▁the ▁night ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 5 . ▁To ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁assass ination , ▁a ▁regiment ▁of ▁drag o ons ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁an ▁Irish ▁colon el , ▁Walter ▁Butler ▁and ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁colon els ▁Walter ▁Les lie ▁and ▁John ▁Gordon ▁first ▁fell ▁upon ▁W allen stein ' s ▁trust ed ▁officers ▁Adam ▁Tr cz ka , ▁Vil ém ▁Kin ský , ▁Christian ▁Il lov ▁and ▁Henry ▁Ne umann ▁while ▁the ▁latter ▁attended ▁a ▁fe ast ▁at ▁Che b ▁Castle ▁( which ▁had ▁come ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Gordon ▁himself ), ▁and ▁mass ac red ▁them . ▁Tr cz ka ▁alone ▁managed ▁to ▁fight ▁his ▁way ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁cour ty ard , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁shot ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁mus k ete ers . ▁A ▁few ▁hours ▁later , ▁an ▁Irish ▁captain , ▁Walter ▁De vere ux , ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁compan ions , ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁burg om aster ' s ▁house ▁at ▁the ▁main ▁square ▁where ▁W allen stein ▁had ▁his ▁lod g ings ▁( ag ain ▁cour tes y ▁of ▁Gordon ), ▁and ▁k icked ▁open ▁the ▁bed room ▁door . ▁De vere ux ▁then ▁ran ▁his ▁hal ber d ▁through ▁the ▁un ar med ▁W allen stein , ▁who , ▁r oused ▁from ▁sleep , ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁asked ▁in ▁vain ▁for ▁quarter . ▁ ▁The ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor ▁had ▁given ▁free ▁rein ▁to ▁the ▁party ▁who ▁he ▁knew ▁wished ▁" to ▁bring ▁in ▁W allen stein , ▁alive ▁or ▁dead