The Washington times., 1920-12-15

entered. Mrs McCurtan pinoned to the wall and
her husband shot in her presence.
Then it was Terence McSwiney's turn to become
Mayor He knew it mean certain death, but he dldn
tell the little wife In the daytime, with bodyguard
he fairly safe Arrests rarely made then Ihey
were made at night when few were abroad, and the
danger of uprising less At night he had to hide lie
never slept home The girl and her baby went to live
in lonely and deserted part OF the city.
There at midnight her husband sometimes crept TO
her. unseen. He was gone with the daylight. But she
never complained. AS she expressed It, All the young
men of Ireland ON THE RUN"
The baby had little chance to know her father Each
day, however MORA and her mother talked to Daddy
the telephone. The baby spoke in whispers She
wanted Daddy to be safe.
But he wasn't SAFE On August IL, 1920, armed
force of the British boldly entered the city hall and
arrested him. 1t hot day. Muriel was at the
side with her baby She didn't know about the arrest
until the next day. When asked what she did, she sad
What could do? had nobody to leave the baby with
l just waited"
That was on Thursday On Monday her sister-in
law take of the baby and she went to Dublin
She stood in the square before the barracks. Her
husband was to be court-martaled that morning. A
motor lorry drove up filled with armed soldiers Seated
in their midst her husband. He very pale and
weak he had been on hunger strike for three days
Mrs. McSwiney followed him into court. She said
81 talked to him in Irish / knew then he would
die. I always knew his Intentions but now knew he
would die. He arrested for the speech he made
when he became Lord Mayor he repeated that IN court
The little wife sat and listened and the husband
pale and suffering between armed soldiers uttered his
passionate faith and defiance Some of the things he
said
1--WE see the manner in which the late Lord Mayor
McCurtain was murdered. We must remain cool and
inflexible TO that end am here
mot those who can nflict the most, but those who
can suffer most will conquer. We ask no mercy and
will accept no compromise The civilized world cannot
look on Indifferent"
When he ended he pronounced guilty and SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for two years. But Muriel Nc
Swiney was proud. That day she became a woman.
She said:
''After heard his speech I felt quite happy.
remembered his message to the of Cork Not tear
but in Joy. 7 have cried. have it in
America ] feel the sympathy and it is hard to keep
back tho tears
The night of the trial McSwiney taken to Brix-
ton prison, England The wife followed at From
then on until the end all through his hunger strike she
visited him daily Day by day she him grow feebler
at was nv business in life to look after him. it
hard to him get weaker and weaker and do nothing
The prison doctor hoped tho wife and sisters would
persuade McSwiney to eat, He did not think women
could sit quietly by and watch their die Ho urged
tho wife to plead with her husband but she REPLIED 81
would not interfere with my husband about anything,
particularly q matter of conscience"
The baby not brought to see her father. He did
not want her made unhappy lie did not want her to see
him ill.,
Day by dny the girl wife sat by him He was too