The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-28
(By Associated Press)

DUBLIN, June 2S-An attack be-
gan at dawn today by Free State
troops on the Irish irregulars barri-
caded in the Four Courts at Dublin,
still was in progress at l o'clock this
afternoon
Under heavy fire from rifle and
machine guns and high explosive
shells from small calibre artillery. the
irregular troops under Commandant
Rory O'Connor were reported 10 have
been driven to the rear part of the
Four Courts building, and they belief
that they could not hold out much
longer was expressed in official quar-
ters
Fowler Hail. Parnell Square, held
by tie insurgents, also was besieged
and safter fire had broken out there
shortly after noon the regulars evacu-
ated 1t and moved to a hotel in the
vicinity and began to throw up de-
lenses
Unofficial estimates were that Is
men had been killed and numbers OF
combatants wounded up to the early
afternoon, and it was rumored that
Commandant O'Connor of the regulars
was among the wounded
The artillery fire upon the Courts
was sparing in quantity from a desire
to save the ancient building Business
proceeded almost as usual in Dublin
while the fighting was in progress.
Spare Building
The official troops command the four
courts building from all sides, but the
mature of the structure made an as
sault difficult, and as the building con-
tains irreplacable legal documents
~
structure as means of ousting the in
surgents
The number OF casualties on either
! side was not known definitely, but
| fourteen had been reported up to mid.
! forenoon. Three frregulaTs were car.
ried out of the four courts building by
/ the rear exit at $50 o'clock. They
were said to be badly wounded and ii
was rumored two others of the irregu-
lars had been killed.
Artillery Used
| Artillery was re-employed to some
extent by the provisional government
troops, at least one eighteen FOUNDER
having been in action and considerable
damage was reported TO have been
done the insurgents stronghold. This
! had been strongly fortified by the
! irregulars, who replied vigorously TO
THE fire of the attacking parties.
| 1t was learned during the morning
that the official forces were using
against the four courts two eighteen
/ Founders, firing high explosive shells
with delayed action fuses. They fired
at first from the high ground in the
ineighborhood of Christ church cathe-
dral at range of 200 yards BY IL so
O'Clock a breach had been made in
one wall of the building. The idea of
using high explosive shells was to
minimize the risk of fire. The guns
later were moved to fresh positions.
DUBLIN, June 2S-At $50 o'clock
the battle was still continuing The
copper dome on the Four Courts had
J been blown in. ambulances We're dash
ing about in all directions and the
scene was one of indescribable con-
fusion. The garrisons of the Four
Courts, and the Fowler Memorial
were replying vigorously to the al
: tackers' fire and refusing all demands
TO surrender.
BERLIN, June 2S-A fierce battle
| has been raging since dawn between
J the regular Irish republican army
troops and the irregulars under Barry
tO'Connor for the possession of the
flour courts, recently seized by the
latter 1t is believed the easualties J
will be large. Armored cars, trench
mortars and machine guns are being
= used.
Search for Arms
From the early hours there had
been considerable activity by the reg
$ ular troops in all parts of the city. peo
: pie both afoot and in vehicles beins
2 held up and searched for arms.
: Eighty civilians were observed out
: side the Four Courts digging up the
e road guarded by an armored car.
/ Five hundred regular troops with
r armored cars and military ambulances
: passed through Westmoreland street
e into Sackville street, one party goine
d into Henry street and another into
5 Abbey street from both of which the
f rear of four courts can be approached
o Shortly after O'Clock there was q
g heavy outburst of firing in the neigh
borhood of the Four Courts followed