The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-28
ABoUr KAvANAuGH.
Interview with Chicago Man Who
Claims He Knows Him Well.

CHICAGO, February GA Tribune re-
porter yesterday afternoon had converse
ton with a gentleman lately from ireland,
and who is thoroughly convesant with the
history OF the informer, Michael Kayan-
naugh. The early history Of the man, he
says, is shrouded in mystery, but the his
tory OF his maturer years is well known,
particularly in New York police courts,
where he appeared on sundry occasions on
charges OF drunkenness and like minor
oHenses. Kavanaugh Is about five feet in
height, OF chunky" form, and full face.
He ia about 2S years OF age, and has always
led the life Of a profigate. ais physiog-
nomy denotes man OF excess, his many
years Of dissipation having left their traces,
Destitute OF beard or any hirsute orna-
ments, the fabby cheeks hang down in
folds, gradually assuming the form Of a
double chin. His associates in Dublin
were the carmen, q class OF people who
are not OF a scrupulous nature. Kavan-
augh, however, was always noted for
HIS ABILITY TO INVENT STORIES
Of the most diabolical kind and always
inconsistent with the truth. Some time
ago, while engaged in drunken brawl, he
inflicted some injuries on one OF his ilk
which necessitated his leaving the old
country. Heappeared in New York after
voyage across the ocean, and, 1t is said,
was "yagged" by the police on many oc-
casions. He secured employment'in the
Twenty.third street stables in New York as
q hostler, but his stay was, owing to his
'predilection for intoxicanis, OF short dura-
ton. After roaming around the city desti-
tute,h he fell in with gang Of horsejockeys,
and was taken with them through the cir
cult in Pennsylvania. His connection with
the horses was OF such close nature that
he was able to tell how the races were go
ing 10 end. He was bought by outsiders
very. often, and the jockeys becoming
aware that something was wrong,suspected
Kavanaguh Of giving the schemes away. He
was forthwith discharged, and made his
way back to New York, where be embark
ed on ship bound for Ireland and landed
in that country little over year ago. He
again resumed the business OF
DRIVER OF CART,
but his old associates would not trust him,
well knowing his previous record"
ado you think he is telling the truth in
the present case in Ireland?" asked the re-
porter.
swell, I wouldn't believe him under
oath, and any one that knows his history
would tell you the same. Why, he tried
to steal the brushes in the New York
stables, and denied that he was the thief
until the missing articles were found in his
possession. That. together with his disso.
lutte habits, was the cause OF his discharge;
he was drunk about all the time"
"Do you think the movers in such a case
would allow Kavanaugh 10 become familiar
with the detaIls?''
.'That is all bosh. Kavanaugh's history is
as well known in Dublin as is that OF any
thief or "vag" to the Chicago police. The
movers in that affair were men so far re-
moved from such characters as Kayanagh,
both socially and mentally, thata compari.
son Is odious. Kavanaugh knows no more
about that assassination than babe un.
born. He is being used as tool and is
being paid fOrit"