The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-07-29 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

THE PHCENIX PARK MURDERS.  THE ARREST OF ONE OF THE ALLEGED ASSASSINS.  A New York Reuter's telegram, dated Wednesday, says: The New York Herald publishes a despatch from St. Thomas, stating that the man arrested at Puerto Cabello was taken into custody on the 16th instant, on his own confession, under the name of William Westgate. ,He left Dublin j.on the night of May 6, and on May 8 shipped at Swansea. under the name of O'Brien, on board the barque Gladstone, bound for Commas. He states -that he had„three accomplices in the Phenix Park murders, each assassin being paid a sum of £9l, and in his deposition before the British Consul, asserted that he had been employed by several Influential persons. The man is tall, and of slight I figure. I It will be recollected that the murder was committed between seven o'clock and • quarter past on the evening of the 6th May in the Phoenix Park. Seven minutes' walk away from the scene of the tragedy is the Kingsbridge terminus of the Great Soatbern and Western Railway of Ireland, from whence the mail train for Waterford departs at ,7.45 p.m. It is believed O'Brien would catch the train at once after the OOMMISIIIOII of the crime, and arriving at Waterford early the following morning, would gain the special steamer whiai leavee North Wharf, Waterford, at seven a.m. for Milford, proceeding thence to Swansea by ran, ' arriving at the latter port on Sunday evening. In confirmation of prisoner's statement that -fie there shipped on board the barque Gladstone bound for Oarsman on the Bth instant, reference to the reports of outward sailing', from Swansea about the date, disclosed the fact that the barque Gladstone, belonging to Mr. Wm. Henry Tucker, cleared from the latter port for Caraecas on the 11th May, under the command of Captain Richard,. It is a remarkable fact that on Tuesday, May 9th, the day after that on which O'Brien is soppos.id to have shipped, an Irish harvestman named Ivery, I of Kilmaeoome, County Waterford, was arrmta at Haverfordwest on suspicion of complicity in the I murders, and had crossed from Ireland that day by almost the same route supposed to have been I taken by O'Brien. He was, however, subsequently I released, as the bodies of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Burke were only discovered at 7.40 p.m., and the mail train left at 7.45, the prisoner's escape Is explained by the fact that the pollee would not possibly have had time to watch the train in question, even had their enquiries been directed thither. The Scotland Yard authorities are not taking any action in the matter of O'Brien's arrest, as the case is in the hands of the Irish police. The Press Association understands an experienced Irish detective win at once be sent to Caraccas to receive O'Brien into custody. There is no extradition treaty with Venezuela ; but it is not anticipated there will be any obstacle pieced in tho way of sending the prisoner to Ireland for triaL The telegrams received at the Foreign Ofifioe ale said to show that Westgate did not give Minself up, but on account of expressions during the voyage wan handed over to the authorities of Venezuela by the master of the Gladstone. It is said it was impossible that the prisoner could hate taken part in the assassination, as he was on board the Ilex all day. Several of the sailors state the vessel left between six and seven o'clock, and Folice are now endeavouring to obtain the sh/D'e