The Phoenix Park MURDERS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 104, 10 April 1883, Page 2

The Phoenix Park MURDERS.

FURTHER DISCLOSURES.

It is beyocd question that more than twenty persons were either directly concerned m the attack, or were watching m the vicinity bf the park ready to aid m the escape of the assassins should any attempt be made to' arrest them. A. very complete system of signals had been arranged all along the route taken by Mr Burke from the Castle to the park, for the purpose of letting the assassins know their victim WAS ap-* proaohing. A man who was familiar with Mr-Burkes appearance was staucU m? at the Castle, and by means of wving pocket-handkerchiefs the in* telligence of Mr Burkes departure wad communicated to the men stationed m the park ; but one of the men, either through feelings of remorse or from negligence, fdiled to curry out his part. The mistake was rectified m time, but it is believed the man afterwards lost hia life In conspqaoDce of bis supposed treachery,. There hat b&etx considerable mystery regarding a cab wbiek vat stationed m a clump of tt&s» new* th« Bcene of the murder. The g«niJe«»a who was adr/rtised for gpofce to the occupants of the cab, who seems! &> be eagerly awaiting some event. Tfeg gentleman took particular notice of the men, and gave a very minute description of them. This cab drove off immediately after the deed was committed, and all trace of it wa3 lost soon after it. left the pWrk. The authorities have complete information as to all the details of the outrage, and they have, it is believed, accepted the evidence of one of the persons engaged m the plot The car on which the murderers sac left the city early m the afternoon, entered the park by the Island-bridge gate, left the main road, and crossed the park through the trees, passing quite close to the Civil Service cricket ground, where the appearance of the occupants of the vehicle was closely scanned by one o Ihe cricketers. When the oar reached the appointed place the m<»n got off, and lay on the grass some distance away from the vehicle. They had some hours to wait; and at last when Mr Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish were Been coming along, a man dressed as a priest, but who is believed to have been one of the assassination confederates - who had come over from Paris for the purpose, stopped a gentleman who was passing and asked him who the two gentlemen walking arm- in»arm were. The gentle* man was able to inform him, and immediately the mock clergyman left, dis* appearing among tho trees.