The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-05-10
The Terrible Tragedy in Ire
land.
A Full Account. of the
London Press.
A DETAILED ACCOUNT.

A DETAILED ACCOUNT.
New York, May 7.-Fhe follow
ing is from the Herald of this morn
| ing:
Dublin, May GA terrible trage
day occurred here tonight; Lore
Frederick Cavendish, the new chic
secretary, and Mr.. Thomas Henr,
Burke, the under secretary, were as
sassinated in Phoenix park. About
1890 O'Clock they left the under
secretary's lodge to walk over to the
| chief secretary's residence to dinner.
When within 100 yards OF. the Phoenix
monument they were attacked by
four men wearing slouched hats. II
is supposed that Mr.. Burke was first
assailed and stabbed through the
heart. Lord Frederick Cavendish
attempted to defend him but he, too,
was stabbed by the assassins. They
repeatedly ran their knives into the
bodies Of their victims and having
CUT THEIR THROATS
They got in a car and drove rapidly
from the park by the Chapelizod
gate.
A few minutes afterWard a man
walking along the park road found
the bodies covered with blood, and
at once informed the police, who
had the bodies removed to the Stephz
ems hospital. A slight examination
was made, and it was found that
Lord Frederick Iavend1sh's arm was
also broken.
Lord Frederick Cavendish only
arrived in Dublin this afternoon,
along with Earl Spenser, the new
lord lieutenant. He was present at
the instalment ceremony in Dublin
castle. and left there with Mr.. Burke
early in the evening. 1t is stated
that some lads riding bicycles in the
park
SAW THE ATTACK
And the murder, which was the
work of less than minute. Many
people were within few hundred
yards of the scene of assassination,
but no one appears to have seen
enough to interfere, and when the
bodies were found Lord Frederick
Caverdlsh's lips were moving as if
trying to speak, but he showed no
futher sign of conscienciousness.
l. is needless to add that the ass
assinations are attributed to the Fe-
mans, although this must be pure
conjecture. The assassins were
seen entering the park on car and
driving rapidly along the main road,
and from all accounts they must have
their victims as they
were crossing the road. Robbery
could not have been their object as
nothing on the bodies was touched.
PRESS OPINIONS.
The Daily News reports that
when Parnell heard of the murders
he was at first inclined to resign his
seat i'll parliament and withdraw for
the present from politics. The advice
of influential friends. some not belong
ing to his own party, induced him
to give. up his intention.
The News,.in a leading article,
says: The government is not like
ly to be carried away by passion or
panic. Gladstone is tried as, no
public man of our time was ever |
-red before, but he will know how |
20 meet the crisis.
The Standard in its leading edi-
.orial bewails the fate of Caven-
:lish and Burke, Notwithstanding the |
latter was Roman Catholic, asks |
# Giadstsne can any longer remain |
1t the head OF affairs. and asserts |
hat the government seems utterly |
,ewildered.
The Post says: The immense sig
lificance of the crime it is easy to
-ecognize. 1t is a blow AIMED at
English supremacy in Ireland.
The post asks such Liberals as
Lord Fitzwilliam whether the time
las not arrived for the termination |
If the radical government. /