The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-19
Doath OF Lord Edward Fifzcerald.

Among the Irishmen who took part /,
the events which led to the rebellion of 1893
and stood out boldly to dcnouncc and re-
sist the corrupt despotlsm beneath whicl
their country groancd, there arc few wht
hold 80 high place as Lord Edward F,tz
gerald. 1t was patriotism wholly lisinter
estcd, that urged him to tho lengths h,
went; and had the cause he espoused beer
gained, instead of lost, he would have beer
ranked among the heroes of modern his
tory. AS 1t is, his memory will always b,
cherished by his countrymcn. 4
1t was now the 10th of May. Three
moro days had to pass, and the standard OF
revolt would bc raised throughout the is
land. lie had by him map on which the
projected attack on Dublin had been
skelchcd with his own hand. His uniform
az rebel gcncral-''tlark green edged with
rcd, together with q handsome military
| cap, OF conical FORM" were concealed In
| the loft overhead. Ono wonders whether
he felt sure of the triumph of his cause, or
whether any drops Of misgivlng had min
gled i'll the cup of hope. He certainly it,
tlc suspected that couple Of lnformers,
greedy Tor share of secret service money,
had already betrayed him, that Town Ma
Jors Sirr and Swan, with Captain Ryan and
number of soldiers, were assembling at
the door OF the house in which he lay.
Murphy presently went up to Lord Ed
"ald's bedroom with the Intention of Of
ierlng him a cup of tea; but he had hardly
Degun speaking, when great corlmotion
was heard below. Then came The sound
Oh hurried footsteps ascending the stairs.
Inc next moment, Major Swan walked In.
lle told Lord Edward That he had come TO
arrest him. "You know me, my Lord"
were his words, "and know you; it will
he in vain to resist"
U pom this, Lord Edward lcapcd up from
the bed with wave bladed dagger, which
he carried about him, raised ready to strike.
me Major, seeing his intention, discharged
AZ hlm Il pocket pistol, the bullet OF which
grazed his shoulder. The shock threw
Fitzgerald backward, but hc was up again
III an instant, and aimed Il vigorous blow
at owan, who, though he parricd 1t in n
measure, was stabbed in the side. Cap
TAIN Ryan now rushed in armed with a
s"ord-canc, and scizmg Lord Edward,
Ihre" hlln ON the bed, receiving however,
AZ nc dld SO, deep and dangerous wound
IN the stomach. When the struggling men
rcsalncd their feet Ryan was bleeding from
b number of gaping cuts, but holding on
N>>AJ
was kept 1or tho monIcn' alOof by the fc.
rociLy with which Lord Edward laid abou,
HIM with his dagger.
In the meantime Major SIR was en-
gagged in plac ing pckcls round the house
but on hearing the report of swans pistol
he entered and fastened up STAIRS, with
his own pistol at full cock. On reaching
the second landing he found FilZgcrald
.w.rithing between his captors, both of whom,
Ill letter describing the sanguinary scene,
81 fired at Lord Edwards dagger arm
tlodglns several sugs in his shoudcr) and
the instrument of death fell to the ground"
Fitzgerald staggered back; but, wounded
as he was, he continued his efforts to get
free. 1t was not until guard OF soldiers
had been called up, VINO forced him to the
ground with the weight Of their iirclocks,
that he became quiescent. lie was then
carried down to the hall, where he made
final and desperate attempt to escape, dur
ing which somebody from behind.--a drum
mcr, it is suid--inilictcsl wound in the
back of his neck, which added much to
his suffcrings at the last lie was removed
in sedan chuir to the Castle under mill
tary guard of treble strength, for it was
thought that the mob, which had assem-
tempt the rescue Of their idol. Indeed 50
fully was Il rising with that object expected
that the Dublin garrison remained under
arms throughout the night
AT the Castle, his wounds-at first pro-
nounccdt to be not dangerous dressed.
While this was beng done, Il Mr.. Watson,
tho Lord Lcutcnant's private secretary,
asked him whether he would like any mes
a0up Gpli ynrE1 tr adv El worb
mo, no." was his reply, "thank you,
nothing--nolhing. Only break it to her
tcnderly."
From the Castle he was removed to New
gate on the requistion of tho magistrates,
inasmuch as the frighlful injuries he had
inflicted on Captain Ryan wore declared by
tho doctors to be mortal.
AT first it was thought that Lord Ed
ward would recover from his wounds. But
Tor this rest was necessary, and with a
mind disturbed as his was rest was out OF
the question. How terrible prospect
was that which lay before him-a trial,
which could only result in one way, fol-
lowed by an ignomnious death on the scaf.
fold. On the last day of the month, he
heard OF the death OF Captain Ryan. Re-
morse for deed committed in transport
of fury, and the thought that, to the other
charges against him, there was now added
that of murder, affected him deeply
Awaking from short and troubled sleep,
on the morning of tho second of June, he
heard Il commotion outside his prison win
dow. Inquiring the cause, he was told
that the execution of the rebel Clinch was
taking place. The same night he was in
raging fever, and deirous. His frantic
cxclamations could bc heard outside the
prison walls.
Most of his near kindrcd-mothcr, stop.
| father ana sistcrs--Wcrc now in England
but an aunt and brother Uady LOUISA Con.
oily and L,rd Henry FllzycralD were in
Dublin, and urgently appcalingto the Glenn
cncy of the Viceroy and Chancellor Lords
| Camden and Clare) for admission to their
suffering relative. Their appeals were
sternly rejected, until thcSurgcon- General,
who was attending the prisoner, pronoun-
ced his condition to be hopeless. They
were then admitted.
Lord Edward Fitzgerald was now calm.
His wandering senses returned as his
strength cbbcd, and he recognized the faces
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