Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-23
Fifteen Men and a Wom-
an Rounded Up in a
Dragnet
ALL ENGLAND SHOCKED
Assassination of Wilson
Greatest Crime of the
Irish Revolt
UBy Associated Press)


London, June 23--The police
investigating the assassination of
Field Marshal Wilson have come
into possession of documents,
says the Central News today, dis
closing conspiracy to take the
lives of a number of prominent
persons and conduct campaign
of outrages.
The assassination has stirred
England to the depths. Mingled
with feelings of sorrow and dis
may are apprehensions of further
outrages, as it is understood 9TH
er members of parliament have
been threatened.
While the actual murderers were
taken red-handed, strenuous hunt
for possible instigators Of the crime
is being. conducted, and detectives
last night raided all the known haunts
Of Sim Feiners in London.
In connection with the reports of
Sim Fein plot, the statement is made
that certain houses, including the Will
son residence, have been mysterious
" marked recently, and the home of
Lord Carson in Eaton Place, was
guarded by armed police last night.
Field Marshal Wilson, it is learned,
had received threatening letters for
sometime from anonymous and other
sources, but he paid no heed to them.
The question of again arming the
police with automatic pistols is being
considered by the government and
Scotland Yard in view of the tragedy.
1t is taken for granted that Sir
Henry will be given a great public
funeral, with the military horors due
his rank and services. The likeli-
hood is suggested of burial in ST.
Pauls, the resting place of many of
Britain's most noted warriors, includ-
ing the Duke of Wellington and Ad-
miral Nelson.
Condolences continued today to
pour in on Lady Wilson, who as soon
as the sad news reached Buckingham
palace was waited upon by an equer-
ry sent by the king and queen, bear
ing an expressio. Of their ss4fow
The Prince of Wales also sent
personal messenger, and the dinner
which was to have been given today
ir celebration of his birthday has
been abandoned
Prime Minister Lloyd George sent
this. telegram:
81 am deeply shocked at the ghast-
ly crime. I can find no words to ex-
press my CONSERVATION and grief.
Please accept all my sympathy in
your terrible trouble"
Efforts to trace the crime to the
instigation of any special persons or
PARTIES in ireland has not succeeded.
In Ulster it seems to be widely ta-
ken for granted that the Irish Repub-
lican army was responsible, but no
proof is offered, and General Owen
0'Duffys denial stands unehallenged.
The Irish chief of, sta also told in
quirers that the act one of the MUIR
derers carried copy of the l. r. AS
official paper was without signifi-
canoe, as the paper has been on sale
in public book stalls for some time.
All reports from ireland indicate
that the murder has produced an un-
easy feeling among law-abiding peo-
pie, apart from the natural indigns-
tien at the old-bloodedness of the
crime. The Belfast correspondent Of
the Times teiegraphs his paper that If
the assumption there that the Sinn
sTein was responsible shall prove cor
rect, the situation will Immediately
become one Of extreme gravity. Pop
lular opinion is already infiamed, he
Isays, the feeling along the border
being If anything more excited than
IN Belfast,