The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-08
DESPERATE
MEASURES
ARE TAKEN
Feeling Running High Over
sean haIeS Murder Short
Trials Given
tBULLETIN)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERyIcE1
bCBLlN. Dre- 8 The following
com munique WAS issued by the Free
state government thI= afternoon
Concerning the four executions of
irregular leaders mt the Mount Js-
prtsoui
'Roderiek Rory) o'Conror, Liam
HellewcE, Joseph McKeIvey and
Richard Barr-et were executed this
morning IN rePrfseI for the assassi-
nation Of Deputy John (Seanl HnIes
Testerne-. This f. a warming 10 alI
other assozxL7s who rIot assazsfra-
fiSns.'
llhTESHATioNAL NEWS sERWcgI
i-1A DON. Dec. 8. o d e r c K
rory OConnor. former COM
1r1a7der IL chief of the Irish Rerub-
lican Irregular amy. ard three 9th
e. irregular leaders were executed
in the yard OF Mount Joy prison at
Dublin this. morning. according TO
a Dublin dispatch 10 the Evening
standard
Liam Lynch. chief or starr Of TIE
Irregular army" and De Valera a-e
both said TO be IN Dublin at present.
Both participated in the Four
Courts uprising.
Further executions OF irish rebels
we're forecast BIZ a statement from
General Mu.cahy at Dublin. saying
that desperate measu-es~ wore
necessary to safeguard Free State
officials
Feeling was stnl running high
Over the ASA sass.rAttou OF Sean
Hales. a member OF the dali. yes
ferday noon. when news was cir
cyi4ted at Dublin that O'Connor had
been put TO Death
Tie Evening Standard dispatch
said.
"Ro~y O'Connor. Liam Meilewes
Mckelvis and Barrett. were court
r'srsiaied last night following the
= ssasztaation OF Deputy Sean Hales
The tTia's and convictions took on
" s brief time. The executions
were carried oat this morning.
Liam MeIswes. who was cap
ture1 with O'Connor IN the battle OF
pubiin last June. was one of the
three man executed with O'Con nor.
Tho otheg two were said to be
paraed Mckelvis and Barrett,
1t was understood that this men
vera put - death by Free State
hring squad after having been Sc
cratsy cesc stsEsd TO death by
eaaft martial on ths charge Of be-
ing in rebellion against the Irish
government.
News n tAs execution created a
seas3tio+a Ia both Dublin and Lon
don, The free state has been in
hsuFs
~Beta, o,csaAev and Meitewes
joiH4d FaEaoa# de Valera when the
latter broke away from the Sinn
Fein group last sFriag aad de-
ei6fea va~ iR favor 81 an Irish re-
pubiis. Meisezse vas kaaRn as
De vaieFass right haad HHsa,"
Both OsConRaF aHd Meiiewes ~eFe
+ith the Irregular troops that held
Fsuv Courts buiidia6 IN DdbiiH ia
tbs terrible battle that ragged in that
city the last week in JsRe.
When the bbiidiRG was ssFFead-
cred, afteT 3iissaaai CsiiiRS Free
stata troops had battered jt with
artillery FIRE ahd set il aaaBs, both
O'Csnaos and MeileEes surrendered
oR June 80. They had baeR Goa
dHsd in Mount joy prison ever
since
O'CoRasS sRS Malta~e es were Civ
go credit fay aativa leadership in
the sa-es3isa aFsay Courts Rebel
iioa,a Ds Valera tsstS part bat he
was Rst ia Pe1s GeSTfs building and
escaped during tbs fighting with
ths Countess MaTixie~icz aHd a few
Others
Mehe5E:a a@S 56-Sett EeFs es1sFS
I'd with isaPiiSstioR IL aii attempted
jaE delivery az AieaRt JOY BFisea
last octsbey =heR ta<ee Free Stat
eFs were kiiied aRS considerable
aER Resst 0s a@#7siBitisa ~as taken
froR7 tRe Py;seasFs.
Advises fseEa DESi;a sad tiat Rs
aEstsiai sta1 sRasRt bad been issued
regarding ta9 e%ssStiSRs sR 70 noon
but that . seEsEsg gR.aGs was sKpeet-
ga ~ Pq-ta Belis barrasSs. head
sus-fs~s ez the FFe9 state military
co2aea eaz5E ia tas afternoon
Ths e=seEt:oas reported fo6ay
were tae aFst siRca Fs- skins chiideTs
Hss p1st Is aeatR bv nriRg squad
abe@s : fortnight ago
Gua-Ss 4Seuad all the TrisA seE
era=aaat hasjldaRss have beeR ia
creased aR6 ali officials are ac-
eempzniea by body guards when
they 20 iate t4ae street.
Fgee state oEiciais are Fasst as
i've rounding sP Republican sas-
aecx=. Maag additional arrests have
5eeH ~aSzae.
1t vas reported that spy had
been caakuEeA ia the ranks of the
Free State a<rny at Cork he is
"a cd pE haS<SE given the iT-
regulars ;afaFHatiaS whie:7 led to
the fat@l aanb.isa IN Cork souRty
when MieaasI Collins WAS s.let ts
Aca<S
Doa.iv SRea3ss= Fatriei' 6'ssai:av
or tas saa eireaaa; who vas wound
I'd yestS-5SF w3ssa Deputy SeaR
aaiss EaS sssaS aSs:a2ted. MAS stitl IN
serious soaaftiaa saaay
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