Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
EXECUTE 7 irish
TRAIN WRECKERS
p.ath Penalty inflicted After
Trial by Free State Mill
tary Committee
DISCOVERED WITH RIFLES
RI Associated Press

By Associated Press
u,,h,,r Dee. 1c.--Four railway men
.,J three laborers were executed today
for interfering with trains IN Couh''
Kildare. - ,,n.,-od M.
-.nhe- 13 by Free State troops in
xWe,,.bbridc, xe,.id County Kildare. With
nS,n .ssm n quantity Of stolen goods. rifles
srd ammunition was found.
The men we're tried by a military
committee and sentenced to death on the
charge Of train wreching, sentence pe.
,Ms ,nMsseo,ted 70 have been members OF the
Republican army.
The official army report of the exc.
cutions gives the names OF the men az
Stepben White and Patrick Bagnel. OF
Kildare, laborers; Joseph Johnston and
Patrick Mangan. of Kildare, railway
r rrorters: James O'Connor, Of Bansha, =,
ITINERARY. and Patrick Nolan, of Rath.
h.!ds railway workers, and Bryan
Moore, Of Rathbride, laborer.
They we're arrested with a nunrber
~ others, says the official report, which
adds that they were found guilty by. :,
military committee Of possessing. with /.
ont proper authority. ten rifles, 2Ot
,ounds OF ammunition, four bombs with
dentonators and ono exploder.
An unofficial report states that the
men executed today were captured in n
dnvout and that they were part OF a
colnmn of ten responsible for the am
hush of national troops, the destruction
of goods shipped by rail and tho seizure
Of materials in shops.
Train wrecking, the tearing up OF
railway tracks and the blowing uD of
bridges has been practical or IL large
scale by Republican sympathizers in
Ireland since the irrcsulars began their
operations. This has badly disorgan-
I'D the railway system and hurt trade.
dispatches frequently telling of com q.
municstion between Dublin and Belas,
or between other important points In
South Ireland being cut Oft by this
reason.
Today's drastic action aimed at the
Interference with train operations wat
under the blanket measure passed b!
the Dali Eireann last fall giving au-
hority to suppress disorder.
Previous executions have been In
connection with the use or possession oi
arms, except that the last infliction q
capital punishment on December 8
when Rory O'Connor. Liam Mcllowe
and two other Republican leaders wer,
executed, was officially announced as II
rsprisal for the assassination Of Seal
lIales. the deputy shot the day previous
The executions recorded have beel
as follows:
November 17--Jamcs Fisher, Pete
Cassidy, Richard 1nchy and John CAT
rey. Dublin Republicans. shot for hav
Ing revolvers in their possession.
November 4--Erskine Childers
chief lieutenant of Eamon de Valera
executed for having had an automati
pistol In his possession.
November 30-Jospeh Spooner, Pat
rick Farrelly and John Murphy. exc
cuted for armed participation in boml
attack.
December s-Rory O'Connor. Lian
Mellowes, Joseph McKelvey and Rich
ard Barrett. executed in reprisal 70
the Hales assassination.
Today's executions make total o
nineteen By the Free State in q littl
more than a month.
London, Dec. 19.--fBy A. P.)-!
report from Paris that Eamon ue Va
lera had been captured by Irish Ere
State authorities lacked corroboratio
here today.
It is believed that the report, whicI
was printed in Paris newspaper, ma
lave grown out Of Dublin dispatc
saying that De Valera had narrowl
escaped arrest while attending mas
in the Catholic University Church
Dublin. inasmuch rs he left the clIurc
Just bciorc troops arrived.
The Dublin residence Of Gordo
Campbell son of Baron G'enavy, chair
man Of the Free State Senate, wa
entered late last night by armed men
says dispatch to the Times from Dub
"a. The inmates were ordered to !eav
the building, which was set on fire
The interior was destroyed.
Cork. Dec. 10.--(By 4. PD-The,
was heavy firing for two hours durin
last night in the northern suburbs
CLrk. the Republicans using machil
guns. One civilian was severej
wounded.