The Washington herald., 1920-07-14
.Sinn Fein Judges Govern
Refractory Elements
With Iron Hand.
PROPERTY PROTECTED
British Officials Ignored,
Irish Bulletin Declares
In Recent Issue.

The Irish Bulletin. the official
organ of Sim Fein, in it's recent
p issue, according to tine Manchester
(Eng) Guardian, contains sum-
mary of the activities of the Sim
Fein police and the sessions of the
Sim Fein courts reported since the
Issue of June 3. At the outset II
= stated:
:. 1T will be seen from the sum-
mary that the operations of these
republican courts is universal
throughout Ireland. 1t will further
be seen that the republican au-
thorities are as scrupulous in pro-
tecting the property of former
soldiers, former police, British
excise officers, British noblemen,
and army captains as they are in
protecting the property of republic
ans. When ex-soldiers are brought
before these tribunals they are CIV
en- absolute justice. The list con-
tains reports of Al Republican
= courts. of 81 arrests of criminals by
republican police. and of the pres
- ervation of public law and order
and the suppression of crime by
republican authorities in "a of the
80 Irish counties.
List Covers Ii Days.
The list. long as it is, covers a
, period of only 13 days. No more
striking illustration could be given
OF the fact that the Irish republic
is functioning successfully in spite
of the enormous effort now being
. made to suppress it by British
troops and police.
The British courts in Ireland
. were completely ignored by the
Irish people and had frequently to
-disperse without conducting any
business"
The Bulletin then sets out the
counties within which the courts
were held. the places where Of
fenses were committed, and deci-
- sions of the courts. The following
cases are typical.
Saloons Closed.
County Galway-At Tuam the re-
publican police arrested a man for
savagely beating a woman of 80
years. Sentenced to six months
imprisonment with hard labor.
County Kilkenny At Gowran
Park races the republican police ar
rested a pickpocket who was found
to have f105 on him. Two men SELL
ing bogus entrance tickets were
also arrested. Trouble in the town
after the races was prevented by
the arrest of two disorderly char
acters. At pm. the republican
police decided that too much drink
} was being consumed. and they clos
ed all licensed premises.
In County Clare four men arrest
ed at Ennis were heavily fined on
. a charge of assault arising out of
land dispute.
County Galway At Ballinasloe
two men who violated an agreement
made by the republican court were
arrested by republican police and
fined IS each.
Kings County-At Tullamore the
Republican police held up and con-
fiscated intoxicating drink which
was being taken for sale at a Gaelic
athletic festival.
- County Kerry.-At Killarney the
republican police arrested a young
man for using obscene language to
passers-by. The accused pleaded
drunkenness, refused to abstain
from drink. and was sentenced to
. one months deportation from the
district.
Stills Suppressed.
County Monaghan.-In many
parts of the county republican po-
lice detected and suppressed illicit
stills for the manufacture of alco-
hols.. AT republican courts the
owner were fined IS each. and all
plant was confiscated. Two men
were arrested by the republican po-
lice for the theft of $50 from a
farmer. They were found guilty
and heavily fined.
In North Kildare a young man