The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-09

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decision OF the Executive Is not yet Known:
A proclamation Offering large reward
Is expected. The Lord Mayor caiied
at the Castle and saw the Lord
Lieutenant. expressing to him the
feelings of profound regret and indigna,
ton which agitated the citizens OF
Dublin and their sympathy with the lam
lilies OF the murdered gentlemen. The
Lord Mayor added that the corporation
would hold special meeting to pass reso-
luton embodying these sentiments and aid
ing the Executive IN his efforts to discover
the perpetrators OF the fearful crime. EX-
element i'm the city Is increasing. Special
editions of the papers are issued every
couple OF hours, although they con-
tain few fresh facts. In all the churches
and chapels special references to the
assassination were made. In some
churches sermons were abandoned for im-
promptu remarks. Mr.. Metge. NJ. r., has
been in constant communication all day
with Mr.. Parnell, who has telegraphed his
adherence Of the awful crime. a request
for details was received from Mr.. Egan, in
Paris, and Messrs. Davitt, Dillon, Sexton,
and Others, in London. The Marquis OF
Harrington and the Duke OF Devonsnire
are expected here tonight, when the body
of Lord Frederick Cavendish will be i'm.
mediately removed.
FINDING THE BODIES.
A personal statement has been volun'
teered by one OF the men who were on tri'
cycles. He was the first TO see the bodies
after the assassination. His name is Foley
He stated that with his companion, Mr.
Mcguire, he left his business house at
O'Clock to 20 ont for a ride in the park. lie
continued: ave went through the North
Circular road. i'm at the north gate and
round the road to the left which
leads TO the Cough statue. We went to-
ward Phoenix Monument. On going there
we took notice OF two gentlemen whom
we did not know. They were arm-in-arm,
apparently talking very pleasantly.
passed the remark that Maguire's machine
could run away from mine. We passed
them and rode on 10 the PhTniX MOnu-
ment. ! did not ride quite up to it, but
Mcguire went up on the right side and
round il. | was tired and sat on my ma
chine looking about me. heard the noise
OF ear, and thought il must be iaryey
who was coming. Looking around, / saw
that the ear was going on by the road to
the left, leading to Chapelizod gate. II
was a red-panel ear, and on it were some
people. We turned our machines to ride
toward town, coming down the road very
quickly.
GIT Is MURDER !"
"When Just opposite to the Niceregal
Lodge we observed a MN lying on the
road on the right side and a man on the
footway, about six or eight yards from Us,
living on his back. alightcd from my tri-
cycle, and went TO the man on the road
and then TO the man on the fo0tway. |
saw that the man on the foOtway had had
his throat cut. My companion did not
alight from his machine at all. | shouted
out, 'Maguire, it's murder!' He asked
me, in very excited manner, was
sure. | said, Yes and he said,
stop YOU there; don't leave them L;
I'll 90 for the police | said. I'll be sure
TO stop till YOU come back lie rode very
hard to town and informed the police. ]
then went over to the man lying on the road
and asked him a question 10 see in he had
life. lie merely turned his eyes. ! could
get no answer. Then | ran TO the man on
the footway and took hold OF his left hand,
which was living across his heart, to feel il
his pulse was beating. lie just gave his
last breath into my face and blood oozed
up from his neck.
ARRIVAL or TIE POLICE.
"By this time two OF the Royal Irish
constabulary arrived. | told them what
had up to that time seen. a gentleman in
a trap came dashing up the road. ! stop
ped him and told him, and one OF the con-
stabulary who got into the trap, and the
gentleman gallopcd his horse to the Castle
TO knock and inform the police there. lie
returned alone. Another man and more
police soon aftcrward arrived. Mcguire
then came upon his machine with an out
side car and police from town on it. By
this time word had reached the Niceregal
Lodge and Colonel Forster came over,
followed by Colonel Caulfcld." Mr. Foley
adds that he told Colonel Forster what he
had seen, and asked Colonel Foster who
the murdered gentlemen We're. He pointed
with his finger and said: "Tbe gentleman
on the road is Lord Frederick Caycndish
the gentleman on the path Mr.. Burke,
Under-Secretary." The ear that brought
the police was then used to take Mr.. Burke
TO the hospital. Lord Frederick Cayendi>t
was put on a stretcher and conveyed 10y
soldiers down the road until they got q
ear, when he was brought to the hospital
also.
DISMAY n IRELAND.
The Executive has not yet decided what
action to take. kilograms are arriving to-
night from all parts Of Ireland denollncin-
the crime i'm words OF the strongest indigna-
ton and calling upon the Government %
use every effort 10 trace the a>sassins. Al
Lismorc Castle. the Irish seat OF the Duke
OF Deyonshirc, where Lord Frederick Wa-
well known and universally beloved, the
utmost horror prevails. At the Catholic
chanel there the Rev. Mgr. Byrne, who was
yisibly affected, said that he saw nothing III
the future OF Ireland but black despair
These vile assassinations had thrown the
country back centuries.
EXAMINING THE BODIES.
The poSt-mortcm examination OF Tho
bodies at the Chief Secreilry's lodge
showed eleven wounds on Mr.. Burke and
eight on Lord Frederick Caycndish. tn,
chief wound on the former was inflicted
from behind, penetrating the heart, and on
the latter the chief wound was also inflicted
from behind, seyering an important artery
in the neck. One wound on Lord Frede
rick Cavendish's left forearm had severed
the muscles and fractured the bone, rs i
inflicted with a hatchct or sword. The
body of Mr.. Burke presented the appear
ancc OF that Of a stalwart man for his age
sixty years. His face was drawn a gOOC
deal. Lord Frederick Cayendlsh was APP
parently man OF slight build, with a mar
row chest. Mr.. Burke's body presented
as a doctor stated who saw both bodies
very much the same appearance as that o
Lord Leitrim.
LEAGUE MANIFESTO.
Michael Davitt has sent the following
telegram from London: d" Dir. Parncll. Mr.
Dillon, and myself have issued manifesto
to the people Of Ireland expressive Of nor