Evening star., 1921-06-13
IS SLAIN IN IRELAND
IN WEEKEND RIOTS
Deeds Eclipse in Savagery
All Previous Shootings.
May Stop Kings Visit.
By the Associated Press.

Dy the ASeocldteo fTeS
BELFAST. ireland, June 1s.-Riot-
ing last night added four more vic
Tins to Belfast's weekend death toll.
three being killed in renewed dis
turbanoes in York street and the
fourth being shot during sniping ac-
tivities in Kashmir road, in the Falls
division Of the city.
A. peculiar feature of the York
street outbreak was furnished by the
fact that the combatants for the
most part adopted the method Of fir-
ing through windows and skyiights,
from which bullets few in all direc-
tions. The area became q veritable
no mans land, and it was only At
the gravest ri2k that the police even
in ermored cars dared enter the dan
Small streets, which radiate from
York street toward the docks
Constble Killed In Lorry.
While passing the area in a lorry
Special Constable Sturdy was killed.
The other three victims were civilians.
Military armored cars opened ma
chine gun fire and restored order.
While the shooting was proceeding in
Kashmir road a church service was
being held in the Church of the Holy
considerably alarmed.
"A military force was patrolling the
York street area today.
: Three men were found shot to death
in various parts of the city Sunday.
I. The disturbance began Saturday
rapidly spread. until both factions re-
ceived reinforcements. During the
rioting a bomb thrown by one of the
rioters blew of a mans hand and
seriously injured woman.
sO-Year-Old Clergyman Slain.
The victims slain Saturday included
a clergymen and three young business
men, the latter being found dead in the
northern section of the city. Very Rev
James Finlay of Bawnboy. County
.Cavan, eighty years old, and former
dean of Leiehlin, who had been a
clergyman since 1867, on answering a
knock at his door was confronted by a
number of masked men. Without par
ley. they took him outside, shot him
dead. then battered his head to a pulp
and burned his residence.
The other three men killed were Will
lam. a barber: Malachy Halfpenny, a
postman, and Alexander Mcbride, a
saloonkeeper. all residents of Belfast.
Kerr and Mcbride leave wives and in
FAINT children. Halfpenny was unmar-
ried.
The question is being widely raised
in Belfast as to whether the killings
win interfere with the visit of King
George to. participate in the state
opening of the Ulster parliament ON
June %. The tragedies eclipsed in
savagery any previous shootings.
Ex-Soldfers Also Killed.
DUBLIN. June 1.-Two former SOL
,diers were shot dead last night on the
street by three unknown persons.
The Camlough district Of Newry was
the scene this morning of another
shooting, the third in week. The VIC
tim was a young man reputed to be a
Sim Feiner. He was taken from his
home by a gang Of men and murdered.
He leaves a widow and three small chill
!dren.
Three Shot Dead in Cork.
CORK. June 12-John Lucey was
shot dead by crown forces here last
night for failing to answer to a chal-
"lenge after the curfew hour. Head
Constable McElhill was shot on his
way to church at Killeggan. West
Meath, today. He died within an
hour. = =
. A shoemaker named. Fitzgibbon
was taken from. his home in Iiscar-
roll. Cork, by armed men and shot
to death.
; Arson Also Rampant.
DUBLIN, June, IAN outbreak Of
arson occurred in the Scariff district
County Clare, Saturday. Seyera]
private residences. the Scariff work.
houses and the galleyhead and Kinp
Bar coast guard stations were burn.
ed to the ground. The damage ex.
ceeded 100000.
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