Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-09
Atrocious Murder in Dublin.
Lord Frederick Cavendish Assas-
sinated,
Together with Under Secretary
Burke.
Great Excitement Throughout
England and Ireland.
Talk Of Proclaiming Martial Law
in Ireland.

DUBLIN, May 6.-Lord Frederick
Cavendisch and Under Secretary
Burke were shot dead this morning
in Phoenix Park.
LONDON, May THE Observers
dispatch from Dublin gives the fol-
lowing particulars of the murder OF
Lord Frederick Cavendish and MIR.
Burke: A boy states that while
bird-nesting in Phoenix Park yester.
day afternoon he saw, about 200
wards from him and close to the
road, group of men who appeared
to him to be+wrestling. He thought
they were roughs, and paid no par
ticular attention to them. He then
saw two of the men fall and four
others jump into cart and drive
rapidly toward Chapelzoid. He is
unable to give any 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 hun
dred yards of where the bodies were
found, but heard nothing of the affair.
The police paraded the park shortly
after the occurrence and searched
every hole and corner for the mur-
derers.
Mr.. Burke was found with his
throat cut nearly from ear to ear and
his hands bore marks indicating that
he had fierce and heightened en-
counter One of the wounds of
Load Cavendish was dagger
thrust which penetrated his right
lung and his right arm was crushed
to pulp. Many of the wounds on
both bodies were such as must have
been Immediately fatal. The persons
who found the bodies were detained
by the police. Earl Spencer,
to whom the news was
first broken by Col. Coalfeld, was
terribly shocked. 1t is stated that
he intends to resign Immediately.
The correspondent of the Press
Association at Dublin telegraphs as
follows: "a gentleman informs me
that about 2 o'clock on Saturday
afternoon he saw a county car, of
peculiar build, driving through Graf
ton street. It contained four very
suspicious-looking fellows, with
blackened faces, and wearing
slouched hats pulled down in front
so as, to some extent, conceal their
faces"
The victims of the tragedy are laid
out on beds, in piles, just as they
are brought in. The hospital sur
geon states that he fancied he felt a
slight pulsation in Mr.. Burke's body
when he first saw it.
kilograms were Immediately sent
to all police stations in ireland and
Great Britain, giving information of
the murder.
LONDON, May 8.-A meeting of the
conservatives was held in London,
Sunday afternoon. Sir Stafford
Northcote, Marquis of Salisbury, and
all prominent members of the last
Conservative Cabinet were present.
The meeting lasted an hour. Reso-
lutions were passed expressing
horror at the deed and sympathy
with the government and willingness
of the opposition to support the
government with their whole strength
in coping with the murderous state
Of Ireland. Sir Stafford Northcote
said he doubted whether the govern
would proclaim martial law, but that
if they did they might rely on the
support of the Conservatives.
1t was announced officially Sunday
that there was not the slightest foun
dation for the report Of the impend
ing resignation of Earl Spencer.
The Cabinet decided to adjourn
the House of Commons to-day, after
illusions to the murder had beer
made by leaders of both sides.
The Times says it is now thought
that Lord Frederick Cavendish ano
Mr.. Burke were both deliberately Sc
lected for assassination. During the
procession in Dublin, ON Saturday, {
man inquired three times whether
Lord Frederick Cavendish was il
the procession. The chief secretary
at last lifted his hat and told his
name. The man replied, "Thanl
you. That will do" Two men OF
horseback also watched the process
sion in suspicious manner. Their.
were eight gaping wounds in th.
body of Lord Frederick Cavendish
and eleven in that of Under Secre
tary Burke.
; A special messenger left Londo1
for Dublin hastily this morning.
An extraordinary cabinet counci
was convened to day.
: The observer to-day in a leadins
article says: Comment on thil
4 months list of crime is almost unnec
essary. We have had too man,
crimes in Ireland of late, as crue
and unprovoked, to feel any but tn
faintest hope that the present mur.
der can be excepted from the Ion,
roll OF outrages of which the agita
q ton in Ireland has been the guilt
: cause, and which have remained to-
/ long unpunished and unrepressed
For the present we content ourse,,ve
with saying that, be the explains tio
= of murder what it may all Enlish
n men will share the horror felt at thi
e deed of blood, aad will sympathiz
: with the sorrow which has fallen O
D the bearers of names honored an
s. cherished in the annals of our coun
y try.
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