THE DEATH OF CAREY, THE INFORMER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1145, 6 September 1883, Page 1

THE DEATH OF CAREY, THE INFORMER.

The following news was brought to Melbourne per s.a, Orient, from the Cape : Carey with his wife and. children, the eldest of whom was fifteen, joined the Kintare Castle, at Dartmouth, undei the assumed name of Power. They had a third-class, to themselves. Carey and his wife indulged freely in liquor during the voyage.. The secret of their identity was worme d out of, the children by two passengers, who told .O’Donnell, The latter practised revolver shooting in Table Bay, until the Chief Officer ordered him to desist, when he said Power was no other than Cayoy, adding if he were satisfied of his identity he would be damned if he did not soon let daylight into his vile carcase. It seertis probable that O’Donnell took indefatigable means by conversation with the, children to assure himself of his identity. Both were transhipped at Gape Town to the steamer Melrose, a coasting steamer, anxilhary to the Union Line. She left on 25th July, and everything went well until the 29th, when about a quarter to four in the afternoon, cries of ‘ Murder’ were hoa r d forward. Carey was standing near the cabin on the starboard side, when O’Donnell fired a shot, which hit him in the neck;—0 s Donnell fired two more shots both taking effect in the back and loins. Carey ran into his wife’s arms, crying, ‘ Maggie, lam shot. O’Donnell shot me.’ James Parish, an officer’s servant, put his finger in the bullet hole in Carey’s neck to try and stop the bleeding. Dr Everett attended Carey, but he died threequarters of an hour after being shot. Captain Pose, of the Melrose, gave orders to have O’Donnell putin irons, which was at once done. He then immediately maclo a seav di of his cabin, and amongst his effo ts found a large revolver and a box of cartridges, also a suspicious looking case measuring Oin by 9in and 7in deep- O'a carefully opening it, it proved to bo some sort of electrical machine. He deemed it prudent to heave it overboard which was accordingly done.