Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1882-12-01 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

MORE DESPERATE OUTRAGES.  The greetest possible consternetion was caused In Dublin on Monday by the 11118184ination of a Mr. Field. The news of the horrible occurrence spread like wildfire, end in the neighbourhood of the newspaper offices crowds of persons assembled anxious to glean any poseible facts in c mane:ion with the tragedy, following so cdssely on the desperate affray on Saturday night. In fact, before the megist arid investigatioe of the circurnsfances of the latter crime bad been well commenv.d. any little feeling o' security that the citisens had! vas thoroughly upset. Mr. Field carried on • flourishing business as a general stationer in Westmoreland-street, one of the leading thoroughfares of Dublin. liii private rend rre was No. 14, North Frederick-street, about a quarter of • mile from his shop According to custom, he left business at about six o'clock, and walked down Sackvillestreet, turning into Great Britain-greet, of which North Frederick-street runs at r:i.sht angles. It is not known whether the miscreants had tracked his steps all the way or were awaiting him in the street. In any case the efts,* was a terribly audacious one, and indicates the reliance whict the emissaries Of the knife and bullet place upon th s sympathies and fears of a Dublin crowd. North Frederick-street is at all times a well-frequented thoroughfare. It is largely devoted to offices, principally legal chambers, and is a favourite thoroughfare of coop munication between two populous districts which bind it at each end. In the evening it is usually crowded with ne returning horns from business, and so it was on persons nieht. At the moment selected by the ecoundrels for the execution of their horrid mission Mr. Field had almost gained his own doer without having his suspicions aroused, lie was a middle-aged man of healthy and vigorous fo-m, but so sudden and unexpected was the attack made upon him that he had not even time to utter . art egc..,:oaiion until f.llsd to the ground with a stab of a Nword or large knife. The teptics pursued in the Mcenix-park massacre were those adopted here. Ssircely bad the instrument, which must have been large and sharp, been plunged into Mr. Field's body until he was pieroed In no less than six places, his back and face being lacerated and gashed in a dreadful manner, than the first intimation passers-by had of what was going on was the sight of the body of the unfortunate man, apparently dead, lying en the footpath. On being identified, he was carried into his own house, to which Dr. Kennedy aud other medical gentlemen were at once summoned. A. nuhsecinent interchange of observants disclosed the fact that two men had been noticed going to Mr. Field and rush from him to a car which was In waiting • few yards off, end drive in the dir'ction of Dromeondra. The night was dark, and North Frederick. street is not to ) well lighted. It is Etlted, with what truth cannot yet be affi rued, th it a gentleman seeing Sir. Field fall, and eu-pacting the men whom be saw dart off, followed the ear for sorue dist ance but failed t ovei take it. The motive prompting tbe skim mittl ng thedeed isolear. Mr. Field was the foremano the jury whichc nivieted Michael Walsh, .rho wee triad at tle recent Special COMlnif.loo. before Mr. Just cis Lawson, for the murder of °mashie Kavanagh. Walsh, it will be remembered, was sen'enced to death, but the Lord Lieutenant commuted the eon. tepee to p.m' servitude for life. airing the tri 1 an Incident oocerred which gave rise to some remark at the time, and is now recalled with painful interfst. While the S Aicitor-Gener 1 was afird essing the jury. Mr. Goddard, the well-known solic tor and active agent of Inc PropertuDefence Association, banded up a note to Mr. Field. The latter read it, wrote a reply, and was handing it down to Mr. Goddard when the sub-sheriff intervened, and refused to permit any communication to take place between a juror and any gentleman in the court. The episode was commented upon at the time, and, it is feared, sided in bringing Mr. Field into awkward prominence wth the party of assa.sination.  Mr. Fiad named a tranquil night. and on Tuqad ay we able to speik a 1 ttle. though still very f,o3ble, There ill E;onuuetlbifeorcoxbeliweville gre et,,hvaetr.D The hoipitmi weLsearb:in of remains rtfongly guarded by armed police. It Is exp Icted thut other arrest, will follow cl, sely on Vingl made yeet.r. day. Mr. Field's medical sit mdants apor•-hend danger from internal hemorrhage and from s welb ng of the tongue, which ie seriously lacerated near the root.