The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-12
FOREIGN.
Kavanagh,. the Carman, Tnrns
States Evidence
AND IMPLICATES THE DUBLIN PRIs.
oNERs IN THE PHOENIX
PARK MURDERS.
The Plot Primarily Against Uuder Sec
retary Burke.

DUBLIN, Feb. 1O.-The Court was again
crowded this morning with privileged specta.
tors, including many ladies'
Joseph Brady, Timothy Kelly, James Carey.
tne TOWN % councillor, the carman Fitzharris
Mullett James Mullett, Edward 81 'Rrien VII VII.
liam Mahoney, Daniel Curley and Daniel De.
ianey were placed in the dock to-day The in
former * Ivanagh was then sworn. He de-
posed that he drove Brady, Kelly and two
9suer men Whom ne did not know to Phoenix
James Carey and Daniel Delaney were on the
| seats at the side of the road in the park De-
fancy SAID they were watching the Chief Sec
Great excitement ensued when Kayanaob
| was placed In the witness seat. Kavanagh an
rarently labored under great excitemenF. He
| deposed that on the 9th of May last he was at
tne Royal Oak public house in Park Gate
street he was engaged by four men, Brady
and Kelly and two strangers.
lbrady here uttered loud, gutteral threar,
out no distinct words We're heard.)
| Ihere was no laughter to-day among the
prisoners. when Kavanagh identified them.
| havanagh pointed out Patrick DELANEY as
another of the men present He drove the
Tour men into the park by the Island bridge
| gate to the Phoenix monument and along the
main road to the Cough monument and they
there got down. They said there was no siy11
OF 'Skin the Goat" meaning James Fitzhar.
rls, a carman. (FitZarris here shouted "Donit
Call me nicknames'O
Among those present in the court TODAY
were Mr. Jenkinson, Director of the Irish
Crlmlnal Investigation Department. and Mr..
Courtenay Boyle, Private Secretary to Lord
Lieutenant Spencer.
Before the prisoners were charged TODAY the
counsel Tor George Smith, one of the accused
consplrators, made application for the adms
sion OF bis client to bail, which was refused
haVanagh resuming, deposed as follows:-
After the prisoners had said that there was no
sign OF E1tzharri5 the witness saw him with a
CAB coming from the opposite direction, and
saw four men alght from the cab Ihe cab
stayed long way up the road, with the horses
head turned toward Dublin. A short time
after he saw two gentlemen approaching and
heard cry On looking around he saw one of
@ @sne gentlemen fail; he did not see the other
Iaii, out the four men whom he drove to the
PARK jumped on his car and he drove awav
Brady Sat on the right side of the car Kava
nagh identified Fitzharris as the driver of the
CAP. he deposed that he saw Lord Cayendish
~ anu NJ. burke approaching. Some one among
th"se ne drove said the tall man Gas to be as
sassinated. Kavanagh subsequently, drove bv
Onapellzod round town to Palmerston Park
Kelly alighted at the terminus Brady paid
nun nun 81, havanagh, continuing his testimony,
sald;-After the men witness drove TO the marx
had alighted there he put nose BAG on his
morse while waiting He heard person sneak
to James Carey. Delany afterwards instruct
cd him (kavanagh) to look sharp and be ready
~ start. pon TINS he drove nearer to the
group, which included some persons he did not
know. Two gentlemen, Lord Frederick Cav
endlsh and Mr.. Burke, were approaching arm
in arm. James Carey and Delaney. who had
come back ON the Car from the place where it
Vas w@S "aiI,pg, MI Jumped down and Joined the
group. The witness heard some one say. SIT is
the tall man." Kavanagh was then ordered 10
20 iortner away by some of the conspirators
AS ne ala 50 witness heard sc me one, he could
not Tell whom, repeat "Mind, it is the tall
man." AS the gentlemen came along. either
Carey or Delaney raised white bandksrchisf
" W nile ne was waiting a carman, nicknamed
Nowt, passed him, driving a passenger named
Nolan toward Dublin. He was also passed nv
some bicyclis s. The witness said. on looking
brella, was lying on tbs ground On driving
from the scene of the murder they took turn
to the left then crossed the bridge to the right
along the Inchicore road. Delaney directed
him where to drive He drove rapidly until
he reached Roundtown, three miles from the
park Here Tim Kelly alighted. He then
drove round to Lesson Park, stopping at pub
nc house near Leeson bridge Brady then
paid and dismissed him. On Sunday morning
ne met Brady at Townsend street and received
~. Brady afterwards bought him harness
he allowed the car to remain as il was for some
time; afterward he had it.painted; his mare
was dark brown. On the night Mr.. Field was
attacked he was on the College street stand
Joe Brady again engaged him; they drove into
Fleet street; Delaney then got on the car and
they drove to Hardwick street, where they
alighted They told him to wait; while wait
ing Kelly and Lawrence Hanlon came up.
havanagh's evidence makes it certain that
Mr. Burke was first murdered, and that the
plot was primarily against him.
AS the examination progresses the prisoners
appear to be in sheer desperation. Not one of
them looks toward the Court, except Hanlon.
On Kavanagh identifying Delaney and James
Garev the latfor M vph ba ba
well, there was such commotion in court
that the Magistrate threatened to clear it.
Brady afterwards somewhat recovered his
composure and endeavored to smile. Kava-
nagh said he was so near the scene of the assas-
sination that he heard one.of the victims cry
"Oh." The tall victim MIR. Burke) was lying
IN the road after this exclamation. The other
victim was standing in the road with an UNI
0rella IN his hands. kavanagh afterward saw
him lying in the road as before stated.
Kavanagh's evid nee is felt TO be conclusive.
Little can be added to it, as the Crown will not
accept evidence of the actual participants. The
prisoners evidently feel that the came is up
All OF them now exhibit defiant demeanor
except James Carey, who sits motionless, gaz-
ing fxedly at the bench. The others move
about, hold whispered conferences, and some
| times laugh at any incident
$50 p. M Kavanagh further deposed that
Fitzharris op one occasion told him that they
| were after Judge Lawson. Kavanagh said he
became an informer on Thursday last. He had
| been sworn into the society by Kelly. The
| task assigred him was to drive the boys.
Independent witnesses corroborated having
| seen Kavanagh previous to the Phanix Park
murders at the public houses he mentioned in
his evidence as having visited before he drove
to the park.
Kavanagh in his testimony said Doyle told
| him that Mr.. James Mullett and lot of big
! people were attached to the society.
| Upon Kavanagh entering into further de-
tails as to the various times he drove the assas-
| sins after the Phmaix Park murders, FitZhar-
| ris cal led him "liar.' Patrick Delaney is
the convict sentenced to prison for an attempt
on the life of Judge Lawson. He sits on
| stool in the front of the dock. The Clerk read
| out the names of thirteen prisoners, including,
in addition to those already sent to-day, Pagan
and Thomas Doyle. The thirteen are all
| charged with conspiracy to murder Mr. Burke
and Lord Frederick Cavendish and to attack
| Field. During the reading of the depositi
| Kavanagh leaned back in his seat, resting his
head. on bis hand, with dogged expression of
/ countenance.
George Motley, halter of Capel street, Dub
lin, deposed that he saw Kavanagh on the 9th
of May, at Wren's public house, which Kavan-
agh mentioned in his deposition.
Counsel for the Crown announced his inten-
tion to produce every little of evidence which
would corroborate that of Kavanagh
kavanagh said in his evidence that Kelly
lost his hat when he mounted on the car after
the attack on Field The car fled by circuit
| GUS route. In Townsend street Kelly bought
another hat. At the gas works Brady and
Kavanagh wrapped some kind of swords in pa
per and threw them into the basin. Brady again
paid for the car on this occasion. He (Kava-
nagh) had been twice in Phoenix Park before
May with the four men whom he drove to
the murder. Thomas Doyle was present when
be was sworn into the society. He identified
Doyle as having told him he must, the day af-
ter the swearing, drive anywhere they re-
quired. The prisoner Doyle hereupon ex-
claimed, tits iel''
The case was adjourned to Thursday next.
LONDON, Feb. 11,-A man supposed to have
been connected with the Phoenix PARK murders
was arrested al Swansea to-day.
DUBLIN, Feb lid ivers are searching the
basin OF the grand canal for the knives which
Kavanagh deposed at the inquiry at Kilmain.
ham court house yesterday that he and Brady
had thrown into it. The water will be drawn
from the basin tomorrow if the divers are not
successful in their efforts
The Dublin Seat.
DUBLIN, Feb. 10.-Mr. Healy is looming mr.
as the mort probable candidate of the Nation.
alist patty for the Dublin seat in Parliament
made vacant by tho cecent death of COL Tay.
lor, Conservative. Mr.. Parnell has been men
toned as likely to run, and was strongly urped
to do so by some Of his friends, but it is under
| ctnnOd hot ha ia av rca fn Iy;,,