THE PHŒNIX PARK MURDERS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1053, 11 January 1883, Page 3

THE PHŒNIX PARK MURDERS.

Two important arrests were made in Dublin on December 14th, in connection with the murder of Lord F. Cavendish and Mr Burke. A private investigation was held at the castle. Those arrested are Brady, a painter, and Hanlon,a letter-carrier. One is identified as being uear the car. Another despatch fays the detectives believe they have at length unravelled the Pbcenix Park mystery. The police admit that in consequence of recent redistribution of placards, offering rewards for private information, and of arrests following the Fenian outrages, numbers of informers, when they found the police already knew much n:ore, were inclined to fear to tell more. By putting together various items of information, the police have got what they believe to be a direct chain of information. The evidence begin to thicken about the time of the assault on Denis Field. That affair was so similar in circumstanoes to the Phoenix Park crime from the first, that it was hoped it would lead to a clue to the latter, Mr JenkinsoD, who directs the criminal investigation of the department, Mr Curran, Queen's Counsel, and Mr Mallor, superintendent detective, had been engaged fo; a fortnight previous in prosecuting a private enquiry. Hanlon, one of the suspects, is 28 years old, and of small stature. The other prisoner, Brady, is 35 years, and is tall, stout and robust. They were confronted at the castle on the day of their arrest with several persons who at the inquest on the remains of Lord Frederick Cavundish testilicd thai, they had seen the Phce >ix Park murderers drive away. Mr Curren, however, did not deem the identification of B-ady and Jlunlon sufficient., but tin pri-oners wore detained in order that the witnesses might have au opportunity to s e them. It is thought furth r arresfci will be made m connection with the murder. At an enquiry on the 15th one of the witness was so astonished at the knowledge jns-css d by tbo police that he faintel on leaving the room. The man in whose hjuse house were found the knives supposed to have be.Hi use! in the nrmlcr, was ex'.mined on the Lfiih. Two of the knives have blood-stains. The po'ioe believe they know the driver of the car that convey d the murderers to and f o:n the Park. '-They think he also drove the car on which Field's aara'hints rode. The latest information rectiveel concerning the Phcem'x Purk investigation is to the effect that the Lord-Lieutenant has issued three new proclamations offering rewards for information, viz., £SOOO for information leading to the conviction of the actual murdirars or accomplice, and £SOO for information leading to the identification of any accomplice or of the horse car on which the assassins rode, or of the assassins' clothes or weapons. The?e proclamations, although only issued on the evening of the 6th December, are dated

November lltb. The tohco believe Ihfjr have sufficient evidence to sustain the charge of conspiracy against the persons now in custody on euß|. icion.