The Murder of Carey.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 234, 5 September 1883, Page 2

The Murder of Carey.

FURTHER P.iIiriCLARS.

' (BY TKLKOKAPH; (iTNITED PKRSB ASSOCIATION,) Bluff, September 3. -• The;fo)lowing news has been received per Ufientat Melbourne from the Cape: — Carey, with his wife and seven children, the eldest of whom is fifteen, joined the steamer at Dartmouth under one ssbamed name of Power, taking » third-class cabin. Carey's wife indulged freely m liquor during the voyage. The secret of identity was, However, wormed out of the children by t.wo passengers, who told O'Donnelf. " The latter prac* Used revolver-shooting at Table Bay uotil the chwf^officej- ordered him to desist, when^he Lsaid .Power was no other than Carey, .adding that if he was satisfied his identity; he would d , ■ soon let daylight injto his Tile ca case. It seems probable "that O'Donnell took further measures by conversation with .the^cbildren to assure' himself of Carey's identity. Both transhipped" at Capetown to tue Melrosa, a coasting steamer auxiliary to the Fmon line, which lett^oiv ,tbe 28th J uly. : Everything went well until the'" 29tli, when about a quarter to lour m the afternoon cries of, murder were, heard* forward. Carey was standing, riear the.cabinf^n Jhie starfioafd-Bide) wfien O'Donnell fired- - and shot him m the^necjr^ O'Donnell fired two more shots, taking- effect m the back and loins. Carey ran into hie wife's arm, crying, « Ma^giei * am shot; O/Donneli shot me:" James PaHsh, officerß' servant, put a finger intd the bullet hole m the neck to try and atop the bleeding. Dr. Everelte attended him, bufc the victim, died (threequarters of a r n t hour after being, shot. Captain Rose;" of the Melrose, .^aro orders to have O'DonneU pHfcin irons/ which was at. once done. Immediately' afterwards a search was made m his S cabin effects, where they found a large | revolver and caps, 'alsitf'a' suspicion? ' looking case measuring 9in by "9in and 7in deep. On carefully opehing it, it was 'found to be some ; sort of an electric machine, and it was deemed prudent to heave it over board,which was accßrdin»lv done. ■■-•