Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-17
PREMIER WILLING
To MEET De VALERA
Irish Leader Awaits Pubic
Statement By Lloyd
George
FOUR ARE AMBUSHED
Three Government Officer and Women
Killed in Galway Ambush-.CnIk
Jail Attacked

Dublin, May l7.--F!cmier LLOYD
George, says the Frecman's Jourrai
today. has offered 10 meet Eamonn
, de Valera, or other Irish leaders, v it'll
out conditions, Mr. de Valera, adds
the newspaper, replied that if the
Premier made such statement pub,
lie he lde Talera) would give a pub
lie reply.
Expressions of willingness of the
British Government leaders 10 meet
Irish Republican representatives
have hitherto usually been coupled
with conditions, notably as 10 the ces
Sation of hostlit;eS IN Ireland and
with regard &c the personality of the
delegates, persons under the British
Government han being barred
Four persons. one Of them WON,
an, were killed in County Galway
last night. bv men lying in ambush
at nailyturn. a short distance from
Gort.
Those killed were Distric; InSrec
tor Blake and Mrs. Blake, Captain
Cornwallis, son Of Colonel Fiennes
Stanley CORVALLIS. in whose automo
bile the party was riding: and Lieu
tenant ATcCrecry. The officers were
attached 70 the Seventeenth Lancers.
A Mrs. Gregory, the only other per
son in the ear, was not injured.
The party hai boen spending San
day afternoon playing tennis IT the
residence Of Magistrate Bagot, OF
Dallyturn House. anh were returning
to their homes at Gp,t. Reaching
t!ie end Of the avenue leading from
Dallyturn House, and finding the
cate closed. Captain CORVALLIS got
out to open the gate. Shots :mmedi-
atciy were fired from the adjacent
shruhacry. and CORVALLIS fell dead.
Armed masked men. said 20 have
numbered about forty, then -u,round
ed the car and ordered the women TO
cave. Mrs. Blake refused to do 50.
sayire that she would die by the side
Of hsr husband. Mrs Gregory was
led away.
Shortly afterwards the four bodies
were found lying near the gate.
After the shooting a num-
Der Of men went to Dallytuln House
and handed in notice threatening to
burn the house if there were any
repri<als. Military and police rein
forccments sent 70 the scene were
fred upon. and one constable was
seriously wounded.
Lieutenant McCre"rv was only 10
years old. Mrs. Gregory is a daugh
ter in law Of Lady Augusta Gregory,
an Irish playwright.
Attacks on the police and military
occurred IL several places last night
and today.
4 constable was killed and SER
rcant and another constable were
wounded as they were leaving
church in Dansha County Tipperar?,
asst night.
The body OF an unknown man vas
found near the kidney golf links in
Duf,in Co.. with five bullet wounds
in the head. s bomb was thrown at
q military lorry in crowded Freedr;ck
street. this city. today. In the shoot
ing which followed four civilians
were wounded.
Cork. May 17.---An attack was
made on tie Cork prison at midnight
last night. It took the form Of at
tenp,s to snipa the guard. the effc"t
lasing for more than an hour. The
guard replied with machine gun fire
and sent up Eerey lights which
brought strong military force from
the barracks and the attacking party
was dispersed.
This was the thir,l attack or the
jail within two moths
Daniel O'Bricn. OF knockandhane
I.iscarroi. County Cork was tried by
drum head court-mart;al Saturday
and executed in the Cork detention
barracks at 2 O'Clock; yesterday
O'Bricn died nravely, maintaining
the same attitude that he displayed
at his trial, when in answering the
reoues to plead. he replied: 81 have
no defense, Il was caught as sold
Ter and you can try ne. :"