The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-09-03
IRISH POLICE
Chief KILLED
Reports of Killings Come to Bel
fast From Many County
Seats in ireland.
MOB RIOTS IN LISBURN.
Swanzy, Accused in Death of Mayor
MacCurtain, Shot Leaving Church..
Torch Is Applied to Homes of
Sim F. ners.

Belfast, Ireland.-Police Inspector
Swanzy, against whom a verdict of
willful murder was given by a coro-
ner's jury in connection with the as
sassination of Mayor MacCurtain in
March, was shot dead while proceed
ing to his home from church at Lis
burn, to which town he had been trans
ferred after the finding of the coro-
ner's jury.
Official kilograms received indicate
that there have been organized on
slaughts against the Irish constabu-
larry, and that thus far during the
week end seven have been killed.
A patrol sergeant and three men at
Dundalk were suddenly confronted by
six armed men, who fired Constable
Brennan fell dead and Constables IS
bell and Witherden, recruited from the
English army, were badly wounded.
Sergeant Maunsell was shot dead at
Naoroom, County Cork.
A police patrol was ambushed near
Mas, County Kildare. A constable
was killed and a sergeant seriously
wounded. Two constables are miss
ing.
Constable OHanlon was shot dead
at Kilrush.
While Police Sergeant Thomas Grad
dock was walking through King street,
Athlone, with a constable a dozen
shots were fired at him. Several of
them took effect, and Craddock died
Is minutes later at hospital.
The killing Of Inspector SwanZy was
among the most daring of a long Sc
ries. Congregations were leaving all
the Protestant churches at the time
and converging on the scene of the
shooting. The officer had been with
his mother and sister in attendance
upon the services at Christ Church and
had reached the corner of Railway
street, where he resided
Here three men, armed with rifles,
confronted Swanzy and fired on him in
the presence Of his Mortified family.
Swanzy fell, but to make doubly sure
the assassins discharged their weapons
again into his body.
Turning. the assassins ran along Cas-
tie street, The congregation was just
emerging from Lisburn Cathedral.
Captain Woods, commandant of the
Lisburn branch of the Ulster Volun-
teers, made a dash for the assassins,
although only armed with stick. The
assassins fired on Wood, bullet shat
tering the stick in his hand. He was
not injured.
The murderers than fired at other
persons who had joined in the pursuit,
but without effect, and jumped into
waiting taxicab and drove off toward
Belfast. All the roads converging on
the city were promptly patrolled by
police and military, but the assassins
escaped.
The verdict at the MacCurtain in
quest found Premier Lloyd George,
Viscount French, lord lieutenant of
Ireland, and others, including Swan
", guilty of murder. Applause follow
ed the mention of SwanZy's name, and
it was deemed advisable to transfer
him to Lisburn, an overwhelmingly Un-
ionist center.
In some quarters here the belief Is
expressed that the shooting of Swanzy
was an attempt to intimidate the gov
ernment in connection with the incar-
ceration of Lord Mayor MacSweney
of Cork.
Rioting broke out in Lisburn as a re-
suit of the assassination of Swanzy.
An attempt was made to wreck the
shop of Sim Fein leader within 40
yards Of the scene of the crime, and
only Intervention by Ulster Volunteers
prevented it.
The crowd then attacked the resi-
dence of Nationalist Republican, who
fired from a window. His assailants
returned the fire and wounded him.
The crowds were out to burn the
house of every Nationalist in Lisburn
Boards were wrested from windows
that previously had been smashed, and
fire raiders entered buildings calmly
to complete their destruction.