The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
IRISH VOLUNTEERS IN DRAPER.
ATE CLASH WITH MGM0eRa
OF BLACK AND TANe
n KILLED, SCORES INJURED
Military Officers Dragged From Beds
and Assassinated In Cold Blood
Entire City in Turmoil and
Reprisais Are Feared

luDIln. NOV. .S.-FOurtecu persons
were killed and six wounded in what
appears to have been prearrAnged 81
multaneous attacks on military Off
GERS and former officers In their lOdg-
ings in various parts Of this city yes
terlay. according to an official an
nouncement. The demonstrations Oc-
Cured in various parts Of the city ut
o'clock yesterday morning. In one
case. three Of the assassins captured
two BLACK and Tans' while they were
on their way to reinforce the troops.
and killed them. The dead include
two courtmartial officers. Early yes
terday morning Captain Fitzgerald. a
military officer. was shot in his bed in
Earlsfort Terrace. A quarter Of an
hour later two other officers were shot
in their beds in Pembroke street. Il
quarter Of a mile away, and dangerous
ly wounded.
Three men. suspected of being secret
service agents. likewise were attacked
and shot while asleep In Hampton
street and still another man in Lower
Mount street was shot.
Captain Donald MacLean and a man
named Smyth. the owner OF house.
and another man named Caldow, were
shot in house in Donneybrook. Cap
ain MacLean was killed instantly and
Smyth died few minutes later, CAL
dow Is believed to have been fatally
wounded.
At house in Baggot street. Captain
Newbury was shot by firemen. In the
Gresham hotel. which Is in the heart
If the business section, two former Of
ficerS We're shot dead in n fight which
he BLACK and Tans." who entered the
house. In Mount street two men are
reported to have been killed and a
civilian wounded.
During the excitement in Mount
street BLACK and Tans" In a lorry
heard cries for help and answered
them. A fierce encounter ensued be.
tween Irish volunteers and "Black and
Tans" in which two of the ''Black and
Tans" were killed and several volun.
teers wounded.
London. Nov. %. - The Irish office.
in note. says that the Wholesale
killing of officers and former officers
in Dublin was the result Of the recent
stringent campaign by the Irish gov
eminent against the Slim Feiners.
Most of those killed. says the state.
ment. either were courtmartial Off.
GERS or were connected with the legal
The government entertains grave ap.
prehension about eventualities and all
have been taken to pre-
vent reprisals by the police and mill
tary. The police barracks In Dublin
have been picketed to prevent the men
from leaving their quarters. There are
large detached forces near Dublin.
however. which are harder to control.
The murder raids were carried out
in broad daylight by parties about 20
in number. One Of the most brutal
cases was that of Captain Newbury.
who was murdered in the presence of
his wife. a dispatch stated.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph from Dublin places the casual.
ties yesterday in Dublin as II killed
and five wounded. hut adds it is be-
lieved that there are more casualties
that have not been reported. The po-
lice and military are reported to be
raiding throughout the city. holding
up motorists and bicycli>ts. The citi-
zenry is declared to be fearful Of re.
priSalS.
The dead reported are four captains.
five unknown officers and two civil.
ians. One civilian is said to he in n
critical condition as a result of wounds
and four other citizens are declared
to have been injured. The officers and
former officers shot were living out.
side the barracks.