Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-22
COURTS-MART|AL
MEN SHOT IN ORGY
OF ASSASSINATION
Sim Feiners Are Accused
OF Systematic Murder
in Irish Capital.
VICTIM SLAIN IN BED,
SAY OFFICIAL REPORTS
BLACK and Tans" Clash With
Irish Volunteers, and
Two Are Killed.
MANY HOUSES ARE INVADED
Twenty Men Without Disguises
Find Two Victims in the
Gresham Hotel.
MANY HOUSES ARE INVADED
Twenty Men Without Disguises
Find Two Victims in the
Gresham Hotel.
[By Associated Press ,

DUBLIN, Nov. 21.-Duhlin became
the scene today OF far-sprcad murder
and reprisai Not since the first out
break Of the vicious civil warfare
that has been bloody in ireland have
the assassinations been SO concerted
or the retaliation so swift and pro-
nounccd
No fcwer than fourteen men are
dead In the attacks arranged stimuli
taneously all over the city this morn
inE. The method was the same i'm
each case and all the men assassin
ated wero officers or former officers
or otherwise In tho service of the
government
small bodies of mon, numbering
generally from slx to eight. presented
themselves at various houses, called
their victims out or entered and shot.
their victims in bed, while dressipy-
or Mt breakfast The districts in
which the murders were committed
were in some instances close to-
gcther; othors wore separated by
miles, but all the assasslnations took
place about the same hour, 9 o'clock
in the morning.
Outbreak MT Croke Park.
In the afternoon while football
match was in progress ut Crokc Park.
sixteen lorries filled with auxiliary
police moved swiftly up and sur
rounded the place. Accounts differ as
to what happened. when, after mount
ing machine guns on heights above
the police broke through the gates
cordlns to eyewltnesses, first fired
IN the air and then into the crowd.
II Is declared from another source
that Sim Fein pickets first fired ON
tho government forces when they
were seen approaching and that tho
hro was returned -
Within tho park the great assembly
or $4,000 became panic-strIcken. How
many wero Killed is not known as yet
but the estimates range to thirty or
moro. Several arc reported to have
bcen trampled to death.
No DisEuIses Worn.
Tho streets OF Dublin on Sunday
are deserted In the morning hours.
Those who had planned the murder
OF the officers and government en-
p1oyes moved systematically to their
task. They committed the assassina-
tions without disguise and all made
their escane.
Gresham Hotel was the scene per-
maps or the greatest daring, and tho
raid was carried out by twenty men
wth the utmost cruelty. The Gres-
nam is In Sackville Street and Is ono
OF the best-known hotels in Dublin.
In this place two former officers were
done to death.
Following fast upon tho murders
there was great military and police
activity. and houses were raided in
search Of tho criminals. All motor
traffic was ordered stopped and ALL
train services In and cut Of Dublin
were suspended. The city was given
over to terrified apprehension as ar
m0red cars and lorries, filled with
black and Tans." raced through the
streets.
Streets Heavily Pntroiied.
The streets OF the city were i'm
mediately placed under a heavy pa
troll by the military. who resortcd
to firing their rifles in order to dis
perso tho crowds.
The assassinations occurred in VA
rious parts of the city at o.clo-.k
this morning.
In one case. three OF the assass!ns
captured two BLACK and Tans,- Will.
they were on their way to re-enforcs
the troops. and killed them
The dead include two court-tnsr-
tial officers.
Early this morning Captain F.,z-
gerald. a military officer, was shot
In his bed in Earlsfort Terrace. a
quarter Of an hour later two other
ohicors were shot in their beds In
Pembroke street. quarter OF a
mile away. and dangerously wounded.
Three Slain While Asleep.
Three men, suspected of being SO
cret service agents. likewise we're
attacked and shot while asleep in
Hampton Street. and sti!l another
man, In lower Mount street. was shot
Captain Donald MacLean and . ma.
named smyth. and anothsr man
named. Caidown wore shot In 4 house
IN DonnySrcok. Captain Maelsas,
was killed Instantly. and sIuyta diet
tcontihusd on Second Paga}