The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-09

THE STORY or THE SHOOTING TOLD BY A FEL.
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A passenger who travelled In the same
steamer as Carey and UDonnell sends the
following account Of the shooting Of the
informer:
The Kinfauns Castle left Dartmouth for
Cape Town on Friday, July 9th. with be-
tween eighty and ninety passengers.
ODonnell and his wife travelled second,
| Carey and his wife and seven children
third class, the latter under the name OF
Power. O'Donnel is over six feet, has a
markedly Irish face, short whiskers, dark
hair, and keen eyes, and Is strong
looking. though not any way feshy. He
has strong American accent, and among
the passengers was thought quiet man
who had done mining in the States. His
wife looks about twenty-five. while he
might be about forty-three. Carey's whis-
kers and beard had been shaved, but other
wise he looked just as when he appeared
at the trials. No suspicion of Carey's
identity was limited at until the day after
our arrival at Cape Town, when para
graph appeared in local newspaper sta
ting that Carey was coming out to South
Africa by the mail, and travelling under
some other name than his own.
The appearance Of this paragraph caused
a great deal of speculation on the ship, and
happening to see print OF Carey, issued
by an English paper, il was clear that
Power was the very man. The Natal pas
sengers transhipped to small coaating
steamer-the Melrose-which sailed from
Table bay on Saturday at 500 in the after
noon.
0'DoNNETL's INVITATION TO CAREY.
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passengers Were on deck all the forenoon.
Carey and O'Donnell mixed freely with the
passengers, some of whom. in view of the
newspapers announcement, and TO satisfy
themselves beyond a doubt, turned the
conversation. to Carey and his career; but
he moved not q muscle, thus showing great
sclf-cOmmand. O'D0nnell said at dinner
that Carey was great villain and would
not leave the ship; but this was only I'M
derstood in view OF what followed. About
"a quarter to i'm the afternoon O'Donnell
asked Carey into the second saloon and they
drank together. The doomed man was then
standing in the centre OF the saloon, while
O'Donnell and his wife were sitting close
to him. Nc. high words were heard be-.
tween them. and the first alarm was the
sound OF shot. Carey was shot right
through the neck. He turned as IL to
make for his wife's berth, and O'Donnell
shot him twice in the back. and then Carey
fell at the end OF the saloOn-tabIe. Mrs.
Carey rushed out and threw herself on her
husband, but the only words he said were
oh, Maggie, Pm shot. - The captain
came forward at once and had O'Donncll
arrested, and medical assistance summoned
for the dying man.
ATRAGIC SCENE.
The scene was one never to be forgotten.
Mrs. Carey wallng. her little children cry
ing about her, Mrs. O'Donnell with her
arms round her husbands neck weeping
too. while the stewards were rushing
around TO do what they could for the fast
expiring man. Ii was evident he could
not live long. and within three quarters OF
an hour James Carey's corpse was removed
to house on deck.
On anchoring i'm Algoa bay, on Monday,
at half-past I Il. NJ, the captain went
ashore and reported 10 the authorities.
O'Donnell and the corpse were taken
ashore. When the little steamer brought
up at the ietty Il crowd OF 800 people had
gathered. and slight cheer was raised as
O'Donnell walked firmly up the stage.
The question most asked is whether q Dom
nell left England with the intention Of
tracking Cary, or whether he conceived
the idea in Cape Town. They were friend
ly enough on the voyage out, occasionally
playing cards and draughts together, and
their wives were to be seen frequently to-
gether. Mrs. Carey, who has been very
handsome woman, is still at Port Eliza
beth, and however the fate OF her husband
may be regarded she and her family have
much sympathy shown them.