Arizona republican., 1919-12-29
BELIEVE GUARDS
 F0|L EFFORT ON| LIFE IF FRENCH
Guard Officer Killed by In- truders at Vice Regal Lodge-Many Shots Are Exchanged = Unidenti- fled Member of Band Also Meets Death
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DUBLIN. Dec. 2S--An officer of the guard and one member of a band of intruderS were killed early this morn ing in shooting affray in Phoenix park. q short distance from the vice regal lodge. In some quarters the be- lief was expressed that an attack was m preparation against the lodge. About 4 eight men are believed to have made up the band of interlopers. Four ar rests were made.
 At 1:so o'clock this morning shots were heard in the neighborhood of the vice regal lodge. The continued inter- mittently at intervals for nearly an hour in that portion of Phoenix park near the lodge There apparently was no direct attack on the lodge itself. The inmates of the lodge at first with some sort of holiday revelry
 Guard Officer Killed
 As the firing persisted, however, a military guard. consisting Of an officer and two men turned out and searched the grounds Finding nothing unusual there, they went through the park near the main road. While trayersinz the center of the park they engaged in a sharp exchange of firing with the in- truders and Lieutenant Boast, who was leading his men. fell, shot through the heart.
 one Of the attacking party was killed. He was a civilian about 40 years of age According to some reports he
  uniform No weapon was found on or near his body and up to the present the 1 mans identity has not been ascer- tained. Pools of blood were found on the scene. which is about half a mile l from the lodge
 After the shooting, the intruders fled | in the darkness. The four men arrest ! ed were not taken into custody near the scene of the shooting, but were ap- prehended as they were leaving the | n VI 1at- H. nied having had any connection with the affray, and it is reported that no [ discriminating evidence was found on | them
 After the shooting the military | brought machine gun to the scene 1 This was fired in the direction in which | IL was supposed the men had taken | Tight Nobody was hit by the bullets
 The bodies of the two men were taken to the George " hospitals where an inquest will be held tomorrow Lieutenant Boast was only 20 years old He was mentioned in Saturdays court as having been invited to dine with Field Marshall yiscount French lord lieutenant and governor general of Ireland, on Saturday evening On Sunday he had bid farewell to his pa- rents who had been paying him a visit There was great excitement in the city when the newspapers announced the occurance. Crowds visited the >tcHc duIlilS lHe afternoon.
 Many Theories Advanced
 In the absence of all official infor- nation. the theory late tonight is that no raid against the vice regal lodge was intended IL is supposed that an isolated shot was fired when Lieuten- ant Boast and two privates went to investigate It is now thought that they reached the person who fired the shot and became involved in strug- gle with a passerby, who. with the lieutenant. was killed. ( It is reported that the dead civilianl < was a laborer who had been treated st a Dublin hospital and was walking i home through the park. He wore Bandages on his face. the police say I No official report has been made by | Inc police on the occurrence which will be explained at the military inquest i The military officials refer all in- Iuiries to the police. (
 Attack From Main Road If LONDON, Dec. 2S.-A dispat oh to ir he Exchange Telegraph from DubIini says that the officer killed in the at i ack on the vice regal lodge in Phoenix c park was Lieutenant Boast The mem a ,er of the attacking party killed was [ dressed in an old uniform of private o n the British army His body is re- f