The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17
THE PHOENIX PARK MURDER.

LEGISLATURE.
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THE PHENIX PARK MURDER r.
As intmated in our last, the British au-
thorities at Dublin have got mold of the
real murderers of Lord Cavendish and Mr..
Burke, and all the details Of the shocking
affair, At least SIX on eight men are IN
yolved in it, and most of them no doubt
will explate The crime, on the gallows.
The murder, it mll be. remembered, took
place on the 9Th Of May last, on the day
that Lord Frederick Cavendish came 10
Dublin and assumed The Office of Chief
Secrelary.for Ireland III place of Dir. kors
er The latter, it will be remem bered,
had resigned on account Of the alleged
Kilmanham treaty, by which Gladstone
had agreed 10 let up IN his coerclve meas
ures against Ireland on the agreement OF
the land league leaders to stand by the
government Ia ITS efforts to restore peace
and inaugurate moderate land reform.
Lord Caveadsh had therefore come as the
bearer Of the olive branch of peace, be
sides that he had been known throughout
the controversy as conciliationist and OPP
posed TO harsh measures against Ireland.
That under such circumstances he should
so suddenly fall victim to Irish assassins
when he came in .Irelaud's behalf as .
messenger of peace and cancellation, ma
turally aroused the highest indignation
and horror. -
AS the story Of that crime now stands re-
vealed, however, 1t is evident tina, the ven
geance of the consplrators WAS not directed
against Lord Frederick but against under
secretary Burke, and that the former fell n
victim manly from the fact that he was in
MIR. Burkes company and no doubt fought
hard in his defense. a'
In our last we spoke OF the evidence Of
Fitzsimmons, on the Sth, as partially I'M
covering the conspiracy. A much strong.
er witness for the government was Michael
Kavanagh, on Saturday, whose evidence
we find thus epitomised IN the Chicago
Tribune.
1t was only known ut the time that the
assasslns had driven into the park IN a
car. They were seen driving away in the
distance from the dreadful spot by passers
by who came upon the scene by chance,
for there had been no outcry nor any noise
that would attrac, attention. They were
too far off to be recognized The police
el.nr Too bad AAl nj nvr IN Ia
them in the search, which has now lasted
nearly year. 1t was evident from the
first, however, that mother Parnell's
friends nor the Land League was concsrn.
cd In the horrible crime, and that the deed
had no connection with the agrarian sgita-
tons. The Acid Of search wss thus mar
rowed down, and II has been explored with
untirIng vigilance. A few weeks since the
Government had accumulated sufficient
evidence to warrant 1t In srresting thirteen
persons upon suspicion, and they have
been arrAigned for trial. e. E7u
The evidence from the first has been
steadily increasing against them, but II
reached its climax on Saturday last, when
Michael Kevanagh, q carman, turned in
former and delivered his testimony in such
q straightforward, truthful manner that
the assassins, who had previously laughed
at and derided the witnesses, turned pale
and manifested every sign Of guilt. Other
witnesses confirmed many details OF kav-
anagh's statement, and the counsel for the
prisoners In vain sought to throw discredit
upon it by most searching and vigorous
cross examination. In brief, his story was
to the following effect: On the 9th OF May,
while his car was standing in front Of y
public house, he was engaged by four men
and ordered to drive TO Phoenix Park. AS
they entered the park the men anxiously
looked about for another car, and at last il
was seen approaching with tour more men,
At the Cough monument his passen gers
alighted, and he was ordered to drive back
some distance. They were Joined by the
others and also by men who had been sit.
ting on seats in the park. The place
seemed to swarm with assassins. Before
he drove back he had observed two gentle
men walking together, and heard his pas.
sengers talking about them, and indicating
the tall one (Burke) us the one to be at
tackled, showing thus that Lord Cavendish
was killed because he happened to be
walking with Burke He saw the assass ms
start towards them, was near enough to see
VIC vlCtiho '"iii uhu III u VIC
whom he had brought returned to the car,
aud he was ordered to drive rapidly away.
He identified these men among the prison
ers and also those whom he had seen SIT.
ting in the seats in the park, and the Gov
ernment, 1t is SAID, has sufficient testimony
to Identify the remaining prisoners as con.
nected with the conspiracy.
The charge which has been made hereto.
fore that this crime was planned and car,
ried ont under the auspices Of a secret or.
yeniza,ion IN Dublin was also confirmed
by Kavanagh, who swore that he was a
member Of such a society, and that he had
received instructions to drive these men
whenever and wherever they ordered him.
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