The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-05-07
ASSASSINATED.
Lord CaVendlsh andSecretary
Wantonly Stabbed.
a Most Horrible Blow to the Irish
National Cause.
Object of the Killing an Impenetrable
Mystery.
Sad Setback 70 G%ladstoue's Policy of
Reconciliation.
The Gravest Fears For the Outcome OF
the Shocking Affair.

A horrible announcement comes from
Dublin of the killing Of Lord Friedrich
Cavendish and Under Secretary Burke.
Lord Cavendish was appointed but a
few days since as secretary of state for
Ireland In pursuance of Gladstone's
new policy of Cancellation towards that
island, The home rulers and Irish ma.
tionalists were disappointed in the
choice. Cavendish was a negative
character and they wanted a man of
more pronounced views. His killing,
however, will cause a thrill of horror
through the civilized world and strikes
a severer blow to Irish home rule than
it has eyer yet received. Yesterday
the land leaguers were congratulating
themselves on an immense victory
achieved; to-day they ~sorrowfully see
the hopes of years dashed away. Par
nell and his coadjutors have labored
manfully and this must be a bitter
moment for them. The resulting causes
leading from this effect may be many.
Gladstone's recent change of policy
unpopular at best among the majority
in England-may now react. A crisis
in the cabinet, a change of premiers
and coercion IN full blast again. In her
recent struggles Ireland has had the
sympathy of the world, but the stiletto
of the assassin can never evoke any
thing but the most deep-seated horror.
London, May GA telegram from
Dublin says it appears Lord Frederick
C~avendish and Under Secretary Burke
were stabbed, not shot. They were
both strolling in the park about half a
mile from the city gate and a quarter
of a mile from the chief secretary's
lodge, when a car drove up containing
four men, two of whom jumped down
from the a and attacked Lord Fred
eriek Cavendish and Mr.. Burke, stab.
bling them both several times in the
throat and breast. The victims strug-
gled hard for life and in their struggle
became separated, their bodies being
found some ten PAGES apart. The trag:
coy occurred about 7:iO O'Clock in the
evening and in broad daylight. The
bodies were first discovered by two
young gentlemen who were riding BIZ
cycles through the park, who immedi-
ately gave the alarm TO the police
Surgeons soon reached the spot, but the
police were already conveying Burke's
body away to the town where an exam.
nation showed life extinct. The upper
portion of the body was perforated
shockinglY and presented a ghastly
sight. Proceeding further the surgeons
reached the body of Cavendish which
was being conveyed away from the park
on a stretcher. The body of the chieI
secretary displayed the same dreadful
wounds in addition to which the left
arm was broken and torn a. if he had
put it up to protect his breast. Lore
Cavendish was quite dead. The bodies
were taken to Stevens hospital where
they will remain until the inquest il
over. The locality of the out,
rage is terribly marked with blood
The spot where the body of Lord Caven
dish was found was absolutely deluged
while Burke's body lay in a pool o.
blood. 1t is said that after the act tn
murderers Immediately drove off. Their,
seems to be no clue to the assassins a
present, but the police are using ever
endeavJr TO discover them. A larg,
quantity Of notes and gold coin, beside
their gold watches were found in the
pockets of the victims, showing the OBJ
ject Of the crime was not robbery
Great excitement prevails throughou
Dublin, and widespread Indignation /
expressed. The telegraph offices ar
besieged for the latest news. Owing t
the l~ateness of the hour of the arri
val of the news in London, nothing o
the outrage is yet know here among tn
general public. At London clubs an
other west end resorts, the news of tn
assassination was received with Il feel
ing of st]upefaction, followed by an eS
preston of the bitterest resentment.
dispatches from prominent Irishme
throughout the country express tn
greatest horror over this unfortunat
assassination and detestatiOn of th
crime.> The leading papers of tn
United States unite in saying 1t wa
the work of the cauailIe and that II
patriotic Irishmen would be guilty q
this terrible deed ut d moment whe
} the future of his country looked bright
er than for centuries. ED. LEADER.