The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-08-12
SAVAGE METHODS EMPLOYED BY
ExEcUTloNERS OF JAMES
CONNOLLY.
Wanton Cruelty Of His JaiIers-Dying
Man, Surrounded by Armed Guards,
Without Medical Attention, Is
Notified of Sentence Few
Hours Before Execution
Body Refused to
Relatives and Bur.
led in QuickIime. +

the Irish Sea and later slipping past
the watchful eyes of the inspectors
and secret service agents at Liver
pool. She is Nora Connolly, daughter
of the Irish hero-martyr, James Con-
molly, commandant of the rebel troops
in Dublin during the most eventful
Easter week that Ireland has known
since Brian smote the Dane" at Clon-
tart.
The story told of her fathers treat
ment by the British authorities is the
most Infamous to be found even in
British annals. Told in her simple,
unassuming way, it is powerful ar
raignment of English rule in Ireland.
1t is a chronicle of events that will
shook the conscience of civilization as
it has not been shocked since the ex-
posture Of British and Belgian atroci-
ties in the Putamayo and the Congo.
That such wanton cruelty could be
perpetrated in the goth century is al.
most unbelievable and England's apol-
ogists cannot explain away the malice
or the vengeful ferocity of her mill
tary officials in dealing with wound
ed foeman who had honorably sur
rendered wearing the uniform of his
own country and having scrupulously
observed every tenet of international
law governing his situation.
Speaking of her fathers execution,
Miss Connolly said:
'They took him on stretcher from
Dublin Castle early Friday morning,
May 10, because he couldn't walk on
account of his wounds, and carried
him to kilmainham Jail, four miles
away.
"They propped him in chair be-
cause he couldn't stand and then shot
him dead. Then they took his body to
the Arbor Hill Barracks, threw it into
common trench with the other dead
patriots and covered his body with
quicklime.
They refused to give up the body.
They would not even petrmit us to
provide coffin. That was my fathers
end.
Wounded Without Care.
Father had been directing opera
tons with the post office as his head
quarters. On Saturday he was wound
ed in the foot, the bullet breaking the
bones. He pulled himself back to the
post Office, but it was not until he was
captured late that day and taken to
the makeshift hospital in Dublin Cas-
tie that any attention was paid to his
wound.
ut was not until the week from
the following Monday that my mother
and my Younger sister saw him. Be-
fore they were permitted to enter the
room both were searched for poison
and weapons, so that father could not
obtain means to commit suicide they
were told. They were both obliged to
give their words of honor that they
would convey no messages to father
nor carry any from him.
Mother and l were told we could
see father the next day. That was
Tuesday, at $3.50 o'clock in the after.
noon. When we arrived at the Gas.
tie we were told to come back at $3.50
o'clock.
Then we were taken to fair sized
room in which there were fifteen sol.
diers with rifles and fixed bayonets.
They had mattresses on the floor as
we'll. so they must have slept there.
In a little anteroom off that there
were three other soldiers also with
rifles and fixed bayonets.
10 Guard Wounded Man.
In the room where father lay was
an officer in full uniform, sword and
revolver in his belt. Eighteen armed
soldiers and an officer to guard one
man, and that man in bed and unable
to move!
II shall never forget the effect IA
theirs appearance had on me. He was
so wan and weak in voice and just
able to lift his head from the pillows.
Oh, he was so weak and in such pain.
He wanted us to ask Sheehy Skeffing-
ton to publish his poems and give the
proceeds to US.
You know he said, they have
just finished communicating me-
Given Five Hours Notice.
Thursday, at midnight, mother and
l were awakened by motor-ambu-
lance that had come to take us to
Dublin Castle. We arrived about 1880
o'clock. 4 suppose you know what this
MEANS said father. Mother had been
hopeful. She did not believe they
would shoot wounded man. But
felt that if they would court-martial
a helpless prisoner they would not
hesitate to shoot him.
Father said: 1T means l die at
quarter to four this morning. They
woke me at IL tonight to tell me. 1t
is the first time l have had any re-
lief from the pain of my wound-the
first time have had any sleep, and
they woke me to tell me was to
die