Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-10
CAREY'S LAST HOURS.
How the Irish "lnformer" Met His
Death on ShipbOard.
The Story of The Shooting, As Told by a
Fellow Passenger-KiIIed With
out Warning

LONDON, September "a passenger who
travelled in the same steamer as Carey and
O'Donnell, sends the following account OF
the shooting of the informer:
The kinfanus Castle LETT Dartmouth for
Cape Town on Friday, July 6, with between
eighty and ninety passengers. O'Donnell
and his wife travelled second, Carey aud
his wife and seven children third class, the
latter under the name OF Power. 0'Donnell
is over six feet, has a markedly Irish face,
short whiskers, dark hair and keen eyes,
and strong looking though not any way
tiesby. He has a strong American accent,
and among the passengers was thought a
quiet man who had done mining in
the States. His wife looks about twenty
i've, while he might be ABOUT forty
three. Careys whiskers and beard had
been shaved, but otherwise he looked just
as when he appeared at the trials. No sus-
piciOn of Carey's identity was hinted at
until the day after our arrival at Cape
Town, when a paragraph appeared in a
local newspaper stating 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, it was clear
that Power was the very man. The Natal
passengers transhipped to a small coastng
steamer-lhe MelroSe-which sailed from
Table Bay on Saturday at 80 in the after
noon.
O'DonneITs Invitation 10 Carey.
Sunday was lovely sunny day and the
passengers were on deck all the forenoon.
Carey and O'Donnell mixed freely with the
passengers, some of whorI, 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 a muscle. thus showing great
self.Command. O'Donnell said at dinner
that Carey was a great villain aud would
rot leave the ship; and this was under
stood in view of what followed. About
quar- er TO four in the afternoon O'Donuell
asked Carey into the second saloon
and they drank together. The doomed
man was then standing in the
cenler Of the saloon while O'Donnell
snu his wife were sitting close to him. No
high words were heard between them, aud
tie first alarm was the sound OF shot.
Carey was shot right through the neck. He
turned as if to make for his wife's berth,
and O'Donnell shot him twice in the back
and then Carey II at the end OF the sa,
loon table Mrs. Carey rushed out and
threw herself on ber husband, but the
only words he said we're, "Oh, Maggie, I'm
shot, The captain came forward at once
and had ODonnell arrested and medical
assistance summoned for the dying man.
ATragIc Scene.
The scene was one never to be forgotten.
Mrs. Carey waihng, her little children cry.
ing about her, Mrs O'Donnell with her
arms around her husbands neck weeping
too, while the stewards were rushing
around to do what they could for the fast
expiring man. 1t was evident he could not
live long, and within three-quarters OF an
hour James Carey's corpse was removed to
a house on deck.
On anchoring in AlgOa Bay, on Monday,
at half past one p. NJ , the captain went
ashore snd reported to the authorities.
ODonnell and the corpse were taken
ashore When the little steamer brought up
at the jetty, crowd OF 500 people had
gathered and slight cheer was raised as
O'Donnell walked firmly up the stage. The
question most asked is whether O'Donnell
left England with the intention OF tracking
Carey or whether he conceived the idea in
Cape Town. They were friendly enough
on the voyage out, occasionally playing
cards and draughts together, and their
wives we're to be seen frequently together.
Mrs. Carey, who has been a very handsome
woman, is still at Port Elizabeth, and how
ever the fate Of her husband may be re-
gsrded, she and her family have much sym
patby shown them.