The Butte daily bulletin., 1920-07-30
Official Later Killed in
Clubhouse by Sim Fein
ers Informed Police of In
tentions of Government
to Drown Sim F'einers
at Sea.

to Drown Sim F'einers
at Sea.
The following article clipped
from an Irish newspaper graph
ically gives the details Of the
activities of Divisional Con-
stabulary Commissioner Smyth
| in Ireland, previous to his kill
ing in the precincts of an eX-
elusive club near Dublin
Editors Note.
Dublin, July 21.-The government
of the republic has issued the text
Of a signed statement by Constable
| Jeremiah Nee, of the British police
force, stationed at ListOWel county
Kerry, giving detailed account OF
The recent happenings at IistoWei
barracks, when the police refused tc
AIRY out the orders Of the British
divisional commissioner, syth. The
statement is signed by Constahle5
Nee and Donovan on behalf OF the
following constables statioHcd at
!.istowel: Thomas Hughes, Thomas
Grennan, Patrick Sbecran, John L,
Mcnamara, Michael Kelly, Michael
r. Fitzgerald, John Sinnot, Patrick
Neil.
The document has created a great
sensation, as showing the bloody
measures the British are resortinR
to in order to retrieve their position
! in Ireland.
The statement is as follows:
"Within the past few days stirring
events have taken place in Listowel
noiice barrac}ls-events which we
feel should not be hidden from the
| public. especially the Irish public
whose interests they affect SO much
A blood thirsty tyrant has broken
lose from his chains and threatens TIC
| DO damage unless checked in time;
| this, we feel, can best be done by
! exposure of his plans. The police
| of Listowel have called the flrS'
| halt on his onward march, but VIZ
| realize our utter helplessness agalns
| such powerful monster unless sup
| ported by our other comrades ant
| the public generally. Anything les
than a detailed account would no
put you in full possession of tn
true facts of the case. This is eX
actly what happened, or at least q
much of il as ! can remember an
relate.
| Military "Cilitics."
II con Thursday, June liz an orde
from our authorities told us that b
| IL noon next day (Friday) tn
Il tBritish) military were to be
| possession Of the Lislowel polio
| barracks; all the police were to b
transferred to the different station
in Listowel district. Two or thre
police were to remain in ListoWel
act as guides to the military. "
called a meeting and decided to ho
| the barracks until removed by fore
and we also decidedly that in the Il
ture we would look upon our autho
tiles (thc British) as our create
enemies, seeing the callous way
were about to be treated. Our /
tcntions we phoncd to Poer O'She
c. /. Tlalee, who visited us at
a. m. on Friday morning. He trit
bullying, but changed his tacti
when IA of us tenderedaour resign
tons, which, needless to say, we
not accepted.
saturday morning at 10 o'clot
two motor cars pulled up at ListoW
police barracks, having, amor
others, Mr. Smyth, divisional comm1
sioner for Munster; Mr.. Tudor, he;
of the police and military forces
ireland; poer O'Shee, C. /. Trale
Mr.. Leathem, ex-p. L., now r. M
Mr.. Dobbyn, assistant G. l., Listow'
and few military officers, inclu
i ing Captain Chadwick. Again Y
. assembled in the day room. l W
~ appointed to express the views
Il the party, and Mr.. Smyth, d.
n addressed us as follows:
n '.something OF Interest"
M Well men, l have something
a interest to tell you; something tn
4 am sure you would not wish yo
n wives to hcar.at.I am going to al
n all my cards on1thc table. I M
y reserve one card to myself. No
r men, Sim Fem has had all the tspc
up TO the present. We are going
Il have the sport now! The poll
b / have done splendid work, conside
ing the odds against them. T
E poIice are not in sufficient streng
TO 90 dHyLliHS DuI llolu tneil De
n racks. This is not enough, for
E long as we remain on the defensi'
"a so long will Sim. Fein have I
& whiphand. We must take the, {
n fensiye and beat Sim Fein with
own tactics. Martial law, applyi
q TO all Ireland, is to come into op
alton Immediately; as matter
u fact, we are to have our scheme
q amalgamation complete on June
\ am promised as many troops fr,
s. England as | require. Thousar
are coming daily L am getti
seven thousand police from FL
land Now, men, what wish to
plain to you is that you are
strengthen your comrades in the Q