Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-12-29 | Page 1 | Inquest over Lieut. Boast

INQUEST OVER LIEUT. BOAST Corporal of Guard Saw Six Civilians Fire Shots That Brought Down Officer DUBLIN. Dec. 29 Details of Sunday's sliootinr affray near the vice ?pnl lodsv in Thoenix park were given today at the Inquest over the body of Lieutenant Eoart; an officer of the gruard. who was ' ; killed at the same time that a civilian, found in the nark was shot. The firing-led firing-led to the belief In some quarters lact night that an attack was being mude , against the lodge, the residence of Lord ' French, the viceroy, whose life was at- I tempted last week. Evidence given at the Inquest by two I soldiers of the fruard showed that at o'clock on Sunday morning they, with Lieutenant Boast, left the vfee regal 1 lodpe and went on patrol down the roao where they saw a man crossinc the gras When they challenged the man he refused re-fused lo reply and they rushed hTVii. Shots were fired and the lltan tenant col- lapsed. The corporal of the guard, it was testified, tes-tified, fired at the civilian who fell. The soldiers swore they saw six civilians who fired the shots that brought down the lieutenant. They fired at the civilians but the latter disappeared. The dead civilian was identified as I Iaurence Ki-nnedy. a baker's laborer. It was said that Kennedy was a dls- I charged ooidiev, who on Sunday nlgnt ' ' bnd left Steevan hospital where he had i received treatment for injuries which he j declared he had sustained from some soldiers sol-diers In the Dublin barracks.