The Washington times., 1922-09-19
! BY HAYDEN TALBOT.
gCopyrisht, is22. New York Arnericsn.)
CHAPTER lS.-Section 3.

gCopyrisht, is22, New York Arnericsn.)
:. CHAPTER dissection ..
Z Acting ussvsi Michael Collins state
fnent that there was plenty Of proof
Of British outrages and. killings dur.
thg the Black and Tan terror. but
that he preferred that obtain 1t
from other sources than himself,
accordingly sought this proof In
other quarters and quickly found
chere was indeed plentiful sworn evil
dence Of the truth Of what Collins
had said. OF many that have seen
and read the following sworn state
inents are typical: ~
: '"The sworn statement OF Mary
HIagee, Of Corrogs, Newry, County
Down: ''T'e '','s'R'.
T, Mary Ellen Magee, OF Corrogs.
Tewry., County Down. do hereby
Rolemnly declare that the statements
made herein are the truth. 30 help
me God.
ron Wednesday, June he Sth. at
DIR about the hour Of 8 o'clock in
the evening, I heard voices (which
7 afterward found to be those Of
special eonstabulary) speaking 10
nay brother, Stephen Magfll, at the
door Of our house. They were ask
ing i'm was his brother in the
house. Before he could reply my
brother, Owen MagilI, walked out TO
the side Of stephen.
: Both Brothers Shot.
: "They were only a few feet from
the door when I heard the order,
Hands up and the. next thing /
heard was a volley OF shots. l ran
a. - - q
Stephen falling, and my brother
owen ran to me and said to me,
Tn done took my brother Owen
round to the back Of the house and
helped to bandage his wound. whicn
was in his right side. -,
"He was quite conscious and did
not appear to be seriously wounded.
Nv brother Stephen was shot
through the heart and died In q few
minutes. His wound appeared 10 be
caused by an explosive bullet, as the
cash in his breast was almost two
inches in diameter.
"When the specials left we took
INV brother owen into the house and
no undressed himself and went to
bed. At about 10 p. m. the specials
returned and inquired for my brother
Owen, who was wounded. They told
him they were going to take HIM to
the hospital and they told me the
same.
Z Her Father Kicked.
my father was in the room with
my brother at the time;J the specials
kicked him from the room and abused
him badly. My father 10 aged sew
cnty-eight. Then my brother walked
out of the house with the specials,
end as far as I know, walked over
200 yards to the military lorry which
was waiting. They did not allow my
brother to put on his coat but took
him away in his shirt and trousers.
As far as can be ascertained my
brother was dead when he arrived at
the hospital.
1.-the specials returned on June 10
and raided our house. They knocked
down a stack OF hay and threw
clothes and other things on the yard.
On Sunday. June IL, they again re-
thrned., Neither my father nor my
self were in the house at the time.
They broke open the door and tossed
everything over the house, pitching
beds, clothes and everything here,
there and everywhere. They again
returned on June 18.
ION the occasion Of their visit on
lime 8, they followed me through
tho fields and threatened to shoot
me II did not tell them where my
Wounded brother was: he having hid
Himself under rthe bed when he
Heard they were coming the second
dIhe. This Is a true statement of all
the main facts Of the case.
! sMARY ELLEN MAGEE.
: \ June 20, '91.",
The Sworn statement of Laurence
McGivern, of-Drslnreagh "a
County Down. " .''
IT, Laurence McGivern, Tof Drum
reegh, Rostrevor,, County Down,
Was ssmployed Ias servant With
Patrick ~ MacAnnff, or Shinn, Ar.
dhras ,@Ne~ry.; On the morning OF
the 5th Of June the house was raid.
cd by military between the hours Of
q and 4 a. m. They$ordered me out
Of bed and asked me questions
Knew nothing about. They then
asked didsI know who I was speak
ing to. 1ssaid no. ~
"They then said they were Royal
Irish Constabulary, and made me
repeat these words after them. One
Of them hit me and knocked me
down. / got up and two of them
ordered me out refused. as 1 said
I was barefooted, but they made me