The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18
REIGN OF TERROR
IN TIPPERARY
ment OF the realm, he would be in.
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ment OF the realm, he would be in
termed.
"In April" said Morgan, Il re.
ceived telegram in the prison that
my oldest boy, lad of five, was
dying. l at once applied for parole,
but l got no answer. A few days
later l was notified that my boy was
dead. / again asked for parole, but
it was fatty refused and l was I'M.
able to get to the funeral"
After having been in prison until
late in April Morgan said. he and
two hundred other Irish prisoners de-
manded trial.
When it was refused they all went
on hunger strike. Finally some of
the hunger strikers became SO weak
they were taken to hospital. Nor
gan got back to Ireland in june, he
said
did any of the two hundred strik-
ers die?" asked Howe.
NO" said Morgan. Some OF
them refused food twenty-four days.
| was on strike for eleven days"
.W11y did the Irish constabulary
connect you and the other republi-
cans with the shooting of the police
man." asked Jane Adams.
my own theory is that they de-
termined to punish the leading men
Of the town." said Morgan. When
they shot up the town, the police
man who had been shot, was not
dead. He lived two days longer"
The deportation he declared, were
general over Ireland, and followed
sweeping victories in local, district
and county elections for Irish repub-
ican candidates. More than 500 were
deported in few days, he said.
WAS Thurles ever shot up after
that?'
Yes, twice while l was in prison.
Threatening letters were sent to
Morgan and other members Of the
town council, the witness said.
Il got a letter telling me that l
would be deported unless l left
Thurle within twenty-four hours"
said Morgan. Another member of
the council named Mccarthy de-
manded an investigation of the shoot !
ing up of the town. Mccarthy got |
letter telling him he would get all
the information he needed if he |
would go up a certain street that
night. He didn't go. That night a
knock came to the door. McCarthy's |
brother went TO the door and was
shot dead. His sister ran out to call
the priest and she was fired at
The coroners inquest returned a !
verdict that Mccarthy was killed by
persons in the uniform of the Royal |
Irish constabulary.
'At Holy Cross near Thurles a |
wake was being held. The town
simpIeton, man more than sixty
years of age, stepped out of the home /
at three o'clock in the morning, he fell
dead. riddled with bullets. The coro-
ner's jury, summoned by the Royal
Irish constabulary, returned a YER
dict that the killing was wilful muir
der, committed by the royal Irish
constabulary.
Arthur Henderson, leader OF the
British labor party, was in Thurles
the day after 1t was first shot up.
He said he had been in Flanders. but
had seen no destruction there to
equal that in Thurles."
The British controlled press in Ire
land carried false reports concerning
the shooting and burnings, Morgan
said. After the killing of the simple
ton at Holy Cross, he said, Dublin
castle gave to the press a statement
that an attack had been made on the
ponce Darracks at Holy cross and
that in the fight a man had been
killed.
At Templemore, near Thurles, the
police and troops burned the town
hall. The next day it was announced
that Captain Beatty, a British army
officer, had lost his life in a gallant
attempt to save person from a
burning building in Iemplemore.
The facts are that he was burned