The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-03
ONE Weird EPISODE:
OF irish REBELLION
Sergeant Flood Tells of Shoot
ing Traitorous Lieutenant
Lucas In Dublin.
From the New York World

Tragic and weird is the story that
comes by way OF recent British pub
LEGATIONS in the report of the trial by
court martial in Dublin Of Quarter
master Sergeant Robert Flood CT the
Fifth Royal Dublin Fusilliers. charged
with the murder Of Lieut. A. Lucas
of the Fifth King Edward Horse and
a civilian named Rice, and also with
responsibility for the shooting down
by men under his command of Lieut.
WorsWlck and another civilian, one
Dockery.
1t was on the night of April 20, in
Guinness Brewery, Dublin. at a time
when the Sim Feiners had taken pos
session of a part OF the brewery anG
Sergeant Flood with a command OF nine
men was holding possession Of malt
house whose windows were constantly
under the fire of snipers.
The trial ended in the acquittal of
Flood, loudly cheered by his comrades
for it had been asserted that Lieutenant
Lucas, who claimed to be an American
had been in treacherous dealings with
the Sim Feiners and confessed his
traitorous action just before he was
executed. The inference was also drawn
that the other men killed were in league
with him, although the inference of the
prosecution had it been sustained.
would have convicted Flood Of murder
deaths.
Floods Story.
1t was about / i O'Clock at night when
Colonel Williams, who was in charge
of the area under attack, sent Captain
Mcnamara with a force of 10 men, in
Guiding Sergeant Flood, to the malt
house. 1t was an utterly dark night. and
because of the snipers there were no
lights allowed in the malt house, the
captain and sergeant having electric
searchlights. Their orders were not to
return the snipers' shots nor to fire at
all unless attempts We're made to enter
the malt house. Captain Mcnamara left
the men there, but before departing
turned 10 Sergeant Flood, and said
1t is inadVisable to open any Of the
windows. but if it is necessary to fire
t will be better to fire through the
windows rather than open them and
attract the attention of the rebels
while later on, on orders from Col
9nel Williams. a Captain ROTTERDAM took
Lieutenant Lucas to the malt house and
he assumed command, Captains Nc
Namara and ROTTERDAM departing to-
sether. Lucus was a stranger to the
men and his conversations with them
about the Sim Fem movement aroused
suspicious which increased when he
advised to open one OF the windows
They had been made further suspicious
oy the appearance of Rice the civilian
uiid MS "liSpSISu COIlNeISallOE Win
lucas.
So. when Lucas advanced to open
q window, Sergeant Flood reminded
him of what Captain McNamara's or
ders had been regarding not opening
the windows, the orders having been
repeated in the presence Of Lucas
The lieutenant had ordered me-" said
Flood, ito put men on the font-brdge
In the grounds, and then he went to
open the catch Of the window, and when
I demonstrated turned and said sharp
ly: You do as 1 tell you But had
seen through the window a number of
lights flashing that We're not military
signals, and | placed Lieutenant Lucas
and Rice the civilian, who had no right
on the premises, under arrest l placed
them against a wall under guard In
the flare of my torch 1 examined Lucas
face intently, and knew him to be
stranger, and when l opened his Of
ficer's coat to search MIN for papers,
I found the clothing he wore be-
meath unlike that our officers wear.
Il sent one of the men to Dublin
Caste to report, but the doors there
were locked and he had to return.
The men were getting junpy, for an
outpost had come with the news that
the malt house was to be rushed
then decided l would have to order the
execution of Lucas"
Stood Up to Be Shot.
With the shine of the single torch on