The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-17
IN !NTERES?
Of IRELAND.
PETER MAcsw1NEY BROTHER OF
LATE MAYOR OF CORK ARRIVED
IN THIS CITY YESTERDAY
Talks OF Interesting Conditions In BIS
Native Land and Deplores The
Existing Desolaion

rrirr J. Mac Swincy brother Of the
late Terrence Mac Swnry. Lord Mayor
Of Cork. ireland, who succumh"d 10
self imposed fast in an English prison
on October %. lH2N. after going without
/ food for Il days. arrived in Wheeling
yesterday afternoon and is guest at
IN" Windsor hotel.
Mrs Mac SwincN - an American ''t-
zen. 4 resident Of New York CITY but was
! born in ireland and came to ms coun-
try eighteen Years ago ~" is IN this city
| to further plans for lii" organization
Of The American asSociatio for reCogn-
tion OF the Irish Republic.
II wish this organization ~ appear
| to all American citizens irrespective OF
creed. race or nationality" said Mr.. Mac
Swincy.
He then told graphic story. Of his
escape from England soil to this coun-
try as a Stowaway. with Lord Mayor
Daniel O'CallaEhan Of Cork on the
steamer West Cannon.
At brothers Bedside
lie had visited that country II" stated
to he al his brothers bedside ana states
that no realized that he had broken inc
English laws wAcn he had landCu WIFI
out n proper passport.
. He was constantly under tho surrrh-
lance Of detectives while there. he said.
even when n" went down t0 Queenstown
To bid farewell To his Sisicr-'n- law. Mrs.
Mural Mac Swincy the widow Of his
dead brother the Lord Mayor and ms
sister, Miss Mary Mac Swlncy who were
sailing for this country.
He realized he would he arrested when
he made an attempt to leave England so
he and Lord Mayor Daniel OtalaEhan
OF Cork slowed away on the West can
non.
I.pon their arriva, in this country
they were turned over by the captain OF
the vessel To the immigration authori-
tics ut Newport News. IA Mr.. Mac
SwinCv was released upon showing he
was an American citiz"n|and Daniel O
callaEhan was released on parole.
o'Cauaghan Case
After red tapc had heen unwound ana
conferences were held the authorities
at Washington. n. {. haN" decided that
Daniel O'Callaghan will have TO return
to Ireland
"Of course hc will have to. explained
Mac Swincy with smile. He - Mayor
Of Cork"
Mr. Mac Swircy had evidently not
read tho latest developments on whl"h
MAYOR O'CallaGhau asks to remain IN
definitely N this country as r"Itica!
refugee
nv dead hro;h"r's wife returned IN
Cork and is now living with her parents"
said Mr. Mac Swincy. Her maiP"n
name was Miss Muri"l Murphy and On"
ia tho daughter Of n prominent 'am''!
In (hr South OF ireland. My sister MISS
Mary Mac SwjNcy IS At present trav''-
ing 20 the Pacific coast. delivering L"''
lures al universities and colleges Sh'
is = graduate Of Cambridge university
IN England"
Conditions In Cork
"Tcrrihlc conditions prevail IN 'Tc-
land at present said Mr.. Mac SW1n'H'
"IIalr Of tho Irish government Is III
iaiI. ! have just received n cam" from
nv sister in Cork that my brother J"hh
nae been arrested and his relatives can
gain no information as I" ms wh"r'a
bouts. They do not know whether ne -
alive nr dead The scenes OF the m'ou'e
ages have returned.
..>-A mn, woman or child Is safe on
tho streets OF Cork and In many other
cities after Ave o'clock in tho evening
=, which time they arc ordered into thor
MONIES Al tho points OF guns. IL'arhS
bearing the words keep your hands "Nt
Of YOUR pockets" arc posted cNorH"h'r"
and If a citizen reaches for his hahdk"f
chief while on the streets he IS 'la"''
To he shu, by the Black and Tan p"I'",
"pcpartmcnt and other stores are a"
wrecked in Cork and many citizens sleep
m the hills To keep from being mnr-
dcrrd Cork is the scat Of activities ana
ie GI}cA with the English BLACK ana
Tan notice who will shoot on the least
excuse.
"1 nm travelling with tho object Of
organizinr branches of our society I"
ru. IN force thu principle that American
and Irish lads laid down their iir"S 10Y
in France, freedom for all peoples
Mr.. Mac Sw'ncy stated he "'Ii roma u,
:, W:,nn,irr for = week and will IN AL
rrohobi,itv make an address before he
in,,es thc CITY. \ constant stream OF
callers kept him busy last evening.