Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-08
FATHER DOMINIC
PLACED ON TRIAL
Mayor MacSwiney's Chaplain
Charged With Writing In
eliminating Letter
DOCUMENTS READ IN COURT
BY the Associated Press

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Dublin, Jan. S.-Statements "likely"
to cause disaffection to his majesty" in
documents alleged to have been written
by Father Dominic, chaplain to the late
Lord Mayor MacSwiney Of Cork, or to
have been In possession of Father Dom
inic, were read at the opening here to-
day of his trial by field general court
martial.
The charges against Father Dominic
are based on certain passages In n
notebook and in letter, and 1t was de-
clared that the accused priest would
maintain that the passages were die
tated to him by Mayor MacSwiney in
!. the presence of the Brixton prison au-
thorities for transmission to Mac
Swiney's friends and that the letter
was private communication to friend
in England.
The letter on which the first charge
against Father Dominic is based Is al
| legged to have been written by him No
was superscribed. franciscan Cn-
puchin Friary, Cork" touches on the
activities OF the militant Sim Feiners,
excoriates the crown forces and refers
to the recent Sunday in Dublin,
when fourteen British court martial
officers were assassinated, as terrible
but wonderful day.
The letter asserts that "the boys got
the leaders of the B. and T. (Black
and TAM reprisals," and goes on to
say that the Croke Park shooting which
followed the killing of the auxiliary
officers was ''ordered as a reprisal by
Macready, Tudor and the remnant Of
the reprisal committee" General Sir
Nevil Macready is military commander
Of ireland, and General II. NJ. Tudor
Is commander Of the Black and Tans,
or auxiliary forces.)
The letter also declared that "it was
decided, too, to assassinate Larry
FO'Neil 1.-THE name Of the lord mayor
Of Dublin that night"
The second charge is based on the
memorandum alleged to have been found
in Father Dominic's room at the Ca
puchin Friary in Dublin. 1t was
beaded, "Ireland an invaded nation, "
and began: "All the inhabitants of
every nation unjustly invaded are bound
to resist the invader. And the nation
is considered TO be at war with the in
vader."
The reading of the documents created
sensation in the courtroom.
The police barracks at Tramore,
| NOuHly NateTlOru, IN tne UdTtldl law
area, were attacked last evening, and a
military party which was sent to the
relief of the police was ambushed near
Tramore. it was officially stated today.
After heavy fighting. says t,e slate-
ment, the members Of the ambushing
party were dispersed leaving three dead.
1t Is believed, adds the statement, that
the attacking force suffered other
casualties.
One soldier was wounded in the fight e
ing and one policeman was wounded in
the affair at the barracks, the attack
upon which was repulsed by the police.
Washington, Jan. S.-The evident
intention of this government to
shut off the underground flow of pro
Irish agitators to the United States
was forecast yesterday. Officials OF
the State Department announced the
determination to investigate the cir
cumstances under which Harry Boland
secretary to Eamon de Valera, came to
the United States, looking to his de
portation, and also that legal authority
was being diligently consulted to demon
stratc the prior right of the State De-
partment to decide whether Daniel J
O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork, should
be admitted to the United States.