The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-05-12
AN AWFUL CRIME.
Assassination Of the New Chief Sec
rotary for Ireland and His Assist


ASSASSINATION OF the New Chief Sec
rotary for Ireland and His Assist
anti
A terrible tragedy was enacted in Phoenix
Park, Dublin, on the afternoon of the 9Th inst
Lord Frederick Cavendish, the new Secretary
for Ireland, and Thomas H Burke, were at
tackled BY assassins and stabbed to death.
They were both strolling in the park, about half
mile from the city gate and q quarter of
o mile from tho Chief Secretarys lodge when
car drove up containing four men, two of
whom jumped down from the car and attacked
Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Burke stab
bing them both several times in the throat and
breast. The victims struggled hard for life
and in the struggle became separated their
bodies being found some ten PAGES apart
The tragedy occurred about 7:10 O'Clock in
the evening, and in broad daylight The bodies
were first discovered by two young gentlemen
who were riding bicycles through the park, and
who Immediately gave the alarm 20 the police
The surgeons soon reached the spot, but the
police we're already conveying Mr.. Burkes body
away to the town, where an examination showed
life to be extinct. The upper part of the body
was perforated in shocking manner
and presented q ghastly sight. Proceed
ing further, the medical men reached
the body of Lord Frederick Cavendish, which
was being conveyed away from the park
on stretcher. The body of the Chief Secre-
tary displayed some dreadful wounds. in addi-
ton to which his left arm was broken and torn
as if he had put it up to protect his breast Lord
Cavendish was quite dead. The locality OF the
outrage was terribly marked with blood. The
spot where the body OF Lord Frederick Caven-
dish was found was absolutely deluged,
while Burke's body lay in pool of blood
When the bodies were first found Lord Freder-
lex Cavendishs lips were moving, as if he were
trying to speak, but he showed no further signs
of consciousness
Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish was the
second surviving son of the seventh Duke of
Devonshire. He was born at Compton Place
the Sussex seat of the Cavendish family,
Nov. 80, 1886. He was educated at Trinity
College, Cambridge, and was private secretary
to Lord Granville from 1859 to 1864, when the
latter was President of the Council. In June,
1864, he was married to Lucy Caroline second
daughter of Lord Lyttleton. He was Liberal
in politics, and since 1865, he has represented
the Northwest Riding OF Yorkshire i'll Para-
ment. Since the formation of the Gladstone
Ministry he has been Financial Secre-
tary to the Treasury. He was appointed
Chief Secretary only two days before he was so
foully murdered. Thomas H. Burke was ap-
pointed to the position of ULder Secretary Tor
Ireland about 1870, during Mr.. Gladstone's first
administration.
Phoenix Park, the. scene of the awful crime,
contains $50 acres, and is one of the finest
pleasure resorts in the world.
Parnel says he is Mortified beyond express
sion, and feels that the tragedy will be most
damaging to the Irish people. The Land
League leaders issued manifesto expressing
horror at the assassination, and urging meet
ings to denounce the crime. james Mooney,
President of the Land League of America, has
issued an address calling upon the brethren iii
Ireland to use every effort to bring to Justice
the assasslns.
The result of the atrocity is the cooperation
of all parties in Parliament with whatever
measures the Government may devise with ref
erence to the Irish situation. The Conserva-
tives have already expressed themselves to this
effect, and in the present temper of the En-
gsh people there is little reason at present to
look for opposition to Gladstone's policy. The
Land League leaders have been among the
first to tender their unreserved support to the
Government, and for the first time in many
years Great Britain is q unit regards Ire
land.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Gladstone
announced that recent events had necessitated
recast of all measures relating to Irish affairs
and Mr. Parne who appeared clad in mourn
ing, stated his belief that the Dublin murder
had been committed by class which had al
ways opposed him. At Maynooth the police
arrested man giving the name of Moore whose
appearance corresponds closely with the de-
scrlption OF one of the murdercrs. He
protested that he had just landed from
America. lut manifested the almost trep-
idation when arrested It is said that
the assassins, in order to DESTROY all traces of
their identity, murdered the GARDINER who
drove them away from the scene of the butch
cry in PDpnix Park. Lady Cavendish received
q oil from he Lodi aI,1 IS
Dublin, saying the Irish people had not sunk
so low as to murder one who had brought
peace-offering. English opinion is settling
down in the belief that the assassination was
the work of Fenian thugs who were hostile to
peace and reconciliation between the Irish Land
League and the English Liberals. Mr.. Gladstone
himself entertains this opinion. The Pope has
instructed the IrisA Bishops to request the
clergy to execrate the assassination from their
pulpits. American Fenians are considered re-
sponsible for the butchery of Lord Frederick
Cavendish and Mr.. Burke. John Boyle O'Reil-
ly and Patrick A. Collins, of Boston, telegraphed
Parnell authoriz ng reward of SIS, 600, on be-
half of the Irishmen of Boston, for the appre-
hension Of the murderers of Cavendish and
Burke
The Marquis of LansdoYvne gave notice in the
House of Lords, on the 9th inst, that he would
drop the motion against the irish policy of the
Government, but asked that there be no Weld
ing to popular demands without the adoption of
compensatng measures for strengthening the
law. George Otto Trevelyan was appointed
Chief Secretary for Ireland, and new election
was ordered for Hawick. Hamilton, permanent
Secretary to the Admiralty, hasfgone to ireland
to take Burke's place for six months.
An important development in connection with
the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr.. Burke
was obtained by the Dublin authorities on the
9th inst. 1t appears that two young men en-
ployed in a railroad shop were witnesses of the
tragedy. They were riding through Phoenix
Park on bicycles when the four assassins at
tackled their victims, and the natural impulse
of the two men to rush to the assistance of
Csvendish and Burke was checked by the threat
that if they approached nearer the bloody knives
would be turned on them. They therefore
sought safety in fight.