Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-23
Kill Three Men.

ming Mail today narrated sensational
incident alleged to have occurred yes-
terday in the Exchange Court, result
Z ing in the death OF Richard Mckee,
Peter Clancy and man named Nc
4 .Calune.
These men, according to the news
Z paper, were arrested~during the week
end and kept in room of the Ex-
change Court pending transfer. The
4 Mail alleges that the prisoners seized
arms stored in the court and attempt
ed to escape. 1t alleges the court
guard was fired on and returning fire,
killed the three men. Clancy, it is
said, was member of the Sim Fem
timer circle which has been direct
Wing recent operations of the organiza-
tion. Mckee was an expert on ex-
plosives, and McCaluhe is said to have
been an officer OF the republican army.
which went to Croke Park on Sunday
afternoon In an effort to arrest al
legged gunner, were fired upon by
pickets and as result of the. result
ant fighting, the crowd inside the
:, park stampeded, said a statement is
sued at Dublin Castle late tonight in
reference to the incident at the park.
ut had been arranged" said the
statement, that when the grounds
had been surrounded an officer with
q megaphone would announce to the
crowd the intention Of the military to
search persons in the park for arms,
associated with the murder Of four
teen officers Sunday morning were
hiding in the. crowd. An officer was
detailed for that purpose: but before
the crown forces could approach the
field, they were fired upon by pickets.
Thus the whole plan was upset, and
the crowd was stampeded
There is good reason to believe
some of the shots were fired inside
the grounds for the purpose of ere
ating q panic. which would allow the
men wanted to escape as many of
Y them m'.undoubtedly did" 555 & ~
4Sfs The Gaelic Athletic association has
ofilcially denied there were any pick
etc at the grounds, or that anybody
fred on. the troops. s
$s3s1 Americans Visit Park.
Wienan Clarke OF Toledo, Ohio.
/ president Of the American Glass
workers, Union and Thomas Mac
Ready, superintendent of the Phoenix
Glass company Monaco. Pa, visited
Groke Park today and inquired into
the circumstances attending the dis
order Of Sunday afternoo on. 4. III s55
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the city hall for troops, and the men
occupied all the Offices except those
/ assigned to the town clerks. It was
! explained the legitimate work Of the
corporation would not be interfered
! with. but that the place was wanted
for the accommodation OF soldiers.
i The lord mayor liz arranging with Of
4 feiaisT to seek aceornmodations else
4 whore. ~ ia Il VI M;
sA possible attack upon the mansion
house was feared by the lord mayor
last night, since on previous occasions
I it has been under assault by troops.
I HeSapplied for police protection, ex-
I pecting metropo tan police would be
I sent. but military oficers stated none
OF these patro1men. or ordinary Poe
1 iicen,en were available ana sent
"BIack and Tans, which gave rise to
III belief that the mansion house had
been again raided a.. .s.is ~ III .g
The Central ana Legislative hotels
I were both cleared Sof guests today ana
/ ~ occupied by soldiers. Oficers re-
\ n 6angs lii private houses have been re-
oSliSd 10 1. their barrac cks. No trains
~ Into Dublin today. not even the
ni4fhing ynail from Ktngston pier arr
j rlS3tf !. and paA settgArS from England
come Into the city In eat Il, 4,