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TWO lSSlSSINS CAPTURED
Famous Soldier Murdered i!=ar His
Home. as He Aiahts From hiotar,
in View Of Policemen.

in View Of Policemen.
Lom,tun June :2A1---Field Marshal Sir
Henr, Hughes Wilson. for!le" chief OF
the HIlli>', Imperial general ; If ind
lately military adviser 10 The liStel
government. was a>saSSinaleu near lac
door Of his home in Earon Place. Lon
don He was Is years old.
{Since Field Marshal Wilson's re-
tiremenl is chief Of the general STA II
early This YEAR. he has been acting as
the chief agent VI Premier Sir James
Craig for The restoration Of order in
Ulster. Actually and practically ne
had been in command OF The forces
along The Ulster border, consisting OF
cOnStab!eS and British troops. which
have been opposed by the irregula,
forces of the Irish Republican army
I'm general it WAS regarded that u
ster's entire military policy was die
tated by the field marshal. who had
urged frm hand in dealing with
those sections of the Sim Fem ele,
ment which oppose the Free State and
hold out for republic in South Ire
land)
Two men fred upon the field mar,
shall as he was alighting from Il moi 81
car after attending war mpmorai
unwilling. where he delivered a speech
Struck by two bullets he staggered
and fell He was carried into his
home. where he died before the ar.
rival of physicians.
The TWO assassins fed. closely pur
sued by the police. who had beer
guarding the field marshal. on nfor.
nation an attempt was likely 10 bt
made on his life Roth men We're cap
rured
Ii was announced at Scotland Yare
that correspondence had been found it
possession of James Connolly. one OF
the men arrested. proving beyond s
doubrs he was a member of the Il'isi
Republican army. The other man ar
rested gave his name as O'Brien.
The police have no doubt tina, the
right men were arrested, as they were
not lost sight of from the moment the,
began running. shooting as they ran
until they were captured.
March, a policeman. was shot in the
stomach by one Of the assas sins anG
died few hours af1erward in a hos
pital. Savers. another policeman. anC
a civilian. also were wounded.
The Evening News says rhe assas
sins are believed 70 be Sim Feiners
Reports from Belfast say repri>als are
feared there.
Policemen actually we're At the door
Of the field mar>hai> residence whel
his ASSISTANTS approached and opened
ii.r
Threats had been received by borE
Held Marshal Wilson and Lord Car.
son. the former Ulster leader. who
lives nearby. and police precautions
for Hheir safety We're taken recent.
Some witnesses say the men haG
been vHiring in the street an hour for
their victim. Others say they drove
up in cab just as Sir Henry arrfx ed
y. his home. According 10 This, az.
count. tile mnrderer> jumped back int,
lie taAic:ib, but had TO leave il again
almost immediately and run from The
pursuing crowd. presumably because
Of the TAXI drivers refusal 10 60 viii
them.
All The Scatland Yard detectives
who have specialized on Irish work
were al once assigned to search fo,
supposed accomplices Of the assassins
According to the Central News, u cop.
of the official Irish Republican arm!
was found in Connolly's possession.
Connolly was badly mauled by the
crowd before he reached the police
station.
The Evening Standard in it's account
of the assassination says when Field
Marshal Wilson arrived at his house
he tried to open the door. Unable tc
unlock it he walked a few yards ur
the street and then turned back te
the doorstep, when he was fired on
Police whistles immediat ely drew 8
crowd. There was great confusion
with policemen and civilians rushing
10 the spot and some civilians running
away. One OF the policemen sale
later: 1--WE couldn't get al them. il
was like being in France. We took
cover whever we could and dashed
out now and then" One of the as.
sailants was hit on the head with 8
heavy bottle and felled. The poles
then oyerpowered them. The Stand,
ard says the gunner fred over the
shoulders of workmen who were in
the street nending the pavement.
A workman who saw the shooting
said as. the victim alighted man
standing in the middle Of the road
fired shot and another was fred by
a man standing on a corner. dooi
or two away. One OF the SHOTS struck
the panel of the door OF the Wilson
home.
The tfield@marshal. lodged, this &C
count says, and the first shots missed
him. He turned and faced his assail
ants, who fred two more shots, one
striking him in the chest and the
other in the head.
The field marshal made a desperate
attempt to open the door with hi:
latchkey, hut staggered down the steps
and fell unconscious on the sidewalk
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