THE PHOENIX PARK MURDERS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 4990, 15 February 1883, Page 2

THE PHOENIX PARK MURDERS.

(from the daily news.) Dublin, December 14.— Tke Dublin.detectives believe that they have at last unravelled the plot of the Phoenix Park murders, and procured trustworthy information exposing the scope and objects of the assassination conspiracy in this city. This discovery has been brought about partly by the action of the authorities in distributing hand-bills explaining that £500 reward would be given for privats information, and partly by the recent arrests in connection with the murder of Constable Cox and the attempted assassination of the juror, Mr Field, and Judge La wson. It will be recollected that, the plan of attack in Mr Field's case was precisely similar to that adopted with reference '; to that of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr Burke. Rumors have been in circulation for the past week that some of the individuals apprehended in connection with the recent outrages had turned approvers, and the police admit that a number of informers have given particulars to the Government. The city was to-day thrown into a state of j great excitement by the news that two men ' had been arrested on suspicion of participating in the Phoenix Park assassinations. The detectives were very mysterious, and refused to give any information on the subject; ; but the state of commotion in which the officials of the criminal investigation department appeared to be was ample indication that they entertained the opinion they had made most important arrests. lam enabled, notwithstanding the riticence of the police, to forward you the following authentic details :—: —

The two men apprehended are artisans living in Dublin; one is named Joseph Brady, a stonecutter, living in North Anne Street, and the other a carpenter, named Joseph O'Hanlon, of Camden Street. When the arrests were made the prisoners, who live in the neighbourhood of Thomas Street, were brought to Chancery lane station. After a short time they were conveyed to the Police Commissioner's office, Lower Castle Yard, and there detained for a couple of hours. One of them is a man about thirtyfive years of age, tall, robust, and stout, and has no whiskers. The other is about twentyeight years, small of stature, and wears a light moustache. After the attack was made upon M* Field, the police expressed the belief, from the private information which then ckme to hand, that that outrage would probably lead to the capture of the Park murderers, and they are now confirmed in that view; Some of the informers knew very little and others a great deal, but the detectives were enabled to get a direct chain of information by patching all the items together. For the past ten or twelve days Mr Curran, Q.C., with Mr Jenkinson, chief of the criminal investigation department, arjd Mr Mallon, superintendent of th.c detective division, have been engaged on a most important private inquiry at the Castle. The approvers have informed against each other in an extraordinary fashion. They have during the week been subjected to rigorous examinations. Some individuals sent for by the police, and questioned as to their participation in the secret organisation, became so alarmed at finding the authorities knew so much, that they readily told more. A portion of the inquiry has been directed to an examination of the witnesses who saw Mr Field stabbed, pursued the car, and were enabled to get a glimpse of the assassina.