Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-08
Irish Rebels Have
 Become ASSaSSinS
Sean flakes, a Deputy of the Irish Parliament, Murdered as He Was Leaving His Ho- tel,

Dublin. Dec. 7.-(By The A. P)-| Sean Hales, deputy of the Irish par lament; was shot and killed today as he was leaving the Ornond hotel for parli- ament accompanied by Brigadier-Gen- eral Patrick O'Maille, who was sworn hn as deputy \Speaker of the house yester- day. GeneS eSal O'Maille was seriously wounded being shot in the head and arm.
 A lorry load of British soldiers ar- irving on the scene opened fire or the deputies assaiiants who were scatter ed and pursued. It is not known wfeth- CT any, of the attacking party were in- jured E. When the shooting began Hales and O'Mailie entered a cab. ordering the driver to move on which he did taking them to the Jervis street hospital.
 General OMaille underwent an imne- diate operation, and tonight was report ed as doing as well as could be expect ed. An official statement from army headquarters at Portobello barracks said that his condition was not critical.
 F The shooting of the deputies is in full fiilment of constan: threat. Not only the ministers, who ordered the recent executions, hut all the members of the Dali Eireann who voted In favor of re- pressive measures had their names pub ItEhed in a black list and were warned that they would be held responsible
 Hence some of the ministers and several of the members of the Dali have for some time past taken up their residence in the government offices. But some were willing to risk their lives by re- siding outside.
 , Hales was prominent supporter of the government and had been a strenu- ous fighter against the English. He was 1, one of Michael Collins closest personal friends. In 1916 he was arrested by @ the British at Cork and kept in n:-:~nn : for nine months. He was th", # agent in holding the Irish volunt csrs together in southwest and We: Cork and took part ill many ambushes against
 the British.
 He was in charge of the Bandon bat
 talton from 1917 to 1922, and in April
 last took office as brigadier-general ir
 the same area, and since then had been a major general in the armed defense
 forces of the government. He voted
 for the Anglo-Irish treaty in the Dal Eireann in January.
 1 Sean Hales brother Tom is one of the
 chief irregular leaders, and is still fight ing against the government. Tom Hale:
 is the man who is reported to have ac. cepted responsibility for the ambush 1T
 which Michael Collins met his death There was a report also that after tht
 killing of Collins Tom .Hales offered tC throw down his arms and join the na
 ti0nal forces, but he never did so. T. President CosgFaye, of the Irish cab ] inet, made the announcement in the par I lament: of the assassination, and Rich ard Melcaliy, minister of defense, pait 1 trihute to the two men. He was deep l ly affected and his goice was tense will Ipassion when in a few sentences of bit T ter irony he declared that 7Htiiese yic Etffns had no priest. or benefit of religious 1 comfort, and no reporters were present. I This was aimed at the labor and oth 4 CT independent members who have ire quentlg urged the~presence of repre- tsentatives of the press at court martial and have criticised the withholding O the announcement of executions iron i frelatives until all was over.
 | The risk to other members of the par iliament is serious, and even the mem bers from Trinity college have receiv
 ed threatening letters. They have moi however sought the shelter of the gov ernment building. Two of them resid
 in the college, and two in their ow1 !. homes The members can gain access t , the parliament chamber without appear , ing on the street. The Museum of Ma tural History joins up the College 0 ], Science, which is now the governmen building, with Leinster house, in tn theatre of which parliament sits