Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-02-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
AN INFORMER's THRILLING
Account of the PhGnix Park Tragedy
The Prisoners Wearing a Look of
Hopeless Anxiety.
LONDON, Feb. 10.

Dublin dispatch says Michael Kavan-
nagh, the carman. has turned informer
against the prisoners charged with conspir-
ing in the murder of government officials.
He will be the firs- witness examined in the
investigation at Kilmainham court house.
lie will testify that he drove the car en-
ployed BY the assassins of Lord Frederick
Cavendish and Mr.. Burke and will describe
the whole affair.
The prisoners in the dock were John
Brady, Timothy Kelly, James Carry, the
town councillor, the carmen of Fitzharris
and seven other prisoners.
Informer kavanah then swore and deposed
that he drove Brady, Kelly and two other
men, whom he did not know, to Penix Park
on the evening Of the assassination. James
Garry and Daniel Delaney were on seats at
the side of the road in the park. Delaney
said they were watching the chief secretary
The court was again crowded this morning
with privileged spectators, including many
ladies. 1t is expected that after the present
hearing, the case will be adjourned until
Wednesday and the examination will there
after proceed at shorter stages.
Brady here uttered low. gutteral threat,
but no distinct words were heard There
was no laughter today among the prisoners
when Kavanagh identified them.
among tnOse present III court tOudy were
Mr.. Jenkinson, director of the Irish criminal
investigation department, and Mr.. Courtney
Boile, private secretary to Lord Lieut.. Spen
Ger. Before the prisoners were charged, the
counsel for George Smith, one of the accused
conspirators, made an application for admis-
sion of his client to bail, which was refused.
kavanagh's evidence makes it certain that
Burke was the first mur lered, and that the
plot was primarily against him.
As the examination progresses, the prison
ers appear to be in sheer desperation. Not
one of them looks toward the court except
Hanlon.
On Kavanagh identifying Delaney and
James Carey, the latter of whom he said he
knew well, there was such commotion
in the court that the magistrate threatened to
clear it,
Brady afterward somewhat recovered his
composure, and endeavored to smile.
All of them now exhibit defiant demean-
or, except James Carey, who sits mitionless,
gazing fixedly at the bench. Others move
about, holding whispered conferences, and
sometimes laughing at any incident.
Kavanagh further deposed that Fitzharris
on one occasion told him that they were after
Judge Lawson. kavanagh said he became
an informer Thursday last. He had been
sworn into the society by Kelley. The task
assigned him was to drive the boys.
Independent witnesses eOrrobOrated hav-
ing seen kavanagh previous to the Phoenix
Park murder, at public houses. He men,
toned in his evidence as having visited them
before he drove to the park. The case ad-
journed till Thursday next.
kavanagh, in his testimony, said that Doyle
told him that James Mullett and a lot of big
people were attached to the society. Upon
kavanagh entering into further details as to
the various times he drove the assassins afte r
the Phoenix Park murder. Fitzharris called
him "a liar"
Patrick Delaney is the convict sentenced
to prison for an attempt on the life of Judge
Lawson. lie sits on a stool in front of the
dock.
The clerk read over the names Of the thr-
teen prisoners, including, in addition to those
already sent today, Fagon and Thomas Doyle.
The thirteen are all charged with the con-
spiracy to murder Burke and Cavandish. and
to attack Field. During the reading of the
deposition, Kavanagh leaned back in his seat
and rested his head on his hand with a
dogged expression of countenance.
Kavanagh gave several other points OF
strong proof against Brady. The counsel for
the crown announced his intention to pro-
duce every title of evidence which would
corroborate that of Kavanagh.
Divers are searching the basin of the
canal for the knives which kavsnagh de-
posed at the inquiry yesterday that he and
Brady had thrown into it.
The divers are not successful in their ef-
forts