Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-09
NOTES AND QUERIES.
The Phenix Park. Murder and the
Killing of luiosmer Carey.
GETTING PROPERTY IN ENGLAND.
Pros and Cons a. to the f1istence Of William
FELL Of Apple Fame.
CURIOUS AND USEFUL INFORM ALTON


Among the questions recently asked THH
DISPATCH was the date OF the Phoenix
Park murder It was committed May g.
1882 Lord Frederick Cavendish, the new
Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant o.
ireland, and Mr.. Thomas Henry Burke
Under-Sscretary. we're the victims. On
January II, 1883, II men were arrested
charged with completely in the murder.
Two Of them, Carey and Farrell. turned in.
formers at once, and FIVE more Joined them
shortly. They testified that Joseph Brady,
Timothy Kelly, Thomas Caffrey and Pat
rick Delaney were the actual murderers;
that hack driver named Fitsharris. other
wise "Skin-the-goat," drove the murderers
to the park, and up to their victims, and
that Carey himself gave the signal from an.
other jaunting car, the whole murder being
under the management of Daniel Curley.
Brady killed Mr.. Burke; Lord Frederick
Cavendish was not at fist included in the
plan of assassination; but when he attacked
Brady aud struck him on the head with his
umbrella, Brady turned on him and killed
him also. Brady, Curley, Kelly, Caffrey
and Pagan were sentenced to death; Della
ney. at first sentenced to death, had his SEN
tence commuted to life imprisonment; Fitz-
harris received similar sentence; Mullet,
Daniel Delaney, McGaGrey, O'Brien and
Mooney were sent to prison for ten years,
and Doyle for five years Brady was hanged
MAY IA. 1883; Curley, May Is; Pagan, May
O.. Tan all bo
youngest of the gang, on June 9.
But not yet was the Phoenix Park tragedy
ended. Carey, the informer, was not safe
in ireland or England, SO under the name
of Powers, with his wife and seven children,
he embarked at Dartmouth on the steamer
Kinfauns Castle early in July, 1885, bound
for South Africa On the steamer was a
miner named Macdonald, who struck up an
intimacy with Powers. They all changed
at Cape Town to the steamer Melrose Cas-
tie, bound for Natal On July 90 Macdon-
aid suddenly called Powers by his right
name, and then shot him three times, NOR
tally wounding him, so that he died in an
hour. Macdonald proved to be q man
named O'Donnell, naturalized citizen OF
this country. He was taken back to Lon
don and tried there in November, 1883.
Friends raised $40, 900 in this country for
his defense. Mr.. Roger Pryor was sent
from New York to defend him, but on the
advice of bis counsel took no active part in
the trial On December l O'Donnell was
found guilty. Our Government, for some
reason, asked for delay. but was badly
snubbed, the British Government saying
that there was no reason for delay, and on
December II O'Donnell was hlngcd-thus
oil tho Dhcopiy Do RI roradv
Iknow of large amount of property in
the dominions OF Great Britain, now in7 the
Court OF Chancery; will you tell me to whom
to apply to obtain the property?
j. You've
IF you are certain that you can prove
your claim to funds in the Chanceiy o.
England, you sholld send to the Chancery
Fund Commissioners, London, for a copy Of
the latest "List of Dormant Funds in Char
cery." When you get this, you will see
what the estate is worth; and then you
should consult lawyer, who can proceed
| to make formal claim ON your behalf. He
Of course, will have to act through an Eng
lish lawyer The whole matter of tracing
estates in Great Britain is mysterious and
complicated; there being no system of reg
| istering titles, the chain Of title to real
property is often very hard to prove; and
as to money, there are six places at least in
| which it may be hidden. l. Unclaimed
dividends on Government bonds must be
looked for in the Bank of England aud III
the records of the commissioners OF the
National Debt, or in the India office in
London. 2. Estates in chaucery must be
looked up as suggested above; if the es-
tates are in ireland, the claimant must ap-
ply to the IRISH Chancery Fund Conmis.
sioners, Dublin; if in Scotland, to the
Director of her Majesty's Chancery, Edin-
burg g. Unclaimed soldiers balances and
prize-money must be looked up for in the
hands OF the Commissioners of Chelsea Hos
pital, Lon ton; sailors balances are in
charge of the Accoun ant General of the
Navy, London. 4. Estates which have re.
verted tn the Crown are in charge ct tie
"Crown's Nominee" the s ,lc.tor to the
Treasury. Whitehall, London. ). Bank
rupts' estates mus. be looked for in the
office OF the Official Receiver in Bank
ruptcy, London. 6. Unclaimed bank
deposits must be hunted for through the
various banks, All the searches should be
made through British solicitors
Was William T Ill really a mythical per-
sonage7 ID. FL. c.
As lar back as 1907 doubt was cast on the
story OF Tell The Ssiss naturally de-
Tended the existence of the hero, AMI in
1860, when pamphlet was published un-
dertaking to prove his mythical character,
;t x,as hunt mn hi icI " hu or,lsr of tho On,