Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-18
KILLED BY AN AyENGER.
Carey. the Irish Informer, Shot Down ON
Board q British Steamship.
LONDON, July 81,

Intelligence has just been received mere
that James Carey, the informer in the
Phoenix Park murder cases, was shot dead
| Sunday on the ship Melrose, while between
| Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. The deed
was committed by a fellow-passenger named
! O'Donnell. O'Donnell took passage here by
the steamship Kinfauns Castle, which left
| Dartmouth Oh the 9th for Cape Town,
where she transferred her passengers, who
were destined to Port Elizabeth, Natal and
other coast ports, to the steamship Melrose.
The report of the shooting of Carey caused
intense excitement in the West End Of Lon
don and in the House of Commons.
Later advices about the killing of Carey
show that he was shot while landing from
the Melrose at Port Elizabeth. O'Donnell,
his slayer, is i'll custody. The Government
had taken special and expensive measures to
protect Carey.
Carey was bound for Port Elizabeth,
Africa. He had regained a good deal Of his
self-possession and spirit, and was pretty
well convinced that his identity and desti-
nation were both unknown. He was a pas
senger aboard the Melrose Castle, owned
by Donald Currie. 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 a rather jubilant
manner the informer supervised the landing
Of his baggage. He then boarded the gang
planl and walked down to the wharf. The
moment he put his foot upon the
wharf a man stepped up to him,
placed a 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 a moment
supposed to be a mailman, but when he
f]ourished 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.
The murderer was soon identified as a
stranger who had boarded the Melrose Cas-
tie at Cape Town, and booked himself for
Natal. No one knew his business, and on
board the vessel he had shown no interest i'll
the man he had killed. He loitered about
till Carey went ashore, and then shot him
dead On the dock. The prisoner, O'Don-
nell, refuses to make any statement.
The Daily Telegraph says. the Govern
ment have little doubt Carey was followed
from Dublin. They believe the Fcnians
had taken the most elaborate measures to
prevent his escape.
Anoor1i,r m tho {n@oe& o,,or~@o %I.o
m urder occurred at sea. Carey was not
killed outright, but died shortly after he
was shot,
O'Donnell surrendered himself quietly.
He was placed in irons, and handed over
to the authorities when the Melrose arrived
! at Port Elizabeth.
Carey was travelling under the name Of
Power. His family were with him. Carey
embarked at Dartmouth. From Madeira
he wrote a letter to the authorities in which
he described the voyage, and said he had
shared in a conversation in which the In
vincibles and the miscreant Carey were
especially denounced. He said he intended
to forget Ireland ever existed.
REJOICING AT DUBLIN.
DUBLIN, July 81.
The new of James Carey's death caused
many exhibitions of delight on the streets
here. A large crowd gathered Monday
dence, cheering loudly because the informer
had been killed. The Dublin authorities
believe O'Donnell is a mar who was
implicated three years ago in an attempt to
blow up the Mansion House at London, and
who escaped with Coleman to New York.
The Government selected Africa as the
safest place for Carey. 1t is doubtful
whether he knew his destination before sail
ing. 1t was not revealed to the police who
took him from Dublin to London.
FEELING AT NEw YORK.
NEW YORK, July 81.
The feeling in Irish circles in this city
aroused by the shooting of Carey is one of
profoud hope that it is true. The report
has not yet gained full c%redence, and the
fact that such a circumstantial account of
the arrival M identification OF Carey in
Montreal had just preceded the an
causes a great many to be doubtful which is
true. The story Of the shooting, however,
seems to grow in favor, as it is argued
Carey would never venture to go to Canada,
while he would be likely to seek safety in
more distant Africa. Every Irishman
spoken to expresses the opinion that Carey
richly deserved death, and that if he is not
already killed, it is only a question Of time
when he will be,
James Carey gave his testimony in the
preliminary hearing in the Phoenix Park
murder cases at Dublin on February II.
His first appearance created a profound
sensation. He deposed that he joined the
Fenian Brotherhood in 1862. He deposed
that he was always Treasurer of the Fenian
Brotherhood. The names of four per
sons had been submitted to the
organization in London as capable
OF heading the organization in Dublin.
Among those names were his own. Walsh
had sworn him in, each holding a knife in
his hands. The oath bound Carey to obey
all orders transmitted to him by the Irish
lnvincibles under the penalty Of death. A
lew days afterward Walsh, McCatfrev
and James Mullett told him that
they We're to form a Board of Di-
rectors of a new organization of Invincibles
in Dublin, who were not to exceed $50 mem
bers for the whole Kingdom. He then pro-
ceeded to give the details of the whole con-
spiracy which resulted in the murders, and.