New-York tribune., 1921-05-16
Masked Bands in Quest of
Black and Tans Sweep
Western Section of City.
Put Torch to Dwellings
Woman Shot After
Seeing Husband Die
Many Slain i'm Outbreak
i'm Ireland, Called Most
Serious Since '10Rising
From The Triounc's European Bureau
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LONDON, May 1b.--The Sim Feiners
invaded London early to-day on a more
ambitious scale than ever before.
Masked and armed raiders operated
throughout the western part of the
city on what apparently was a pre-
arranged plan. Groups of half dozen
or more men went through score of
homes, in all cases apparently seeking
men VINO either are. members of the
Royal Irish Constabulary at present or
who formerly were connected with the
Crown forces in Ireland.
AT st. Adams a former member of
the Black and Tans was shot dead in
his home IN the presence of his wife
who also was wounded. Cans of oil
were used to set fire to houses in Bat
tersea, footing and Catford. A house
IN West Kensington was searched thor
oughly from roof to basement in q
desperate effort to find an officer.
At least a hundred Sim Feiners must
have taken part in the operations
which were carried out in different
parts of the, city simultaneously. Large
forces of police detectives are now or
the premises making an examination.
In both the north and south of Ire
land there was renewed Sim Fein ac-
tivity to-day. At Belfast a score OF
persons were injured in riot. In Cork
two constables were shot dead and two
republicans were killed. One of the
Sim Feiners was Liam Deroiste, q
newly elected member of the Irish Par
Lament. Several policemen were killed
or wounded in clashes with Sim Fein.
ers in other parts of Ireland.
LONDON, May Is (By The Associated
Press ),-Following incendiary attacks
in London. aud Liverpool, which were al
on houses occupied by relatives or for
mer members of the Royal Irish Con-
stabulary, the police to-day raided and
searched seven places in London con
nected with the Sim Fein organization
These included the headquarters of the
Irish Self-Determinatio League. Doc
uments were seized and one arrest was
made.
Woman Shot Dead in Ireland
BELFAST, May Is (By The Asso-
ciated Press) Miss Darlington, only
daughter of Sir Charles Darlington, Of
General Castle, County Limerick, head
Of the Masonic order in North Munster,
and Police Inspector Biggs were shot
dead from ambush Saturday night by
civilians while motoring from Killos-
Gully to Newport, County Tipperary.
foth he
former high sheriff of County Limerick.
Miss Darlington was accompanied bv
two other women and Inspector Major
Biggs and a military officer when she
was killed. The military officer was
wounded.
Nine policemen, two soldiers and a
number of other persons were killed
on Saturday and to-day in attacks and
counter attacks at various places. Nu-
merous persons were wounded.
More lives may have been lost in the
Macroom ambuscade, when seventeen
auxiliaries were killed, or on "Red
Sunday" but for general and organized
violence Saturday and to-day probably
were the worst since shootings ~on q
large scale were inaugurated in jan
uary, 1919.
All the casualties except one oc-
CuIGSO III tHS area covered Dy Lhe
southern parliament.
Constable Bridges was shot dead and
two other constables were wounded
while purchasing groceries Saturday at
Drumcollagher. A party of police go
ing to their relief was fired upon and
two of the policemen were wounded
slightly.
Machine Guns Sweep Streets
Fierce fighting followed an attack on
the Bandon police barracks. The mill
tary 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 civilians marched through
Dunmanway, County Cork. Being fol
lowed by auxiliaries in motor lorries,
they shot and killed several horses in
the streets so as to ebstruct, the path
of their pursuers.
All the roads south and west of
Cork have been intrenched at many
points. The belicr prevails that rebels
intend to carry out 81 general attack
on military and police barracks.
One hundred civilians attacked the
Clonakilty barracks with rifles and ma
chine guns Saturday afternoon. The
attack was repulsed Four members of