The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-06-22
BOLD ATTACK BY
KILLERS ON ONE
Of ARMY CHIEFS
Sir Henry Wilson Riddled by BuI.
lets Outside His Home In Eaton
Square; Men Are Captured
After Running Fight
FEAR is PART OF PLOT
ON ULSTER SUPPORTERS
deceased Was chief Of stan Of
British Army; Exponent Of
Mailed Fist Policy Toward
ireland; Irish Blamed.
(ny The United Pre~)

London. June 22.-Field Marshal
Sir Henry Wilson was shot dead
here today outside his home In
Eaton Square by two assassIns.
The men were captured.
After shooting Sir Henry. the two
assassins ran through the streets
pursued by police who constantly
guard Eaton Square. where many OF
the most prominent men In England
have their London homes.
Shots we're fired after them down
the narrow streets through which
they fled. past houses OF titled per.
sonages and cabinet ministers who
We're within earshot when Wilson
was killed.
Running Fight Ensues.
The murderers turned and fired
at their pursuers keeping up a run.
ming gun fight for three quarters OF
a mile.
A policeman. giving chase. was
dropped by bullet from an assas-
sins pistol. A civilian. unable to
escape the hail of fire. was wounded.
Lord Carson, listers champion.
has town house within few rods
of the scene of the murder. II Is
constantly guard by special police
men.
Story of Shootjnu.
/ An eye witness to the tragedy
told the United Press the following
story of the shooting:
Il was In the nelghborhood Of
Eaton Square and heard shots ring
out looked I'm time to see two
armed men pumping bullets from
their revolvers into the body of Sir
Henry. When | reached him, his
head, legs and chest were literally
riddled with bullets"
An official of the American Relief
Administration assisted in the cap
ture of the murderers.
Describing the attack to the United
Press. this official said:
"sir Henry was alighting from an
automobile in front Of his home In
Eaton Square. The assassins were
on the sidewalk, waiting for him.
They seized him and shot him dead
"The murderers then walked into
the center of the street and began
to make their getaway. They waved
revolvers and policeman who at.
tempted to halt them was shot
through the stomach.
"The assassins proceeded about
four or five blocks, shooting at in
tervals. They wounded a civilian in
their flight. An unarmed policeman
ahead of the murderers awaited their
approach at a street corner. AS they
came to the corner he leaped out and
struck one OF them ON the head with
his night stick. telling the man.
Three or four of us grabbed the other
and pulled him down."
1t was feared the assassination OF
Sir Henry may be part of general
plot against military leaders sympa-
thetic towards Ulster.
An attack was made up on the
residence of Sir James Craig, VI
ster premier, late Tuesday, but it
was frustrated
The war office believes that Irish
extremists were responsible for the
assassination.
Reprisals against Catholics in Bel
fast as result of the murder Of
Sir Henry, who was leader of the Ul-
ster defense, are feared.
Scotland Yard announced the names
of Wilson's assailants as James
OBrien and James Connolly. One of
the assassins declared they were sol
diers. Both gave their ages as "a.
They refused to designate their regi-
ment. One attempted suicide.
One of the murderers carried let
ter revealing the fact that he was
a member of the Irish republican
army.
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson
was Great Britain's representative
on the allied supreme council which
dictated allied military policy during
the latter part of the war.
He was chief of staff of the Brit
ish army.
In the latter capacity, he was re-
sponsible for sending troops to Ire.
land during the recent trouble.
Expounded MAILED Fist"
Sir Henry was an exponent OF
mailed fist" policy toward Ireland
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