The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1882-05-13 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

BURK E.  Lord Frederick Cavendish. who wal sworn in •as Chief Secretary at one o'clock on Saturday, and Mr. Burke, Under Sccretary for Ireland, were MGastinwed on Saturday nigh': while in Phcealx Park, Dublin. Lord Frederick and the Lord Lieutenant ('tarl Spencer) had recenined In the Castie transacting official buliness till six o'clock, when they drove to their respective rent deuces in the Park. After dinner the Chief Secretary and Mr. Burke went out for a walk, and whilo eo engaged were murdered as detailed below  At 20 mina:era to eight o'clock the bodies of Lord Frederik Cevendieh, the new Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Mr. Thomas Berke, Under Secretary, were found lying dead on the main road of the Phoenix Park, within 40 or 50 yards of the Viceregal Lodge. and within 100 yards of the Phoenix Monnment. Bath bodies had born stabbed In four or five paean. A Mr. Maguire, of Amiene-etroet, and a friend, who were riding on tricycles, footed the bodies in the place mentioned. A boy neneell Jacob states that while bird-nesting in the Park he saw, about 200 yards from where he was, and convenient to the road, a group of men, as if wrestling. He thought they were roughs, and did not pay much attention to them. He then saw two men fall to the ground, and four others jamped 00 It car and droee off towards Chanolieod, which lies in the direetion opposite to the eity. They drove at a rapid pace, and be could not give any deecription of the appearance of the men. Maguire and his friend, who, R 3 stated, were on trio/ales, bad shoaly before passed Mr. Burke and Lori (Javendiali when on their way along the main road through the park, and on their return journey they found the Chief Secretary lying on the main roed in the centre of the carriageway, and Mr. Bnrke prostrate upon the pathway. Both the unfortunate gentlemen were lying in a large nool of blood. They immediately informed the yolks at the Parkgete Station of what they had seen. The police at once proceeded to the coons of the murder, and conveyed the bodies to Steven's Hospital. On examination it was Oland that Hr. Burke had received several stab near the region of the heart and tie throat had been cut almost tompletelt• across. His clothes were absolutely eaturatea with blood, and the hemorrhage must have been tremendous. The clothes were also much torn. His gloves had been torn in many planes, and his hands bore maxim suggestive of a fierce and lengthened encounter with his assailants. Lord Frederick had not glovos upon his hands. He had been stabbed in Several placer about the chest. Oae wound wts through the right lung and penetrated deeply. At the time of the dreadful occurrence the park, as might be expected on such a lovely evening, was crowded in many places by citizens, and it is a remarkable fact, and one suggeoting that the onslaneht must have been short, terrible. and decisive, that many persons gifting and walking within a few hundred yards of where the botlies were found heard nothing of the affeir. Each of the deameed received several incised wounds, any of whidh would prove immediately fatal. Dr. Myles, the resilient eargeon of the hospital,is of opinion that he felt a slight entree in Mr. Burke. Lord Ca.endiehte left arm is completely smashed into' a pulp, and the sleeve is torn to pieces. Mr. Barke'e chain was also broken, and in both their pockets were found cheques, talcgrami, letters, and money. It was horn the letters that the police noeretiorated the identity o ths gentlemen. The persons who found the bodies hove been detained by the police. Lord Feederick fail first mortally wounded by a stab; Mr. Berko struggled for a time. Cantein Greatrex, who saw a gerefile but know not who were the victims, saw the four assassiee se they drove off, and thinks he could identify them. The boy Jacobs, who witnessed the tragedy, states that a woman and a non-commissioned cavalry officer were in the lamellate neighbourhood at the time the latter states that he saw the occurrenee, •wkitth he imagined to be a wrestling match, and was confirmed in the belief by seeing as he enppoeed the fear parties drive off.