Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-26
John MacNeill, Member of
Parliament, Also Arrest
ed in Dublin.
OTHER LEADERS
TAKEN IN CUSTODY
Griffith, Father of Sim Feiners,
Taken to Unknown Destination
Dublin Streets Packed With Crowds
10 Witness Funeral cortese of Sol
diers Assassinated Last Sunday
Thronss Show Respect For Slain.

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Thrones Show Respect For Slain.
By Associated Press.
Dublin. Nov. .26.-Arthur Griffith
founder of the Sinn. Fein organiza :
ton. Prof. John hMcNeill, Sim Fein
member of parliament for London
derry city and the National Univer-
sity Of Ireland, together with num-
Der Of others, including Professor
MacNeilrs son. were arrested today
by the auxiliary police.
The Irish office in London, in an
nouncing this noon that Arthur Crit
nth had been arrested here at z
o'clock this morning, said no formal
charge had yet. been preferred asalnst
E him. He was taken away in a lorry
to destination not made public.
A statement issued from Dublin
castle, the seat OF the government
with regard to the Griffith arrest
read:
Arthur Griffith was arrested at his
residence in st. Lawrence road at
q m, A large quantity of literature
was taken from his house. No arms
were found. He was in bed at the
time and was taken away In a motor
5 lorry. He made no statement Ills
arrest was effected without trouble.
Among those arrested this morning
were Joseph Mcbride and E. J. Dag
gan. Sim Fein members of parma :
ment for the west division OF County
Mayo ana the sosth division of
Arrests Cause Sensation.
The news of the arrest of Griffin
ana Professor MacNeill caused a
great sensation among the Dublin
s population.
IN speaking of the Taid Mrs. CRIT
nth said she was awakened at l;so
o'clock this morning by the crashlnis
of a pane Of glass III. the front ooor
of the Griffith home.
81 Jumped to the window OF our
upstairs building and called OUT
she continued. .sThe seyen men COM
{ prising the party pointed revolvers at
me, shouting Come down at once!
turned and called to Arthur, .here
they come, jump and then slipped on
a dressing gown and ran downstairs.
,rhe men, all Of them members OF the
saa uxiliary police, already had reached
Ne landing. They had smashed the
hdow and cut the door cha1n.
Few rushed into Arthurs room with
Eolyers pointed and placed him un :
;.rrest. When they took him
,-av later I said to them: Where
i. you going to put him? To this
ft.e Of them replied: We are going
s shoot or hang him, as he jolly
yell deserves.
i.sour 7-year-old child who had
5 ,een sleeping by our bed heard the
emark, began to scream, and became
historical. AS they drove off, how
,aver, another man shouted back:
Z we are taking him to Bidwell.'"
Says Arrest Is Relief.
Mrs. Griffith recalled that this was
the third time he had been arrested.
1--WE had both been expecting this
t arrest continued Mrs. Griffith, and
really 1T is a relief, think We will
both sleep letter tonight"
Mrs. Griffith sail! the raiders re-
maifed two hours.
'"They tapped lt.sa walls, tore UP
carpets, took the piano to pieces. ex-
amined every book i'll the library and
also every letter, and carried off an
iinmense quantity oI, pamphlets, let
tera and books" she said.
Framed pictures c.. the wall
seemed to take their fancy. ono Of
them saying: These will do for our
mess room.
Tribute to- SLAM so!diers.
Enormous crowds stading twenty
deep lined both sides of the route and
witnessed one of the most impressive
military corteges Dublin had ever
seen when the coff1ns of the officers
assasinated here last Sunday were
taken today, by way of the north
quay, to the north wall, where they
were placed on a torpedo boat de-
stroyer bound for England.
The throngs, composed largely of
women and girls, showed the utmost
respect for the dead and so far as is
known no outward incident attracted
from the solemnity of the occasion.
Every arm of the British forces in
Ireland was represented and by a
: large contingent. There were infan-
try, cavalry. artillery. airmen, royal
Irish constabullry, auxiliary corps
and Black and ,rans." A Twin
turreted armored car brought up
tt GEAR.
&. ch coffin was covered with a
Union Jack. Gunners carried the
floral tributes. The coffins of the
two auxiliary police officers were
{ borne by. light lorries Of the police
: department.