The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-20
MACHINE GUNS
BARK DURING
DUBLIN RIOTS
Continuous Shooting Occurs
During Night - Military
Rush to Assistance Of Places
Attacked
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
fBy Associated Press)


DUBLIN, April 20.-The conference
between Free Staters and Republicans
held here today at the instance of Lord
Mayor O'Neill and Archbishop ByIne
adjourned at 4:45 O'Clock this after
noon until next Wednesday No agree
ment was reached.
DUBLIN, April 20.-Last night was
the worst Dublin has experienced
since Easter, SO far as noise is con-
cerned. The residents were kept
awake by continuous rifle and ma
chine gun fire, and the noise of mill
tary lorries rushing to the relief of
places attacked, but thus far only one
casualty has been reported
Several buildings occupied by the
provisional free state government and
guarded by official troops, were at
tackled according to the last edition of
the morning newspapers
The headquarters of the provisional
state government in the college of sci
ence were attacked from front and
rear, but despite terrific firing entry
was not effected. The City hall and
telephone exchange also were heavily
assaulted.
According to reports from an inde-
pendent source, midnight had scarcely
passed when heavy volleys of revolver
shots were heard from Quay and Con
mel streets, while opposing parties ex-
changed dozens of shots up and down
the middle of Abbey street Firing
was also observed from the old gen
eral postoffice at Connel street and
Parnell Square.
Use Machine Guns.
Occasionally the short. sharp crack
ing of revolvers and automatics was
almost silenced by the heavier reports
of rifles, and later, when armored cars
belonging to the regulars appeared,
there was the quick discharge of ma
chine guns.
about 1890 O'Clock there was com
| parative lull in the battle but 20 min
utes later, several rapid volleys were
heard in the vicinity of O'Connell
| bridge. The uproar soon subsided,
and, except for an occasional revolver
shot, quiet was restored there shortly
after / a. m.
| Meanwhile similar firing of consid-
cradle intensity accompanied by
bomb explosions was heard in ~
parts of the city especially in the
neignborhood OF nings inn, sdrrlso4.
by troops acting under the authority
of the general headquarters of the
Irish republican army, but it is not
known whether the building was at
| tackled.
Seach Everybody
Armored cars later patrolled the
center of the city and everybody on
the streets was searched. A party of
men in an open motor car speeded up
when challenged by troops in an arm
ored car, and were pursued and fired
upon by the military
Many of the windows in the tele-
phone exchange were smashed by bull
lets, and work there was suspended
for an hour.
/ Regular forces patrolling Grafton
street were fired on from roofs of
houses in Bridewell Lane.
statement from official sources
says that Brigadier General Slattery
and party of men in uniform in a
car were fired upon near OConnell
bridge at about 1880 o'clock last
night The car was riddled with bull
lets and one of the passengers wound
er, later being conveyed to the hos
pital.
Later another party of regulars con
| veyed priest to the hospital in a
motor car, escorting him in an armor
ed automobile because of the danger
Gus condition of the streets.
Kings Inn and the Green street
court house have been occupied by
regular Irish Republican troops The
provisional government intends using
the latter as place for the sitting
of the high court.
Little hope for tangible results In
the direction of peace was expressed
an the resumption today of the peace
conference between the free staters
and republicans, although Lord Mayor
O'Neil and Archbishop Byrne, have ex
erted themselves to the utmost since
the adjournment last week to effec
! an understanding. The public is gen
orally skeptical of results and there
fore showing little interest In the
meeting at the Mansion house.
: BELFAST, April 20-CBy the Asso
ciated press) Shipping was renewed
today in the Short Strands, the scene
of last nights fierce riot and the am
bulance men were soon busy, takin:
: two wounded persons to the hospital