THE ASSASSINATION OF LORD CAVENDISH AND MR BURKE.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2540, 30 May 1882, Page 3

THE ASSASSINATION OF LORD CAVENDISH AND MR BURKE.

fPBBSa ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM. ) [Per City of Sydney at Auokland.] The following are the detailed particulars of the murders at Phoenix Park : On tho evening nf May 6th Eail Spencer had remainod at Dublin Castle engaged in the transaction of official business until six o'clock in the evening, when each drove to his respective rcsidenoe. After dinner tho Secretary and Mr Thomas Henry Burke went for a walk in the Park, and when about half a mile from the city gate and a quarter of a mile from the lodge a car drove up, from which jumped four men, and immediately attacked Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke, stabbing them both several times in the throat and breast. The viotims struggled hard for life, and in the struggle became separated, their bodies being found some ten paces apart. The tragedy occurred about seven minutes after sevon o'olock in the evening, and in broad daylight. Two gentlemen named Macguire and Artinel, who were on bicycles, shortly before had passed Mr Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish when on their way along tho main road through the park, and on their return journey thoy found the Chief Secretary dying in tho centre of the carriage way, and Mr Burko prostrato upon tho pathway. Both gentlemen were lying in large pools of blood. The police at tho Park gate station were informed of what they had seen. They at once proceeded to the scene of tho murder, and conveyed tho bodies to tho hospital. On examination it was found that Mr Burke had received several stabs near the region of the heart, and his throat had been cut almost completely across. His clotbes woro absolutely saturated with blood, and tho homcerrhaße must havo been tremendous. His clothes were also torn. His gloves had been torn iu many places, and his hands bore marks suggestive of a fioroe encounter with his assailant. Lord Frederick did not wear gloves. Ho had been stabbed in several places about tho chest. One wound waß through the right lung and penetrated deeply. At the time of tho dreadful occurrence the Park, as might bo expected on a lovely evening, waß crowded in many placeß with people. It i» a remarkable fact, and one suggestive that tho murderous onslaught must have been short, torriblo, and decisive, that persons sitting and walking within a few hundred yards of where the bsdies were found, heard nothing of the affair. After the procession on the day of the murders the Chief Secretary had disoharged his official duties in connection with tho ceremony of inslallation, and returned on an outside car to Phosuix Park gate, and, when walking toward the vice-regal residen?e, he met Mr Burke, and both gentlemen proooeded together. It is supposed Mr Burke was first HESailed a:;d stabbed through the heart, and that Lord Cavendish attempted to defend him, but ho too was stabbed by tho assassins. They repeatedly plunged thoir knivos into the breasts of their victims and having cut their throats, got on a car and drove rapidly from the Park by the chapel gate. When _ the bodies were frenh found Lord Oavondioh'a lips were moving, as if he were trying to speuk, but ho showed no further signs of conaciousuees. It is needless to add the news rapidly spread and created tho wildest excitement and consternation in the city.

Lord Bponcor and the vice-regal party were just, going down to dinner at the Lodge when tho news was sent to them. Some of the members of the household wore at tho opera at the Gaiety Theatre, and were sent for. WhsD the cause of their departure was known excitement was intense. A proposal was made to stop the peiformance, which was ultimately out short. There is a strong guard o£ military at the Vice-regal Lodge. DUBLIN, May 7. Orders hare been issued that all boats from Ireland bo searched for the assassins.

The fuse of Lord Frederick Cavendish as ho lies dead in the hospital is calm and peaceful, but Mr Burke's countenance has a look of groat agony. Oaptain Ross, late private secretary of MrPorster, has gone with a special report, and as representative of Earl Spezioer to London. Mr Burke's sister became quite hysterical and weak when she learned of the assassination.

An inqueat on the bodies was opened today ; twenty jurors having been summoned over night, and all unswered to their names except two. Tho jury consisted of gentlemen. A mouutod guard occupied the hospital yard, and there was a large crowd of people outside. Mr Whyte, city Ooroner, said ho had summoned tho jury to meet on Sunday, in order that the remains might be removed at once. Ho declared that language was inadequate to express the horror and shame which all must feol. After the jury had viewed the bodies, the Ooroner stated that the oause of death was quite apparent,Jbut he would adjourn the inquest until Monday for the reception of formal evidence.

The murder must have been quite visible from the windows of the vice-regal lodge, and it is said that Earl Spenser himtelf saw a scuflla from his bedroom window. Ban Spencer, to whom the news at the first was broken by Colonel Ooulfield, was terribly shocked.