Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-24

shot and killed by = sniper n
New.odee Road this afternoon.
Belfast March 2f--A band ~ nie1
forced their way .nt1 the home ~
D"cn MacMahon. 4 aaioouHoepor,
early this morning aud shot seven
members of the family %ev-s or ths
raid nss stirred the city.
MacMahou and three NJ nie sois
were killed outright. another son died
of his woundo. and two otborq ara
near death. Tho crime IS thought .
have been in reprisal for~1ae shooting
Of number % special cOnsrablea ia
May street yesterday
At about 10 O'clock. the raiders in
uniforms smashed the door - the No
Mah"n home and rushed Gos-a!rs
whore the occupants of the house were
sleeping The naIe members q. tas
iami!y we're taken down 10 the living
room. lined up against ne wall and
ridd.ed with butlote
The shootines were heard bv oo-
c1pants ~ . nearby house. who rofi-
fed the Clenraval street barracks Mrs
MacMahor and her dagghter rushed
down 10 the living room when the A..
fsckers departed and found the seven
lying on the floor in pools ~ blood,
three of the bodies i'm heap.
Police anbu.ances took the vio,ins
20 he hospital. where !. N-ts found
that four already were deat The
maf~on Of the hospital repdr;s taat.
the two wounded sons are very weak.
Another son. VINO was ordered into
the room. escaped by throwing him
self under a lounge. and was unlniur-
cd. although tETo shots were fred *
nlm.
An ambulance attendant collapsed
after helping Gerry the bodies into the
hospital although hardened with
scenes Of bioodshed
Dublin. March 1f-The "oDen threat
( II revolution slgnid4d by The de-
eisior Of the anti-Free Staters 10 hold
the forbidden Irish Republican ARMY
convention Sunday has created ure-
carious position, the London Times
correspondent here declares in q dis
patch to his paper.
! The statement by Commandanr
! Roderick~ o 'Connor- on Wednesdav thar
( so per cent OF the arny's members ara
against the treaty. however. .he cor
respondent believes 10 be exaggerated
lie remarks that the call for the army
convention was signed by ONLY seven
OF the 10 commanders and thar Theses
mainly represent divisions in Cork.
Kerry and South Tipperarv> where,
disaffect!on was already known to ex-
lst.
lie believes that the members ~ the
army IN Dublin. The 3Ildiands and a
.arge part of the West are loval 10 The
Dan Eireann and can be trusted IN
any emergency and further. that tas
country is not likely 10 regard anv
vote taken at Sunday = meeting a.
criterion cf the general ter71per x
he army
= siS-hour running fight oecl,rrad
between lister special constables and
Sinn Feiners N the vicinity Of car
rickrnore, yesterday The fighting
started when 30 oe the police. in tyvo
motor lorries We're ambusned outs,da
lhe town The amDGshing party OPEN
ed fire az a distance of [ 900 Yards.
lne police Immediately jumped out
or their ears and engaged the attack
ing band which retreated across the
hills. The pursuit continued for sew
eral hours with frequent exchanges. Of
shots
At least five Sim Fejners are beiiev-
ed 10 nave been hit. One with a buIet
IN the les was found under a bed in
a house which was ralded during the
chase. None of the specials was
wounded.
Three murders were reported today
from the F'ermanagh- Tyrone borders.
The victims We're FRANK Kelly. Ed
ward McLoughliu and William cas-
sidy. All We're shot 10 death. II s
believed the murders were in reprisal
foV the recent terrorism at TriHick.
County Tyrone. in which Sariilai
Laird, an Ulster special constable. was
shot and killed. and numerous l'nion-
isl houses were burned