Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-12-18

! nat We HeinDeIS OF the lr13l WO
mems Council brought them.
Terence and had a happy
Christmas together, but In Febru-
airy, 1917, he was arrested again
and derorted to England, where be-
fore his release we we're married.
He was released, and we returned
to Cork early In the fall. In No
vember he was arre.ted again by
armed police, who came TO the
house at 1880 in the morning. The
Charge was wearing the Irish Vol
unteers' uniform. He was soon re-
leased. and we went into the coun-
try near Cork, remote region,
where only Gaelic is spoken. The
| next three months was the only
time of happiness we were ever to
| know, and the Christmas OF 1917
war the last Christmas we ever
spent together. 1t was just the
sort OF life he would have loved IL
| the country had been normal. Ter
ence went occasionally to Cork to
| attend to business of the Irish Vol
unteers, but MANAGED to escape ar
rest. On the first of March we
went to Dublin together. There he
was nabbed by members of the c.
VI sly ~ NualOn VI lu6 IAOYdl lIlS0
Constabulary. They would not tell
me where they we're taking my hus-
hand. but l found out afterward II
was to a prison in Dublin. 1t was
terrible place. utterly bare, with
holes in the cell doors so that the
OCCUPANTS could be constantly under
surveillance. was distressed to
rec through these doors that many
Next day my husband was taken to
Belfast, where he was confined for
three weeks. Nand then to Dundalk.
my baby was born soon after.
AT Terence's request l went to Cork
before, as he said he wished the
child to be born In the city where
Il would probably have to fight for
Irish freedom. AS soon as I was
able / took the baby to see him In
prison. for feared he would be de-
ported any day, and might never see
the child. On the 4th of September
he was deported and taken to Lin
coin. where neither I nor other
members OF his family were per-
nitted to see him. All my letters
to him were censored. He returned
in March. 1919. Mr.. Butterf,eld
was then Lord Mayor. Soon after.
ward Terence was elected to the
City Council. did not vote, as
women can not vote in Ireland I'M
III they are thirty. He was con-
family on the run all of this time.
and I lived at theShome of relatives.
He only came occasionally under
cover OF darkness, and breakfast
was the only meal we ever could
have together. Everywhere we went
he was accompanied by a volunteer
guard or myself. so there might be
witnesses II he was killed.
Mayor Thomas MacCurtain was
his dearest friend, and MacCurtain's
death was a great shock. The po-
lice came to his home early in the
morning, made his wife hold up her
bands while they tied her, and then
ran up stairs and shot him. We
both felt that Terence was sealing
Mayor. Then came Terence's final
arrest. 1t happened at night. He|
was always at his office at City
Hall, ut / think the police were too
afraic of the people to arrest him In
daylight. The arrest came on the
18th OF August, while l and the
UoSy WCtO Of - uC<4L~Oy std ItkJOIl I.
hen l heard of II l hurried back.
The trial was great shock. From
he time he arrived In a motor lorry
crowded with soldiers, looking pale
and weak after three days hunger
strike, felt he would die. The
trial was, of course, a court-martial,
with three soldiers sitting as judges.
In a terribly short interview / had
h. L L
knew he would be sentenced and
Gerorted to England.
Never mind he said, no SEN
tence for me will be longer than a
month
His speech made q visible i'm |
preston on the soldiers. Terence |
told them that by rights their posi- |
lions should be reversed, and he |
should be trying them for their un-
lawful and murderous conduct in
Ireland.
III l were a private person he |
said, I would make no defense, for
I do not recognize this tribunal. but |
as Lord Mayor l represent others. |
We will show ourselves inflexible |
until we have achieved the integ- !
rity of our country and peace has |
my side Is not one of vengeance, but |
OF endurance. Those who suffer |
most VIII conquer It was terrible |
not to be able to give my husband |
anything to eat Only his courage
sustained me. He was sentenced TO |
two years, and was taken away that
night on q destroyer.
II arrived a few days after he
was taken to Brixton Prison, leav-
Ing the baby with friends. DR.. |
Griffith, the head physician, begged |
me to induce my husband TO eat.
He said there was not much danger
Of his dying but that the effect on
his health might be such as to have
very serious consequences for our
children. I told him that, what
ever the result, I sympathized with
my husbands determination to be
released or to die in prison. The
ret Is a nightmare of watching my
husband de slowly. He was most
affectionate and sympathetic, often
eaying. This must be a very unin-
teresting task for you Only his
courage sustained me. his sister and
my brother-in-law, who kept con-
slant watch. Toward the end he be-
came delirious, and then the forci-
BILE feeding began, which was agony
In his conscious moments. am
sure the British though we would
break down and that would break
him down and force him to end the
srike. He often told me that there
Is nothing in the theory that hun
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