The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-01
Trial of O'Donneu.

LONDON, Nov. &c. Upon re-as
sembling young Carey's direct evil
dence was resumed and was about
? the same as gwen in the preliminary
! examination. On crOss-eXaminat10I
he said he stated at the Bow street
examination Parsley came from thu
cabin when the first shot was fred
That statement, he said, was untrue
he had not then understood the ques'
ton. The witness was severely ques
toned concerning other inconsls'
toncies in his present evidence with
that given at the Bow street exam1'
nation, all directed to testing the
truthfulness of minor details of bis
story for the purpose of affording
means of judging the creditability Of
the main facts. The frequency with
which the witness c0ntradicted him
self caused much amazement, and
the spectators appeared to be amazed
at bis unabashed demeanor and eff
frontery. 40 declared O'Donnell
fired his revolver with his left hand,
although other witnesses said 1t was
with the right. The witness finally
admitted he was in doubt which hand
was used. He acknowledged telling
Beecher, the second officer of the
steamer, that he took his fathers pis-
toll to keep it out of his mothers
way. Being asked how his state
ment agreed with his previous evil
dence that he got it from his father,
he declared both statements were
true. He denied telling Walter
Young at Port Elizabeth bis father
had q pistol when killed. Young
was here brought into Court. and
the witness said he did not recollect
him. Carey denied that Young
asked him why he did no kill
| O'Donnell with his fathers pistol at
the time of the murder and he replied,
II ran tor the pistol but 1t was not
there, father had it."
Mrs Cary, widow of the murdered
man, testified as q witness. She was
dressed in deep mourning and
spoke In q subdued voice.
She repeated the testimony
she gave at the preliminary exami-
nation and reiterated that O'Dnnnell
exclaimed, He was sent to do it."
The cross-examination Of Mrs. Carey
was very brief and developed moth
ing new.
Marks testified he was sitting
in the open hatchway and saw
O'Donnell and Carey below. The
former was very quiet, but Carey was
talking excitedly rs If laying down
the law. Soon after he heard q shot |
and saw O'D0nnell's hand go down
and up to fire q second shot. Hesaw |
no indications of violence on the
part of Carey. There was no pistol
in Carey's hand. He heard O'Don-
mel ltell Mrs. Carey he could not help |
it."
Robert Thomas Corbett, a passen-
ger on the steamship King Faun
Castle was unaware Power"
was James Carey until they arrived
at Cape Town. He was there shown
q supplement of the Dublin Weekly
Freeman. which contained q portrait
of Carey and the account of his con-
nection with the Irish Invincibles.
recognized the portrait as that of
Power. he showed the portrait to
O'D0nnell, who remarked: "I'n
shoot him. O'Donnell asked for.
and witness gave him the portrait.
On cross-examination Corbett said:
"When O'Donnell remarked I'll
shoot him. he spoke in q pleasant
Witness attached no i'm
portance to the remark at the time.
Witness Marcus Of Capetown, w.
Reecher, second officer, and Captain
Rose, commander of the MelrOse
DR.. Ensor, district medical
officer, of Port Elizabeth, and In:
Cherry, of Port Elizabeth,
gave the same testimony mainly as
upon the examination at the Bow
court. Inspector Cherry fur
ther identified a portrait of Carey as
that found in O'Donnell's trunk and
also a newspaper cutting headed
Irish rev0luti0nists in America" A
egal discussion arose regarding the
of newspaper cuttings as
evidence.
Sullivan said its introduction
import a political element into
he trial. Judge Denman thought it
be dangerous. Attorney-Gen-
raj James would not press the mat
er. Police Superintendent Mallin,
# Dublin, identified Carey's pistol
- the one he gave him for protection
when he left Dublin. He said Carey
vas very excitable, desperate and
ltterlv regardless of human life. The
prosecution closed and the Court adj
burned. O'Donnell was calm and
composed throughout the days pro. {
eedings. Roger A. Pryor was fire.
consulted, and made several
to the prisoners counsel. F..
The entire proceedings we're free ;
rom excitement !