The Washington times., 1920-12-17
TWO PRIESTS
ARE ARRESTED
One of the Prisoners Is Father
Dominick, McSwiney's Spirit
ual Adviser and Confessor.
POLICE ADMIT SLAYIN6
Dublin Castle ConfesSes Canon
Magner Was Black and -
Tan Victim.

DUBLIN, Dec. THE Rev. Faith
err Dominick, personal spiritual ad"
wiser to the late Terence McSwiney,
was arrested here today.
Another Roman Catholic priest
was arrested at the same time, but
was later released.
British troops were active
throughout the night and morning.
They raided two monasteries. 1t
was during a raid upon monastery
that the Rev. Father Dominick was
arrested.
MUSTERED TO MARTYR.
The Rev. Father Dominick was with
the late Lord Mayor McSwiney during
the greater part of his hunger strike
in Brixton Jail. The priest was with
the lord mayor when the latter died
and accompanied the McSwiney family
to Ireland to attend the funeral.
Admission that Canon Magner, KILL
ed on Wednesday at Dunmanway.
county Cork, was shot by an auxiliary
cadet, has been, made by Dublin
castle. A statement issued by the
castle says that the cadet was one OF
a lorry party which was ambushed
near Cork Saturday night and intI-
mates that he became insane as q re-
suit of that experience.
1t confirms the report that the cadet
also killed Timothy Crowley. farm
er's son. p. S. Brady, a magistrate,
who witnessed the tragedy. came near
suffering a similar fate. Il
Thirty auxiliaries left DunmanwaI
at / o'clock Wednesday for Cork u
attend the funeral Of colleagu"
killed few nights ago." says thc
statement. "They were in charge O.
an auxiliary cadet and proceeded II
two motor lorries. Some distance
along they encountered Canon Magne
and Timothy Crowley walking. In
cadet ordered the lorries to halt. do
jumped out and demanded that Crow
ley show him his permit for tne
bicycle he was trundling.'
At this point a castle Official eX-
planned that the report was not clear
as to just what led to the shoodnS.
The statement continues:
"The cadet then shot Crowley dead
with his revolver and then turned to
the priest and shot him dead. After
the cadet reentered the lorry, the men
decided TO return to Dunmanway,
where they reported the occurrence
to the colonel in charge. The colonel
promptly arrested the cadet.
CROWLEY was respectable, twenty
four years of age and not engaged In
politics. Canon Magner was a highly
respected priest and always exerted
| influence for good in the district"
The statement does not mention the
cadets name.
FOUR POLICEMEN KILLED.
! Soldiers today are combing Tippe;-
| ary county Un'the martial law zone)
! for ringleaders of the armed bands
which killed four policemen on
| Thursday The victims were MEM
bers of n party of eight policemen
who were ambushed by a gang or
| 100 men near kilcommon.
CORK, Dec. 1.-THE Bishop or
Cork yesterday received the follow
! ing telegram, dated Dublin Castle;
please accept my deepest sympathy
! on the appalling tragedy OF the death
/ of Canon Magner and kindly convey
/ TO his relatives an expression of my
| deep sorrow and sincere sympathy.
INSPECTOR GENERAL,
Royal irish Constabulary."
To this the bishop replied: IL should
| accept sympathy from the Inspector
! General Of the old Il. ]. G. The verbal
sympathy of an inspector general
| whose men are numbering my people
and have burned my city / cannot nc-
cept or convey to the relatives of the
| murdered Canon Magner.'