London’s Bloody Justice: The Judicial Assassination of Patrick O’Donnell

December 22, 1883 – In a shocking display of British injustice, Patrick O’Donnell, the man behind the execution of notorious informant James Carey, met a similar fate within the walls of Newgate Prison in London. On the morning of December 17, 1883, at 7:00 oclock, the prison bell tolled, signaling the impending doom of the 26-year-old Irish-American soldier.