ADDITIONAL CABLEGRAMS. [VIA THE BLUFF ].
It appears from statements of informers who ha\ c identified the t four men concerned iii the' Phroiiifc Park iruu'tlcr ' that it was not originally intended to molest Lord Caveudi&h., Ho, however, attempted to defend Burke when that gentlenian, who ,w;u> the. intended, victim of the assassins, was ass'aulted^ and "they wore therefore compelled to despatch, the Chief .Secretary as well. The knives discovered sometimq ago in, the hou&e^ol one of the su&pccted nurrdcreis are of the same d(\seupliou as those used by surgeons for certain operations, and exactly conesponded witli the wounds on the bodies of Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke. The revelations 'yesterday made by\the informers hii\c cieatcd a scaie amongst the Fenians in Ireland, ff hey have for the present discontinued their meetings, and the distrust aroused has paralized their proceedings.
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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1655, 13 February 1883, Page 2
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139ADDITIONAL CABLEGRAMS. [VIA THE BLUFF]. Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1655, 13 February 1883, Page 2
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