The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-19
4 DOUBLE ASSASSINATION.

4 DOUBLE ASSASSINATION.
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A Dublin cablegram TO the Herald says: "A
terrible tragedy occurred here tonight. Lord
Frederick Cavendish, the new Chief Secretary,
and Mr.. Thomas Henry Burke. tho Under Sec
retry. were assassinated in Phoenix Park.
About half-past seven O'Clock they left tho
Under Secretary's lodge to walk over to the
Chief Secretary's residence to dinner. When
within ono hundred yards Of the Phoenix Mon
ument they were attacked BY four men wear
ing slouched hats. 1t Il supposed that Mr..
Burke was FIRST assailed, and stabbed through
the heart Lord Frederick Cavendish attempt
"a to defend him, but he, too, was stabbed BY
the assassins. They repeatedly plunged their
knives into the breasts Of their victims, and,
having cut their throats, they got ON . car and
drove rapidly from the park BY the Chapelizod
rate. A few minutes afterwafd . man walk
ing along the park road found the bodies COW
cred With blood, and at once Informed the po-
hoe, who had the bodies removed to the
Stephens Hospital. A slight examination was
made, and 1t was found that Lord Frederick
Cavendish's arm was also broken.
Tho news rapidly spread, and created the
widest excitement and CONSERVATION in the
NS<D and fho
were Just going down to dinner at tho lodge
when the news was sent to them. Some mem
beers Of the household were at the opera at the
Gaiety Theater, and were sent for. When the
cause Of their departure was known the ex-
citemsnt was intense, and proposal was made
70 stop the performance, which was ultimately
cut short.
Lord Frederick Cavendish only arrived in
Dublin this afternoon along with Earl Spencer,
the new Lord Lieutenant He was present at
the installation ceremony in Dublin Castle, and
left there with Mr.. Burke, his fellow-victim,
early in the evening.
It is stated that some lads riding bicycles in
the park saw the attack and the murders,
which were the work of less than a minute.
Many people were within q few hundred yards
Of tho scene Of the assassination, but no one
appears to havo been near enough to inter-
fere. When the bodies were first found, Lord
Frederick Cavendish's lips were moving. as if
he was trying to speak, but he showed no fur
thor signs of consciousness.
It is needless to add that the assassinations
are attributed to the Fenians, although this
must be pure conjecture. The assassins were
seen entering the park on a car. and driving
rapidly along the main road, and from all &C
counts they must have encountered their vic
inns "a n IA Rnh
could not have been their object, a. nothing
on the bodies was touched
The details Of the tragedy are as follows: A
boy named Jacob states that while bird s-nest-
ing in the park he saw, about two hundred
yards from whore he was, and close to tho
road, . group Of men as If wrestling. He
thought they wero roughs, and did not pay
any attention to them. He then saw two men
fall to the ground and four others jump on
car and drive OF to Chapelizod which lies in a
direction opposite to tho city. They drove at
arapid pace, and he could not give any des-
sription of the appearance Of the men. A
gentleman named Mcguire and q friend who
were on tricycles shortly before had passed Mr..
Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish whenon
their way along the main road through the
park, and on their return journey they found
the Chief Secretary lying in the center of the
and Mr.. Burke PROSTATE upon
the pathway. Both gentlemen wore lying in
large pools Of blood. They informed the po-
lice at the park gate Of what they had seen.
Tho police at once proceeded to the scene Of
the murder and conveyed the bodies to the
hospital. On examination it was found that
Burke had received several stabs near the re-
gion of the heart and his throat had been cut
almost completely across. His clothes were
absolutely saturated with blood, and the hem
orrhage must have been tremendous. His
clothes were also torn. His gloves had been
torn in many places, and his hand bore marks
suggestive of a fierce encounter with his as
Bailants. Lord Frederick did not wear gloves
he had been stabbed in several places about |
the chest. One wound was through the right |
lung and penetrated deeply.
At the time Of the dreadful occurrence the |
park, as might be expected on lovely even |
nY, was crowded in many places with people. |
It Is remarkable fact, and one suggesting /
that the murderous onslaught must have been |
hort, terrible and decisive, that many persons |
hitting and walking within a few hundred yards |
Of where the bodies were found heard nothing
IF the affair.
Great excitement prevails throughout Dub
in, and widespread Indignation is expressed
over the event. -----.-
AONDONs May o.
At the London clubs and other late west-end
resorts news Of the assassination Of Lord
Frederick Cavendish and Under Secretary
Burke was received with feeling of stupefac-
ion followed BY expressions Of the birterest
resentment
THE TELLING IN THIS COUNTRY.
A Warrington dispatch says: "In the alb
|ence Of details officials here arc very reluct-
INT about expressing any opinions Of the muir
ler or tho effect It will have upon the Govern
mont policy toward ireland. 1t is thought BY
'Ome that II the murder was brought about by
political conspiracy it will result disastrously
o the now Liberal policy. The British Lega-
Ion arc horrifed over tho news, but refrain
rom expressing any opinions regarding tho
murder. The opinion IL expressed, however,
" ohScials Of the State Department that tho
If the result of an Irish upris-
ne, may cause Q modification Of The present
'olicy toward Ireland, II not the overthrow Of
he Gladstone Ministry
The CHICAGO TNues represents Mr. John Efn.