Evening journal., 1922-06-22
english FIELD
MARSHAL SHOT
BY ASSASSINS
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Imperial General staff and a mem
Der OF Lloyd Georges war cabinet
from 1918 until last year.
The Earl OF Cavan is now chief OF
, the Imperial General staff
After shooting Sir Henry. the two
assasslns ran through the streets.
pursued by police who constantly
guard Eaton Square. where many
of the most prominent men in Eng
land have their London homes.
Shots were fired after them down
the narrow streets through which
they fed past houses OF titled per-
sonages and cabinet ministers who
were within earshot when Wilson
was killed.
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.
mas Il AbN u IuuHt NlAulu "A rev IOuS 4
of the scene of the murder. 1t is
constantly guarded by special police
men.
An eyewitness to the tragedy told
the United Press the following story
Of the shooting:
Il was in the neighborhood of I
Eaton Square and heard shots ring I
out, looked in time to see two
armed men pumping bullets from
their revolvers into the body of Sir .
Henry.
when l 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 .
then walked into the CEN
Ter Of the street and began to make
heir getaway. They waved revol
-ers and a policeman who attempted
% halt them was shot through the
"The assassins proceeded about ,
our or five blocks shooting at in
ervals. They wounded a civilian in ,
heir flight.
AN unarmed policeman ahead OF q
he murderers awaited their ap- I
q
anne to the corner he leaped out and
truck one of them on the head with
lis night stick, Telling the man.
'hree or four Of us grabbed the G
ther and pulled him down"
When arrested one OF Wilson's a
attempted to commit sui i
ide shooting himself with his re- !
oliver. He was seriously wounded !
md taken TO the hospital.
The House OF Commons Of which
Cir Henry was a member repre- q
enting NorthdOwn, Ireland ad =
ourned this afternoon in honor of :
he Field Marshal. ,
Scotland Yard announced this ;
fternoon that three policemen were r
hot by the murderers during their n
light.
The American relief worker said: G
THE GOODNESS OF the assassins was !
amarkab'e. Both talked with de-
Ided brogue one said:
"'You wouldn't have got us II
ou'd given us a few minutes more
Both were about 26 or % years
ID one was heavy set, the other o
nall" c
Police took the murderers to the b
erald Road police station, where W
le larger OF the two began to put D
p n fight. He hammered the po- c
rc with his fsts and was badly cl
'aten before he could be subdued. ic
Another witness 70 the shooting
i'd Wilson was alighting from a
xicab before his home and that
e assassins fired from behind a car CT
age drawn up at the curb. Will Se
n ran up the steps leading to his y
'me and tried to open the front "a
,or. ~
A volley was fired, one shot strik- "
g the field marshal in the head. III
) reeled. fell down the steps and N
Elapsed dead In a pool OF blood.