The National tribune., 1882-05-13
A FOUL DOUBLE MURDER.
LORD cAvENDIsH AND uNDER-sECRE'
TARY BURKE AssAssINATED.
Stabbed TO Death in Public Park in Dublin by
Four Unknown Men-A Remarkable and
AtrociOus Crime-Escape Of the
Murderers.


gives the following particulars of the horrible
affair
Lord Cavendish and Earl Spencer had re-
mained at Dublin Castle engaged in the trans
action of official business until six o'clock this
evening, when each drove to his respective
residence. After dinner Lord Cavendish and
Mr.. Burke went for walk in PhGnlX fark'
They were stabbed close 10 the chief secretarys
lodge.
A bov states that while bird-nesting in Pho
nix Park yesterday afternoon he saw, ABOUT
900 wards from him and close 20 the ground
a group Of men. who appeared to him 10 oe
wrestling. He thought they were roughs, and
raid no uarticuiar attention 70 them. He then
saw two of tho men fail and four Others jump
into a car and drive rapidly toward Chapel
Izod. He is unable 10 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 a few
hundred yards Of where the bodies were found,
but heard nothing Of the affair. Police parad
ed the park shortly after the occurrence, and
fruitlossly searched every hole and corner for
the murderers. Mr.. Burke was found with his
throat cut almost from car to ear, and his hands
bore marks indicating that he had had fierce
and heightened encounter. One of the wounds
of Lord Cavendish was dagger thrust which
penetrated his right lung, and his left arm was
mashed to pulp. Many of the wounds on both
bodies were such as must have been immedi-
ately fatal. The persons who found the bodies
were detained by the police.
The correspondent of the Press Association
at Dublin telegraphs as follows: "a gentleman
informes me that about two o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon he saw a country car of pc >uliar
build driving through Grafton street. 1t con-
tanned four very suspiciouslooking fellows,
with blackened faces, and wearing slouched
hats pulled down in front SO as to some extent
conceal their faces"
A telegram to Lord Harrington shows that
Lord Frederick fell first, mortally wounded by
a stab. Mr. Burke struggled for a time but
fell, stabbed in several places. 1t is believed
his jugular vein was severed. The four men
then drove rapidly away.
Capt. Greatrix, of the dragons, who thought
the matter had been drunken row, said, as
they passed, "You have roughly handled
them" They replied roughly, "You be
d." Greatrix says he can identify one
of the men concerned in the assassination, and
gate-keeper of the park says he can identify
two.
The victims of the tragedy are laid ont on
beds in the hospital just as they were brought
hospital surgeon states that he fan
elt slight pulsation in Mr.. Burke's
Zen he first saw it, kilograms were
.tely sent to all the police stations in
and Great Britain giving information
murder. 1t has been ascertained that
ecretary Burke walked from the castle
~ v..u park gates, where he got on car and
while driving through the park overlook gen.
tleman Mr.. Burke alighted from the car and
accompanied the gentleman, who was un-
doubtedly Lord Frederick Cavendish, on foot.
The carnan returned to the city.
Mr.. Burke had long been regarded with ex-
treme disfavor by the nationalists of Ireland.
Orders have been issued that all boats from
ireland be searched for the assassins. The
face of Lord Frederick Cavendish as he lies
dead in the hospital is calm and peaceful. MI.
Burke's courtenance has look of great agony.
Captain Ress, late Secretary Of Mr.. Forster, has
gone with special report, and as the repre-
sentative of Earl Spencer, to London.
1t was reported at Dublin that Mr.. Burke
was the victim whose assassination had been
planned, and that Lord Frederick Cavendish
was only killed because he was in Mr.. Burke's
company.
The murder must have been quite visible
from the windows of the vice-regal lodge. 1t
is said that Earl Spencer himself saw The
scufle from his bedroom window.
London society, beginning with the Queen,
who sent a telegram Of coincidence to the
family of Lord Cavendish, has made dem
onstration of sympathy as remarkable as that
which occurred on the death of President Gar
field. Many columns Of the morning papers
are filled with the names of those who called
10 express sympathy with the relatives of Lord
Frederick. The remains Of Lord Frederick
will be conveyed to England On Tuesday, and
inferred at Chatsworth on Wednesday.
Maguire, one of the men who discovered the
remains, says that only nine or ten minutes
ELAPSED between his meeting Cavendish and
Burke alive and well andifnding their corpses
1t is believed Mr.. Burke was aware that his
movements were dogged. He had frequently
been advised to have an escort, but always
refused.
The following manifesto of the Land League
was adopted Monday afternoon at hurriedly
summoned meeting at the Westminster Palace
Hotel:
To the People Of Ireland: On the eve Of what
seemed bright future for our country, that
evil destiny, which has apparently pursued us
for centuries, has struck at our hopes another
blow, which cannot be exaggerated in its dis
astrous consequences. In this hour of SORROW
full gloom we venture to give expression to our
profoundest sympathy with the people of Ire
land in the calamity that has befallen our
cause through this horrible deed. and with
those whe determined at the last hour that
policy of conciliation should supplant that of
terrorism and national distrust. We earnestly
hone that the attitude and action of the Trisb
people will show to the world that an assassi-
nation such as has startled us almost Ia the
abandonment of hope Of our countrv's future
is deeply and religiously abhorrent to their
every feeling and instinct. We appeal to Won
to show by every manner of expression that,
amidst the universal feeling Of horror which
the assassination has excited, no people feel so
deep a detestation of its atrOcity or SO deem a
sympathy with those whose hearts must be
scared by it as the nation upon whose pros
perity and reviving hopes it may entail conse-
uuences more ruinous than those that have
fallen to the lot of unhappy ireland during the
present generation. We feel that no act that