The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-20
ALLEGED CONFESSION
OF ONE OF THE DUBLIN AssAsslNs,
That barke was Slain By tho Lover Of a Olrl
mhoa he Ssdaced- -Eavesaish* Btatk De.
n terminta by ths "IIish AssaSsinAtion
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tern,insa by ths "Irlsh AssAsslnAtion
| Soelety"-Ths Repression Eli.
Dublin, May 10.--The Lord Lieutenant
replying 10 tho address Of tho Dublin cor
poration, said that he feared, notwithstand
ing tho desire Of the bulk OF tho people Q
tho country, that tho perpetrators Of III,
murders should be brought to Justice, SOM
persons, actuatcd By fear sympathy, wcr
keeping back information that might lea,
to the discovery Of the criminals. Tho 70
sponsibility Of administering cxccptiona
power was very heavy, but it WIS his dut,
not to finch from the task. Tic appealed
for MD from MI loyal citizens, as the power,
Of tho Government would not be use,
against them but against tho sccre
societies. -
The Threman's Journal publishes eigh
columns OF u story, anonymously sent and
bearing London postmark, protesting to
be the confession OF ono OF the assassns
1t intimatcs TINT tho crime was conceived
ITS m answer to the appointment OF Lord
Frederick Cavendish by the Irish Assassin
alton society, having branches throughout
the kingdom. Over twenty persons are
said 10 be implicated in the crime, ull Of
whom have now escaped to England. Tbs
writer says that they attended tho funerals
Of their victims. The story created SEN
sation, but is considered IL hoax. II con.
tains many gross absur1itics. gF
LONDON, May 10.-1n the House OF Com.
mons the debate on tho depression bill
was resumed @55. .J.l s-}g III
Gladstone denied the bill was m out
come Of English resentment. It was not
founded on the Phoenix park disaster, but
was contemplated long before its occur.
renee. He desired it 10 pass unaltered in
its main lines. 1t was not founded on any
panic or conceived in any party spirit. 1t
was intended to meet great crisis and in
spirit was approved by all loyal cit
liens. Ng. F'a
lie stated that hc had received COO nd.
dresses from various public bodies, ex.
pressing tho hope that the murdcrs would
not hinder remedial legislation. The Gov.
ernnlent considered the repression anl the
arrears bills insepamble and could not con,
sent to tic abandonment or essential inl-
pairment OF either. Gladstone's remarks
were chcered. 'Ia'= i
Chamberlain stated that lie had a letter
from Patrick Egan denying the assertion O.
Forster, relative to Sheridan, and said TINT
Forster should either prove the truth OF hi.
statement or retract it. sel5t7
MIR. Parnell hoped that, with the passage
OF the arrears bill and otheramend mentst il
the land act, tho land League agitation:
might be ended. s 9.,.Ssis=,
In consequence OF anonymous Feniar
threats the guards at Government estab
lisltntctlts have been doubled. lSe,l z
O'Shea, member OF Parliament, writes
to the papers affirming, despite the denim
OF Forster, that they had been in frequent
communication. aud that it was Forster
who had suggested the best plan wns fol
O'shea TO quietly visit, kilnainl,am jail
lie adds: "Forstcr's report OF the converse
ton is inaccurate, but Hound him ncryou.
and denoEalized concerning other matters
10 such III extent that in writing the order
Tor my visit to kimainliam juil he substi
tuted another name for that OF O'Shca."
Thomas O'Connor, an Irisli-American
was arrested in Chatsworth park, the
grounds OF the Duke OF Devonsliire, al
midnight last night, the charge being tha,
he was there nnlawfully. -.j 7i
New Yonv, May ia companion stor,
to that whic!, appears to-day in the FREEMAN
Journal, OF Dublin, is printed in an even.
ing paper here. The story is that the mur
der OF Lord Cavcndisll aud Mr.. Burke wa.
the work OF secret organization, com.
posed partly Of lrishlnen, partly o
Frcnchmcn and partly Of Italians
One Of the murderers is an Italiar
and the other MI Irishman, both vii
educated and in comparative good circunl.
stances. 1t is asserted that Burke had SO.
duced lady who was betro,hed to thu
man who assassinatcd him. The intimac,
was OF two months duration. When hci
lover learned OF her ruin hc requested tho
privilege Of taking Burke's life, acting n.
the agent OF this secret Organization.