The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-14

d.rins Mayor McCurtain, have done
everything In their power to villlfy
his character,
TELLS or BLACK AND TANs.
ITO prevent Reorganization Of the
Republican administration by the
arrest Of large party OF any OF
the Republican bodies. either local
or national" O'Callsghan declared
the custom has been adopted Of
men Imprisoned for a considerable
time 20 resign so that their places
may be Allied and the public work
go on without interruption.
"The old Royal Irish nstabulary.
originally about 10000 In number, has
been depleted by designations almost
TO the vanishing point Their places
nave been filled by Black and Tans.
Their raids almost always are ac-
COMMANDED by wholesale looting, and
u L. tsey who fornish the murder
gangs tsst attempt 10 XIII Irish Of
aeiais.
Near the beginning Of this reign
OF terrorism particularly outrage
Gus ease was that of Alderman w. f.
Stoclley, seventy years old. who was
a professor Of English literature at
Cork University aud one Of the most
inonfensivc men imaginable.
MAsKED MAN SHOOTS MIN.
lie was returning home late the
night We gave dinner To Lord
Mayor Maccurtain on the occasion
of his Inauguration, when a man with
a mask over his face stepped up 20
hin asd nred mt him ave times. one
bullet wounded his hand. Another
was DETECTED from his stomach by
his watch. one grssed his temple
and another penetrated his clothes.
The old professor merely turned to-
his assailant and asked:
"Why do you shoot an unarmed
passerby like that"
The man. evidently thinking he
was done for. lespcd over wall and
Tho professors ques-
ton az To why Black and Tan
should shoot an unarmcd passerby
became quite a joke in Republican
circles.
HOW GREENWOOD WORKS.
Young ireland Is the back bone
OF the Republican movement. The
local officials are nearly all young
men and persecution and murder at
the hands Of British murder gangs
only when their determination to
free Ireland or die in the attempt
Mayor O'CaIIaghan submitted the
affidavit Of n Mrs. O'Grndy, a. veal by
Protestant woman OF Cork, In which
she told Of "a raid In which h'r sOn,
an invalid from wounds received In
battle, had been misbandicd and Gues-
toned. her husband arrested. and tfc
house robbed Of f15O In money and
jewelry. The robbery occurred, me-
cOrding TO her affidavit. while she md
E- I.I al fnlv1 al
downstsirs. When she begged for the
return of the valuables the officer in
charge of the raiding parry. captain,
said:
I'VE are not responsible for your
valuables. You probably misplaced
them"
Mayor O'Callaghan testified that
the OGradys were Pfotestants AVID
had not been identified with the
Republican movement. They APP
pealed directly To- Sir Iiamar Cir cen
wood, chief secretary of ireland.
who replied that "hc had no evil
dcnce Of my raid on their premises.
EX-sOLDIERs FOR REPUBLIC.
Returned Irish soldiers who fought
in the great war supported the Re
publican movement and in many
lord mayor. lie said:
"Thcy accepted literally the ns-
surnncc Of British officers, nns Of
tome Irish leaders Of that time, that
In going out 10 fight they went. 4"
fight for the indepe ndence Of Ire
Iund, and ona OF the certain results
Of victory would he the indcpcu-
dcnce of Ireland. They know now
TINT they were fooled.
"Hold-ups and robberes on the
streets in Cork by the military
and police have been matters of
everyday occurrence for some time.
Som etimcs they vary the mOnotony by
taking whips from the cnbmcn and
Iashing the passcrsby indiscriminntly.
These street robberies are often con-
Quoted in broad dalight, and women
and girls are robbed as we'll as men.
Even crippled and deformcd peo-
pie, whose condition would under or
binary rules of humanity exempt
them from violence, have been at
tackled and shot by the military"