The Washington herald., 1921-05-16
Especial Cable to The washington Heral
and Chicago Trfbuns.)

who broke into the house "ncrc
he was visiting In Cork.
Especial Cable to The w.shinston Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)
LONDON. May 15.-Agents Of the
Sim Fein initiated a sensational
series of reprisals at London and
Liverpool last night
Six people in London were shot
within their horr 5. One Of them
a man of 81 years, was shot in the
abdomen and head and is not ex-
pected to live.
The area covered in London was
extensive, and included eight sub
urbs. The attacks were synchro-
nized so that the authorities are
convinced that a big organization
engineered them.
Oficial opinion Is that Sim Fein
extremists have launched a cam
paign of terror among English rel
atives of men who have Joined the
Black and Tans. 1t is believed that
Michael Collins. head of the Irish
republican army, is in England di-
recting the present terrorist move
ment
Set Fire to House.
The outrages began at 9:45 at
Shepherds Bush. where five men.
impersonating police officers, forced
their way into a house, and search
ed for a member of the Royal Irish
Constabulsry. Not finding him. they
set FIRE to the house with parafin.
A half hour later in the same dis
trict the same raiders searched an
other house for a Black and Tan
named Corn. The mans father-in-
law said Corn was in Ireland.
whereupon he was shot in the alb
domen and head
At the same time gangs attacked
houses in footing. Catford. West
Kensington, ST. Adams and North
woolwich. Their methods were the
same in each case. At each house
they demanded some particular in
dividual connected with the black
and tans.
Shoot Down Aged Couple
In Catford they asked for a man
named Stevens. The house was in
habited by an old couple named Duff
fel. Duffel endeavored to stop the
raiders and they shot him down
and also his wife when she. tried
10 interfere. Both were seriously
wounded.
At St Albans raiders encountered
Z former black and tan named Ash
by. When Ashby stopped to obey
an order the raiders shot him in
The head and then battered his head
with the butts of revolvers.
When his wife and the landlady
-ame to his rescue, they too. were
shot and beaten.
Throughout London raids oc-
Cured until nearly midnight. Scot
land Yard made raids in seven Sec
tions of London this afternoon and
:onight and two arrests were made.
Set Fires in Liverpool.
Among the premises raided was
the headquarters of the Irish Self
determination Lesgue. where many
documents were seized.
simultaneously with the London
raids Liverpool was undergoing a
similar experience but there the
Sim Feiners operated in groups of
fifty in motor cars. They set fire
to numerous dwellings in various
parts OF the city.
District Inspector Briggs was
shot dead while motoring near
Tyneport. County Tipperary, in
company with Miss harrington,
daughter of Sir Charles Darlington,
former high sheriff of Limerick
County. She also was shot dead.
A head constable was shot dead
at Tralee and a constable was found
dead in a field near Cork. A patrol
was attacked in Cork and one con-
stable was killed and three were
wounded.
Naval Gunners Slain
Two royal navy Eunners were
shot dead at Middleton. County
Cork. \ sergeant was also killed
at Middleton and two constables at
tempting to rescue him were slain.
. A patrol was attacked at Dro-
more, County Tyrone. and one con-
liable was wounded and one at
ticker killed.
One constable was killed and four
we're wounded at Court MacSherry
during a fight with Irish republic
cans.
(CopyriKht 1s2l)