New-York tribune., 1919-12-29
Officer Of Guard
Is Slain IN .E>ay'k
Cirilian Member Of IT.
tooking Party Also Vic-
tin, Of park Shooting

DUBLIN, Dec. 2e tBy he Associa eo
Press An officer of the Guard and
ore member OF band Of intruders
were killed this morning in shooting
atfray IN Phoenix Park, short dis
tance from the vice eregal lodge. III
some quarters the belief was expressed
that an attack was in preps rtion
against .he lodge. Abou, eight men
are believed to haze made up the hand
of interlopers. -Four arrests were
made.
1t 1870 O'Clock this morning sho.s
were heard ir the neghborhood Of The
vicerecal lcdgc They continue inter
nittently for nearly an hour in that
portion ct PhGnix PARK between the
'odge ana tne nagazine. "a apps-
cnLly vas nc direct e ack OIL ,hc lodge
first thought the shooting was con-
n~cted with some sort Of holiday rev
cry.
As the firing persisted however, &
military guard, consisting of an Office,
and two men, turrsd out and snal shed
the vicerega) grounds. Finding moth
ing unusual there they went througf
the park near the main road. While
.raversing the center Of the park they
engaged If 81 sharp exchange of firing
with the intraders, and Lieutenant
Boast. who was leading his men, feil,
shot through The hCart.
One of the attacking party also was
killed. He was q civilian about forty
years of aro. According to sc.ne re-
ports he was wearing portions Of
solGier's uniform. No weapon was
found CT o. rear his boGy, and ur to
the present the mans identity hes not
been ascertainci Pools OF olood were
found o. he scene. which is about bali
a mile from |. I lodge
The introders d cnmpeS in the dark
hess. The four men an -sted were not
taken inoo custody near the place of
they were leaving the park about two
hours later. They denied having had
any connection With the affray, and it
is reported that no discriminating evi~
Gence was focnd On them
The name of the civilian killed is
sad to be Laurence Carey, who re
sided ut Lucan, near Nhcon,x PARE ac-
cording TO one vcrsion of the origin
of the struggle, Carey ignored She
challenge to haii and when the sol
diers approached, Carey seized Roast,
whereupon tie soldiers fired thsir
pistols NiGirs Carey. This ve.sien
does not state VINO shot Boost
After the shco4 ing he military
brought a machine gun to the spot
This was :irsi IN the direction NJ icb
1t was supposed the men had taken.
nobody vas hi, by the bullets
The bodies Of the two dead men were
taken TO the GeorVe V Hospital, where
ar inquest will tnAe place tomorrow.
l.eu'erant Beast was onl, twenty years
old. He vas mentioned in SATURDAYS
court circular as having been invited
70 dine with Field Marshal Viscount
French Lord Lieutenant and Governor
General of ireland, Saturday evening.
On Saturday - had ioidasn farewell to
his parents, who had been paying him
8 visit.
Boast h4ran as drummer boy in the
Lancashire Regiment, and won his com
mission for conspcuous service IN the
war His brother is still. a irNnrcr in
the same regiment His father. q
major, also rose from ,he RANKS.
Thee 'vas srca, eNcitcmen, in tho
city when the newspapers announced
the occu renee. Crowds visited the
scene during the afternoon.
Ia the absence II all official nfor-
nation. the theory lat tonight is that
no raid against the viceregal lodge
was intended. l. is supposed that an
isolated sf,t was fred, viish Lev.
tenars Boast and two pr,vates went
70 investigate 1t is not thought that
they reached the person who fired the
shot, but became involved in a strug-
gle with passcl by. who, with the
lieutenant, was killed.
1t is reported that the dead civilian
was a laborer who had been treated
Mt Dublin hospital and WAS walking
home through the park. Re wore band
ages on his face, the police say.
NO official report has been made bv
the police on the occurrence, which
VIII be explained at the military in
quest. The military oificinls refer all
>nquirers to The police.