The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-09-15
THE SHOOTING OF CAREY.
O'DonneIl's Examfnation..HOw He
Detected the Informer.

Detected the Informer.
The full details of the killing of
James Carey, the informer, aud the ex-
animation of the alleged murderer,
Patrick O'Donnell, are thus related in |
the London daily papers:
Carey, as heretofore reported, sailed |
from England on the Kinfauns Castle. !
During the voyage he was noticeable |
only as an attentive father who took !
pleasure in playing on the decks with !
his children. O'Donnell, the alleged
murderer, and Carey both were going |
to Natal, aud hence on the arrival of
the Kinfauns Castle at Cape Town |
were transferred to the Melrose Castle. |
Carey is described as a man with
clean-shaven face and a heavy, dark
mustache. He was spoken Of as Mr..
Power, courteous aud unassuming
gentleman travelling for pleasure.
That some of the passengers surmised
| that the informer was on the vessel is
beyond doubt.
One day after leaving England al
passenger named Williams was watch
ing Carey, and the steward said to
him: "Surely, you are not thinking
what am thinking?" to which Will
liams rejoined: "What are you think
ing?" The steward said: "There is
something suspicious about that man
Power" and exchanging their ideas
the two men thought it might be
Carey. Williams shaved Carey and
afterwards said to the steward:
"Won't 1t be lark to write home and
say shaved James Carey ?'
O'Donnell during this voyage fire.
quently played with Carey's children.
| Very often he sat alone with them on
the decks, teaching them their lessons.
He would ask them their names and
make them repeat them over and over
again. The smallest children would
become embarrassed, not being accus-
toned to their new name of Power,
and then O'Donnell would take them
on his knee and quieting their fears
say it was no difference; that he knew
their names were Power all the time.
Thus he discovered who Power really
! was.
Captain Rose, of the Melrose Castle,
the vessel on which the murder occur
} red, made the following statement be-
fore the magistrate at Port Elizabeth /:
81 left Cape Town at p. m. on July
%. AT 3:45 p. m. on the 29th was
summoned by cries Of Murder for.
, ward. 1 Immediately proceeded to the
scene of the alarm in the fore cabin,
and saw a passenger, who was told
, was named Power, lying on the deck
in the after part of the saloon, wound
! ed, as / was informed, by three shots OF
, a revolver fired at him by a passenger
3 named O'Donne1I, who was calmly
, seated on a settee in the middle Of the
r cabin, with woman clinging round
e his neck, who / was informed was his
:, wife. / instituted @ most minute
D search of O'Donnell's effects, and dis.
8 covered in his box in the cabin q large
! revolver and box of cartridges, also
! suspicious looking case, measuring 8
inches by 8 inches and inches deep,
0 which, on carefully opening, l found
Q was an electric machine which deem.
Y ed prudent to heave overheard.
The magistrate Ito witness)-Why
e did you throw tho battery overheard II
r it was not dangerous?
Witness-I did not care for it. can
Q assure you thought 1t was an internal
q machine. At the time of the occur.
It renee the ship was twenty-five miles
q south of Cape st. Blaize.
i The pistol was here produced it wss
r of metallic manufacture, with nc
IS makers name on it.
k Witness continued-I think the doc
tor picked up the pistol. / handed tn,
o pistol to the second officer, Mr.
+ Beecher. Carey's wife came up, ant
!, the prisoner said, s'Shake hands, Mrs
e Carey did not do it," The bod.
d was about five yards from me. I tool
d deceased's collar and necktie off ant
e opened his shirt. The officers servant
Parish, had his thumb on the hole IL
d the deceased's neck, from which tn,
+ blood came, though not much wa
n flowing. I then went to help Mrs
d Power, who was waiting, and left tn
'e body with Parish. I stayed ther
le until the man died, and then CARRIE
re HIM up stairs.
IT When the vessel came to port, wit
n nesses said, crowd assembled on tn
le wharf, and as soon the story was Gil
culated cheers were given for O'Dor
j nell as he walked ashore, handcuffe
n and between two policemen.
'e O'Donnell is man standing full
es six feet in height, with an unusuall
NJ high forehead narrowing at the side
le The nose is straight and well shaped
I'd gray eyes, dark hair, and he is abot
,, forty-four years of age. He has tt
rd appearance of having either been
On tho army or I'm the we'll drilled On,