National Republican., 1883-12-01

truo. lilo denied that no had told Walter
Young Mt Port Elizabeth that his father had
h's pistol when he was killed. Walter Young
wa hero brought into court, WHOM the wit
ms said he did not rccollcct him. Carey
dcli u that Young had asked him why he did
no, iill ODounoll with his fathers pistol Mt
thc tmc of tho murder, and that he replied,
ran for the pistol, but 10 was not there;
fath,r had It,"
Mrs. Carey, widow of the murdered man,
was sworn as o witness, She was dressed in
deep mourning and spoke in asubducd voice.
She repeated the testimony she gave at tho
preliminary examination. She reiterated
that O'Donncll exclaimed that Tho was sent
10 do it," Tho crosi.oSumination of Mrs.
Carey was very brief, and no new evidence
was elected thereby. Mr.. Marks testified
that he was sitting in the hatchway, which
was open, and saw O'Donncll and Carey be-
low. The former was very quiet, but Carey
was talking oNCtcdly as if layiug down tho
law. Soon after this he heard q shot, and
saw O'Donnell's hand go down and then
up to fro second shot, ITo saw no indica-
tions of violence ON the part Of Carey. There
was no pistol in Carcy's hand. lie heard
O'Donnoll tell Mrs Carey that he could not
help IL.
Robert Thomas Cubitt was next sworn.
ito dcposod that ho was n passenger ON the
steamer kingfauns Castle with "POwcr." He
was unaware that "Powcr" was "Jamos
was shown supplement of tho Weekly Free
MANS JO'nn1l, which contained portrait of
Carey and tho accounts of his connection
with the Irish lnvincibles. lie recognized
the por.rait as that Of Power" lie showed
no portrait to ODonnell, who remarked,
"tll shoot him." O'Donncll asked for, and
tho witness gave him, the portait.
On cross.cXamination Culbitt said: When
O'ponnell remarked, "Tll shoot him." he
spoke in Il pleasant manner, and witness at
tachcd no Importance to the remark at the
time.
Mr. Marks, who testified in the O'Donnoll
trial to-day, is hotol keeper at Capo Town,
Cape of Good Hope.
Mr.. w. Boechcr, second officer, and Capt.
Rose, commander of the steamer Molrose
Castle; DIR. Ensor, the district medical officer
of Port Elizabeth, and Inspector Cherry, of
the Port Elizabeth police, gave their testi-
mony mainly rs upon thoir examination ut
the Bow street court on the twenty-siXth
and twenty-ninth of September last. In
spector Cherry further identified the portrait
of Carey as that found in O'Donnelfs trunk,
and also tho newspaper cutting headed,
Irish Revolutionists in America"
a legal discussion arose regarding tho ad-
mission tho newspaper cutting as evidence.
MIR. Sullivan said its introduction would i'm
part political element into the trial. Judge
Donman said he thought it would bo dan
gerous. Attorney General James said he
WOulu uOb press Iuo matter.
Police Superintendent Mallon of Dublin,
identified Careys pistol as one that he gave
him for his protection when he left Dublin.
He said that Carey was very excitable, des-
perate, and utterly regardless of human life.
Tho prosecution theroupon closed and the
court adjourned.
ODonnell was calm and composed through.
out the days proceedings.
Mr.. Roger A. Pryor was frequently con-
suited and made several suggestions to the
prisoners counsel. Tho entire proceedings
Were free from any excitement.
The following is an abstract of the testi-
mony given at the examination of the above
witnesses at tho Bow Street court in Septem.
Der:
James Parish testified that on Sunday, the
twenty-ninth of July, he was in the fore
cabin that O'Donnell was sitting on a settee
IN saloon Of the Melrose Castle that he saw
him fire shot at tho deceased whom he
Knew as James Power; that deceased was
standing, looking at O'Donnell, and leaning
against the side of the cabin when tho shot
was fired; saw that Carey was struck in the
right side of tho neck; that the deceased
staggered in the direction of his wife's cabin ;
That tho prisoner then fired two more shots
10 Carey, who had his back to him, these
shots striking him in tho back that Mrs.
: ,CAfcy caught her husband round the neck
bnd both fell to the floor together that Dr.
/. c.stap r. aSlsd .gYy -nssisu.
nnco. but Carey never spoke again, and died
in fifteen minutes. DIR. Everett has since
died.
Officer Beecher, OF the Melrose Castle, testi
fed that after hearing three shots fred he
found O'Donnell sitting in the cabin nearly
IN front of the door. He seized his right
wrist, and the boatswain took a revolver from
the prisoners left coat pocket; three cham
bers of the revolver had been discharged; he
atterward secured five chambered revolver
that was in the possession of Thomas Francis
Caroy, the son of tho deceased, and found that
it was fully loaded.
Inspector Cherry testified that O'Donnclr.
pistol had three chambers discharged; he
found in O'Donnell's box another pistol and
box of cartridges.
DR.. Enson, district surgeon at Port Eliza.
beth, testified that on the thirtieth of July he
made post mortem examination with DIR
Everett) of the body of Carey. IIo found
wound in the throat to tho right of tho wind
pipe, passing under ono of the superficial
muscles of the neck, the point of exit beinI
at the back Of the neck. Tho bullet had cu
the collar, had opened a vein in tho neck, ant
caused u serious wound There were sign!
that suggested that the pistol had been dis.
charged close to the victim, marks of powder
on the skin of tho chin being apparent. There
were two bullet wounds in the back, ind
eating that the shots must have been fred n
distance of yard or two, and the man dice
of hemorrhage caused by these wounds. DIR
Enson also examined ODonnell at Port Eliza
beth Jail, and found that his left arm
is limited in its movements by an old injurJ
to the shoulder joint The muscles between
the fingers are quito wasted. His left hand
and arm are pretty well disabled, and would
simply assist the right hand in doing any
thing. The deceased Carey appeared to be
strong, powerful man, though somewhat cor
pulent; certainly he was stronger man thar
the prisoner.
The following is the testimony of Mrs
Margaret Carey, given at the examination al
Bow street court on the twenty eighth o
September.
sailed from London in tho Kinfauns Gas
tie on tho twenty.fourth of July with IN,
children, and my husband joined us at Dart
mouth. On our way TO tho Cape We mad
the acquaintance of the prisoner. We uset
10 call him Mcdonald, and he said he wa
going to Cape Town. During the passage
out he and my husband were on friendl,
terms. Before reaching Cape Town prs
oner said that ho was going on to Natal. A
Cape Town we changed TO tho Molrose.
had never seen revolver in the prisoner
possession, but while we were on board th
Melrose heard him say that ho had sold
revolver at Cape Town for G3 los. WheI
the alleged murder took place l was in th
saloon and saw the prisoner sitting there
My husband was on deck, and tho prisone
asked my boy to toll him TO come down t
have some bottled beer. lie camo and tool
youngcgk cI,ilJ into ,vr h,rIh hs