Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-03
CAREY, THE INFORMER.

Now York Hsrnla. Iulr 81.

slStent claim to o money reward TO
his services as informer. Carev ais
claimed that he should have proteo
ton whether be left the country O
remained in it. None of these demand
were complied with. 1t was decided
not to give him a written pardon, anC
Lord Spencer was equally firm il
refusing to recognize his claim to AM
portion of the reward, and the resall
was that be went to some foreign
shore with some means of his own,
but without having received any pub
llc money. Some weeks ago the pre-,
liminsry steps were taken of separat,
ing the brothers Carey in Jail, and by
stopping all visits to them conveying
the impression that thOy had left the
country, OF at all events had been
removed from Kilmainham Jail.
An officer in the Dublin detective
service went into the prison after all
the officers except the Governor and
Deputy Governor had lett at night
and produced an order for the deliv.
cry to him of James Carey. Carey
and the detective officer took their
places in cab which was in waiting for
them and drove into the city. Carey
was then compelled to submit to the
terms offered him. which we're that he
should leave the country and 20
abroad, his passage being paid to his
destination. Carey demufred strongly
to these terms, but he was given the
alternative of accepting them or being
left unprotected in the streets of Dub
lin. Thus driven to bay, he chose the
first mentioned alternative. He was
conveyed the same night to Kings,
town in the cab in which he had been
brought from Kilmainham. He slept
on board the steamer, and, accom-
panied by detective, crossed TO Holy,
head and thence to London, whittier
his family had been already removed
in detachments, along with other
informers and their families, nota.
bly, Robert Farrell. The detec.
tive who accompanied Carey on
board Of the steamer which was to
convey him to his destination, and
who handed him his passage warrant
enclosed in a sealed envelope, was not
aware Of Carey's destination. That
destination was Port Elizabeth.
NEITHER REWARD NOR PROTECTION
On hearing this decision he started
with amazement and inquired what
the government intended to do with
him. What, he asked, was to be his
reward2 What provision had been
made for his protection? He was
struck dumb with establishment when
he was informed he would receive no
reward, neither would protection be
extended him, and he could now make
his choice-either to 20 to the colony
tor which his passage had been paid.
or the door was open to him to walk
out free man among the citizens. Be-
ing assured that it was the decision
of the authorities his fury seemed
to consume him, and when the cues.
ton was put whether he would take
his liberty or his passage to another
CLINE he got overcome with fear at the
prospect OF being turned out into the
streets. Finally the news was i'm |
parted to him that his wife and seven |
children were already aboard shin.
ready to sail, and unless he chose to |
Join them, their passages having been |
paid, be would have but little chance |
Of meeting them for a very consider. |
able time. This last blow over
him. he had no friends to
GO to, no home to shelter him, so he
sulkily bowed to the inevitable and
consented to depart.
MURDERER AND INFoRMER.
james Carey was a bricklayer in
Dublin and a member of the Town
Council. Some months after the
assassination of Lord Cavendish and
Mr.. Burke the police arrested him
and many others. Eventually Carey |
and seven confederates were arraiened |
on charge Of murder. After par.
leying for some time with the authori-
ties he confessed that he was not only |
present at the assassination, but that |
he was one Of the master spirits of |
the conspiracy. He Mad belonged to |
the Fenian Brotherhood since
1862, and became an Irish In. |
vIncible in 1881, He arranged |
plans for the murder of Secretary
Forster, but they fell through. Final
ly, it was decided to kill Mr.. Burke
and Carey took party of seven. con-
sisting Of Curley, Joseph Hanlop
Fagsn, Brady, Kelly, McOaffrey and
Patrick Delaney, into Phoenix Park. !
The murders we're committed bv
Brady and Curley, Carey taking no
actual part in the stahbing, but aiding
and abetting. Carey gave evidence
against The seven prisoners, five of
whom were afterward hanged. Mrs
Carey was boycotted and Carey's house
was set on fire, presumably by InvinS
clbles. On the application of the |
Collector General OF Rates, Carey was
bankrupt on account of
the rates on his property not having
been paid. He threatened to resume |
his place in the Town Council and to |
continue his business as brick. !
layer. These threats were made |
10 order to induce the govern |
ment to give him some reward
or purchase his consent to emiRrate |
His applications for a written pardon |
were unheededi his demands for terms
we're unanswered; his brother Peter
was removed from his company 90 |
that he did not know what had be. |
come Of him. other iniormers had left |
the prison, and he knew not whittier
they had gone. He began TO suspect /
that something had been done with |
his family, and the expression in
letter, written shortly before he was
taken from Kilmainham, shows that
be was suspicious that they had been,
as he terms il, "kidnapped." Oarey's |
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