THE PHŒNIX PARK MURDERS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1122, 17 July 1883, Page 1

THE PHŒNIX PARK MURDERS.

. ' • gfjiv i ' i f„ yAN_ EXTRAORDINARY DIARY. ” (Concluded.) * February, 1882, 22nd, Wednesday.—Ash Wednesday. Michael Davitt elected M.P. for Meath Unopposed. March. 4lh, Saturday,—James Mullett arrested along with five others, on a charge of being reasonably suspected of b-ing accessory to the shooting of the informer Bernard Bailey : they raiyht asw dl have arrested him on a charge of being reasonably suspected of shotting his grandmother. The dastardly cowards and double-dyed hypocrites, they told the people it was to put a stop to outrage and to prevent rebellion that they reqmred the Coercion Act instead of whien they are doing their utmost to drive the people into rebellion and to the committing of outrages. But God is on the side of the oppressed and they (the oppressors) shall fail, the people wii wait for their own rime and when it cemes let tyrants tremble Sts. Joseph and and Patrick pray for Ireland.

Bth, Wednesday.- Wrote to James Mullett. I pity Lis position petsonnlly, I trust in God that it will not affect his prospects in life, but I would not put any meanness past them for they are capable of anything that is low and soite f nl. 16th, Thursday. Amended rnon blv meeting of Sodality, Our Lady H of C was m"ch edified by the numerous'attendance. Went to confession to prepare for the Feast of our National Patron St Patrick.

17th, Friday.—Received H. 0 in St Saviour’s in honour of S l ' Patrick. 0 ! Glorious Apostle of our suffering Coun*ry hear the praver of a poor chil l on behalf of his mother, and as thou wert the instrument in the hands of God that united its people in one true Faith, do now 01 Great St. by thy power in heaven unite The Irish People in one supreme effort to obtain their just rights which have been forced from’ them by treachery and persecution. And tiroa 0! great. Saint who did uoc think it against the laws of God and of the Church (of which thou art an esteemed prelate) to take up arms agaimt the oppressors of our Country. Pray for Ireland St Lawrence O’Toole. 18th, Saturday.—Vigil of ray special patron St Joseph. 0 ! sweet St I require thy help for I am very sad and dejected. I look up to thee for Congelation. I am in the world and I seem not to fit, those who are one with me in my principal desire have nothing else in common with me and those whose desires might agree with mine have not got my principal one at heart. It is God’s will, so be it. Whatever is must be be s t. St. J '3"pb, Father of the Orphan and ihe desolate, assist and Comfort me thy poor child to obtain my intentions 20th, Monday.--'Yesterday [here erased] 0. D. D. Terrible murder committed Inst nigbtin Tighe street. Ido not ye* know the particulars, so I will not comment on it, but I think assassination under any shape or form is to be abhorred, but certainly I hold the Government responsible for political murders in the Country, for while the people had right of public meetings, &c,, there was no outrage committed. 21st. Tuesday—Another outrage in the City, supposed attcmpl to blow up the Detective office in Nelson street. I have my doub ! s about the transaction the view I take is if it was an outsider who attempted it, I don’t think it would he the area or kitchen Ire would try it on, the other thought is who gains most by these outrages, the Government or the people ? The R. 1. C. are agitating for more pay at present and outrages will assi°t them to get it, and alar, it givesa plea for more arrests on suspicion,

27th, Monday.-Chair. May. 6th, Saturday.—Lord Frederick Cavendish, Chief Secretary, and Thomas Henry Burke, Under Secretary, assassinated in the Phoenix Park at 7 o c. in the evening : by it is supposed 4 men, ihe most desperate deed that has ever stained the annals of Our unfortunate country. It is shrouded in mystery, not known whether it is political or not, Ido not know what use our Police or Detectives are, there ts one thing certain if the aasasrins were Irishmen they would have been discovered long ago, in fact they would haie never left the Park. God save Ireland from her enemies. Jury27th, Thursday.-S-range news from S. America. Supposed confession of one of the principals in the murders of the Chief and Under Secretary®. Name O’Brien. Says he had three more along with him and-that they were paid £2O apiece by men whose names he had given. I do not believe the story for the following reasons fvo liishmm would commit a deed like that for a monetar- c<-riri en-ti-m of £20,000 let alone £2O S - th-t if this story bo true you will he is an Eng ishman and I believe it was F-u glishmen *ho did the act. Time will tell in case it ever comes to light.

28th, Friday.— My id a was ear re ct so far. The supposed assassin 'urm out to be not O’Brien an. Irishman, but Westgate an Englishman. The right will prevail in the end please God.