THE PHŒNIX PARK MURDERS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3655, 2 April 1883, Page 4

THE PHŒNIX PARK MURDERS.

The examination of the alleged murderers was resumed on the 1 oth February. Carey, { Councillor', Brady, Kelly, Ilaulou, Hurdley, Fagan, Dclauey 'the carman), Fitzharris, and Thomas Caffey, Avere in the dock. It was stated iv evidence that both Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke Avere suddenly seized from behind, and that fhey wrenched themselves loose. It was thus that they were wounded in their backs as well as in their breasts. ('alley Avas indentified as being on the ear when passing Chapelizod gate. Murphy, a laborer, identified Fitzharris as one Avho Avas AValking near thecal- Avith several others. Carey, the informer, stated during his examination thatnext night but one after the murders the knives with which they had been committed were produced by Brady at "No. l's" order and destroyed. The blades were broken into little bits, and the handles burned. The last time Carey saAV "No. 1 " was at the end of September or beginning of October, at Blaekrock station. His evidence concluded ivith details concerning a cheque 1 sent to the prisoners -while

"suspects" in Kilmainham gaol by the Sustenance Fund Committee of the Land League. Carey in June last handed "No. 1 " his resignation as one of the four leaders of the " Invincibles." At the resumed hearing on the 10th all the prisoners were again placed in the dock. One of them shouted, " The future Lord Mayor Carey," and the latter shook his head menacingly at his former comrades. He spoke more confidently than he did on the previous healing, and replied to the cros.s-examiua-tiun of counsel sharply and testily. He deposed, amid hisses by the prisoners, that he belonged to the Fenians, but not to the "Supreme Council." He had no idea Lord Cavendish Avas to be murdered when Mi 1 Burke Avas attacked, and was stupefied Avhen he heard of the former's murder. On being cross-examined, Carey said he gave information regarding the murder two day- before. lie had decided to five evidence directly after he Avas arrested, though he did not do so until the following Thursday. Being re-examined by Mr Murphy, the Crown counsel, he said that after the publication of an article iv the Freeman's Journal, stating all the officials Avert- to be removed from the castle, the murder of Mr Burke Avas decided on. As Carey passed the dock James Mullet struck at him, and succeeded in touching his head. Carey turned to expostulate, hut Avas pushed to the Avitness table by a detective. Marines guard Carey's house. It is said his Avife urged him to give the evidence. Mr Murphy, the Crown counsel, after the committal, of the prisoners, said it was Avith the greatest reluctance the Crown had accepted the evidence of a prisoner Avho might have been a director and instigator of the tragedy. It had been done, howeA'cr, in the interests of public safety and public good. He trusted the Executive had thereby perfectly obtained power to penetrate this fearful organisation, and he hoped to make amenable to justice the plotters as well as the perpetrators of the murders. In all, twentyone prisoners are committed for trial on the charge of the Cavendish and Burke murders. James Smith turned informer. Patrick Whelan was liberated on bail. The prisoners committed include all that Avertunder examination except Whelan. The public pressed into the Court-room and joined in hissing Carey, who left the Court by a side door. The most remarkable feature so far has been his callousness while under cross-examination.