Show The Irish Cork 17Sentences were passed against Jno OBrien and exsusnect Hodnett to two months imprisonment imprison-ment and against exSuspect Gil hooly to three months imprisonment imprison-ment for using intimidating language against government offi cersDublin liAlI the prisoners were placed in the dock except Patrick and Delany The sensation had scarcely subsided before Jas Carey stepped into the witness box The surprise among the prisoners was unbounded Counsel for the prisoners objected to Carey as an infamous witness Great excitement followed The remark drew a sharp rebuke from the magistrate Careys appearance at the witness table created a profound sensation He was hissed by the other prisoners He deposed that ho joined the Fenian brotherhood in 62 He mentioned as members of the Fenian directory Thos Brennan late secre tary of the Land League and Jas OConnor was introduced to P J Sheridan who was disguised as a priest and passed under the name of Father Murphy Sheridan told witness wit-ness that he was watching Foiater then chief secretary of Ireland and was extending the society of in vincibles throughout the country He promised to send some weapons from London Carey deposed that all the prisoners prison-ers except one were members of the organization as were also Frank Byrne of London whose wife brought arms He swore that Stephen and Leonard now in America and Patrick Whelan were not members of the invincible Sheridan after he left England was going to West Ireland to speak for the society McCaffreys successor was also known to the conspirators as Figure 1 Two previous chairmen chair-men of the organization Carey said had been promoted They were Blaukeney and OConnor He did not know who constituted the t supreme council from whom they had their directions Burke once escaped them by going through the vice royal grounds instead of by the main road Carey corroborated Kavanaghs testimony in every detail de-tail x |