The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-13
~ 0F 1IIE rRINE MOVE.

ONE OF HE PRIME MOVES.
The witness said he was one OF the prime
movers in the murder OF Mr. Burke, but
he was under compuSion during the time
directly preceding the event. Being closely
Intercepted by the counsel on this point,
he finally admitted that he was not under
compul,ion when he pointed out Burke to
the assa,sins and urged the murdercrs to
remember that the man clad in a gray suit
was Burke. Witness said .rhough he had
Tor sixteen years been working for wages,
averaging only G. per week, he had in 1881
ninety tenants occupying his various
houses. Counsel for the defence brought
out IN sharp contrast to points made by the
Crown that Carey drove with his children
+ The door OF the church in Fitzharri>' :
cab on the 9th OF May: that he was the first
man TO suggest that daggers be used; and
that ne afterwards suggested that the wea-
pons with which Che crime was committed
should be put on exhibition Is
NATIONAL RELICS.
The answers OF witness to questions put
/ him concerning promises Of pardon were
given with much hesitation. Finally lie
| said he lad been informed by Mallon. the
chief OF detectives, that il his evidence
should be given freely 10 the State, and
should be confirmed by that o. other WIT
nc,scS, he and his brother would be par
doned for their share in the conspl-
racv. This statement caused some scnsa-
tion. His attention being called to trihlng
details which had been discovered lately
relating to the movements OF Fitzhar'is' =
cab in the Park on the day Of the murders,
and which mad not been given bv witness.
Carey remarked quietly but with evident
significance that he had so far only an-
swercd questions put to him by counsel,
and that ne could. il unrestricted and ii he
desired. tell great deal more.
The cros,-eXamination OF Carey WIS
very severe and searching. The counsel
for the defence said, in rcmarking on the
witness testimony, that
cAREY's HANDS WERE STEPPED IN BLOOD.
Carey said: "That i not true Subse'
ouently Carey said he was only telling hall
what he knew. and he was more friendly
70 the counsel for the defence than the
counsel himself was aware OF, for he had
told the latter to bear in NINA that lie was
not telling everything that hc knew against
his client.
The counsel vehemently protested That II
| was his WISH 10 INV Nv - ~ 10y '.i'Ni
course with the witnes, ana no llVor non
him.
TESTIMONY OF OTHER " INfoRMERs."
Michael Kavanaugh, who drove the cal
In which the murderers rode. was ther
called ia the stand. Ne repeated his Tor
mer evidence i'm substantially the same Ian
puare. He made material amendment tC
it, however, by saying thai II was smith
not Delaney, whom he drove 10 the scene
OF the murder with Carey iils statement
made before was q mistake. Ills testimon!
showed that il was Brady VINO directed
him where to drive, and designated th'
place for him to wait for the murderers ol
MAY 9Th last.
joseph Smith. another one OF the aecuse'
man Who turned inlormer, repeated tn
story of his doings in Ph@nlN Park OF
MAY 9th, as related by James carey al th
preliminary hearing. smith sara ne wa
: sworn in ms an Inyncible three weeks befor
: the murders were committed. me Irwin
. cibles had a secret sign ny which ihey r.
cognized each other, which was the hold
ing OF knife in the palm 0, ,ne hand
Daniel CurIey had introduced himself I
the witness by means OF TINS sish'
OTHER WITNESSES
were called nv the prosecution, anon
= them being Golden, the fueniX-iar
: ranger, and the son OF james, carey. Th
: latter deposed concerning the search 10
: tbe knives used by the murdereis. the RI