Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12
KAVANAGH'S TESTIMONY.
HOW DEFENDANTS ARE CON-
VICTEsD IN IRELAND.

A Witness WAC LabOred Under Great
Excitement-The Man Who Saw the
Phoenix Park Murders-Able to Iden-
tify the Men Who Did the killing
The Prisoners do Not Laugh.
DUBLIN, Feb. i0.-Jas. Brady, Timothy
Kelly, Jas. Farey, town councillor, Car
man Fitzeharris alias The Goat, and
seven other persons, were placed in
the dock to-day.
InfOrmer Kavanagh was then sworn.
He -depOsed that he drove Brady, Kelly
and two other men whom he did not know
to Phoenix PARK on the evening Of the
assassination of Lord Frederick Caven-
dish and Mr.. Burke. Jas. Carey and
Daniel Delaney were on seats at the side
of the road in the park. Delaney said they
were watching the Chief Secretary
Great excitement ensued when Kava-
nagh was placed in the witness seat.
Kayanagh labosed under great excite
ment. He deposed that on the 9th of May
last he was at the ''Royal Oak,'' public
house in Park Gate street. He was en-
gagged by four men, Brady and Kelly and
two strangers. Brady here uttered a loud
cultural thrsatsasut no distinct words
were heard. There was no laughter to-
day among the prisoners when Kayanagh
identified them. Kavanagh then pointed
to Patrick Delaney as another of the
men present. He drove the four
men into the park by the Island
Bridge gate to the Phoenix mOnu-
ment and along the main road to
the Cough monument. They there got
down. They said there was no sign,
'skin the goat" meaning Fitzharris,
carman. Fitzharris here shouted, ''DOn't
call me nicknames." After the prisoner
had said that there was no sign of Fitz-
harris witness saw him with cab coming
from an opposite direction, and saw four
men alight from the cab. The cab stayed
a long way up the road, with the horses
heads turned toward Dublin. A short
time after he saw two gentlemen ap-
preaching and heard a cry. On looking
around he saw one of the gentlemen fall
He did not see the other fall, but the four
men when he drove to the park jumped on
his car and he drove away. Brady sat on
the right side of the car.
DUBLIN, Feb. 11.-Kavanagh identified
Fitzharris as the driver of the cab. After
the men the witness drove to the park,
had alighted there, and while waiting he
heard a person speak to James Carey.
Delaney afterwards instructed Cayanagh
to look sharp and be ready to start. Upon
this he drove nearer to the waiting group,
which included some persons he did not
know. Two gentlemen, Lord Frederick Cav
endish and Mr.. Burke were approaching
arm in arm, James Carey and Delaney,
who had come back on the car from the
place where it was waiting, jumped down
and Joined the group. The witness heard
some one says SIT is the tall man." Kava-
nagh was then ordered to go farther away
by some of the cOnspiratOrs. As he did
so he heard some some one, he could not
tell whom, repeat; 'Mind, it is the tall
man." AS the gentlemen came along
row 0Ol rn1 I,sf
handkerchief. Witness said on looking
around he thought he only saw one gem
tleman fall, and saw that the other, who
had an umbrella, was lying on the ground.
The witness then described the route
taken in escaping. Brady, one of the
prisoners, employed and paid Kavanagh
Brady afterward bought him a harness,
and he allowed the car to remain as it
was for some time afterwards. He had it
painted. On the night Field was attacked
he was on College street stand. George
Brady again engaged him. KaVanagh's
evidence makes it certain that Burke was
first murdered, and that the plot was
primarily against him.
Kavanagh, in his testimony, said Doyle
told him that James Mullett and a lot of
big people were attached to the society
Upon Kavanagh entering into further de-
tails as to the various times he drove the
assassins after the Phoenix Park murders,
FitZharris called him a .I1iaflo Patrick
Delaney is a convict, sentenced to prison
for an attempt on the life Of Judge Law
son, The clerk read out the names of
thirteen prisoners, all charged with con-
Spiracy to murder Burke and Lord Fred
erick Cavendish, and to attack Field.
During the reading of his deposition
KaVanagh leaned back in his
seat, resting his head on
his hand, with dOgged expression of
cOuntenance. He (KaYanagh) had been
twice in Phoenix Park before May 6 with
four men whom he drove on the day of the
murders. Thomas Doyle was present
when he was sworn into the society. He
Identified Doyle as having told him he
must, the day after swearing, drive any
where they required. The prisoner Doyle
hereupOn exclaimed, "It's a lie." DOYLE,
Patrick Delaney, and Fitzharris said
they had no questions to ask KaVanagh.
Tim Kelly's counsel endeavored to shake
Kavanagh's evidence by asking him ques-
tions concerning interviews at the Castle
and money promised him, but he
did not apparently produce much of an
impression, Kayanagh identified Pagan
as an associate of the assassins. Kava-'
nagh's evidence is felt to be conclusive.
Little can be added to it; as the Crown
will not accept evidence of actual partici-
pants. The prisoners evidently feel that
Inc game is up: A II OF them now exhibit
a defiant demeanor except James Carey,
who sits motionless, gazing fixedly at the
bench. The others move about, hold whisp-
cred conversations, and sometimes laugh
at any incident. Kavalagh further de-
posed that Fitzharris on one occasion told
him that they We're after Judge Lawson,
Kayanagh said he became an informer on
Thursday last. He had been sworn into
the society by Kelly. The task assigned
him was to drive the boys. The case was
adjourned until Thursday next.