Evening star., 1922-06-18
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IN IRISH KILLINGS
Latest Murders Among Most
CoId.BIooded Crimes Yet
Committed.
By the Aasociated Press

BY the Associa ted Press.
BELFAST, June II The districts
Of Altanaveigh and Lisdrumliska, on
the south Armagh side Of Newry;
were the scene of murderous attacks
today on householders. the asssssins
claiming four men and one woman
victims killed and several wounded.
Several farmhouses were destroyed.
The districts are largely inhabited
by Presbyterians, and 1t Is believed
they were selected for reprisal for
the killing OF two men at Lislea
Wednesday. Today's tragedy started
about 8 o'clock in the morning. and
for hours the usually quiet country
side echoed with rifle and revolver
torch to homestcads of people who
had nothing to do with the Lislea
crime
The sound of the firing Of land mines
in Dublin road as police and special
constables hastened to the scene
awakened the people of Newry. who
took care of those who had taken
flight in an effort to escape from the
aSSaSSinS' revenge.
Woman shot to Death.
The dead are John Heaslip and son.
Thomas Crozier and his wife and James
Lockhart. The wounded included
James Gray and his son Joseph. both
OF whom are in the hospital; Alice
Crozier and a small boy.
When Crozier. an old man. opened the
door of his ho ne and found armed men.
he shouted: Mick. mick" whereupon
one of the raiders shot him dead:
Crozier's wife rushed to his side and
exclaimed to the raider: Willie. l
would not expect that Of you"
The man then fired At her. infiicttng
a terrible wound in the arm, from which
she bled to death.
Lockhart's house. and nearby resi-
dence, were set afire. The families at
tempted to escape. but were lined up
in the roadway. One of the men called
on Lockhart and a small boy to come
with him. Iockhart hesitated, in order
to speak to his mother. whereupon the
man shouted You don't obey and
shot Lockhart through the heart in the
presence Of his father. mother and
sisters.
Riddle bodies With Bullets.
Heaslip's family were ordered from
the house: the man and his son were
taken down the road and shot dead:
Mrs. Heaslip rushed forward and
clasped their hands. The assa ssins went
away. but returned in moment and
fircd additional shots into the bodies.
The raiders, proceeding toward
tamlough. attacked the chancellor's
house which contains the table on
which the act of union was signed in
1900. This table was exhibited at Bel
fast on the occasion of the northern
parliament by King George. The raid
ers, however. did no serious damage.
At the Gray household. after the as
sassins had zone. some one remarked
tha: they must be low-minded to do
such a thing. but young Gray. al
though he realized he had been NOR
tally wounded, protested: Don't say
that: maybe they had to DO 1t. for-
give them and hope God will. too
Two Groups Of Assnssins.
When the raiders were carrying OF
Croz!er and his son. Mrs. Crozier
pleaded for mercy. but received the
reply: There was no mercy for Cath
olics shot in Belfast"
At one house, the leader Of the raid
ers gave the order: "All right. fire..
An incendiary bomb was then flung
into the dwelling and rifles and re-
volvers were fred.
1t is declared that two groups were
operating. because the Gray and Croz-
Ter houses were attacked simultane-
ously, The raiders wore policemen's
capes and bandoliers and carried serv-
ice rifles, while ammunition cases
found later also were of service pat
tern.
Horror is felt throughout the Newry
district and fears are entertained FOR
tonight. The dead except the Croz-
iers, have been taken to the Newry
morgue.
pRo.TREATY VICTORY SEEN.