The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-02-22

Burke Only, and Slew CaveRdish Be
cause He Happened to Be Present,
DUBLIN. Ireland, February 10.
Joseph Brady, Timothy Kelly, james Carey
Town Counselor; Carman Fitz-Harrs, Law
renee Hanlon, Joseph Mullett, James MuIlett,
Edward O'Bren, WiIIiam Maroney, David
Curiey, Daniel Delaney. Pagan and Thomas
Doyle were arraigned to-day.
Michel Kavanagh, a ca-uan, turned in
former against the prisoners charged with
conspiracy TO murder h Government officials.
The thirteen are charged with conspiracy TO
murder Burke and Lord Frederick Cavcndish
and attack Fled Great excitement ensued
when Havana IN placed in the witness
seat. kavanagh apparently labored under
great excitement On being sworn, he deposcd
that he drove Brady, Kelly and two other men
whom he did not know to Phenix Park on the
evening of the assa sination of Cavendish and
Burke. James Carey and Daniel Delaney were
on Icats on the $ de OF the road in the park
Deianey said they were Watching the Chief
Secretary.
Entering into fuller details, he deposed that
on the 9th Of May last he was at the Royal Oak
public house on Park Gate street. He was en-
gagged by four men Brady and Kelly and two
strangers. BRADY here uttered a loud gut
tural threat, but no distinct words were heard.
There was no laughter to-day among the priE-
Oners when Kavanagh identified then) Kava-
nagh then pointed to Patrick Delaney as an
men into the park by the Island Bridge gate to
Phenix Monument and along the main road to
Cough Monument, and there got down. They
said there was no sign of skin the goat mean
ing James Fitz-HarIis the carman. Fitz-Harris
here shouted: "Dou't call me nicl-names"
After the prisoner had said there was no sign
of Fitz-Harris, witness saw him with a
cab coming from the opposite direction and
saw four men alight from the cab. The cab
stopped long way up the road, with the
horses heads turned toward Dublin. a short
time after he saw two gentlemen approaching,
and heard a cry. On looking around he saw
one gentleman fall. He did not see the other
fall, but the four men he drove to the park
jumped on his car and drove away. Brady sat
on the right side of the car. (KavauNgh iden-
titled Fitz Harris as the driver of the cab.l He
depOsed that he saw Lord CavendIsh and
Burke approaching. Some one among those
he drove said the tall man was to he assassin
ated Kavanagh said he subsequently drove
by the Chapel road round town to Palmerston
Park. Kelly alighted at the terminus. Brady
paid him 9l.
After the men left, witness drove to the
park; had aIighted there; he put a nosebag
on his horse while wait ng. He heard per-
son speaking to James OBrien. Delaney aft
erward instructed him (Kavanagh to look
Gharp and be ready to start. Upon this he
drove nearer to the waiting group, which iD-
cluded some persons he did not know. Two
were approaching arm in arm. James Carey
and Do laney, who had come back on the car
from the place where it was waiting jumped
down and Joined the group. Witness heard
some one say: 1T is the tall man" Kavanagh
was then ordered to go further away by some
of the cOnspiratOrs. AS he did So witness
heard some one he could not tell whom re.
pea: "Mind, it is the tail man. AS the gen.
demen came along either Carey or Delaney
seized white handkerchief. While he was
waiting, a carmau passed by driving a pas
senger around towards Dublin. He war
a 50 passed by some b!cyclists wftacss
said, on looking around, he thought he
saw only one of them fail, and saw the other,
who had umbrella, was lying on the
ground. On driving from the scene of the
murder, they took the turn to the left, and
tn II crossed the bridge to the right along
Inchscare Road. Delaney directed him where
to drive. He drove rapidly until he reached a
point three miles from the park. Here Tim
Kelly alighted. He then drove round to
Lesson Park, and stopped at a public house
near Leeson bridge. Brady then paid and dis.
missed him. On Sunday morning he met
Brady again at Townsend street and received
two pounds sterling. Brady afterward bought
him harness. He allowed the car to remain
as it was for some time afterwar1, and then
had it painted. On the night that Field was at
tackled he was on the College street stand.
Joe Brady again engaged him. They drove
car, and they drove to Hardw ck street, where
they aiighted. They told him to wait. While
waiting Kelly and Lawrence Hanlan came up. !
Kavanagh said Kelly lost his hat when he
mounted the car after the attack on Field
The car fed by a circuitous route. In Town
send street Kelly bought another hat. Attic |
gas-works Brady and Kavanagh wrapped some |
kind of swords in paper and threw them into |
the basin. Brady again paid for the car on |
this occasion. He (Kavanogh) had been twice |
in Phenix Park before May the e with the |
four men whom he drove on the day of the !
murder. Thomas Doyle was present when he |
was sworn into the secret society. He identi- !
fled Doyle as having told him he must, on the |
day after the swearing drive anywhere they |
required. Prisoner Doyle hereupon ex- |
claimed: '' It's Her'
Kavanagh sad he was so near the scene of |
the assassination that he heard one of the vic |
tins cry 3"Ohr'
The tall victim (Burke) was lying i'm the road /
after this exclamation; the other victim was |
standing in the road with the umbrella in his /
hands. Kavanagh afterwards saw him lying /
in the road, as before stated.
Kavanagh depOsed that Fitz- Harris on ono |
occasion told him they were ter Judge Law
son. Kavanagh said he became an imformer |
on Thursday last. He had been sworn into |
society by Kelly. The task assigned him was
to drive the boys"
Kavanagh said that Doyle told him that
James Mullett and lot of big people were at
tached to the society.
Upon Kayanagh entering into further de-
tails as to various times that he drove the as
sassms after the Phenix Park murders, Fftz-
Harr called him a liar"
During the reading of 8 deposition Kava-
nagh leaned back in his seat resting his head
on his hand with a dogged expression of
Kavanagh's evidence is felt to be coneIu-
sive Little can be added to it, as the Crown
viii not accept the evidence of the actual par
ticipants. The prisoners evidently feel that
the game is up. All of them now exhibit a de
nant demeauor, except James Carey, who sits
gazing fixe1ly at the bench. The 1
others move about and hold whispered CON
ferences, and sometimes laugh at any inc.
dent.
As the examination progressed the prisoners
in sheer desperation. Not one of
them looked toward the court except Hanlan
On kavanagh Identifying Delaney and James |
Casey, the latter of whom he said he knew
vel there was such a cOmmotion in court |
hat the Magistrate threatened to clear it.
Brady afterward somewhat recovered his
composure and endeavored to smile.
independent witnesses cOrrOborated having
seen Kayanagh previous to the Phenix Park
murders at the public houses he mentioned in
ais evidence as having visited before he drove
70 the park.
Doyle, Patrick Delaney and Fitz-Harris said
hey had no questions to ask KavanaRh.
Tim kelly's counsel endeavorcd to shake
Iavanagh's evidence by asking him questions
the interviews at the castle and the
money promised to him, but he did not appar-
'ntly produce much impression.
Kavanagh identified Pagan as an associate
# the assassns.
A TIN mine-said to be the only one in the
United States-has been discovered in Clay
Jounty, Alabam7, aud a company has been
ormed to develop it. In the same county
opper, gold, iron, magnetic iron and mica
re to be found in paying quantities.