Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-26
FOREIGN NEWS.
James Carey's widow = Particulars OF
O'DOnnell's Crime.

James Carey's widow Particulars of
O'DOnnell's Crime.
New YORK, September 25th.-The Herald
correspondent has had an interview with Mrs.
Carey. The following conversation ensued
You will have heard, Mrs. Carey" said
I. that / am anxious to hear something
of your sad story from your own lips, if it is
not too painful for you TO tell :"
Mrs. Carey-You may well call it sad
story. But l have nothing to tell, except
what has been in the papers.
81 went away from England so suddenly
| that I hardly read the details of the last part
nell went out to the Cape on purpose to shoot
your husband?"
NEVER SAW o'DoNNELL BEFORE,
Indeed, | never set my eyes upon him
till the same day. O'Donnell and person
called his wife were seated in the second-clsss
saloon, I believe, at the time Of the murder.
WAS your husband seated or standing 2"
"O'Donnell and the woman were seated on
settee when 1 saw them," said the widow,
and himself was standing, I think but
perhaps he was sitting. Indeed, don't
| rightly know. for had gone into the cabin
with the child. The passengers used very
often to meet down stairs to rest on the set
| tees."
Had O'Donnell and your husband been
drinking together
"Tney had"
How long before the murder -
"Just before it."
II have heard it said that Dublin de-
tsctives have got proof that O'Donnell went
out on purpose to kill your husband. Have
you heard nothing yourself that proves this 81
me nothing. 1t ia not much thoss de-
tectives won't find out" she replied.
FRIENDLY INTERCOURSE.
"Was O'Donnell very friendly to your
| husband p"
He was. We met him first at Dartmouth,
and used TO play at dice with O'Donnell and
others. He professed to be fond of the chill
dren, and mis- wife seemed to take a great
fancy to one of the girls, and the child used
to call her Aunty."
THAT makes the murder appear doubly
cold. blooded act"
at does, bitterly replied Mrs. Carey.
"Csn you recall ex actly what happened on
the day of the murder? ODonnell and
your husband had been drinking together,
you say?"
THE DAY OF THE MURDER.
"Yes, he himself had called me to come
| up out of the close place with the children,
but had not felt inclined, and went 10 the
cabin. Presently I heard 0'DonuelI ask
where Carey himself was. He was told
somewhere on deck. Soon after l heard him
say, You will come down aud have bottle
of beer, won't you?' Then | heard him say
come down, and then shot, but took no
potice of it, thinking it was only cork pop
ping. Then there was a second shot, and
himself came towards me saying, oh, Mag
gle, O'Donnell has shot me- ran out, sud
we fell down together, and that was the end
of IT,
Did not O'DonneIl want to ehaks hands
with you afterwsrd?"
He did. He held out his hand to me
aud said. shake hands, Mrs. Carey. Your
name is Carey, isn'tit? Don't be hard on
me. was sent out to do it.
THAT seems proof that the crime was de-
lbsrste, does it not 2"
oh, there's proof enough" replied Mrs.
Carey. forgetting the remark she had made
at the beginning of our conversation.
MRS. CAREY's MEMORY.
am inclined TO the belief that her men,
ory is impaired Here I thought it we'll to
interrupt the conversation, having first OBJ.
tanned Mrs. Carey's permission to visit her
again next day. However, rumor Of my in.
terview having got about, the way leading TO
her cabin wss barred, and had, therefore, to
continue the talk in new way. Before we
reached Plymouth Mrs. Carey made replies
to fresh questions put to her, which l need
not repeat. The only new facts likely to be
discovered st the coming trial will be with
reference to O'Dsnnell's career, and it will
probably tell against him. In her opinion
O'Donnell is an Invincible. Possibly he may
be made to say something about them. So
far as she knows no lisht will be thrown on
the Phoenix Park tragedy.
MRS. o'DoSEFLI;s WARNING
Mrs. O'Donnell, or the person SO called.
hipted to her on the Kinfsuns Castle that
O'Donnen was dangerous, hut asked hsr not
TO tell her husband, Mr.. Carey. She fancisd,