The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
The Act Inexplicable, Cavendish
Having Done Nothing Injur-
ious to the Irish Cause,
<And But Entered Upon a Policy
Of Concession and Con-
ciliatiOn.
The Assassins Effect Their Fscape-The
Scuf1is In the Park-Public
Opinion.
ASSASSINATION.


Lord Frederick Cavendish. Forstvr's Sue
cessor anS Under Secretary Burke,
Stabbed to Death.
A Dublin dispatch TO the New York
Herald, dated Sunday, May 6. says: A ter
rible tragedy occurred here tonight. Lord
Frederick CaTeadish, the new Chief Seere-
retary, and Mr. Thomas Henry Burke the
Under Secretary, were assassinated in
Phoenix Park About 40 o'clock they
left the Under Secretary's Lodge to wa{k
over to the Chief Seeretary's residence to
dinner. When within 100 yards of the
pPhenix monument they were attacked by
four men wearing slouched hats. 1t is sup
posed that Mr. Burke was Hrst assailed and
stabbed through the heart Lord Frederick
Cavendish attempted 10 defend him. but he
too was stabbed by the asssssins. They re-
peatedly plunged their knives into the
breasts of their victims. and having cut
their Threats they got on a car and drove
rapidly from the Park oy the Chapelizod
gate. 4 few minutes afterwarel a man walking
along the Park road found the bodies cover
ed with blood, and at once informed the pO-
lice, who had the bodies removed to the
|cphens Hospital. A slight examination
HAS made, and il was found that Lord Fred
"
The news rapidly spread and created the
widest excitement and CONSERVATION in the
city.
Lord Spencer and the Vice Regal party
were just going down TO dinner at the
Lodge when the news was sent to them.
kme members of the amiiy were at the
pera at the Gaiety Theater, and were sent
for. When the cause of the departure was
known, the excitement was intense and
! proposal was made to stop the performance,
which was ultimately cut short
Lord Frederick Cavendish only arrived
in Dublin this afternoon, along with Earl
Spet Ger, the new Lord Lieutenant He
was present at the insIallment ceremony in
Dublin Castle, and left there with Mr. Burke.
Early in the evening, it is stated that some
lads riding bicycles in the Park saw the at
tack and the murder, which was the work
of less than minute. Many people We're
within few hundred yards of the scene of
the assassination, but no one appears 10
have been near enough to interfere, and
when the bodies were first found, Lord
Frederick Cayendish's lips were moving, as
if he were trying to speak, but he showed
20 further signs of consciousness. 1t is
needless to add that the assaSsnations are
attributed to the Fenians, although this
must be pure conjecture. The aSsassins
were seen entering The Park on car and
driving rapidly along the main read and
from all accounts they must have encOun-
road Robbery could not have been their
object, nothing on the bodies was taken
The details of the tragedy are as follows:
a boy named Jacob states that while
birds nesting in the Park he saw
about 200 yards from where he was, and
CLOSE to the road, group of men, as If wrest-
hing. He thought they were roughs and did
4 not pay attention to them. He then saw
two men fall to the ground and four others
jump on car and drive off toward the
Chapellzod, which lies IN direction oppO-
site the city. They drove at a rapid pace,
and he could not give any description of
the men.
A gentleman named Mcguire and a
friend, who were on tricycles shortly before
had passed Mr.. Burke and Lord Frederick
Cavendish when on their. way along the
main road throughsthe Park, aud on their
return journey they found the Chief Secre-
tary lying in the center of the carriage-way
and Dir. Burke PROSTATE upon the pathway.
- Both gentlemen We're lying in large pools
blood. They informed the police at the
Park Gate Station of what they had seen.
yThe police at once proceeded the scene of
the murder and conveyed the bodies to the
hospital. On examination il was found that
Dlr. Rnrke had received several stabs near the
region of the heart and his throat had been
cut almost completely cross. His clothes
were absolutely saturated with blood, and
the hemorrhage must have been tremend-
Gus. his Clothes were also torn. Ills gloves
had been torn in many places and his hands
bore marks sugges i've of fierce encounter
L wDh his assailsnts. Lord Frederick did hot
Ear gloves. He had been stabbed in sew
yral places about the chest. One wound
twas through the right lung and penetrated
deeply.
At The time OF the dreadful occurrence
the Park as might be expected on a lovely
evening, was crowded ia many places with
people 1t is a remarkable fact and one
Suggesting that the murderous onslaught
must have been short, terrible and decisive
that many persons sitting and walking
within a few hundred yards of where the
bodies were found, heard nothing of the
affair.
After the procession to-day the Chief
Secretary had discharged his official dutie:
in connection with the ceremony of install
<Stiou, and Immediately returned on an out
e car to Phoenix Park gate. When walk
ing toward the Vice Regal Lodge be met Mr.
Burke, and both gentlemen proceeded TO
gether.
No arrests have been made up to O'Clock
this (Sunday) morning. No one is allowed
to go into the Hospital, which is guarded Dy
large force of police. All the available
force Of constables is out searching for thu
assassins There is a strong guard OF mill
tary at the Vice Regal Lodge.
Further Details of the AtrOcious Killing o
Lord Cavendish and Under secretar,
Burke.
LONDON, May IA correspondent at Dub
lin telegrsphs as follows: "a gentleman