New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-23
Field Marshal Is Killed in
Front Of Home in Lon
don; Slayers Captured
ip Battle With Police
Cunmen Shoot 3
Pursuers. One Dies
London and Belfast Are
Horrihed; Irish Fearing
Reprisal; Treaty Peril

r.o-~ Tfs Iribyrss Europson Bureap
Copyright. ia,, Tsw York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, June 22.-Field Mar
,hsl Sir Henry Hughes Wilson. for
msrly chief Of the British Imperial
General staff, and military adviser
70 the Ulster government and a
member of the British Parliament.
was shot dead shortly before 3
o'clock this afternoon in front Of his
home IN Eaton Place. in Southwest
Jnndon's fashionable section. by two
men said by the police 10 be Sim
Teirer-.
The sssasfrs we're captured after a
ru-ninr fight v4'h the police and
civilians. during which one Of the
rn-lcrers ard ,hree policemen were
wounded One policeman died few
'ours later in s. Georges Hospital
Tho two prisoners are described as
Ia>cs Connolly and James O'Brien,
each twcnty-four years old, no occups-
ton end no address.
The crime caused stir IN Belfas..
where feeling against The Sim Fem IS
running high tonight. The northern
government regards he murder as
1irect blow from the south Both here
trd in Ireland - is felt that the effect
~ tho assassination on the outlook for
,csce nav be disastrous
Different versions o. tho shooting
;Ge related By those who witnessed u,
BIZ accounts generally agree that SIR
i.snrv was shot as he stepped from a
.,uca5 in front of his home BY two
e4sailants who rushed from tho shell
~ Of another vehicle and fred sew
sn shots. The first volley fred by
20 rair missed entirely and Sir Henry
s-yenr W TIE steps OF his home. Be
.sre he could open the door with his
ls'ehkcv the assasfins fred again and
trt Field Marshei - e fhc -.--
gslk. expiring before he could he car
md .s:o the house
-a.ro'-,-Y pr-,1e- Slain
s.. Hcnr, home Is near that O.
i.ri carson. where strong police
',rces have been kept for several
rontss for fear o. outrages. almost
a. conn as the shots we're hred the
roiee ewarmed into Eaton Place. Two
men dashed around the corner. turn.
,-r 10 shoot again as the ioremost
policeman came into view he Nss
i' IN tlo stomach and fatally woun,soeu.
Neanwhils a large crowd OF ciel'I1I's
md moe police surrounded the "'s.--
.re~. who succeeded ~ dropplhg wv
Ir,o.e Of their pulsuers. AS INC lafEer
II tho pair stoprcd 20 ire agaN YJ-
.esron threw ulrhtstck. when
linn. The other man made no further
fcsistarce. ard was captured standihg
hy his allen comrace.
The fallen man was attacked and
furfhIc hurt by the enraEed crowd. and
he Solica bad N call for reinforce
-s>u,s :, eee their prisoner safely to
,re static. ouse
Sr Henry. who was wearing his
T'eld Marshall uniform when shot:
.ed lust returned from the Liverpool
tfreet station. where he had partici
rated in the ceremonies incident 70 the
dwelling o. monument 20 railroad
employees vho fsll during the Norid
War When news of his death reached
tie House of Commons the session wa
Immediately adjourned as a mark %
resre,f The Field Marshal had re-
owned from Ireland only Yesterday.
Foe of Lloyd Ceotge's Policy
Although SIR Henry entrance into
Parliament this spring and his subse i.
r,nt bitter denunoiations Of Llosd
csrge', Irish policy had tended some
VIZ, % drew attention from his war
record. hc- remained exceedingly ponu-
Jar With on his army associates. tX-
eep,iona.iy tan. lean and athletic de-
fcentae.o a pass slD