave evidence promptly and cooley.
The judge questioned him in re-
gard to his fathers position when
10 was shot, and was asslduous in
notes of young Carey's
evidence. When the bag and re-
7olver Of James Carey were placed
n the hands OF witness to identify,
le weighed the weapon and looked
Town the barrel. O'DOnnell scrut-
nIzsd young Csrey narrowly when
le said he was not positive whether
)'Donnell, after shooting, said:
Shake hands, Mr.. Carey, I was
emit to do it." He further testified:
I went for fathers revolver and
lept it in my pocket, because
ather was unable to use it,
The crowd outside the court is
many of the rougher
lass miDgling with it. /,