The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16
MANY KILLED AND
WOUNDED DURING
z DAYS. FIGHTING
Another Woman Murdered by
Sim Fem, and Organized
Violence Is Worse Now
Than Since 1919
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Belfast, May 15.--Mss Darlington,
only daughter of Sir Charles Barring
ton of Glenstal Castle. County LINER
lex, and head of the Masonic order in
north Munster. and Police Inspector
Biggs were shot dead from ambushe
Saturday night by civilians while mos
toring from Klloscully to Newport,
County Tipperary. The father of the
dead woman is former high sheriff
of County Limerick.
Nine policemen. two soldiers and
number of other persons were killed
Saturday and today in attacks and
counter-attacks at various places.
Numerous persons were wounded.
PRIEST is SLAIN
The home of Mr.. Roisite was sur
rounded by the raiders at $3.50 O'Clock
this morning. They knocked at the door
for admission, and when this was denied
them, they broke a ground-floor win
dow, but found it barred by shutters. A
masked man then climbed the trelis and
entered the bedroom of Mrs. Roste. She
struggled with the man, who dropped
his revolver to the floor,
The noise of the struggle brought the
mother of Mrs. Roste to the assistance
of her daughter, whereupon the man
left. Meanwhile the glass panel in the
hall door had been broken Ind another
man mounted the stairs. This man met
IT,
adjoining that of Mr.. Roisite, and maid
in the corridor.
Surely you won't shoot a priest" ex-
claimed the maid to the man, who had
his revolver pointed at the priest. THAT
is Father o'Callahan."
There was a momentary pause, and
then the man flung his left arm around
the priests neck, drew him close and
shot him back or the shoulder The
maid grasped the revolver, but three
more shots were fired The man then
fled.
Father OCallahan crumpled up on the
floor unconscious. He died at SAD
o clock this evening. The priest was d
great speaker and teacher N the Irish
Munster college.
More lives may have been lost in
the Macroom ambuscade when II aux
liaries were killed or on red Sum
day" but for general and organized
violence Saturday and today probably
were the worst since shootings on a
large scale We're inaugurated in jan
uary 1919
All the casualties except one oc>
CURED III the area covered by the
southern Parliament The exception
was al Dromore, Tyron, where Sim
Feiner was shot dead.
OFFICER WOUNDED
Miss Darlington was travelling with
two other women and Inspector Major
Biggers, military officer. when she
was killed The military officer was
wounded.
Constable Bridges was shot dead,
and two other constables were wound
ed while purchasing groceries Satur-
day at Drumcollagher. A party of po-
lice going to their relief was fired
upon and two of the policemen were
wounded slightly.
Fierce fighting followed an attach
on the Bandon police barracks. The
military and police swept the streets
with machine-gun fire, and the people
were Obliged to throw themselves upon
the ground for safety. At about the
same time armed civilians
through Dunmanway, County Cork.
Being followed by auxiliaries. in motor
tories they shot and killed several
horses in the streets SO as to- obstruct
the path of their pursuers.
All the roads south and west of Corh
have been trenched at many points.
The belief prevails that rebels intend
to carry out a general attack on mill
tary and police barracks.
NIGHT OF TERROR
Cork, May 15-Saturday night was a