The Washington times., 1922-09-11

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replied:
"You may say that I am pur-
suing my experiments to their
natural end in the hope that my
discoveries will prove Of equal value
to both sexes"
To numerous appeals from
women DR.. Veronoff has not re-
piled as he declares he does not
wish to publish the results OF his
investigations until their success
is proven.
Leslie Wilson, to whom he turned
over my husband with instructions
to shoot him forthwith II there was
any sniping at him and his raiders.
Then Colthurst led his party on over
the bridge to Alderman James KelIy's
tobacco shop. Before entering It.,
they flung live bombs into the place.
Then they sacked the premises and
took as prisoners the shopman and
two editors. Thomas Dickson and
Patrick MacIntyre. Together with
my husband they were all marched
back to the barracks.
Both Loyalist Editors.
"As it happened, Dickson, a
cripple, had published a Loyalist
paper, the Eye Opener. and Mac
Intyre's paper, the Searchlight, was
also a Loyalist publication. Alder.
man Kelly had helped to recruit for
the British army, but Colthurst had
mistaken the latter for Alderman
Tom Kelly, a Sim Feiner, and their
combined protests were unavailing.
shortly before 10 o'clock the next
morning. Colthurst again demanded
my husband from the guard. to.
gether with the two other editors.
Besides Wilson and Dobbin, Lieu
tenant Tooiey was in charge or the
guard OF eighteen men. To them
he stated he was going to shoot
Skeffington and the other two. Ac-
cording to their own testimony,
these subordinate officers delivered
the three prisoners to Colthurst
without protest. They also told off
seven men with rifles to accompany
Cofthurst to the barracks yard.
10, AN. Three Shpt Down.
AS the three prisoners walked
away from the firing squad, and
when they had reached the end Of
the ydTu, IOllHuisN BaNo Nhe oiuci
TO fire-and an three dropped in
their tracks. dead.
The British authorities prevented
my ever seeing my husbands body,
and when l attempted to have an in
quest held refused permission.
"Colthurst presently made a re-
port of the triple murder after Major
Rosborough ordered him to do so.
and it was duly sent to headquarters
at Dublin Castle. The report was
altogether a fabrication, and subse-
quently he was ordered to make a
second report. Meantime, however,
he kept his command without even
a reprimand.
Later in the day OF the murder Of
the three editors, Colthurst was in
charge of troops in Camden street
when Councillor Richard o'Carroll-
one of the Labor leaders in the Dub
lin City Councils en- d er e d..
Marched to the barracks yard, his
hands above his head, O'Carroll
walked to his death. Colthurst shot
him in the chest. To a soldier who
expressed doubt as to the effect Of
Colthurst's bullet. the latter replied,
Never mind he'll die later Then
he ordered the unconscious man to
be dragged out into the street and
left there. The driver Of n bread
van picked him up. but the military
interfered, and took him back to
Portobello barracks.
Died in Wife's Arms.
Ten days later he died-in his
wifes arms. They had sent for her
at the last, and she arrived in time
to hear him whisper a dying state
ment in her cara statement she
later repeated to me.
Three weeks later Mrs. OCarroil
gave birth to a son. On the same
day Colthurst arrested q boy whom
he suspected of having Sim Fein
information. When the boy denied
II, Colthurst ordered him to kneel
In the street and-as the boy raised
his hand to cross himself-shot him
in the back.
In both these cases the British
authorities refused to order an in
quiry.
Meanwhile was vainly seeking
my husband. All sorts of rumors
reached me-that he had been
wounded and was in a hospital, that
he had been shot by a looter, ar.
rested by the police. I also heard
that he had been executed, but this
refused to believe-it seemed in
credible. I clung to the belief that
even IL he had been condemned TO
die, he would be tried before a jury,
for martial law did not apply TO non
combatants-and that would be
notified. or course. the reason OF
the silence Is now clear. 1t was
hoped my husbands case would be
like that Of 80 many others who
disappeared and whose whereabouts
could never be traced. Thirteen days
after the murder OF my husband,
and the other two editors, Mr.. Ten
nant stated in the House of Com
mons In answer to n question that
no prisoner has been shot In Dublin
without a trial.
Under Surveillance.
"All day Wednesday and Thurs
day l inquired In vain, and Friday
came without my having nay posi-
tive information Of my husbands
fate, On Friday l tried to see a
physician connected with the Porto
halln Pa OH hat