Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-15
UNCOVERS
Sim FE|N PLOT
Police Rout Gang Trying to Fire
Plant Where 2,5OO,0OO Gals.
of Oil Is Stored.
Ry Associated Press 10 Every Evening.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
London. Jan. l5.-What the police
alleee TO be another biz Sinn Fein plot 10
destroy property IN London was un-
covered in court this morning when Pat
trick Kenny, an Irishman Was charged
with being concerned with other men not
vet arrested in attempting 20 murder two
policemen and trying 70 set on fre barrels
cf oil on the premises Of the Vacuum Oil
Company.
The connany's plant is at Wandsworth,
southwest London, and 6oUoor barrels
containing 100000 gallons OF oil are
stored there
At one o'clock this morning three police
men discovered fifteen men lurking near
the Vacuum company's premises. They
charged the group ard fierce tight tol-
lowed in which IL is alleged several shots
were fred by the CT, ilians
Kenny was arrested but the Others es-
capped The police claim 10 have dis
covered later that elaborate preparations
had been made within the company's
yards for firing the oil.
Cork, Jan. 15.-The authorities at
tach great Importance 10 the result Of
the raid on the alleged chief arsenal OF
the Cork First Brigade of the Republican
army. of which the late Terence Mae
Swiney, Lord Mayor Cork, was the
commandant, according to the Govern
ment officials.
A Dublin despatch Thursday said the
search of field outside Cork revealed
dugouts containing arms and explosives,
in addition TO military equipment and
/ certain papers
The police and military are said 10
i Z L. 4 1te..9
I ton of war materials, including Lewis
/ guns and ammunition for them, rifles,
! revolvers. bombs and Irish republican
army uniforms, gelignte, gun cotton,
megaphones, periscopes, gas masks
/ and mail bags, which had been missing as
] a result cf raids, and also a large quantity
] of correspondence which it Is expected
will throw light on recent ambuscades and
| kidnappings
i A Young woman who PLAYED a DARN
/ part on the arrival of the police and
/ military in attempting 10 save the Lewis
/ guns was found To be wearing steel body
/ arm and to be carrying several loaded
| service revolvers. according To the po-
! lice She refused to give the slightest
information TO the authorities and with
| four other persons is now IN the Cork
jail.
The woman lived with her mother in
| a cottage near the scene OF the alleged
discovery of the war stores, and the
police in digging up the cabbage, patch
! in her garden are declared to have found
a considerable amount of gelignite hidden
there.
Washington, Jan. 15.-Secretary cI
! Labor Wilson was expected TO announce
decision today on the petition of Lord
! Mayor O'Callaghan of Cork that he be
permitted To remain here under the law
granting asylum to political refugees.
brief asking recognition of such a status
was submitted to the Labor Secretary by
the lord mayor a few hours after he had
completed his statement Yesterday be-
fore the commission investigating con-
ditions in Ireland.
Acting Secretary of State Davis has
expressed the opinion informally that
O. Callaghan could not be considered a
political refugee inasmuoh as OF her officials
of the Irish republic" have recently re-
turned % their country, but the opinion
of Secretary Wilson was expected to be
reached independently of State Depart
ment views Granting of permission to
remain in this COUNTRY Us political re-
| flIgee under the Law must be condit Toned
upon assurance from the lord mayor that
he intends to stay in America indefinitely