Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-28
COURT MARTIAL At
DUBLIN SENTENCES
WOMAN To PRISON
Countess Markievicz Convicted on
Charge of Organizing Scdi-
tious Society.
FIVE KILLED AT
IRISH DANCE
ny Associated Press TO nvery Evening

ny Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Dublin, Dec 2-ICoIntesa Georgina
Markievicy. who was tried by court
martial on charge Of conspirine ~ organ-
ire seditious society, was today sentenced
TO two years AZ hard labor in prison The
aTecifc allegation against her was that
che had between January, 1918 and Sep
tember, 1920 plotted to orgnnize Fl
annn Rifeann or Snn Fein boy scouts
society. This organization has been chnrg-
ed with the conspiracy "a murder military
police and with unlawful drillin
Dublin, Dec. 2B.-An official report
says that Crown forces who were au-
proHching a place where dance was
being bel near Brih. County Limerick.
were fired upon early yesterday and one
policeman was killed.
Five civilians were shot dead when the
Crown forcss returned the fire pne hun
dresi and thirty eigh civilians were made
prisoners
Accounts II the incident differ The
police Hay an ambush was being prepared
in the Gtiltarnore hmlse. near Hfuf
According 10 ptner reports merely 2
Chr sfnas dance waa proceeding there
The HruH constabulsry signalled -
Linnrick for reiuforrements md large
body of police with nm armored car was
sent Some military arrived nj midnight
and IL is alleged the soldiers we're fred
upon by sentriea posted around the hn1isa
0ne civilinn killeri il aaid ~ be- y we'll
known Finn Fein organizer All the per
nona fou II with arms were made prisoners
In Dublin the holidays passed fairly
| quietly. contrary ~ expectations The
cyirfew order waa not relaxed INT on
-
| ignored by roisterers throughout the
/ nigh, and there was much alarm and
/ shooting several pereons being slightly
i injured
/ A Yoiing soldier in civilian clothes vas
shot dead hy sentry II the grounds of
the Royal Hospital in Klmainham. IN
the. west side Of the city, for refusing
so halt when challenged
In different parts n the country men
were shot dead by armed gangs
There we're faction riots IN London
| derrY Chrisfrnsa night and Sunday hut
the troore finally cleared The streets
A woman identified a# Elizabeth Scales
waa ahot and l4lad in Limerick Sunday
night while walking with policeman
Tho young woman lfst her life in hravs
attempt ~ protect her companion. Con-
stable Richardson Che rushed between
hum and reveral assailants and received a
bullet in her heart
4 Following nrlnonnrernens errn~ time
! hvo of a boycott againss thr police, reei-
dents we're warned that drastic action
would I've taken against any caught speak
ing afth members of the IRISH Constabu-
| larry
New York, Dec % Mrs Muriel
Macswirey will anil for Great Britain
reyt Saturday after testlfyiug in Wash
! lrgton before the Committee of 100 IN
vestipatirg conditions IN Ireland
Thus WAS armour red here today by he
! uitsd States Mall Steamhlp Company
on whceo ship, the Panhandle State. Nrs
| Nacswiney has booked accommodation p
! She Will be accompanied By others who
+ have appeared ar wltre esses before the
/ committee
The Panhandle State viii sail for
Boulogre and London