New Britain herald., 1920-12-28
IlSH MAYOR TELLS 'OF CONDIT!NySM \ f11aol TROUBLED ISLE
Morgan, a Successful Hun |ger Striker, Visits Mrs. A. Hilton of Pearl Court

HAS APPEARED BEFORE AMERICAN COMMISSION Says That Recognition Of Republic Ky World Is More Important Than Money Or Munitions-Is Enthusi- astic over His Greeting in United stntcs-IIad Son Killed By "Blacis and Tans."
 Recognition by the world powers bf tho csta abtshed republic in Ire tand Ia more important than money or munitions at this time, in tho oplnion of Mayor Denis Morgan of ? les, who visited for few hours 6dRy at the home Of MT. and Mrs N. Hilton Of Pearl Court. Mayor Thurles is In America to appear be- fore tho American commission for 'the investigation Of British atrocities Atn Ireland. and having been in Bos- lon on a speaking tour took advan- faKo of an opportunity to visit Mrs. liiiton. hts cousin. The visitor is pnen Of the few Irish political pris- pnsrs of the present conflict whose hunger strike obtained for him his Freedom, and is the father of fvc- ear-oid victim of the "biack and an' outrnges in Ireland. who died is a result of British visitation to he town of Thurles. In addition his nepRew. an II year old boy. died at he hands of the British.
 Ills Home Attacked.
 Mayor Morgan was elected to the urban council at the City Of Thurles last January on tho evening of January 20 policeman met his Iisath at tho hands of an unknown assaIlant in the City of Thurles and hs Sblack and tan" army began to pok the city. The honies of those who had identified themselves with no republican movement were marked for destruction. In the dark pf night. Mayor Morgan's house was .urroundeG and bullets began to pour h through the windows of tho build ng. Hurrying his wife and the five Tear old boy from their beds. the na n escorted them to tho basement vhNc they lay for moro than m pour on . concrete floor to escape hc steady stream of bullets whizzing overhead. The ordeal was terrible Pne for the wife and boy. fort light later child was born to Mir. nd Mrs Morgan.
 Placed Under Arrest
 shortly after the attack was made m tho Morgan home, he received an anonymous letter warning him to cave the city if he wished his life pared. He Ignored the communica- Ion. flow days later. MT. Morgan vas leaving his homo for the first naeting of tho urban council when was confronted by n corps of nore than half dozen policemen vho informed him that he was under |rrest- A request was made that a pecific charge. if there was one. be resented. The police informed him hat there was no charge but that overnmcnt orders were being com lied with.
 After being taken to a lock-up. he Ind three other political prisoners vrre placed in a motor lorry and ta- Pen to Limerick, later to tho Cork jail shore he spent n week. While there iis wife gave birth to a child. ft was pur months later that Mayor Morran luEht his first glimpse of the baby, At the ond of a week in Cork Jail the Fisoners were taken to Queenstown n dtrnnAported to England where aey were placed in a prison a few Hes outside London.
 Kept Prom sons Funeral.
 On April 2. news of the critical con- ition of the fivc year old son, James. as received. At that time the cus- I'm of releasing political prisoners on arole when sickness occurred in the |may was bteing adhered to, so Nor m petitioned for a weeks leave. hs was refused. Later teieyr in- |rmed tho prisoner that hopes for le chiid's recovery had been given
 and finally that he had died. He osented these teiegrams and asked De might attend the funeral. That |viiego was also refused him. Mrs. prgah was not informed of the fact
 awaited his return through tho lire day of the funeral. When he led to reach the city of Thurles. tho erment took place n tho evening.
 Hunger Strike Successful.
 uitimatum was delivered to tho
 lon authorities on behalf Of Nor
 and the other prisoners in early,
 "1hnt unless a charge was givenl
 threat failed tdu