Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-11
MRS. CAREY.
The widow of the tnformer Tells the
story Of Her Husbands Murder
by O,ponneli.
Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune.
A special correspondent on board
the steamer Garth Castle, which re-
Gently arrived at Plymouth, sends the
following account of an interview he
had with Mrs. Carey during the, pas
sage from Madra to Plymouth; Mrs.
Carey and her seven children came
aboard in Algoa Bay, and registered
under their own names as second
class passengers Shortly after, as the
authorities had MOI announced their
intention of sending an escort to
guard the family, it was thought pru-
dent to transfer the family to two
contiguous cabins at the extreme end
of the afterpart of the ship and to keep
their whereabouts strictly private If
possible throughout the voyage.
Having succeeded in locating Mrs,
Carv's cabin, | sent in my card to pre-
pare her for my visit. You Will
have heard, Mrs Carey, SAID l pres
entity, that | am anxious to hear
4 something of your sad story from
your own lips, if 1t is not to painful
for you to tell it2D
"Sure. sir. said Mrs Carey you
may well call it a sad story; but /
have nothing to tell but what has been
in the papers.
Il went away from England so sud
denly" said l, that hardly read the
details Of your unhappy case. Do
you think that O'Donnell went out to
the Cape on purpose to shoot your
husband
n. Indeed, | never set eyes on him
until the other day. O'Donnell and a
person called his wife We're seated in
the second-class saloon, l believe, at
the time Of the murder"
"Was your husband seated or stan
dingT"
"ODonnell and the woman were
seated on a settee when / saw them, -"
said the widow, "and himself (she has
a very touching way of speaking of
her dead husband as himself) was
standing l think, but perhaps he was
sitting Indeed, don't rightly know
for had gone to the cabin with the
child. The passengers used very of
ten meet down stairs and rest on the
setteen
"Was ODonnell very friendly to
you alll"
He was; we met him first at Dart
mouth, and he used to play at dice
with Carey and others. He professed
to be fond of children, and his wife
seemed to be very fond of one of our
girls, and the child used to call her
'Aunty
THAT makes the murder appear
dOubly cold-blooded act2"
ut does, replied Mrs Carey.
Can you recall exactly what hap
pened on the day of the murderl
O'Donnell and your husband had
been drinking together, YOU say
Eyes, he himself had called me to
come up out of the close place with
the children, but l had not felt in
clined, and went into the cabin.
Presently I heard O'Donnell ask
where Carey himself was. He was
told somewhere ON deck Soon af-
ter / heard him say, you will come
down and have bottle of beer won't
YOU? Then | heard himself come
down and then a shot, but took no
notice of il, thinking 1t was only
cork-popping. Then there was n
second Shot, and himself came toward
me crying: oh! Maggie, O'Donnells
shot me. | ran out and we fell down
together, and that was the end of it. .
Did not O'Donnell want TO shake
hands with you afterwardl'
He did He held out his hand to
me and said, shake hands. Mrs. Pow
er. Your name is Carey, isn't iii?
Don't be hard on me. | was sent out
to do it.
Mrs. O'Donnell, or the person so
called, limited to her on the Kinfauns
Castle that O'Donnell was dangerous,
but asked her not to tell her husband
Mrs Carey fancied, however, that the
warning applied to herself Mrs
O'Donnell was seen in tears several
times during the voyage out, and was
also heard ImployIng O Donnell not to
do it. All these statements must be
received with the greatest caution
for Mrs Carey often contradicts her
self.
To illustrate the strange confusion
Of Mrs. Carey's mind at present it
persons at least know positively the
sO-called Mrs. O'Donnell to be a wo-
man she obstinately declares her opin-
ion that the supposed female was a
man. She describes her as a person
Of very muscular appearance with
hair on the upper lip, a deep voice,
and masculine gait. Yet, talking to
me, she spoke of her as a woman
Mrs Carey hopes to return to Port
Elizabeth. where she was treated with
great kindness.