The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-11
l![OrG ASSaSsinatlOnS.
Brutal Murder of Lord CaVen-
dish, the New Chief Secretary
of Ireland, and Burke, his
Under Secretary.

Under Secretary
The following is the cable dispatch
TO the New York Herald, giving the
details of the assassination:
DUBLIN, May Ga terrible tragedy
occurred here tonight. Lord Freder-
ick Cavendish, the new Chief S1creta-
ry, and Mr.. Thomas Henry Bulke, the
Under Secretary, were assassinated in
PheniX Park. About 7:30 O'Clock they
left the Under Secretary's lodge to
walk over to the Chief Secretary's res
idence to dinner. When within one
hundred yards of the Phenix monu-
ment, they were attacked by four men
wearing slouched hats. tits supposed
that Mr.. Burke was first assailed, and
stabbed through the heart. Lord Fred
erick Cavendish attempted 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 Chapelozid gate.
A few minutes afterwards d man walk
ing along the park road found the bod
les covered with blood, and at once in
formed the police, who had the bodies
moved to the Stephens Hospital. A
slight examination was made, and it
was found that Lord sCavendish's arm
was also broken. The news rapidly
spread, and created the widest excite
ment and CONSERVATION in the city.
Lord Spencer and the vice regal party
were just going down to dinner at the
lodge when the news was sent to them.
| of h0nenhnIn
at the Gaiety Theater, and were sent
for. When the cause of their depart
ure was knsWn the excite ment was
| intense, and proposal was made to
stop the performance, which was ultl-
mately cut short. Lord Frederick
| Cavendish only arrived in Dublin this
afternoon along with Earl Spencer, the
new Lord Lieutenant. He was pres
ent at the installation ceremony III
Dublin Castle. and left there with MIR.
Burke, his fellow-Victim, early in the
evening. 1t is stated that some lads
riding on bicycles in the park saw the
attack and the murder, which We're
the work of less than minute. Many
people were within few hundred
yards of the scene of the assassination,
but no one appears to have been near
enough to interfere. When the bodies
were first found Lord Frederick Cav
endish's lips were moving as II he were
trying to speak, but he showed no fur
ther signs of consciousness. 1t is need
less to add that the assassinations are
attributed to the Fenians, although
this must be mere conjecture. Inc
assassins were seen entering the park
on car, and driving rapidly along the
main road, and from all accounts they
hnx
as they were crossing the road. Rob
berry could not have been their object,
as nothing on the bodies was touched.
The details of the tragadyIare as fol-
lows: A boy named Jacobs estates that
while he was bird nesting i'll the park
he saw about two hundred yards from
where he was, and close to the road,
a group of men, as if wrestling. He
thought they were roughs, and did not
pay any attention to them. He then
saw two men fall to the ground. and
four others jump on a jaunting car,
and drive off towards Chapelozid,
which lies in a direction opposite. To
the city. They drove at a rapid pace,
and he could not1give any description
Of the appearance of the men. A gen
tleman named Mcclure and a friend
who were OH tricycles, shortly be(ore
had passed Mr.. Burke and Lord Fred
efick Cauendish, when on 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 -carriageway, and Mr.. Burke
PROSTATE upon the pathway, both gem
tlemen. lying in large pools of blood.
They Informed the police at the PARK.
Gate Station of what they had seem
The police at once proceeded to the
scene of murder, and conveyed the
bodies to the hospital. On exarnina-
ton it was found that Mr.. Burke had
received several stabs near the heart.
and shis throat. had been cut, almost
completely across. His clothes wefe
absolutely saturated with blood, and
the hemorrhage must have been ire
mendous. His clothes were also torn,
his gloves had been torn in many
places, and his hand marks weressug-.
gestive of a fierce encounter with his
assailant. Lord Fredericl1 did not wear
gloves. He had been stabbed in sew
eral places about the chest, one wound,
was through the right lung and pene-
trated deeply. Az the time of the
dreadful occurrence, the park, as might
be expected on lovely evening, was
crowded in many places with people.
1t is remarkable fact, and one sug-
gesting that the murtierouse onslaught
must have been short, terrible and de-
cisive. that many persons sitting and
walking within a few hundred yards
of where the bodies were found heard
nothing of the affair. After the pro
cession today the Chief Secretary had
discharged his official duties in con-
nection with the ceremony of install
lation, and Immediately returned out
side car to Phenix Park gate. When
walking toward the Vice Regal lodge
he met Mr.. Burke, and both gentlemen
proceeded together. No arrests had
| been made up to two O'Clock this (Sun-
day. merning. Ne one is allowed to
20 into the hospital, which is guarded
by largs force of police.
All the available force of constables
| is out searching for the assassins.
There is strong guard of militia at
the Vice Regal lodge.
Mcguire, one of the men who dis.
covered the remains, says only nine or
ten minutes elapsed between his meet
| ing Cavendish and Burke alive and
well and finding their cOrpses. He
believed Burke was aware his move
ments were dogged. He had frequent
ly been advised to have an escort, but
| always refused.
Early this morning, in order to al
lay excitement, orders were sent from
Dublin Castle to clear away the blood
at the scene of the murder, and the
police guarding the spot were with
drawn.
There will be an Indignation meet
ing of the citizens of Dublin, Monday,
| the Mayor presiding.
A huge subscription as reward for
information leading to discovery of the
murderers, is talked of.