ATTEMPT TO KILL LORD FRENCH

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 75, 22 December 1919, Page 7

ATTEMPT TO KILL LORD FRENCH

ANOTHER PHOENIX PARK OUTRAGE A SINN FEIN PLOT ONE OF THE ATTACKERS KILLED (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright Dublin, December IS. An attempt was made to assassinate Lord French, Viceroy of Ireland, while ho was driving in I'hoenix 3'ark this afternoon. Lord French was not injured, but a civilian near by was shot dead, and a policeman was wounded.

Tho assailant was killed—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.

London, December IS. Tho attempt to kill Lord >vcneh was a determined one, in which several Sinn Feiners were engaged. T'hey tired a number of bullets, of whicli two passed through tho Viceroy's molor-ear. One wounded a cyclist policeman who was escorting Lord French. Tho military escort returned the iirc. and shot one of tho attackers, who was carrying a bomb. Intense excitement prevails in DublinMr. J. A. Macplierson, Chief Secretary for Ireland, staled in the House of Commons that four bombs were thrown at Lord French, and two detective.- were injured. The attackers fired a number of shols and escaped, except one who was killed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A FDSILLADIToF BULLETS ATTACKERS WUTXIv TIIE WRONG CAR. (Eec. December 21, 5.5 p.m.) * London, December 1!). The fusillade against Lord French hesembled a pitched battle, '.\fany bullets glanced off the armour-platijd cars. Tho assailants expected Lord French to be in the second car, which was bombed and shattered. Lord French escaped in the foremost car owing to its high speed.— "The Times."" —

[Phoenix Park was I'lle scene of tho murders of Lord Frederick Cavendish, who had just arrived to take up his duties as Chief Secretary, and Mr. Burke, tho permanent Under-Secretary, on May (i, 1882. Those who contrived the murders were known as the "Invincibles." Carey, the. chief plotter, turned informer, and twenty persons were subsequently arraigned. Of these fivo wero liiaused and the others sentenced to long terms of imprisonment. Carey left shortly after for South Africa, and was murdered by Patrick O'Donnell, who was taken to England and hanged.] ORGANISED RAIDJ3N A STATION FIREARMS TN THE STORES LOOTED. (Rec. December 21, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 18. Two hundred Sinn Feinors raided Corkrailway station. Suddenly a whistle wax blown, and tho porters, signalmen, drivers, and clerks were surrounded by masked men, who covered them with revolvers. Tho whole stair was locked un, with an armed guard over them, wliile the Sinn Feiners looted all the (Warms in tho stores There are police barracks in the vicinity, and hundreds of the. polico were asleep. None heard of tho outrage till three hours afterwards. When a second whistle was blown, the masked men disappeared.—Ans.-JT.'J!. Cable Assn.

HEAD OF CONSTABULARY SUSPENDED REMOVAL STRONGLY RESENTED, ,'Rcc. December 21. 5.5 p.m.) London, December 10. It is stated in official circles tl'af tho Irish Government has provisio'nnllv arranged to suspend General Byrne, the popular head of the Irish Constabulary, who is opposed to some recent pleasures emanating from the ruling faction at Dublin Castle. Tho Consbibulerv strongly resent his removal—"The Times." THE "FREEMAN'S JOURNAL" (Rec. December 21, 5.5 p.m.) London, December in. Tho "Daily Herald's" Dublin correspondent states that I lie "Freeman's Journal" was suppressed because it slated that the, Government allowed certain criminals immunity. The correspondent adds: "It is firmly believed in Dublin that of murderers of Detectives Dmvn'ng and Barton, one man or woman known to Dublin Castle was left untouched because the Celtic wauls the murders to be attributed to Sinn Fein." —Router.