The Arvada enterprise., 1920-11-25
SCORES KILLED
IN DUBLIN RAID
MILITARY OFFICERS AND CIVIL
IANs DIE IN Riors At
cRokG PARK.
RIOTS At BALL GAME
BLACK AND TAN SURROUND
GAME AND OPEN FIRE ON
FOOTBALL CROWD.
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were killed and six wounded In what.
appears to have been pre-arranged,
Simultaneous attack on military Of,
ficers and former officers in their lodg-,
ings In various parts of this city. ac-I
cording to an official announcement
The streets Of the city were Immediate
ly placed under heavy patrol by the
military who resorted to firing rifles
in order to dlsperse crowds.
Thirty persons are reported to have
been killed and many injured in a pan
ic when "black and tans" invaded a
football match today and fired on the
crowd.
The Tipperary team was playing
against the Dublin team in Cr0ke park
before crowd Of 5000 when black
and tans" entered in force by the two
gates and after q ecene Of wild confu-
sion fired on the people.
Sixteen lorrles with auxiliaries ar..
rived outside Of Croke park when the
game had been under way for about
fifteen minutes. They completely sur
rounded the grounds, mounting ma
chine guns on the railway line over
looking the park and then burst
through the gates.
Shots were fired In the air. then, TO-
the CONSERVATION Of the spectators. tbs
auxiliaries opened fire on the crowd
from various quarters.
An official version Of the affair says
that the auxiliary police visited Croks
park for the purpose Of searching ths
crowd, as It was known that many
gunmen connected with murders ear
lier In the day were present. Indeed,
some came to Dublin ostensibly to At
tend the match. According to this o.
count ten persons were killed. After
spectators and players had vacated ~
place, no fewer than thirty Fevotvsrs
were found on the ground.
An eyewitness describing the sceae
said that while the football match was
In progress parties Of ''black and tanA" !"
armed with rifles, came on the field.
They were booted BY the crowd and a.,
most Immediately they fired into ths'
masses Of people. This witness says
he counted more than thirty who fsal.
A stampede ensued and many were
bruised and trampled upon In their a.
forts to escape from the grounds.
Associations occurred In vario1s
parts Of the city.
In one case. three Of the assassand
captured two "black and tans" WINE
they were on their way to reinfoses tAo
troops, and killed them.
The dead include two court.nartial
Officers. Captain Fitzgerald, q military
officer, was shot In bed In EaFis6ort
terrace. Two other officers were sAoe
In their beds In Pembroke street. q
quarter Of a mile away, and daAOoe-
ously wounded.
Three men, suspected Of being 0sefee
service agents, likewise were attaeko4
and shot while asleep In HanDtsa
street., and still another man In Lswea
Mount street was shot, Capt. Dsoa11
AaeLean. and a man named o01Ai
owner Of 4 house. and another na1
named Caldown. were shot In Q hsas6
n Doanybrook. Captain AacIAa1 wa0
killed instantly aud Smith died b Q
few minutes. At q house In 0ae0oe
street Captain Newbury was sAst By
five men.
London. Nov. 21.-Ths Irish offleA
In Q note, says that the Wholesale KIN
Ing Of officers and former officers N
Dublin was the result Of the receot
stringent campaign By the Irish gov.
ernment against the Sim Feinsfs.
Most Of those killed. the statement
says, either were court.ma rtlal officers
or were connected with the legal a0'
The members Of the attacking party
which invaded homes In various parts
Of Dublin, thcs tatemeat asserts. alse
searched the premises Of their victims
~ though seeking to secure evi6ence
Of the activity Of The men slain o.
wounded in the enforcement Of ths
nav.