The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
KIDNAPPINGS
BY WHOLESALE
Unionists Of Ulster Seized
in Their Homes and
Spirited Away
SOME RESISTED
AND WERE WOUNDED
sB Specials Are Being
Modified to Cope With
Situation

Belfast, Feb. tBy the Associated
pressl IA large number of the lead
inc unionists of counties Fermanagh
and Tyronne, in the Ulster area, were
kidnapped from their homes early to-
day and taken to unknown destina
tions. Fifteen arrests have been made
in connection with the kidnappings
The raiders are believed to have
come from counties Cavan and Long
ford, near the border The forces
known as the ssB Specials = are being
modified to-day in Tyronne and For.
managh and rushed to the scenes OF
the kidnapping. The Ulster govern
ment has announced its intention q
taking drastic measures.
Among those kidpanned was MAJOR
Moultray, son. Of Anketell Moultrayi
head OF the Tyronne Orangemen. The
major stiffly resisted and finally was
wounded. Former High Sheriff Car
son of County Fer.nanagh. whose house
was raided. resisted, single handed, for
an hour, until he was wounded and
carried Off In motor car
| The house Of Major Moore. at Be
lieek. Fermanagh. was similarly at.
tackled, but Major Moore succeeded IN
escaping.
A merchant named Elliott at Ennis.
killan. fred ON the raiders when his
home was attacked and it is believed
he wounded ono Of them. The mer'
chant himself escaped.
Attacks were also made on the
houses If former County Inspector Me-
Guire and various other prominent un'
ionists in the vicinity OF niskillen.
A party Of what are known as "a
Specials" were ambushed near Newton
| Butler last evening by large party
Of armed men. Casualties were sus.
/ tanned on both sides. The residences
of other constables were visited and
number of the constahles were kid
Mapped and carried over the border.
AT noon to-day Registration Inspec
tor Doonan, prominent unionist Of
Newton Butler, was taken to the hos
pital suffering from gunshot wounds.
While the attack on the Elliot house
at Enniskillen was proceeding the 20
| lice. hearing the firing, rushed to th'
scene and captured eleven OF the assall
ants and three automobiles containing
rifles. revolvers and bombs. John VI
| Clement, a prominent Tyrone localist
was kidnapped from his home at Gar
/ vaohv. He also was wounded.
Three motor cars drove up 20 th'
Enniskillen residence of James Coop
er. a member of the Ulster parliament
and attempted to gain admission
Cooper opened fire on the men, wh'
hastily retired.
A series of raids also was mad
| in South Donegal. Major jules o
Ballyshayen, William Hamilton,
magistrate Of Ballintra, and Balike
Douglas of Kinglough we're carried OF
BY the raiders.
II develops that the raiders capture'
lorry load of the "A" class of specia
constables near Clones, shooting AM
killing one of the constables.
Sixty lorry loads OF the class "A
specials were sent to Tryone and Fer
managh from Belfast to-day.
The majority OF the men arreste'
came from Longfor. One of them, tn
authorities state. wore an Irish repub
lican army uniform.
Extensive kidnappings also were re
ported early to-day in cointy Sligo
where Sir Jocelyn Gore Booth, broth
er of Countess Markieyoz, membe
Of the Dali Eireann. was reported T.
be among those carried of by the kid
nappers.