Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-05-31
THE SECOND VICTIM.
Daniel Curley Hung in
Dublin.
Another Phoenix Park Assassin Gone.
CURLEY HANGED.

DUBLIN, May 23.-Daniel Curley, the
second man convicted of participation
in the murder ofL9rd Frederick Caven-
dish and Mr.. Burke on the 9Th of last
May, was hanged in Kilmainham Jail
at s o'clock this morning. The Jail
was guarded by force of military sim-
liar to that present on the occasion of
the hanging of Joe Brady on Monday
last. Canon Kennedy and Father
.O'Reilly arrived at the prison at an early
hour to attend Curley. After the priests
had prayed privately with the con-
dcmned man in his cell mass was per-
formed in the prison chapel in the
presence of the governor and warders,
where Curley received the sacrament
Meanwhile group of women who had
gathered outside the prison were on
their knees saying the litany for the
dying. When the black flag announc-
ing that the execution had taken place
was hoisted over the prison every man
in the crowd outside, which numbered
barely thousand, uncovered his head
and murmurs ofsympathy with Curley
we're uttered. A rush was then made
by the crowd for garden near by,
where Curley's relatives had assembled
and where his father was kneeling and
praying for the repose of the soul ofhis
son. The people soon dispersed quiet
| ly. Curley walked to the scaftold with
but little assistance, He seemed to be
resigned to his fate, but was hardly
firm. He declined to make any state
ment touching his connection with the
crime for which he was executed.
Death was instantaneous. In letter
which Curley wrote to his wife he said:
q will take my secrets to the grave
with me and leave those who are at
freedom to enjoy it. will die in peace
forgiying my enemies"
Daniel Curley was the organizer of
the band of assassins on the 9th of May
last year. 1t was he who liked their po-
sitious and arranged the plan of the
murder. He was chairman of the ex-
ecutive four of the Invincibles, and CO.
operated with James Carey on many
occasions IN carrying out the designs of
the organ. cation, being, in fact. its lead
err. He told the story of the murder
of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr..
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the night of the assassination, and af-
terward dropped in letter box for each
Dublin newspaper Office a card with
the words, Executed by order of the
Invincibles." Curley, after the Phoenix
Park murders, further plotted the.mur-
der Of Cavanagh, the car driver, as he
was a person who knew too much. He
was by trade carpenter, and industry
and sobriety secured him a respectable
position. AT the time OF his arrest
ne was about starting business ON his
own account. He had wife and fami-
/ ly and large circle of friends. Dur
ing the trial he appeared at the dock
in spotless white shirt front. On his
convection he delivered an grafton,
which the counsel for the other priso-
ners has since confessed left no doubt
as to the truth of the informer's story,
and ensured the conviction of the
others. He said he did not fear death,
and declared that the British govern
ment was his avowed enemy, admit
ting further that he was a Fenian, and
would die with the Fenian oath, which
| he had taken unbroken,