New-York tribune., 1921-04-25
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had found they were unable to do so,
however. because the train could not
run on account of the shortage of
coal.
The cadets had been to the railway
station and walked over to Donegal
Place about 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
This street, which is the center of the
shopping district. was crowded with
pedestrians. A number Of shots were
fired at the auxiliarics. One of these
broke window in passing streetcar
and wounded Mrs. Gibson in the mouth,
while another wounded pedestrian
who Was on the sidewalk.
The attacking party, the number of
which has not been ascertained. dashed
where many Sim Tciners and Nation
alists reside. after the shooting Two
soldiers. carrying only their canes,
chased the fleeing men. They narrowly
escaped being hit by bullets that the
fugitivcs fired at them as they ran.
Finds Brothers Dying
About midnight the Dufiin cottage, in
the Clonard Monastery grounds, was
entered by three armed men in civilian
clothes. John Duffin, who was shot dur
ing the riots last July, was lying in bed
upstairs. In describing the killing to-
day he said his brothers were still sit
ting up, in the kitchen. When the raid
ers were admitted to the cottage and
said, he heard one of them give the
command Hands up!" This was fol-
lowed by fusillade of shots The
raiders rushed out before Duffin could
get downstairs, where he found his
brothers lying on the floor dying. In
the kitchen was the dog, which ap-
peared to have been we'll cared for.
i, The two slain men were members of
the Gaelic League. Daniel Duffin was
Bishop Macroroy and many other
Catholic clergymen visited the Duffin
cottage to-day.
DUBLIN, April 24-(By The Associ-
ated Press s).-Two constables were
wounded Saturday night by bombs
thrown from upper windows in public
house in. Limerick. One civilian was
hit by splinters of bomb.
Inspector Taylor was killed and Cadet
Griffith and Sergeant Sullivan were
wounded through mistake in their
identity early Sunday morning while
motoring to the Gormanstown Royal
Irish Constabulary training quarters.
The car was challenged by military
lorry and the casualties occurred in an
exchange of shots.
Last night large number of bombs
and a quantity of ammunition were
found in stables near Wellington Road.
a high class residential quarter of
Dublin.
Police Barracks Attacked
Four police barracks were attacked
Saturday night-in Ardee, Cambough,
Armagh and Queenstown. At Ardee the
barracks was successfully defended,
but that in Queenstown, which recently
was vacated, was destroyed.
LIVERPOOL, April 24.-The Courier
says it has been authorized by the Earl
of Derby to deny that he went to Ire
land last week on a government mis-
SION or on the invitation of anybody in
Ireland. The visit was purely a private
one and was made on the Earl's initia-
tive.
CORK, April 24.--The American
steamer Honolulu has arrived here
with William Pedlar, a naturalized
American of Irish birth, who is being
deported, on board.
The ship which is under the super
vision of armed police, will load 1000
barrels of mackerel for the American
market while in port here.
Pedlar was deported from Dublin in
1918 as political prisoner. He was re-
leased from Ellis Island, in New York
Harbor, after he had proved his citi-
zenship.. There had been no previous