New-York tribune., 1922-12-01
3 More Irish
Rebels Die for,
Carrying Arms
Executions Bring Victims Of
Governments Repressive
Policy 10 g. Trio Caught
Following Office Bombing
sp,c.ai cable 70 IA Tr,Iane

Copyright 1879. New York Triouns iac
DUBLIN, Nov. 30.-Threo more men
were executed by the Free State gov.
eminent here this morning They were
Joseph Spooner. Patrick Farrelly and
John Murphy, all Of Dublin.
Spooner was charged with the posses.
sion OF a revolver and the others with
possession of bombs. They we're cap
tured October 80. after a republican
attack on 0riel House, detective head.
quarters, when an attempt vas iaace
10 wreck the building by bombing The
f.rce OF the explosion was felt in All
parts of the city. This mornings
executions bring the total Of victims
Of the governments repressiyc policy
20 eight,
Rie..ard Mulcahy, minister Of de-
fense. sharply attacked priests who
support the irregular cause IN answer
ing = charge from the labor bench es
r. ,ba Dat .c-nignt thst certain prie1ta
wore rot allowed &c tit the thrfe n.Sc
executed this morning.
Novice Priests Are Barred
qWe have persons going 10 their
death who have been brought 20 that
position b. novice priests" Mulcahy
declared, adding that some OF the
clergy are encouraging young men 20
carry out smbushes. he said he was
Informed that when the Four Courts
was bcsieged priests told the rebel gar
rison would be q sin on their souls
&c lag down their arms. I'VE will not
allow that sort OF priest In prisons"
be concluded.
Documents found on captured irreg.
ulars give details Of a program 70
ISOLATE Dublin by speeding up all
distraction plans Mulcahy told
lhe Dali The order. wh ch purports
70 come from the Republican Assist.
ant Director Of Engineering, d..
rscts that railroad stations shall be
1iown up. rails torn up. highways
blocked and bridges destroyed, tae
1mpaign 70 continue for si1 weeks
he minister quoted a caution 10 the
order % avoid loss Of lie.
A train from Cork 20 Dublin was
held Up to-day by republicans twelve
miles out Of Cork. Alter Al on board
had been ordered 20 quit the train the
last coach was set aHre. The epgine
was then started AZ full speed and grn
two miles dth the last coach blas ng
before vacuum brake caught FIRE,
bringing the train % a Gtop.
Rs.lrosd Bridge Blown Up
A bridge at Multirsrnham. sn inn
portant railread center In County
Westrneath. was blown up to-day BY
irregulars, irterrupting trahie 20 the
rorth and vest from Dublin.
The Ulster Parliament will meet De
eember 2 to contract out Of the Free
state, a. provided for 10 the treaty.
The meeting was originally set for
December 70, bat the date wac ad-
vanced In order that 10 time be lost
IN defining listers position after the
constitution bill is passed, which must
DC ON December 8 az ths ls.eet under
the terms Of the treaty.
DUBLIN, Nov. 80 (By The Associated
press) dublin was aUlct to-day, al
though rimors that there would be an
earv outoreak Of violence psrsisted
Richard Mu!eahy, the Minister OF De-
fente, asked By the newspaper CORE
spopdents whether he could give the
people any reassuring message regard
Ing the ability Of the national army %
desl with any trouble said he thought
Il best 70 say ncthlng. "Our most ef-
fectlys work t.ways has been done
With our mouths shut" the minister
declared.
Conh.cts bstreen Free State forces
and iYregulars continue Of daily oc.
curence. A clash occurred to-day At
Chafpool, near Tubbercurry, sligo.
where tWo Free Staters we're killed
from ambush.