The Portland daily press., 1882-05-09
Story of Eye witnesses.


The Observers dispatch from Dublin gives
the following particulars of the murder Of Lord
Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. Burke: A boy
states that while birdsnesting in Phoenix park
he saw about 200 yards from him and close to
the road, group of men who appeared to be
wrestling. He thought they were roughs and
paid no particular attention to them. He then
saw two of the men fall and four others jump
into car and drive rapidly toward Chapel
Izod. He is unable to give description of
their appearance. The park was crowded in
many places at the time of the tragedy. Many
persons were sitting or walking within few
hundred yards of where the bodies were found,
but heard nothing of the affair. Police paraded
the park after the occurrence and fruitlessly
searched every hole and corner for the muir
derers Mr. Burke was found with his throat
cut almost from ear to ear, and his hands bore
marks indicating that he had fierce and
heightened encounterf One of the wounds Of
Lord Frederick Cavendish was dagger thrust
which penetrated his right lung, and his right
arm was smashed to pulp. Many of the wounds
on both bodies were such as must have been
| Immediately fetal. The persons who found
the bodies were detained by the police.
New YORK, May S.-A Dublin dispatch
| says personal statement has been volunteered
| by one Of the men who were on tricycles. He
was the first to see the bodies after the assas-
| snation. His name is Foley. He stated that
| with his companion, Mr.. Mcguire, he left his
| business house at seven O'Clock to go out for a
| ride in the park. He continued: 1--WE went
| through the north circular road, in at the
north gate and round the road to the left,
which leads to the Cough statue. We went
| toward the Phoenix monument. On going
| there we took notice of two gentlemen whom
we did not know. They were arm in arm, ap-
| parently talking very pleasantly we passed
| them and rode to the Phoenix monument.
did not ride quite up to it, but Mcguire went
| up on the right side and round it. L was tired
| and sat on nv machine looking about me- L
| heard the noise of a car and thought 1t must
| be IA Jarvey who was coming. Looking
around 1 saw that the car was going on oy the
| road to the left leading to Chapelizod gate 1t
was red panel car, and on it were some peo,
| pie. We turned our machines to ride toward
town, coming down the road very quickly.
| When Just opposite to the vice regal lodge we
observed a man lying on the road on tne rlgnS 81 3
yards from us, lying on his back alighted
| from my tricycle. and went to the man on the
road and then to the man on the footway. 1
| saw that the man on the footWay had had MS
throat cut. My companion did not ahgnt ign
from his machine at all. l shouted out,
Mcguire, it's murder" He asked mo IN
very excited manner, was sure. said, Yes;
and he said, Stop you there; don't leave them;
I'll go for the police. 1 said: I'll be sure to
stop till you come back. ne rode very nara an3 70
over to the man lying on the road and asked
him question to see if he had life. lie
merely turned his eyes. could get no answ er;
Then 1 ran to the man on the foot way and
took hold of his left hand. which was lying
across his sheart, to feel if his pulse was beat
ing. He just gave his last breath into my face,
and blood oozed up from his neck. BY this
time two of the Royal Irish Constabulary ar.
rived. told them what 1 had up to that
time seen. A gentleman in a trap came dash
ing up the road. L stopped him and told him
and one of the constabulary, who goa into the
trap, and the gentleman galloped his horse tc
the castle to knock and inform the police