The Washington times., 1922-09-20
MAE LOCKLEAR,
Shot Dead.

of Atlanta, where both lived, Is ,
which is unusual because of the y
charge.
What are you in the l. r. A.? !
said: L don't recognize your right TO
ask me any questions He hit me
with his open hand on the face. He
repeated his question. / refused to
answer. He then struck me with his
clenched fist on the cheek, loaded his
revolver and said he would give me
three minutes to answer.
Threats and Kicks.
AT the end of about three minutes
he said: I'll let you off II you answer
one question. Who is your comman.
dant? / said nothing. He SAID:
Are you going to answer that ques.
ton" l said: No He then rushed
at me and commenced TO beat me
with his clenched fists about the face.
He knocked me down once. He cut
my face and gave me two black eyes.
whilst he was beating me, a
Black and Tan officer came IN, got
beside me and struck me. knocking
me down. The officer then took up
his revolver and watch, and looking
az his watch said: My lunch has get
cold with you and I'm going to finish
you now II you don't answer my
question AS ! still remained silent
he asked me: Are you going to an.
swer? / said: No. He gave me Il
kick on the thigh. Then he stood
back from me and fired a shot.
The bullet passed close to my
head. The plaster fell off the wall
behind me. He showed me a mark
on the wall and said: DO you see
how II missed YOU A sergeant then
took me out to the yard, and, Is
was passing the officer on the way
out. he Uhe officer gave me A kick
on the thigh again.
"CSignedD
EDWARD DORAN.
Dated this 25th day of June. 1921. 4"
Gun Threat Fails.
In the course OF the interview Eoin
MaCNeill granted me he thus de.
sCribed his experiences with the
Black and Tan:
1t was at an early hour that the
Black and Tans smashed into my
house and arrested my eldest son-
then about twelve years of age-and
me. They took us in a lorry down
there were several other lorries stand.
ing. Apparently their occupants
were raiding houses in the vicinity.
Our captor stopped his car and
ordered US down into the road
Then he pointed to a blank wall on
which had been scrawled Up The
Republic and producing a bucket
OF wnitewash and a brush held them
out TO my son and ordered him to
whitewash the wall
MY boy looked up at me to see
II would allow him to do this. and
I told him not to touch the brush
or the bucket oh. you won't let
him do 1t. eh?' said the Black and
Tan. replied that l certainly
would not. Very well, then said
he, you do 1t yourself I refused.
Setting down the bucket and
brush he produced a revolver and
pointed II at me. He told me II
did not do as he ordered within
one minute he would fire. But when
did not move he finally put his
revolver back in his holster. and
gruffly ordered US into another
lorry.
jail Life Better.
This was the only bad treatment
accorded me at any time while was
a prisoner in the hands OF the Brit
ish. In the English Jail where Grit.
fifth and I were fellow prisoners
every possible consideration was
shown u.s."
When reported back to Collins
that had found ample testimony to
support his general statement that
the Black and Tans had been guilty
of acts Of extreme cruelty ne made
no comment. All he had to say in
that connection, he explained. he had
already said.
Even after the truce had been
declared" Collins continued. IT was
not In favor Of bringing these mat.
ters forward. A truce presupposes
the possibility OF a return to the
conditions which existed before II
was declared. could see no good
purpose served by doing anything to
make worse the conditions that had
been so hGrbarous.
"I am still inclined to doubt the
wisdom Of reopening a subject that
cannot be done justice to unless one
goes into details OF indescrihahlc
infamy. However. the fact remains
that exaggeration In this connection
Is Impossible"
The next instsllment OF Michael
Collins Own Story" will be published
tomorrow In The Washington Times.