The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
"reminiscences Called Forth by the
Publication Of His Book Which
Are Not to His Credit.
PART PLAYED BY A WOMAN
In the Drama Which Finally Cu1.
minated in the Assassination
OF fCavendish and Burke.

sGOTy Drown 6tCno mousse at lS4 w nTeTley
place, New York city. says recent dis.
patch to the Associated Press, is woman
who in the days of the Land League and
"Invincible organization played lead
ing part in the drama which eliminated
in the assassination of Lord Frederick
Cavendish and Mr. Burke. Her name is
Marguerite Moore, and it will have q
familiar sound to all those in this coun-
TRY and England who we're interested in
those stirring days in Ireland
Mrs. Moore was at one time said to
have carried from London to Dublin the
knives which were driven into the bodies
of Cavendish and Burke by Joseph
Brady and Timothy Kelly. For nearly q
year the London times tried 10 find her
in the hope that she might be able to
implicate Parueu in the Phoenix Park
tragedy. The British government tried
| to procure her extradition but failed.
She was the wife Of professional man
in Waterford, where she became associ-
ated with the ladies' branch Of the Land
League movement, which wae beaded
by Miss Anna Parnell. Mrs. Moore's fer
vid speeches in the cities of Great Brit
ain advanced her into the front rank of
agitators. Chief Secretary Forster, "the
buckshot" Of Land Leaguers' derision.
con sidered her so important that in
March, 1882, he caused her arrest. while
f+she was addressing meeting at Frank
fort and she spent six monthsin the IFnl.
amore jail. She came to this country
IN 1884, and has remained here ever
since. She has taken an active part in
woman suffrage movement aud in the
work of amellorating the condition Of
women toilers. Mrs. Moore knows
something about P. J. lyman, Number
One," and she also knows g. little about
ths origin Of the "Invincibles." "Tynan
arrogates rather too much authority to
himself" said Mrs. Moore recently while
d iscussing Tynan's book. "Kis share IN
the Invincible organization was minor
one. The real heads of The movement,
! the organizers of the attack on Forster's
life which failed, and the attack on the
lives of Cavendish and Burke, which
succeeded, were Frank Byrne, an init.
mate associate Of MI. Parnell; John W
Walsh, known as Stockport" and Ed
mund ODonovan. ALI three are now
dead and SO need have no hesitation in
giving their names. But when he tries
to suggest as he does in the published
story, that Parnell, or Dillon, or Hesly,
or Redmond, or Harrington, or Davitt
was cognizant of this conspiracy or knew
anything about it, he says that which il
not the truth. II know''-snd Mrs
Moore laid peculiar emphasis on the
"know"-"l know. that. .Parnan at least
twas innocent. Why / know this must
remain for the present untold, because
should only involve some who are still
living. 1t is known that when the news
of the Phoenix Park murders was tele-
grsphed to England, Parnell almost fell
| in faint. The message was not half an
hour old when, overwhelmed with hor-
ror and shame, he called meeting OF
his associates and rendered his resigna-
tion as leader of the Irish party, declar-
ing his intention to retire from politics.
Only when it was reported to him that
the cause OF Ireland would be irremedia.
bly, damaged by this action did he st last
withdraw it,
"Why, then, did he sit silent under
Mr.. Forster's terrible indictment IN the
House Of Commons?"
because he knew, as he himself said,
that his denial in the House of Com
mons would have no effect whatever on
the conditions Of the English public
mind. Forsters arraignment Of Parnell
proved one thing above al others that
he knew Of the conspiracy against his
life by the .sInvincible Brotherhood" J"
knew that the attempt to kill him was
| to be made on certain day. He knew
the hour and the minute OF the attack,
md had made all preparations 70 meet
it. Yet knowing all this he went out Of
office; Withdrew the guard from Phoenix
Park, and allowed his successor, Lord
IQaYe4dish, ia come into Office without
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