El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-09

lenders were well provided with BON
To take such a place by frontal at
tack might have been a long and
costly business for the raiders. and
they decided on a trick Disguised as
soldiers. they knocked AZ the front
door and were admitted as friends.
The audacity Of the maneuver was
completely successful Inside the
building. It required only the twinkling
OF an eve 70 overpoWer the police. bind
them and lock them In an Clubhouse
All the rifles. bombs. rsvolvers and
ammunition were seized by the Sim
Feiners. who escaped in their waiting
automobiles. The raid was perfectly
timed. inasmuch as part Of the police
garrison was out at mass az the time
and as a precaution against their re-
joining their comrades. the church
doors were locked
Pooling English Detectives
Another similar feat was carried
out the other night in Dublin A
number Of detectives were watching
house where a badly wanted Sim
Feinn member OF parliament was
staying. There was no chance Of
escape-the place was watched from
all sides and il was only a natter Of
some hours when darkness set in that
a party Of soldiers would arrivs 70
make the arrest A military truck did
arrive with khaki clad soldiers in it
fully equipped with tin hats and all
but they were not English soldiers
they we're Just Sim Eeirers sailing
under strange colors- The officer OF
the party asked one OF The plain
clothes men 20 accompany him TO
make the search and capture This
was actually done, and without any
hurry they put the handouts on their
man and shipped him or IN the auto
Before starting. however the officer
gave Instructions TO the detectives TO
continue their watch OF the house
The real arresting party did arrive
some time later and the chaErln Of
both military and police can be i'm
had slipped through their fingers
Barber shop Trick
J. J. walsh, one Of the sim Eein
members Of parliament. tells ne Two
amusing stories Of how he evaded
capture On one occasion he was in
his shop in Dublin. where he runs a
tohacconlst and barber business The
military had come for him and was az
the door. To dash out into the street
or attempt to climb along the roof
slipped into The BARRIERS shop at the
rear Of the place and got one o. the
assistants 10 slip a towel about his
neck and lather mp You can bet soap
was never put on so thick as &c was
then The police officer and military
actually entered the place and stood
within a few feet OF him and never
guessed the truth They departed
without making the capture
Eaeapea From Prls0u-
Wash Hmr Z rww OF e few months
after that before he was captured.
and Is months ago he was tried by
courtmartiaL and a sentence OF six
years is hanging over him The day
escaped from the famous Mountioy
prison regular old bastile Of a
place-and since then he has been on
the run Today he vas telling me Of
north OF Ireland last week IN his
auto-blke- The authorities got wind
he was In the district and every road
was watched At PortadoWu the po-
lice got him. but walsh decided 70
nrazen it out He told them he knew
the man they were after, but were
they not mistaken in taking him 70 be
j. j. Walsnt He produced his drivers
license. which was. o. course. IN some
other name. However. the officers
had their suspicious and marched him
TO the barracks and held him for four
hours What really got him away
was photo OF himself with his auto
graph which he had with him. The
picture was so unlike Walsh's face
that the police. when shown this pic
ture. became convinced they had the
wrong man and let him 60 1T vas
said he, six years for me only for
that"
How De Valera Escaped.
When De Valera cleared out 20 the
United States a simple trick put the
police Off the scent Plain clothes
men Swallowed him to the shipping
agents al Dublin when he was about
20 cross TO England 20 join his boat
there for New York De Valera stood
In the queue and when his turn came
90 purchase his ticket he presented a
100 note. The clerk apologized for
not having the change. but the Irish
Republican leader. knowing that his
convention was being listened TO all
the time. said: "Oh. that's all right
III be back on Thursday That Thurs
day Is Ions time coming. but 90 won
clear passage 10 America for De
Valera The detectives took &c for
granted thar he was only going to
England for a few days and relaxed
their vigilance