The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
WIDOW TELLS HOW
SKEFFINGTON DIED
Asserts Victim Of Dublin Re-
volt Was Unarmcd and Was
Sincere P~acifist.
SEEKS FULL INQUIRY
Special Correspondence 70 Tns Sc,

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LONDON. May 1.-THE shooting Of r.
Sheehy Skcfington. the irish editor. in
P~ortobello Barracks. without court mar
tial or opportunity to see a priest before
his death at the time OF the recent re-
bellion In Dublin. has aroused more ex-
element and Indignation throughout Ire
land than the revolt itself.
In the House OF Commons the shoot
ing caused many questions by Irish
members. The Government announced
that the oficer responsible for the shoot
ing acted without the knowledge Of his
superiors and was to be court-martialled.
The body was buried in the barracks,
but later disinterred and taken to Glas-
nevin Cemetery.
A detailed description Of the last
moments Of the Irish writer is contained
In the statement made by his widow
and Of which extracts have already
been cabled to THE Sun. The full state
ment. written by Mrs. Skefington her
self. follows:
Il last saw my husband on Tuesday
SNcUlIl8, HpIu So, u0tWeCU CslS duu
5 80 Mt Westmoreland Chambers. He
had called a meeting there to stop loot
ing and was waiting to see II any people
would attend same. On that n the
previous day he had been active per-
sonally. with help from b~ystanders. al
the same work. and had succeeded in
stopping some looting by personal ef-
forts and appeals. All this there Is in.
da,apdopt oyydaprA to toefify
ION Monday afternoon. outside Dub
lin Castle. an officer was reported bleed
ing to death In the street, and the crowd
being afraid. owing to the firing, to 20
TO his assistance. my husband himself
went. at imminent danger to his life, tc
drag away the wounded man to a place
Of safety. to And. however. that ny that
time the body had been rescued by some
soldiers. there being left merely a pool
Of blood. This incident can also be cor
roborated.
was Always . PaciAst.
"He stated to me that II none turned
up to help on Tuesday at the meeting to
prevent footing he would come home a.
usual to his house at IL Grosvenor place
He was afterward seen by severa'
friends Whose testimony possess)
going home about $3.50. In the neigh.
borhood OF Portobello Bridge ne was ar
rested. unarmed and unresisting Che
never ca rried or possessed any arm OF
any description. being. as Is well known
a pacinst. and opposed TO the use OF
physical force).
He was conducted in military custod,
10 Portobello Barracks, where he wa
shot without a trial OF that night Of
early on the following morning. NJ
priest was summoned to attend him. M
notification wac or has since been give'
to me This wtfe) or TO his family of hi
death, and no message written oc'or'
his death has been allowed TO reach me
Repeated inquiries at the barracks
and elsewhere have been met with refusa
10 answer and when my sisters tMrs
Kettle and Mrs. Culhane) called at Porto
bello Barracks on Thursday. April -. 4
INQUIRE, they were put under temporar!
arrest.
ION Friday night. April -, a larg'
military force surrounded my husband
house in II Grosvenor place. fred with
out warning on the windows In front
which they burst through without wait
ing for the door to be opened. They pu
myself, my son, aged Z. to whom the.
shouted Hands up = and my maid 9th
sole occupants) under arrest. and re
mained in the house for over three hours
L UeN IOuIlu io - "'s "''
but burst locks. &C. and took away wit
them q large amount Of documents. news
papers. letters and books. as well as per
sonal property. such rs linen. tablecloths
trunks, photographs Of Kerr Hardie an
NJ. Davit,. a picture tthe kilmainhar
prisoners Of lsS2). a green flag. &c. Mos
OF the books taken were German an
Irish books tgrammars. school texts
&c.), relating to my work as teacher Q
modern languages and to my husband
journalistic work. One officer remarke
that this was not a very exciting scare
Woman Made Prisoner.
ION Monday. May /. during my AT
sence. The soldiers again entered m
house and searched II. and took pr!s
oner Margaret O'FaSveliy tths only the
occupant), a temporary maid having bee
too terrified "a stay. h was detaine
in custody until the following Saturda
MAY 81 in tho Rathmines police station
and kept there In custody without III
knowledge Of her friends. without an
charge being made against her. FINAL
tho authorities IN Dublin Castle Above
her to be released. but without apolog
or compensation.
II demand the fullest inquiry in,
all the above circumstances and desir'
as my husbands next Of kin. to b
legally represented at any inquiry tha
may take place.
"Since the above was written my hu,
bands body was dug up from Port,
bello Barracks and transferred to Ola:
nevin Cemetery. again without m
knowledge.
1.-THE following are details Of his la
hours that have reached me through VI
! I rious private sources: He refused to /
blindfolded and met death with u sIni
on his lips. saying before he died tn