Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
PRIEST IS GUARDED
At HIS OWN TRIAL
Letter Alleged to Have Been
in Possession of Father
Dominic Read in Court.

DUBLIN, January S.-Reading OF q
document alleged to have been founo
In the possession of Father Dominic
chaplain to Torrance MacSwiney, late
Lord Mayor of Cork, during the court
martial Of the priest here today
caused a sensation in court. TnrouBh-
out the trial Father Dominic waf
guarded by a sergeant with drawn re-
volver and two troopers.
The letter says. i'll part: nave
scarcely laid eyes on any one since
met Sean once or twice the week OF
the funeral. and I met Des once DUR
ing the lying in state; l haven't peer
back in Cork since. the proVinc :Is
heard about a note left by the min-
tary during a night raid, threatening
to throw me into the Lee. This was
left in the Sim; Fein Club near our
convent and he heard something from
the military barracks which seemed tc
lead him to think they did intend to
get rid Of me. AS a result, he cleared
me out Of Cork on a holiday.
HE has given out that am away
resting I am fed up myself. as
would far prefer to be back in Cork
and take any risk that Is going with
the rest of the boys. 49,.
Would Avoid Important Men.
Il haven't seen Wintanog yet. !
don't like to try to get into direct
touch with any important men just
at present. as they have to be too
careful, and it would not be fair to
Sunday was a terrible, but won
derful day. The boys got the leaders
of the black and tan reprisals. Those
who are getting a public funeral to-
day in London were the people who
ordered the reprisals and murders
them accompanied the reprisa1 gang
in town. One of them, was concern
ed in the torturing of poor little
Kelvin Barry.
''The action at Croke Park was or
dered as reprisal by MacReady.
Tudor and the remnant Of the reprisal
committee. There was no shooting
by any civilian. nor was it necessary
to provoke the black and tan; they
had their orders. It was decided, too,
to assassinate Larry o'Neill that
night. but the boys conveyed word to
him and he spoiled MacReady's game
by asking protection for the Mansion
House. The shooting of three on
Monday morning was an act of re-
venge, pure and simple. They were
subjected to severe treatment by an
other of the torturers of Kelvin Barry.
Ignorant Of Cork Happenings.
=, IT don't know what is happening
in Cork except what I see in the
papers. The black and tan and the
crown forces generally are as mad
there as here.
There were six officers in all taken
and court-martialed and sent ar align
ma firinne.' One Of them was Tom
Hale's torturer and he sQueealed like
a rat when caught"
. The memorandum cited in the Sec
ond charge says: "All the Inhabitants
of every nation unjustly invaded are
bound to resist the invaders. And
the nation is considered to be at war
with the invaders. The war is a just
war, and there is no question of hope
of success at alt; the war must be
waged in the best way available. The
mere fact of any army in the nation
to force and might does
not mean that they have not a just
right TO-. overthrow. the unrighteous
oppresifng or invading army, when &C.
casion offers. We are at war with
AID have been since 1171."
6 At the Conclusion OF the trial the
court announceds that the findings
would be Promulgated.
Father Dominic, continually protest.
ed that the court had not the right
to try him, maintaining that he should
be tried ~ an ecclesiastical court. and,
IL found guilty. should be turned over
to the civil court. Many of his OBJ
to tho admission OF evidences
were Sustained. :.