New-York tribune., 1922-08-01
BOland Shot
Only After a
Hard Struggle
Makes Sudden Dash for
Soldiers While Dressing
and Scizes Gun: Bullet
Plows Through His Body
Condition Is Serious
Rebel Leader Was Secretary
to De Valera While Here;
Free State Regrets Affair
speelal 80. = ~ ~.

Copyright 1922. New York Tribune Inc
DUBLIN. July 31.--Harry Boland,
secretary for Eamon de Valera while
they we're in the United States, made a
determined attempt TO escape the Free
State soldiers before he was shot and
dangerously wounded to-day. according
TO one OF the provisional government
men who arrested him az Skerries, n
fishing town north OF Dublin. Boland,
who ia In 4 critical condition in n Dub
lin hospital. was staying at n hotel in
Skerries when II Was surrounded By
the Free Staters from Balbriggan.
According to one Of his eaptors, Bo-
land was in bed when the arrest was
made, and while dressing suddenly
made n rush az the Free State party
and attempted 10 seize q gun. one
shot was fired over his head but he
continued the struggle, and had al
most gained possession Of the weapon
when second shot was fred at him.
The bullet passed through his body.
wounding him in the liver. An oper-
alton was performed. but IL Is said his
chances for recovery are doubtful.
Presence a Surprise
Boland took a prominent part In
arranging the pact between Michael
Collins and De Valera before the cleo
tion and his injury ~ much regretted
on the Free State side. IL was gen
orally believed that he had pono south
with De Valera after the fighting at
Wicklow, and his presence at SkerTies
was something Of a surprise.
Sean OKelly, former Sim Fein rep
resen;at'v@ at Paris, was also arrested
tod,
Comm dnication with Cork was still
cut OF to-day, although trains are now
running from D1blin 20 Waterford.
Casualties during the weekend fight
ing were the heaviest since the con-
hicts in Dublin, tho total being twenty
FIVE, including eighteen at the village
of Brurec, center OF resistance on the
road 10 Cork. II is now almost sur
-ounded. and It's fan is expected at
any time. Countess Markiewiez and
Kathleen Lynn are reported 10 be al
the insurgents headquarters at Clon-
inel.
ihht olAl. Insurgents
Clearing Zip Donegal to-day theFree
Staters took sixty insurgents, as we'll
as a number Of prisoners who escaped
from Jail in Dundalk last week when
one side Of the prison was blown out
By the explosion OF a mine They had
rejoined their units and were prepar-
ing 10 resume active warfare when
surprised.
LoEDoN, July 81 (By The Asso-
ciated Press) The town OF Tipperary
was captured by Free State troops
Sunday morning. says a dispatch tc
"The Times from Dublin. The attach
was commenced Saturday By troops
from Dublin.
No progress was made for some
hours owing 10 the absence Of artil-
lery. The irregulars were well forti'
fed and commanded the main road
with machine guns The firing died
away just before midnight, but wa'
renewed az o'clock in the morning
and the Free Staters succeeded event
ually in getting around the town and
turned the positions OF the irregulars
Sharp house-to-house fighting fol
lowed. but the town wa won and
forty-four prisoners were taken.
Harry BolAnd. who Is reported NOR
tally wounded In Ireland, was probably
the most devoted OF all the followers
Of Eamon de Valera, one OF the most
irreconcilable Of all the Sim Fein re-
publieans, and personally one Of the
best known in America. He was first
conspicuous in the revolutionary out.
break Of 1916. Of which ne was one OF
the organizers. After IL he was i'm
prisoned along with De Valera and
aided the latter 20 escape from jail
Thereafter he devoted himself largely
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