New-York tribune., 1921-05-09
Grow IN Forces
Kill L, Seize 9
I'm Irish Battle
One Soldier Wounded in
2-Hour Engagement and
Ambushing Party Is Put
TO Rout; Bombs Seized
Churchgoers Are in Panic
Firing Outside Dublin
Edifice Causes Stampede :;
Several Consiables Slain

BELFAST, May 8.A two-hour en-
gagement between a section of crown
forces Approaching Knappagh Mountain
and an ambushing party was reported
from County Cavan this morning, the
encounter resulting in the dislodgment
of the ambushing force, of which one
member was killed and nine others
taken prisoners. One of the soldiers
was wounded.
A house nearby the reports said,
was found to contain gelignite bombs,
ammunition, clothing, rations and
bedding.
A party of police cyclists was am
pushed near Corey, County Wexford,
and a sergeant was wounded. The peo-
pie who had been attending fair at
this place Immediately vanished, and
the storekeepers were ordered to close
their shops.
Girls with collecting boxes inviting
subscriptions for the Republican army
were the indirect cause of a riot here
this morning. The police demanded
the names of the collectors, upon
which crowd appeared and, it is al
legged, stoned the police, who used their
revolvers. One man was wounded. An
armored car and a police lorry were
u.
Firing Causes Panic in Church
DUBLIN, May 8.-Week-end disturb
ances in various parts of Ireland in
cluded the killing of two constables
and the wounding of two sergeants,
besides stampede of Jesuit congre~
CATION in Dublin, resulting in several
persons being injured, caused by fir-
ing outside the church The congrega-
ton stampeded was that of the Jesuit
church in Gardiner Street. The people
rushed from the doors on hearing shots
hred at individuals who were held re-
sponslble for throwing three bombs at
a lorry containing crown forces travel
ing on the Drumoondra Road. Women
and children were trampeled on in the
confusion and several of them were
taken to hospital.
Dublin Castle reported unsuccessful
attacks on the Dublin and Gonbourne
barracks Saturday night, bombs and
rites being used in the former and
rlfles and machine guns in the latter
instance. The attacks entailed no cas-
ualties upon the occupants.
Head Constable Storey was shot dead
and sergeant was wounded while thew
were returning from church this morn
ing at Castle Island, County Kerry
Constable Frederick H. Derprice Of
Coolgreany, County Wexford, was shot
and killed and a sergeant was wounded
IN an ambush at Inch, in that county.
Reprisals by Military Forces
Official reports of reprisals bv the
military in districts in County Cork
show the houses of two residents Of
Clonmult We're destroyed May 6, when
also the furniture and personal effects
OF two residents of Castlemartyr were
destroyed. These reprisals were for at
tacks on two members of the Royal Irish
CJonstabulary May 1, The houses of
three Kilmichael residents were de-
stroyed Friday in reprisal for an at
tack on two auxilaries at Macroom
April 20. ''N- yum
Searches were carried out last night
and this morning in the eastern district
OF Cork, total of eight arrests being
made. Explosions, apparently of hand
grenades, occurred in Cork Yesterday
during the curfew hours. The damage.
however, consisted only of broken glass
CORK, May 8,-Constable sterland
was shot and killed this evening while
leaving his hotel. He was attired in
citizens clothes at the time.
The shooting of two former soldiers
and woman Saturday morning after a
dance at the barracks in Youghal led