The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-22
HE WAS SLAIN
IN FRONT OF
HIS OWN HOME
Two Assailants Were Cap
tured By Policemen Who
Rushed Up When Sir
Henry Was Attacked
Three Bullets Struck
Him-A Policeman Was
Also Wounded in ARRAY

London, June 22 (By the Associated
Press Field Marshal Sir Henry
Hughes Wilson was shot and killed
outside his house on Eton place, Lon
don, this afternoon.
Two assailants Of the field marshal
were arrested
The field marshal delivered speech
at the Liverpool street station in the
city this morning in connection with
the unveiling of war memorial. Ap-
parentlv he had Just returned home
when the tragedy occurred
Later reports stated that Field Mar
shal Wilson was not killed outright
but that his wounds we're expected to
prove fatal A few minutes after this,
however. it was reported he had disl.
A policeman, who was near him at
the time Of the shooting, was wounded.
A few months ago Field Marshal
Wilson accepted an appointment as
military adviser to the Ulster govern
ment and made frequent visits to III
ster. He spent most of his time in
London, however, attending the House
of Commons.
The Central News account of she
tragedy says Field Marshal Wilson
was stepping from his automobile a
few minutes after o'clock this ait
ernoon, when Two men suddenly ap-
peared and opened fire upon him with
revolver. He was struck by three
shots, the account adds, and died al
most Immediately.
The death of Field Marshal Wilson
was announced in the House Of Com
mons by Austen Chamberlain, the gov
ernment leader. who moved the ad
journment of the House as a mark cf
mourning.
Mr.. Chamberlain stated that the field
marshals house had been broken into
BY two men, who carried firearms and
were now in custody, and that he had
been shot dead.
Witnesses who described the shoot
ing to the CentrahNe said that when
the field marshal alighted from his
car and was crossing the pavement the
first shot was fired The victim stag
gered and nearly fell. He was reeling
when the second and third shots quick
" followed the first. Policemen
rushed UP, upon which the assassins
turned their weapons on the officers,
Of whom there were four, two being
seriously wounded.
Field Marshal Wilson had been un-
der police protection for some time. as
the authorities had reason to suspect
l. n-I
were actually at the door of bis resi-
dence when his assailants approached
and opened fire.
The names of the two men arrested
were given as Connolly and McBrien.
With the Wilson assassination as
their immediate incentive. the "Die
hard" conservatives will move the ad-
iournment of the House of Commons
tomorrow TO obtain statement from
the government a. 10 what steps IL is
taking 20 preserve life in Ireland and
in England.
Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes
Wilson was formerly chief Of the i'm
perisl general staff Of the British
army. He retired from this post early
in the present year and stood for the
imperial parliament as unionist candi-
date for North Down. Ireland. He
was elected member of this Jlster dis
trict on Feb 2l. and shortly afterwsrd
was appointed by Premier Craig a.
Clster's prime agent for the restora
tion of order.
The field marshal went TO Belfast
from England early in March with
plans for restoring order which he
submitted to the premier.
While the choice Of Field Marshsl
Wilson a. organizer Of pscifcation
measures was favorably received in
Ulster il had contrary reception in /
southern Ireland The former chief ~ |
staff was regarded there with more or
les the ssme feeling as Sir Edward /
Carson. the former Ulster leader. and 4
predictions were freely voiced in the
south that he would be strongly In /
sympathy with the Orange side Of the
feud between the two factions.