Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-31
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. SLAIN BY AN AVBNGBR. Informer Carey Killed by
 an InyincibIe. THE VICTIM'S FEAR OF DEATH Which He Was Unable to
 Shake Off. ONLY ONE HOME LEFT STANDING Out of Several Thousand
 In CasamicciOIa.
 THE OLD WORLD.
ONLY ONE HOME LEFT STANDING
THE OLD WORLD.
Ireland.


 former. Shot Dead by an 1nvtncIble-
 Tracked to His Death by the Murderer.
 LONDON, July 30.-A sensation was pro. duced in the House of Commons this even- ing by an official announcement that James Carey, the Irish informer, had been shot and killed by member of the order of avengers of the Irish Society of Invincibles. Carey had consented to lose his identity and the government had stipulated that it would se- cure his safe transfer to any part of the world selected by him as the place of his future residence. After Carey left Dublin he appeared to be lost. However, it was understood fortnight ago that his where abouts were known to the Invincibles and tection and had been quartered in Newgate jail for safety. The detectives, it is under stood, had advised the government that Carey was fast losing his reason, being haunted with the consciousness that he was closely followed by Irish avengers and was in constant danger of assassination. The government at this time undertook to smug- gle Carey away with such secrecy that none but those actually having the undertaking
 
 what became of him, excluding even the most prominent government officials. Peo- pie were cautioned against believing any future stories about the informer upon the ground that it would be absolutely i'm possible for but two or three persons to ascertain anything about him and that such stories as might happen to gain cur rency would undoubtedly turn out to be in- ventions made to confuse the trail. Nothing when the parliamentary announcement was made. From the official information given by the government it appears that the man who has killed Carey is named O'Donnen. The government had often received private information concerning meditated attacks upon Carey and had many suspected Invinci- bles under surveillance, but the officers have no knowledge about any person answering O'Donnell's description. Carey it Africa. He had regained good deal of his self possession and spirit and was pretty we'll convinced that his identity and destina
 ton were both unknown. He was 8 passen- ger aboard the Melrose Castle. There is no reason to suppose that any soul aboard when the ship left London knew anything about Carey. When the boat was made fast to the Port Elizabeth dock in 8 rather jubilant manner the informer super
 vised the landing of his baggage. He then boarded the gang plank and walked down to the wharf. The moment he stepped upon the wharf man stepped up to him, placed pistol close to his breast right over his heart and fred Carey staggered and fell, but before he lost his footing his assail- ant fired another bullet into his brain. The assassin was for Q moment supposed to be 8 madman but when he hourished his weapon and cried out: 'tThat is James Carey, Cd d--m his soul, 1" the officers of ftheMelroseCastle realized the situation, overpowered the speaker and placed him in chains. The murderer was soon identified ss 8 stranger who had boarded the Melrose Castle at Cape Town and booked himself for Natal. No
 one knew his business, and on board the Melrose Castle he had shown no in | terest in the man killed. He 1oitered about untilCarey went ashore and then walked after him and shot him dead upon the dock. The prisoner O'Donnell refuses to make any statement. Investigation here shows that 8
 man answering O'Donnelrs description book ed himself from London to Cape Town l aboard the ship Kinfauns Castle, which left London several days before the Melrose Cas- l tie did The Kinfauns Castle was advertised to make connection at Cape Town with the Melrose Castle for Natal. It puzzles the off, cials how O'Donnen ever learned that
 Carey was to leave for Cape Town by l the Melrose Castle. He seems to have been so completely informed and so absolutely | determined that he chose-to go ahead and | wait at Cape Town rather than risk the gov ernments keen inspection of the persons who went on board the Melrese Castle at l London. The ministry appear to be some- I what dazed at the completeness of the infor- \ nation possessed by the Invincibles, of | xph ioh hc proof.
 The city is in furore tonight over the news from Cape Town, and the people who fill the streets are madly exultant, shouting | and cheering and causing the police much trouble The officials both here and at Lon don seem stupefed with surprise at the ex- tent of the information possessed by the h. vincibles, which was greater than that pos sessed by the heads of departments here. They are amazed that any one should have known of Carey's whereabouts and they were much mare inclined to believe he had gone tQ Canada or America than to Africa. No de
 tails of the shooting are yet known here, there being only the most meagre statement of fact. At public meeting to night MT. Sexton, M. F., said that unless Irish inde- pendence could be secured through the pres ent movement it would never be secured at all. The opportunity, the best the country ever had, would come of the parliamentary election which could now be proposed for only short time. It was an opportunity not to be lost, but which if lost would be lost forever.