Evening times-Republican., 1920-11-27
Sim Feiners Kill
British Officers
in Cold Blood

Washington, Nov. 27.-Fol1owing a
two hour conference with Secretary
of State Colby yesterday. Sir Auck-
land Geddes, the British ambassador,
issued his governments official re-
port on the murders of British Off
GERS by Sim Feiners in Dublin last
The report describes eight raids in
which fourteen British officers and
government agents were shot dead in
cold blood, many OF them in their
beds. The document is replete with
thrilling. blood curdling details of the
atrocities committed in the private
houses invaded, by the Sim Feiners.
Neither the secretary of state nor
the ambassador would discuss the
nature of their conference, but it is
surmiSed that Sir Auckland desired
to acQuaint the state department
with the contents of the report he
was issuing, If not to present his
views of De yalera's appeal to Presi-
dent Wilson for the recognition OF
the Irish republic.
Aimed at "Recosnition."
The appeal was referred by the
president. to the state department,
which is expected TO reply to it..
sooner or later, explaining that rec
ognition is not warranted.
The ambassador also may have in
formed Mr.. Colby OF the British gov
ernment's attitude toward the inten-
ton OF the American commission on
irish independence to send commit
tee of Investigators to Ireland. The
members Of this commission are Prof.
Robert Morse Lovett of Chicago, the
Rev. Norman Thomas of New York.
James Il. Maurer, president Of the
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor;
Arthur Gleason of New York, aid
Mai. Oliver P. Newman of Washing
ton, d. G. The department has not
received their applications Tor pass
ports.
Staying Of Col. Fitzgerald.
The eight Sim Fein raids and the
murders committed In connection
Herewith are thus described in the
report issued by the British ambas-
sador: /
"case A-2s Erlsfort terrace: Que
murder The murderers' header rans
the bell and asked the maid for Col.
Fitzgerald. She disclosed the where
abouts Of the bedroom of Col. Fitz-
gerald. The leader then called on
about twenty men, who were placed
in positions in the hall. The leader
then entered FitzgeralRs room. The
maid heard his shouts and the as
sailant's voice say, come on Four
shots were fired into him In rapii
succession. The police found the
body in bed in a pool OF blood. he
forehead was shattered withFIb buli cts.
there was another thru the heart and
one thru the wrist, which had been
held up to ward. off the attack. All
the shots were fred pointblank.
Fitzgerald was unarmed and was
the son Of Tipperary doctor who
had been recently employed as de-
tense officer at the police barracks In
Clare. Some time ago he was kid
naped by Sim Feiners. who tried to
shoot him with his own revolver,
which miraculously missed fire. They
then twisted his arm until it was dis
located, dragged him to a field, prop
ped him against wall, and fired ut
him. He leaped over the wall, and
escaped and had come to Dublin for
surgical treatment for his arm. He
was only a few days out Of hospital
before he was assasinated.
Three Further Murders.
Case B-22 Lower Mount street.
One murder, two, further murders re-
sulting near by. House bell rung
and. as the maid opened the door,
twenty men rushed in and demanded
and Mr.. Peel. Mahon's room being
pointed out, they entered and Ave
shots were fired at a few inches
range. Mahon was killed. At the
time other Sim Feiners attempted to
enter Peeps room. AS the door was
locked, seventeen shots were fired
thru the panels. Peel escaped un-
injured"
Meanwhile, another servant, hear
ing the shots, shouted from an upper
window to q. party Of officers who had
left Beggars' Bush barracks to catch
the early train southwark for duty.
These officers at once attacked the
house after dispatching two Of their
number to their depot for reinforce
ments. They chased the assassins
thru the house and captured one,
whom their fire had wounded, and
three others, all Of whom were armed.
"Reinforcements on arrival were
asked as to the whereabouts of Nor
ris and Garnish. They replied, We
know nothing-they never arrived at
the depot, We came on hearing the
firing The bodies OF Morris and
Garnish were found by a Red Cross
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