The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-27
THE RIsR KURDERs.


the boldest, as it was one of the
most brutal crimes. Very few peo-
pie, and they Of the lowest COM
munistic Glass; vicious and ignorant,
were pleased by the terrible news
that was flashed over the civilized
portion of the globe within the
hour that the deed was done. 1t is
to the credit of the men who had
been most outspoken and bitter in
their attacks upon the British gov
eminent that they deplored the
murders sincerely, though it
cannot be successfully denied
that the killings were largely
the result of their own har-
argues against the English. While
the crime Mortified right minded
people everywhere, it was inspired
and executed so adroitly that it
looked for long time as if the per-
petrators would forever remain I'M
known, and thereby escape the pun
ishment they so richly merit. But
British money and shreWdness have
at last succeeded and the guilty
wretches are about to pay the PEN
atty for the crime. Informers, of
course, are always and everywhere
looked upon with suspicion, and
no where more so than in Ireland
There are people who do not
place much credence in the
testimony of KaYanagh and Carey.
And yet it should be remembered
that it is not so unusual a thing,
even in our own country, for Grim
lnals to be convicted on the evidence
Of some Of their associates who have
turned states evidence, no matter
whether the desire may be to save
their own necks or to obtain the
reward which has been offered for
Just such testimony. Kavanagh and |
Carey are different from the ordi- |
1ary run of informers. 1t is doubt !
sul if the evidence would have been
'eceived, had not the former been
Identified by a little girl as the
iriver who took part in the attack
N Dennis Field. But now that the
prosecution has got hold of the in
ormers, they tell such a straight
Onward and circumstantial story
hat it is difficult to see in what way
t can be broken down or CONTRA
icted.
The Philadelphia Times, in COM
nenting on the evidence of Kava-
lagh, says: ''It is worth noticing.
owever, that at those points where
lavanagh describes the various
ines he drove the assassins after
he murder, both Fitzharris, the cab
river, and the prisoner Doyle, in
ependently of each other, ex-
laimed, It's lie.'" To our mind
his is rather a proof of the truth of
is statements, instead of invalidat-
ng them, the very fact that they
ound it necessary to deny this as
without contradicting the
raver accusations brought against
hem, tending to lend fresh color to
he truth Of the story of crime.
But even the hanging of these
men, although it would be an act of
ighteous justice, cannot bring
Deace to Ireland. The trouble is
90 deep seated to be cured by such
mode of treatment. For years the
english government has been at
measures of pacifcation.
md yet the disestablishment of the
IRISH church, land bills and other
o-called panaceas have been as in
trumental in solving the question
8 would be a string of onions hung
yer Vesuyius in preventing the
OIcano from bursting forth. Moth
lg could be more significant OF the
IRISH character than the declaration
f starving people to he bishop
Tho few days ago counseled emil
ration, that they would rather die
han emigrate-this, too, in a part
the country the most wretched
nd unproductiye. Where there is
UGH a love for home, a passion
'hieh not even the feeling of serf-
ON, the knowledge of long years
f oppression and tyranny, the
respect of hunger, Of fever and
death can eradicate, there is but
tile prospect that a few more exc
ltions will mend the matter,