The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-25
a DEHD; OpER
100 WOUNDED. IN
DUBLIN R|OTlNG
Murders Done as Victims are
! n Bed-Docks Attire
Street Battles On--sHen
Breaks Loose" Says London

Dublin, Nov. q (By Tho United
Newsa.-A whirIwind Of revenge
and murder swept through Dub
lin with unprecedented fury Sum
day, leaving a bloody trail Of 81
dead and moro than 100 wounded
on both sides.
Sim Fein terrorism reached a
climax when IA officers of tho
crown were slain in their homes
IN the early morning III simulta-s
neous raids conducted by bands
OF Irish republicans. Black and
tan recitation played its part in
the day of horror when . crowd Of
5000 sen and women watching a
football game at Croke park, were
swept by a storm Of machine gun
bullets in which 10 persons were
killed and 60 or 70 were wounded.
A spirited defense Of the Croke
park incident was issued by the
irisn oTHce Immediately following
reports in London that "heii had
broken loose" in Dublin. 1t was
claimed that the crown forces
surrounded the football park when
It was known that tbands Of gun
men had made the park a rem
devious, using the game as a
cloak to their purpose" Three
thousand spectators were searched
for weapons and many were dis
armed. Reports from Dublin,
however, say that the black and
tans descended upon the park
with machine guns and armored
cars, and fired indiscriminateIy
into the mass of spectators,
wounding scores and creating a
panic in which other men and
women were killed or injured.
The killings of the IA police,
army and legal officers and the
wounding of six others was car
ried out in a n that leaves
no doubt as to the thoroughly or
gained plan of assassination that
had been formulated by Sim Fein.
It took place with dramatic sud-
denness, the republicans sweep
ing into the houses where their
enemies were, for the most part,
still in their beds. Upon accom-
pIishing the Staying, the raiders
Withdrew. None of the murderers
has been captured.
The first indication that a new cam
of terror was on came in with
he report that Captain Newberry had
,een shot dead in his residence in
over Baggot street. This report was
ollowed almost Immediately by news
hat three other officers had been
,illed in a house in Northampton
DAD. simultaneously the Gresham
lotel reported two officers shot under
is roof.
Five Captains Are Murdered.
The whole south side of the city
eemed to have suddenly broken out
With murder. AS the identity of the
was established it was evident
hat a concerted drive was on by Sim
rein against officers suspected of be-
ng in the government secret service.
n addition to Captain Newberry,
Captains MacLean, Fitzgerald, Nc
yormick, Thomas Smith and Saldow,
I'll in government service, were listed
N the roll of murdered.
With the first call the black and
ans got into action and sweeping
rom their barracks into motor lorries
hey drove into the south side. One
.rry load passed along Mount street
leard cries for help. Responding the
came upon a u under
Slim Fem guard as the raiders com-
,leted their bloody work inside.
There followed a battle between the
guards and the black and tans in
which two of the latter were killed
md several of the former wounded,
me Sim Feiner being captured.
The reports of the murders, the
ioise of the street fighting and the
motor lorries bearing black
ma tans through the affected sections
# the city, 500 developed a near
panic. The police and military
the entire city, holding up
motorists and cyclists for question
ng. There was tremendous excite
among the citizens who feared
would be a night Of reprisals as
, result of the murders.
The Irish official statement de-
"the murders were aimed at
of incriminative documents.
fourteen officials were killed and six
we're wounded"
Were After documents.
The Irish office issued a statement
after reports of the bloody affray had
'eached London, declaring that gangs
Of Sim Fein gunner had conducted
20 simultaneous raids on residence
If army officers, police officers, aid
.egal officials, killing IA and wound
ing so. The murders were done, the
Irish office said, in cold blood, while
victims were in their beds or bed
in the presence of the
officers wife.
The object of these raids" the
continues, was evidently
to recapture important documents
seized in the last 10 days. Many ar
rests have been made recently ant
Of the documents would con.
vict Sim Fem leaders. Nearly all o:
those killed were engaged in the lie.
gal end of the proceedings.
The poIce have learned that tht
gunner were massing in Dublin dur.
ing the morning on the preteXt of at
tending the match between Dublin