The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1883-04-28 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

THE TRIAL OF THE PHCIINIX PARK ASSASSINS.  --The trial of rimothy Kelly, for the murder of Mt. Burke, was resumed on Friday. Further evidence was given for the prosecation as to the presence of the prisoner in the park at the time of the murder, after which Mr. Sullivan addressed the jury for the defenoo, contending that Carey had simply Axed the guilt on Kelly in order to save his own nook. The defence relied upon was au alibi, and several witnesses were called who swore that prisoner was in their company at a house in Aungitir.street about the time the murders were committed in the park. Mr. JuWoe O'Brien summed up, and the jury deliberated for over an hour, but were unable to agree, and were discharged. Tim Kelly was again put on his trial on Monday. Mr. Murphy, in opening the ease for the Crown, oarefully recapitulated the facts. He reminded the jury that persons who embarked in murderous enterprises usually made provision for an alibi. If Carey himself were on his trial be could set up a plausible alibi as to time, but a true alibi never depended upon a little difference of time. Carey, Farrell, and Kavanagh, the informers, and some other witnesses, added their testimony, and a man named Glenn, who first identified James Carey as being in the park on May 6th,. said be observed a group of men higher up the road, but Kelly was not amongst them The second trial of Tim Kelly for the murder of Ur. Barks was resumed at Dublin on Tuesday. After several witnesses had been examined for the Crown, Mr. Sullivan opened the case for the defence and expressed his confidence in the strength of prisoner's defence. Fifteen witnesses, including prisoner's mother and brother, were called is support of an alibi, after whilh Mr. Mclnerny addressed the jury for the deft:woe. The Attorney-General replied, and the Court adjourned. The trial of Tim Kelly for the murder of Mr. Burke was resumed at Dublin ea Wednesday. Judge O'Brien carefully summed up the evidence, and dwelt upon the weakness of the caiii set up on the prisoner's behalf. The jury retired at half-past one o'clock, and at intervals during the afternoon came into Court saying they could not agree; but they were sent back each time. Ultimately, however, counsel and the Judge agreed that there was no chance of obtaining verdict, and the jury were discharged at a quarter. past five o'clock. When the jury first retired, Michael Fagan was put upon his trial. The case for the Crown having been opened, Carey gave evidence of the prisoner's complicity in the murder/ and the trial was then adjourned. At Dublin, on Thursday, the trial of Michael Fagan for the murder of Mr. Burke in the Pbmnix Park was resumed. Additional witnesses were called on behalf of the Crown to prove prisoner'S presence in the park on the occasion of the murdert and his absence from work on the day in qestion. For the defence, a number of witnesses were examined with a view of proving that at the time the murders were committed prisoner was having his tea at the house of a Fenian named Forrester. Mr. Adams summed up the case on behalf of the prisoner, and Mr. Murphy having replied for the Crown, the Court adjourned.