Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-05-18

4 DOUBLE ASSASSINATION.

| The New Chief Secretary for Ireland and
His Assistant Murdered In Dublin-Es-
/ cape of the Assassins Bsfors Their Afro
cious Crime Was Discovered- Great Ex-
| element I'm EnstAnti and Ireiand--Ths
Feeling In This C0antfy- The Deed Ex-
ecrated by the League HEADERS In Amer-
| ica.-Land-Lea-ueM slltfestees. 49,
| NEW York. May g.
A Dublin cablegram to the Herald says: "A
| terrible tragedy occurred here tonight. Lord
Frederick Cavendtsh, the new Chief Secretary,
| rotary. were assassinated in Phoenix Park.
| About half-past seven O'Clock they left the
Under Secretary's lodge to walk over to the
Chief Secretary's residence to dinner. When
within one hundred yards of the Phoenix Mon
ument they were attacked by four men wear
ing slouched hats. 1t is supposed that Mr..
Burke was first assailed, and stabbed through
/ the heart Lord Frederick Cayendish attempt
ed to defend him, but he, too, was stabbed by
| the assassins. They repeatedly plunged their
knives into the br asts OF their victims, and,
having cut their throats, they got on a car. and
| drove rapidly from the park by the Chapelizod
! gate. A few minutes afterward man walk
ing along the park road found the bodies COW
cred with blood, and at once informed the POI
lice, who had the bodies removed to the
Stephens Hospital A slight examination was
made, and it was found that Lord Frederick
Cavend.sh's arm was also broken.
/ The news rapidly spread, and created the
| widest excitement and CONSERVATION in the
city. Lor Spencer end the Vice-Regal party
t were just going down to dinner at the lodge
| when the news was sent to them. Some menu
bers of the household were at, the opera at the
Gaiety Theatcr, and were sent for. When the
| cause of Their departure was known the ex-
| citement was intense, and a proposal was made
| to stop the performance, which was ultimately
cut short.
Lord Frederick Cavendish only arrived in
Dublin this afternoon along with Earl Spencer
the new Lord Lieutenant. He was present at
the installation ceremony in Dublin Castle and
left there with Mr.. Burke, his fellow-victim,
| early in the evening.
1t is stated that some lads riding bicycles in
the park saw the attack and the murders,
which were the work of less than minute.
Many people were within few hundred yards
of the scene of the assassination but. no one
appears to have been near enough to inter
fere. When the bodies were first found, Lord
Frederick Caventiish' s lips were moving, as if
he was trying to speak, but he showed no fur
Their signs of consciousness.
1t is needless to add that the assassinations
are attributed to the Fenians, although this
must be pure conjecture The assassins were
seen entering the park ON car. and driving
rapidly along the main road, and from all
counts they must have encountered their vic
tins as they were crossing the road. Robbery
could not have been their object, as nothing
on the bodies was touched.
The details Of the tragedy are as follows: A
boy named Jacob states that while bird's-nest-
ing in the park he saw, about two hundred
yards fren where he was, and close to the
road a group Of men as if wrestling. He
thought they were roughs, and did not pay
any attention to them. He then saw two men
fall to the ground and four others jump on a
car and drive Off to Chapelizod, which lies in a
direction opposite to the city. They drove at
a rapid pace, and he could not give any des-
.cription of the appearance of the men.
gentleman nam ed Mcguire and q friend who
were on tricycles shortly before had passed Mr.
Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish when on
their way along the main road through the
park, and on thcirreturn journey they found
the Chief Secretary lying in the center of the
carrfageway, and Mr.. Burke PROSTATE upon
the pathway Both gentlemen were lying in
large pools of blood. They informed the POI
lice at the park gate of what they had seen.
The police at once proceeded to the scene of
the murder and ICON veyed 1.-THE bodies to the
hospital. sOn examination it was found that
Burke had received several @stabs near the re-
gion of the heart and his throat had been cut
almost completely across. His clothes were
absolutely saturated with blood, and the hem
orrhage must have been tremendous. His
clothes were also torn. His gloves had been
torn in many places, and his hand bore MARKS
Suggestive of fierce encounter with his as
sailants. Lord Frederick did not wear gloves
He had been stabbed in several places about
the chest. One wound was through the right
lung and penetrated deeply.
s AT the time of the dreadful occurrence the
park, as might be expected on lovely even
ing, was crowded in many places with people.
1t is remarkable fact, and one suggesting
that the murderous onslaught must have been
short, terrible and decisive, that many persons
sitting and walking within a few hundred yards
of where the bodies were found heard nothing
of the affair. - f5
Great excitement prevails throughout Dub
lin, and widespread Indignation is expressed
over the event.
LONDON, May 6.
AT the London clubs and other late West-end
resorts news of the assassination of Lord
Frederick Cavendish and Under Secretary
Burke was received with feeling of stupefac-
ton followed by expressions of the bitterest
resentment.