The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-16
TWO SHOT DEAD
FROM AMBUSH
Daughter Victim of Irish
CiviIians-Much Violence Through
Ireland Over Sunday.

BELFAST. May 16 (Associated Press J.
! Miss Harrington, only daughter of SIR
| Charles harrington of Glenstal Castle
County Limerick, and head of the Ma
sonic order in North Munster, and Ponce
Inspector Biggs We're shot dead from am
bush Saturday night by clvlllans WINE
motoring from Killoscully to Newport.
County Tipperary.
The father of the dead woman IS a
former high sheriff of County Limerick.
Nine policemen. two soldiers and a
number of other persons were killed sat
urday and Sunday in attacks and counter
attacks at various places. Numerous per
sons were wounded.
More lives may have been lost in the
Nlacronn ambuscade. when II auxlllarleS
were killed. or on Rcd Sunday" but for
general and organized violence Saturday
and Sunday probably were the worst since
shootings on a large scale were inaugu-
rated in January, 1919.
Sim Feiner Killed.
All the casualties except one occurred
in the area covered by the southern parlla-
ment The exception was at Dromore.
Tyrone, where a Sim Feiner was shot
deed.
Miss harrington was travelling with
two other women and Inspector Bugs ana
a military officer when she was killed,
Constable Bridges was shot dead and
two other cOnStableS were wounded while
purchasing groceries Saturday at Drum
gallagher. \ party of police going to their
relief was fred upon and two of the pc
icemen were wounded slightl~.
Machine Guns Sweep Streets.
Fierce fighting followed an attack on
the Randon police barracks. The military
and police swept the streets with machine
gun fire and the people were obliged to
throw themselves upon the ground for
safety. About the same time armed civil
ianS marched through Dunmanway.
County Cork. Being followed by auXil
iarieS in motor lorries, they shot and
killed several horses in the streets 80 as to
obStruct the path of their pursuerS.
All the roads south and west Of Cork
have been treuched at many points. The
belief prevails that rebels intend to carry
out a general attack on military and po-
lice barracks.
One hundred civilians attacked the
CIOnakilty barracks with rifles and ina
chicn guns Saturday afternoon. The at
tack was rcpulSed. Four members of
the attacking party were seen to fall. The
police suffered no casualties
First Attack on Naval Forces.
Two gunners of the Royal Marine Ar
tillery, stationed at East Ferry, near
AIilleton, County Cork. We're shot dead
Saturday night This was the first attack
that has been made on naval forces.
At Ca>t}ctoWn and Berehaven, County
Cork. Sunday, two soldiers were shot and
killed by armed civilians.
Bombs were thrown at military lorries
on three occasions in the Dublin district
Sunday. Some of the occupants of the
lOrres were wounded.
The Rossiare Pier Barracks. County
Wexford: the BridgetSwn Barracks,
Wexford the Spidal Barracks in Galway,
and the Holy Cross barracks. County Tip
pcrary. were unsuccessful!y attacked Sat
urday night.
There was a brisk fight. lasting half an
hour. at the Baltimore Barracks Saturday.
The police resisted the attack with bombs
and rifles. There were no casualties.
Head Constable Benson was shot and
killed in street fight at Tralee Saturday
y party of men, according to Dublin
Castle report. entered the town of Court
macsherTy. seven miles southeast of Ban
don, Saturday and fired on soldiers who
were off duty. The troops returned to
barracks and the rebels fired on the bar
racks for 20 minutes. Two of the soldiers
were slightly wounded.
Last night COnStablcS MacLean and
Cooper were fired on while strolling along
the road near Skibbcreen. Both men were
wounded, and it is believed MacLean will
die.