The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-08-04
CELTIC VENGEANCE.


cases, had passed through that city in dis
guise on his way to the west, accompanied
by two English detectives a few hours
later, however u cable dispatch from Lon
don brought very different story, as fol-
lows:
LONDON, July 30.-lntelhgence has just
been received here that James Carey, the
iniormer in the Phoenix Park murder
cases, was shot dead yesterday on the steam
ship Melrose, while she was between Cape
Town and Port Elizabeth. The deed was
committed by a fellow passenger named
O'Donnell.
O'Donnel took passage here by the
steamship kinfauns Castle, which lett Dart
mouth on the 9th tor Cape Town, where
she transferred her passengers, who were
destined to Port Elizabeth, Natal, and
other coast ports, 10 the steamship Mel
rose. Carey WAS shot while landing from
the Melrose at Por, Elizabeth. o Donnell,
his slayer, IS IN custody. The Government
had taken special and expensive measures
to protect Carey.
Carey" says another account, latter he
left Dublin, seemed to be completely lost,
but he himself became convinced that his
whereabouts was known to the lnvinclbles,
and he appealed to the government for
protection and was quartered IN Newgate
Jail for safety. The government now I'M
dertook to smuggle Carey away with such
secrcsyAhat none but those actually having
the undertaking Gnder their personal
charge should know what became OF him,
including even the most prominent gov
eminent officials"
The account proceeds:
Carey was placed aboard the Mr.roSe
Castle for Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
He had regalned "a good deal Of his self
possession and spirit, and was pretty well
convinced that his identity and destination
were both unknown. 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 Il rather juhl-
liant manner the iniOrmcr supervised the
landing of his baggage, He then boarded
the gangplank and walked down to the
wharf The moment he stepped upon the
wharf man stepped up to him. placed a
pistol close to his breast right over his
heart, and fired. Carey staggered and fell,
but before ne lost his footing his aSsallant
fired another bullet INTO his brain. The
assassin was tor moment supposed to be
mailman, but when he tlOurished his
weapon and cried out, THAT is James
Carey, --- his soul" the officers of the
Mclrosc Castle realized the situation, over.
powered the speaker, and placed him in
chains
.,,amror ,,l,o L.J hnar,I.i ,En lTn,ros"
Castle nt Game Town and noo,ed himself
for Natal. No one knew his business, and
on ooarH lhe Nelfo'e Ia~ue ne IHu SHOWN
u ~" al,, 'n,., G',,. ,,.'', hao anG
then walked after him aud shot HIM dead
on the dock. The prisoner O'DOanell re.
iUscs 10 MAKE any Abatement i"Fc'''@''
H,ft,I,,. a,;,,,i, hi1i.,l h,,,','i1
from London 10 Cane Town aboard the
ship klutauns Castle, another vessel Of
b3haiI 'uFlI' iIHe "At'" 'c'' Lohuoh
ThH i5,. '' C,.,In ''a. odynr,i',.T to
make a connection at Cape Town with the
MeIrose Castle for Natal. ltpuzz!es the
olnciaIS no" . D2hilc!! IcaIhe,, lha' Catcy
rosn CastIe IT, s"ans ~ heyn h ,en 90
completely informed and so absolutely de-
termined that he chose to go ahead and
wait al Capc LOW" Ih'"e' ,i'Hn iIsN tne
Cons who hoor5cj thr Nnirose CastIr y,
London. The Ministry appcar 10 he some
mn"' tuM, ~ ,a'c G', ~, 'bteT,sS y" Wv ~
toi la''o .i p'sSC99cu u. ..'' ,HCao'es VI
which this assassination furnishes com
.pIete proof
O'Donnell IS a man who was implicated
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