The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-02-14
MURDER WILL OUT.
The Story of the Murder of Cav
dish and Burke.
Told by KaVanagh, the Dublin Car Driver
How the Assasslns Lay In Walt
for their Victims.

DUBLIN, February 1O.-The court was
again crowded with spectators, includ-
ing many ladies. Joseph Brady, Timothy
Kelly, James Carey, the town councillor,
the caTman, Fitzharris, alias, 1.-The
Goat" and seven other prisOnera were
placed in the dock to-day. Great excite
ment ensued when KavanaGh was placed
in the witness seat. KdVanagh appar-
emily labOred under great excitement.
THE STATEMENT.
He depOsed that on the 9Th of May last
he was at the Royal Oak public house,
Parkgate street. He was engaged by
four men-Brady and Kelly aud two
strangers. Brady here uttered loud
cultural threat, but no distinct words
were heard.) There was no laughter to-
day among the prisoners when KaV-
anagh identified them. Kavanagh then
pointed to Patrick Delaney as another
of the men present. He drove the four
men into the park by the Island Bridge
gate to the Phoenix Monument and
along the main road to the Cough MOnu-
ment, and they there got down. They
said there was no sign of "Skin the
Goat" meaning James FitZharTis, car
man. (FitZharris here shouted, Don't
call me nicknamesp
IN THE PARK.
Kavanagh, resnming, depOsed as fol.
lows: After the prisoners said there
was no sign of Fitzharris the witness
saw him with a cab coming from an Op-
pOsite direction and saw four men
alight from the cab; the cab stayed a
long way up the road with the horses
head turned toward Dublin. A short
time after he saw two gentlemen ap-
preaching and heard a cry. On looking
round he saw one Of the gentlemen fall.
He did not see the other fall, but the
four men whom he drove to the Park
jumped on his car and he drove away.
Brady sat on the right side of the car.
KaVanagh identified Fitzharris as the
driver of the cab. He depOsed that he
saw Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr..
Burke approaching. Some one among
those he drove said the tall man was to
be assassinated. KaVanagh said hesub-
sequently drove by ChapelizOd round
town to Palmer9tOn Park. Kelly
alighted at this terminus. Brady paid
him e1. Kavanagh continuing histes-
timOny said after the men witness
drove to the Park had alighted there he
put nOsebag on his horse while wait
ing; he heard q person speak to James
Carey Delaney afterward instructed
(Kavanagh) to look sharp and be ready
to start. Upon this he drove nearer to
persons he did not know. Two gentle
men UOrd Frederick Cavendish and Mr..
Burkel were approaching arm in arm.
"THE TALL NAN" lE
James Carey and Delaney, who had
come back on the car from the place
where 1t was waiting, jumped down and
joined the group. The witness heard
some one say, cit is the tall mani" KaV-
anagh was then ordered to go further
away by some Of the cOQspiratOrs. As
he did so, witness heard some one, he
could not tell whom, repeat, mind, 1t
is the tall man." As the gentlemen
come along either Carey OF Delaney
raised q white handkerchief. While he
was waiting, a carman, nicknamed
Newt" passed him, driving passeng-
or named Nolan toward Dublin. He was
also passed by some trieyclists. The
witness said, on looking round, he
thought he only saw one gentleman
fall, and saw that the other, who had an
umbrella, was lying on the ground. On
driving from the scene of the murder
they took turn to the left, then crossed
the bridge to the right along the In
chicore road. Delaney directed him
where to drive. He drove rapidly until
he reached ROundtOwn, three miles from
the park. Here Tom Kelly alighted, He
then drove round to Lesson Park, stop
ping at a public house near LeesOn
bridge. Brady then paid and dismissed
him. On Sunday morning he met Brady
again at Townsend street and received
So; Brady afterward bought him har-
ness; he allowed the car to remain as 1t
was for some time; afterward he had 1t
painted; his mare was dark brown. On
the night Mr. Field was attacked he
was on the College street stand. Joe
Brady again engaged him; they drove
into Fleet street; Delaney then got on
the car and they drove to Hardwiek
street. where they alighted; they told
him to wait; while waiting Kelly and
Lawrence HanlOn came up. Kavanagh
said he was so near the
SCENE OF THE ASSASSINATION
that he heard one of the victims cry,
"OhP' The tall victim (Mr. Burke) was
lying in the road after the exclamation.
The other victim was standing in the
road with an umbrella in his hand.
Kavanagh afterward saw him lying in
the road, as before stated. Kelly lost
his hat when he mounted the car after
the attack on Field. The car fled by a
eircuitous route. In Townsend street
Kelly bought another hat. At the gas
works, Brady and KaVanagh wrapped
some kind of swords in paper and threw
them in the basin. Brady again paid
for the car on this occasion. KaVanaQ h
had been twice in Phoenix Park before
May 6, with the four men whom he drove
on the day Of the murders. Thos. Doyle
was present when he was sworn into
the society. He identified Doyle as haY-
ing told him he must, the day after the
swearing, drive anywhere they required.
The prisoner Doyle thereupOn excl1im-
ed, "1t's a lie." KaYanagh, replying to
Mr.. Murphy, Crown counsel, said on the
9Th Of May he wore a white hat, but a
man on the car, who was not in the
prisoners dock, changed with him, Civ
ing him large brown hat. (NOte-This
Is Important, as it is believed to furnish
clue to a murderer who has not been
apprehended)
CONFIRAIAFION.
A earman was now called who cOnfir-
med the statement of his having passed
Kayanagh's car In the Park.
Samuel Jacob, who was formerly a
witness at the inquest, deposed to seeing
the struggle In the Park from distance
Of fifty yards. He saw the assassin get
on the car and one OF them afterwards
return and strike PROSTATE form. He
could not say whether four or hye men
were engaged; Jacob was unable to rec