The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-21
CHAINED TO RAILING
OF IRISH CATHEDRAL
Victim Said to Have Worked
During Executions of Six
Men in Dublin.
BLACK WEEK END CLOSES
"a Killed and 21 Wounded on
Both Sides i'm Attacks and
Reprisals.
BLACK WEEK END CLOSES
81 he Associated Press

DUBLIN. March 20. - The ambush of
Crown forces near Kinsale, County Cork.
Saturday occurred when reinforceInents
were proceeding to seek a military Off
Ger and police sergeant who We're miss
ing as a result of a previous ambush.
The body of the sergeant has been found
near Dungarvan blindfolded and riddled
with bullets. A card pinned to his breast
was inscribed. Executed"
Crowds to-day gazed curiously at a
man chained to the railing of the Pro
Cathedral in Marlborough street here,
but no one attempted to liberate him
until the police came. 1t was said he
had been chained to the railing because
he worked during the execution of six
men in Mountjoy prison on March "A
in disobedience to the call for a cessa-
ton of labor.
The Archbishop of Tuam. in a letter
to the parish priest in Clifden. condemn
ing the shooting of policemen there as a
reprisal of the Mountjoy executions and
the failure to obey his call for cessa-
ton of execution by the republican
forces, says: Il must give my people
moral guidance even If corrupt politi-
clans turn Gospel teachings to bad
ends"
The Archbishop repeated his appeal
for a truce and urges the Government
as the stronger side. to call a truce and
initiate peace negotiations.
A 'rblack weekend" has been expert
enced by the Crown forces in Ireland.
according to official reports. Eleven
members Of the Government forces were
killed and eleven wounded in various
ambushes. while it is believed that thir-
ten Of their assailants were killed and
ten wounded. The reports do not take
into account isolated murders and out
RACES, which are continually reported.
Capt. Atkinson, an Ulster barrister.
who acted as judge in number of re-
cent Dublin courts martial. was attacked
at his home Saturday night by three
armed men and wounded.
John Sheehan, former attendant at
the Cork Lunatic Asylum, was shot
dead at Cork last night. He had been
suspected of giving information last
December on the occasion of the arrest
of girl wearing steel armor, concern
ing a Republican arsenal This was
the second time Sheehan had been at
tackled
Inree bombs were thrown at IL Hllll-
tary lorry here last night. two of which
exploded. killing two soldiers and wound
ing six others. including an officer. The
remaining soldiers fired, wounding three
Of the attacking party.
From Monday night on the curfew
has been fixed from 8 o'clock at night
until o'clock In the morning This
advancement of the hour, which was
due to yesterdays ambush. affects the
whole of the Dublin area, except the
coast townships.
BELFAST. March 20.--Serious faction
fighting took place here to-day in York
street, which last August was the scene
Of fierce rioting. There was much re-
volver firing and two men were gravely
wounded. Similar disturbances here and
at Londonderry Saturday night We're
stopped only by the intervention Of the
curfew.
Cork, March 20.-A police patrol. con-
sisting Of a sergeant and seven con-
stables was attacked by band of armed
men near Passage West County Cork,
tonight Two constables were wounded
and sent to a hospital. The casualties
of the attacking party are unknown.