Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-11-22
Police Turn Machine
Guns on Spectators at
Football Game.

Dublin, Nov. 21.-(By The
Associated ss).-Thirty per-
sons are reported to have been
killed and many injured in a
panic when "black and tans" in
vaded a football match Sunday
and fired on the crowd.
The Tipperary team was playing
against the Dublins in Croke park, be-
fore crowd of 1000 when "black and
tans' entered in force by two gates,
and, after a scene of wild confusion,
fired on the people
Surround Grounds.
Sixteen lorries with auxiliaries ar
rived outside of Croke park when the
game had been under way about Is min
utes. They completely surrounded the
grounds mounting machine guns on the
railway line overlooking the park and
then burst through the gates.
Shots were first fired in the air:
then. to the CONSERVATION of the spec
taters, the auxIiarias opened fire on
the crowd from various quarters.
Search for Gunmen.
An official version of the affair says
the auxiliary police visited Croke park
for the purpose of searching the crowd.
as it was known that many gunner.
connected with the murders earlier IN
the day, were present.
Ten persons were killed according to
this account. After players and spec
tators had vacated the place no fewer
than 30 reyolvers were found on the
ground
Soldiers Are Hooted.
An eyewitness, describing the scene,
said that while the football match was
in progress, parties of "black and tans"
armed with rifles. came on the field.
They were hooted by the crowd, and al
most imm ediately they fired into the
mass of people. This witness said he
counted more than 80 who fell
A stampede ensued and many were
bruised and trampled upon in their ef-
forts to escape from the grounds.
KILLING COMES
AFTER STRINGENT CAMPAIGN,
London, Nov. 21-The Irish office inj
a note says that the wholesale killing
of officers and former officers IN Dub
lin was the result of the recent strin-
gent campaign by the Irish government
against the Sim Feiners.
Most of those killed, says the state-
m ent, either were court-ma artialed off
Scis oT "cEo SoAAtStcu Will AAc lSsA
administration.
Apprehension Felt.
The government entertalns grave ap-s
prehension about eyentualities Sundays
night and all precautions have been
taken to prevent reprisals by the police
and military. The police barracks in
Dublin have been picketed to prevent
the men from leaving their quarrers,
There are large detached forces near
Dublin. however. which are harder to
control
The murder raids were carried cut in
broad daylight by parties of about 20
IN number. One of the most brutal
cases was that of Captain Newbury.
who was murdered in the presence OF
ais wife.
Police Conduct Raids.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph from Dublin places the casualties
n Sundays assassinations in Dublin at
Ii killed and five wounded, but adds it
S believed that there are more casual
les than have been reported. The po-
ice and military are reported to be
aiding throughout the city. holding up
motorists and bicyclists. The citizenry
S declared to be fearful of reprisais
Turing Sunday night.
The dead reported are four captains,
i've unknown officers, and two civilians.
One civilian is said to be in critical
condition as result of wounds and
our other citizens are declared to have
,een injured. The officers and former
'fficers shot were living outside bar
'acks.