New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-02
HELPED KILL TWO NOBLEMEN
ADMISSION OF A PRISONER AT GLASGOW.
MURDER OF LORDS LEITRIM AND MOUNT
MnRRES ANn 0E 4 ArEN TILL, 1N-rNpMER.

ACCUSING HIMSELF OF COMPLETELY IN THE
MURDER OF LORDS LEITRIM AND MOUNT
MoRREs AND OF CAREY, THE INFORMER.
London. Aug. IA man named Anderson. who Is
confined in prison in Glasgow, has confessed to the
authorities that he was implicated in the murder OF
Lord Leitrm, who shot and killed on April 2.
1873. while driving near his residence in County
Derry, ireland. The prisoner also insists that he was
concerned in the killing Of Lord alountmOrres, Mt
Rushecn, County Mayo Ireland on september 25 1850.
He further says he was hired to assist the man who
killed the informcr. James Carey.
The Prison Commissioners are carefully investigating
the story Of the man, whom they have subjected to
searching examination and cndeavoring to secure
proof of his statements 1t has been ascerained that
the prisoner Is lifelong criminal He has often been
convicted Of offences. His intellect is weak None Of
the gersons concerned in the murder of Lord Letrim
and Lord MountmorreS. ever caught.
The first Of the crimes to which the prisoner con-
fesses to have been n party was committed on April
., 1873. on that day Lord Lcitrim, while driving
Milford, the shore OF Mulroy Bay, was shut
by persons lying in ambush. His driver also
killed, being struck In the face with ball. and his
chest and heart being rdded with shot and his clerk
received two wounds in the head. killing him.
postmortem examination showed that Lord Letrims
skull fractured, and that the left side Of his head
contained many shot and much battered. His
le1t arm WAS hlsO 1racttrtu III tWO plhct>' Ont VI
Lord Leitrim's servants, named Kincaid testified
before the Corener at Milford that after the first shots
were fred Lord Leitrm stepped down from the car.
Kincad his masters struggle with his murderers
from u distance Of $50 yards. Two shots were fired
on the road after Lord Leitm left the car The Jury
found verdict of wful murder against some per
sons unknown.
The other murder IN which, according to his con-
fession the prisoner Implicated, thnt OF Lord
Mountmorres, occurred at Rusheen, near Balinrobe.
County Mayo, September o. 1850. Lord Mount
lad been in Clonbur to make some purchases
and left thaa town to return 10 his residence, Ebor
Hall, at about O'Clock in the eveuing. Al oclock
he was found lying in the road with six bullet wounds
any one Of which would have proved fatal. He was
carried 10 the house OF Hugh Flanagan which was
200 or 500 yards the spot but Flanagan although
he told that II was possible the man might stlh
lie alive refused to grant him admission. Lord Mount
morrcs was a poor man. and had become unpopular
owing TO his unwngneSs or Inability 10 reduce rents
He also supposed TO be about TO issue eiectment
decrees To these causes ne undoubtedly owel his
death. At the inquest verdict Of wilful murder was
returned against some peisDn persons unknown.
James Carey, In whose murder the prisoner says
he was hired to assist, a wclltOdo tradc,man
and Town Councillor of Dublin, who furnished the
information through which the persons who. May
6, 1852, murdered Lord Frederick Cavendish, the
newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland and
Under Secretary Burke In Phoenix Park were brought
to Justice After the conviction and sentence of the
prisoners Carey left the country, and extraordinary pre-
cautions taken by the Dublin police 10 conceal
Careys behavior proved unavailng. aud lac was
tracked to South Africa by one Patfck oDOnne WHO
Port EHzabctk. o'DonneIi subsequently brought
back TO England and placed on trial for Carcy's mnr-
der in the Central Criminal Court. where he was finally
convicted Of murder and sentenced to be hanged
lie was executed at Newgnte on December u, l-r'.