Picture No | 10218255 |
Date | 1883 |
Description | Trial of Patrick O'Donnell |
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Scene in court during the examination of Mrs Carey. Pictured, 1. Mrs Carey, 2 . Thomas Francis Carey, son, 3. Mr Nathan Marks, hotel keeper, who witnessed the murder, 4. General Pryor, of the United States Bar, 5. Patrick O'Donnell. Patrick O'Donnell was accused and sentenced to death for the murder of James Carey. The trial took place at the Old Bailey, and O'Donnell was hanged in Newgate in December 1884. James Carey was an informer who had given evidence against 5 men for the Pheonix Park murders in Dublin. Carey was being escorted onto the ship 'Melrose' when O'Donnell managed to board the ship and shoot him.
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Source | The Graphic. 1883 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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