The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-02-23
THE pHRNIx PARK MURDERS.

THE PHRNIx PARK MURDERS.
Almost concIusive Evidence Of dichasl
KAvAnagh, Carman. VIZ Turned m,
former-The Murdsrers Intended XIV
Burke Only, and Slew CavendisA Be-
cause He HsPpsnsd to Ds Rxsssnt,
DUBLrx. ireland. Febfuasy1o.
Joseph Brady, Tim01hy Kelly. James Carey,
Town Counselor; CaEman Fitz-Harra Law
renee Hanlon, Joseph Mullett, James Mullett,
Edward CBrien.. william Maroney, David
Curley, Daniel Delaney, Pagan and Thomas
Doyle were arraigned to-day.
Michael Kavanagh, carman. turned in
former against the prisoners charged with
conspiracy to murder the Government officials.
The thirteen are charged with conspiracy 70
and attack Field. Great excitement ensued
when Kavanaqh was placed in tho witness
seat. Kavana9h apparently labored under
great excitement. On being sworn, he deposed
that he drove Brady. Kelly and two other men
whom he did not know to Phenix Park on the
evening of the ASA ssination of Cavendish and
Burke. james Carey and Daniel Delaney were
on seats on the side of the road in the park.
Delaney said they were watching the Chief
Secretary. y & f-sf a :
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 fIy four men-Brady and Kelly and two
strangers. BRADY here uttered loud gut
trral threat, but no distinct words were heard.
There was no laughter to-day among the pris-
oners when Kavanagh identified them.) Kava-
nagh then pointed to Patrick Delaney as an
other of the men present. He drove the four
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 "skip the goat mean
ing James Fitz-Haris, the carman. Fitz-Harris
here shouted: "Don't call me nick-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
korses' 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. (kavanagh iden-
titled Fitz- Harris as the driver of the cab.) He
,deposed that he saw Lord .Cavendish and
Burke approaching. Some one among those
he drove said the tall man was to be assassin
ated. Kavanagh said he subsequently drove
by the Chapel road round town to Palmerston
Park. Kelly alighted at the terminus. Brady
paid him 81.
After the men lefr, witness drove to the
park; bad alghted there; he put a nosebag
on his horse while waiting. He heard per.
son speaking to James OBrieu. Delaney aft
erward instructed him (Kavanagh) to look
sharp and be ready to start Upon this he
drove nearer to the waiting group. which In
cluded some persons he did not know. Two
gentlemen mot Lord Cavendish and Burkel
were approaching arm in arm. James Carey
and DE- 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: at is the tall man. Kavanagb
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, 1t is the tall man" As the gen.
tiemen came along either Carey or Delaney
seized white handkerchief. While he was
waiting, carman passed by driving pas.
senger around towards Dublin. He was
a,so passed by some bicyclists. Witness
sad, on looking around, he thought he
saw only one of them fall, an saw the other.
who had an umbrella, WAS lying on the
ground. On driving from the scene of the
murder, they took the turn to the left, and
tn n crossed the bridge to the right along
.Inchscare Road. Delaney directed him where
t. drive. He drove rapidly until he reached
point three miles from the spsrk.- Hove Tim
Kelly alighted. He then drove round tc
Leeson Park, and stopped at a public house
near Leeson bridge. Brady then paid aud dis
Il n
BRADY again at Townsend street and received
two pounds sterling. Brady afterward bought
him harness. He allowed the car TO remair
rs it was for some time afkervank 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
into Fleet street. Delaney then got on tbs
car, and they drove to Hardwick street. where
they alighted. 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 fe1 by a circuitOus route. In Town
send street Kelly bought another hat. At the
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 CKavanagh) had been twice
in Phenix Park before May the 6, with the
four men whom he drove on the day of the
murder. Tho mas Doyle was present when he
was sworn into the secret society. He identi-
fed Doyle as having told him he must, on the
day after the swearing drive anywhere they
required. Prisoner Doyle hereupon ex.
claimed: ATS lie!"
Kavanagh said he was so near the scene OF
the as sassination that he heard one of the vic.
tins cry ''OhP'
tatI, 1xyi, fv,f
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. a. before stated. r,-.-.
Kavanagh deposed that Fitz-Harris on one
occasion told him they were a ter Judge Law.
son. KavaDagh said he became an imformeI
on Thursday last. He had been sworn intos
society by Kelly. The task assigned him was
to drive the boys" ~ ..--yE
Kayanagh said that Doyle told him thai
james Mullett and a 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
sassins aft the Phenix Park murders, Fitz-
Harris called him '.liar.'
during the reading of deposition Kava-
nagh leaned back in his seat resting his head
on his hand with a logged expression of
countenance. ... 4
Kavanagh's evidence is felt to be conclu
sive. Little can be added to it, as the Crown
will not accept the evidence of the actual par
Elephants. The prisoners evidently feel that
the game is up. All of them now exhibit de
faint demeanor. except James Carey, who sits
motionless, gazing fixedly at the bench. The
others move about and hold whispered con-
ferences, and sometimes laugh at any Incl.
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