, 1882-06-14
Do You recollect whether there was a

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appeared to me to be hOrsp-play. |
thought they were larking bout the grass
slopes on the same side as was on.
Did you continue to walk in this direc-
ton ?-One of the dogs was very delicate
and nervous, and was always running
away turned to call her, aud when look
Ell again there was one of the men, apart
from the others, striking another man and
pushing him down.
Did You see any other person struck p
J thoughC | saw one go down.
Did you see how many persons we're at
him Fl believe four, from the number |
saw get ON the car. The men got on the
car and drove towards me. "a map of the
locality was produced.) They turned the
angle of the road and the side of the car
was then presented to me.
How many men we're on the side next
you al think two [ am not quite sure.
And how many on the other side 1.-Two.
They were all dressed il. dark clothes.
Had they all dark cloIheS?-YeS. The
car went along the Road leading to the
Hlbernian School. was watching the men
on the ground, and wondering why thev
did not get up. The driver sat on the car
and did not seem to take the slightest
notice of what was going on.
Did the car appear TO be waiting for the
men Al thought they had been driving OH
the car, and had dropped down to lark
about. [ did not think much about it,. |
had no idea of anything in the shape of
foul play, seeing the driver sit so uncon-
cernedly in his seat. The car started at
once when the men got up, and drove off
rapidly.
Did it appear to be a hack car FL think
Did YOU see any number on the car
when it Turned the corner ?-l looked
to see if J cOuld see, rs | thought it was
rather a brutal thing to kuOck two men
down that way. look round to Seo If
there was any body about that we might
catch the fellows. There was Il labouring
mau behind me. | said, " This Io0tS like
a bad buSineSs.' He said it was, AMI
turned round again and walked towards
where | saw these men.
Had the car passed at his time ?-No,
it was Just passing as | was speaking.
Did You go mp to the bodies III walk
ed straight on to the bodies and found
the both dead-nO, the one OH the road
had the eyes a little bit open ami appear
ed 10 be alive.
You found they had been murdered p
Yes.
Did the men OH the tricycles passed you?
Yes.
You were ar the bodies first ?-YeS.
When YOU saw this you gave the alarm7
The man behind me said, IhiS looks
like MURDER" and Sa d, Eyes" l said,
1--WE had better give information to the
police and he said ~ suppose SO" |
saw an engineer some distance away, and
| walked up to h IN and told him what |
saw, and to go anil report it to the police.
l never saw the man | spoke to after
wards.
Did any one remain with the bodies q
Not that saw.
You had no idea who the gentlemen
were Not the slightest. The engineer
and | walked towards the park gate and
we met two conStableS. l told them, and
they said it was no business of theirs. l
did not blame them, because two brother
officers OF mine have since told me that my
story looked like a hoax. A little further
on we met II mounted policeman and we
told him.. We went to the gate and the
gentleman on the tricycle. passed me. Mr..
Burke seemed to be dead. Lord Frederick
Cavendish WIS all over dirt, and | did not
think he Was dead. When | saw him
lying on the road covered with dirt aud
dust | thought he was one of the men who
had attacked the gentlemen, and the gen
tlemen had shot him. Everyone ] told the
story to paid no attention to it.
A jurOr.-HlrIng regard to the condi-
ton in which the gentlemen were, did it
not strike you that you might have been
Of SOM assistance to them in staunching a
wound, and perhaps saving Il life IL was