The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-02-18
THE PHOENIX PARK MUmDEns
Car.Man Kavnnaugh Turns In
former

At tho trial OF the parties arrested,
charged with the murder Of Carsndish
and Burke. at Dublin. Saturday, there
was great excitement in court when
kayanRugh was placed on the stand .
The witness. who WAS much agitated,
deposod that on the 9th of Nay last he
was engaged by four men-Brady,
Kelley and two strangers. He then
pointed to Patrick Delaney as another
OF tie mon present. aud said lie drove
the four mon into tho Park by Island
Bridge gate to Phnnlr Monument,
along the main road to Cough Monu-
ineIt, where they got down, saying
thero wss no sign Of car-man Filzharris.
After the prisoners had said there was
no sign of Fitzharris, witness saw him
with cab coming from tho opposite
direction, aud Saw four men alight
from the cab. Tie cab stood a long
way up the roa2, with the horses head
turned toward Dublin. A short time
nfter he saw gentleman approaching,
and heard cry; on looking around he
saw one gentleman fall; he did not see
the others face. but the four men he
saw drive to the park, jumped on the
car aud drove away. Brady sat on the
right side OF the car. Kayauagh identi.
fed FitZharris as the driver OF tbs cab.
He depossd he saw Lord Caven iish and
Burke approaching. Some one among
them he drove said the tall man was to
be assassinated. He said the person.
who spoke to James O'BHen-Delaney
-afterwarda ins;rcuted him (Kaya-
nAgh) to look sharp and be roady to
start. Upon this he drove nearer to tho
waiting group. which included some
persons he did not know.
He knew that two gentlemen of note,
Lord Cayendish and Burke, wero ap.
preaching, arm in arm. James Carey
and Delaney, who had come back TO
the car from the place where they were
waiting, jumped down and joined the
n
"Ii is tho tall man" kayanagh W
then ordered 10 SO further away, by
aome one Of tho cOmspira:ors; as he did
so. witness heard some one, he could
not say who, repeat, Mind. it's the
tall man" As the gentlemen came
along, either Carey or Delaney waved
n white handkerchief. whilo waiting,
the car-man nickuamod Now passed
him, driving a passenger NAMED Nolan
toward DaOlin. Hs was also passed by
soEe b.Cychs:s. Witness said on look.
ing around ko thought ho saw only
one gentleman fall, aud saw the other,
who had an umbrella. lying
on tho ground. On driving from tho
scsno Of tho murder, they took turn
TO the left, thence crossing bridge to
the right along Iuchscore rOal. DJ-
lauey directed him where TO drive; he
drove rapidly until ho reached q place
round town throe miles from the Park.
Here Tim Kelley Aligh,od. He then
drove around TO Leo's on the Park,
stopping at public house near Leo
Bridge. Brady then paid and dis
missed him. On Sunday morning ho
met brady again on Townsend street
and received C2. Brady afterwards
bought him harness. lie allowed the
car to remain as ii was for some timo
afterwards. then had it painted. On
the night Field was attacked. he was on
College street stand; Brady again en-
gagged him. They drove out to Fleet
street; Delaney then got of and thoy
drove to IIarwick street, whore they
alighted. While waiting, Kelley and
LAwrOncc Haulnn camo NJ.
Kayanngh's ovidsuoo makes it cor
tain that Burke was frs, murdered, an
that tho plot was principally against
him.
As tho examination progressed the
prisoners appeared III sheer dsspora-
ton. Not ono OF them looked towards
tho Court except Hanlnn. On Kavn-
nsugh'S identifying Delaney and
James Cnroy, the Iattor Of whom ho
know we'll. there was such a commoiion
in Court that tho magistrate threatened
to clear II. KaynnaGh's evidence will
be final.
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