Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-25
CAREY's REWARD.
How the Wretehed Informer Was Kicked
Out of Ireland.
Cork Esdminsr.


Notwithstanding the cunning cleyerness
oI James Carey, and his violently ex-
pressed determination TO remain in Ire
land, he was at the last moment COM
pletely baffied by the action of the autbori-
Ties and was obliged to leave the country
without receiving one farthing reward
Tor his service as apprOver. Not only this.
but the Lord Lieutenant refused TO grant
MN a written pardon, and he took his
departure from Dublin a detected
and disappointed man. As it turns
out his threats to resume his place in
the Corporation and to continue his Occu-
patton as a bricklayer in Dublin. were
put empty boasts, for when the test came
he demonstrated that he was glad to pro-
cure safety on any terms. He believed he
had got the government in a difficulty: that
they could not keep him in prison and that
they would have to pay handsomely to in
uuce MN TO 90 away. But, deep con-
splratOr that he was, he was entirely out
Wltted, and so Unexpectedly that he
seemed paralyzed at his helpless posi-
uOn, and suddenly submitted TO proceed
TO distant land. The manner in which
his acquiescence was obtained was very
simple. His applications for a written par
don were unheeded; his demands for terms
were unanswered; his brother Peter was
removed IrOm his company, so that he
did not know what had become of him:
other infOrmers had left the prison. and
be knew not whittier they had gone. He
began to suspect that something had been
done with his family, aud the expression
In the letter appended-written shortly
before he was taken from Kilmainham-
shows he was suspicious that they had
been, as he terms it, ''kidnapped,' -
Carey's elder children were first sent
away; then his wife and the Younger
members of his family followed, it being
lntlmated that the ApprOyer-Invincible
would meet them at a certain port. Sud
denly, at night, it was made known to
Carey that he was TO leave the prison.
He started with amaZement. and in
qulred what the government intended to
do with him. What. he asked. was to be
his reward: What provision had been
made for his protection? He was struck
dumb with aStOnishment when informed
that he would receive no reward; neither
would protection be extended to him: and
ne could now make his chOice-either to
90 to the colony for which his passage had
been paid, or the door was open to him to
walk out a free man amongst the citi-
Zens. Being assured that it was the de-
cisiOn of the authorities, his fury seemed
To consume him, and when the question
was put whether he would take his liberty
or MS passage to another cline, he got |
overcome with fear at the prospect of |
being turned sut in the streets. Finally |
the news was impaired to him that his |
wife and seven children were already |
aboard ship ready TO sail, and unless he |
chose to join them, their passages having |
been paid, he would have but little chance /
of meeting them for a considerable time. /
The last blow overwhelmed him, and he |
sulkily bowed to the inevitable and con-
sented to rid Ireland of his presence for
ever. No time was lost in acting upon
this decisiOn-for Carey's passage ticket
had been secured and his common outfit
purchased. Where he has gone none but
the authorities know and their secret is
certain to be well kept.