The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25
ERIN'S FOREMOST
CHARACTER SLAIN
Michael Collins, Irish Lead
err Ambushed By As
sassins

- Inns, mead OF tne irish provisional
government and the Irish national
army, was shot and instantly killed
from ambush at Bandon county,
Cork, tonight few hours after he
had been given an ovation by the
people OF Cork City. who, for the
first time, saw the Free Sta,e hero in
the uniform of commander in-chief.
fhls, within ten days, two of ITO
most lnoit inent figures IN the new
irish government have bee1 removed
by death. Just ten days ago Presi-
dent Griffith, of the Dali Eireann,
considered the brains of the new ad-
ministration, died in Dublin. tonight,
Michael Collins, the Free States mill
tary genius, was killed at the moment
when the dissipation of the irregular
forces in ~ S.'u,h was considered
complete.
Dublin, AJg 23.-Ear;y this
i orning the 'litr Of the Free State
general staff issued the following
20 the army:
stand calmly to your posts, then
bravely and undaunted do your work.
Let no cruel work OF reprisal blemish
your bright honor.
Every dark hour that Michael
Collins met since 1916 seemed to but
steel that brave strength OF his and
temper his gay bravery. You are each
inheritors OF that strength and Of
that bravery.
ished work. No darkness in this
hour. no loss of a comrade, will daunt
you at it,"
Several attempts have been made
against the life of Michael Collins.
head of the provisional government
and commander-in-chief of the Irish
National army The latest attempt
was a bombing outrage when his car
was ambushed last Friday on the
Dublin side of Stillorgen. The Off
cial communication issued in connec-
ton with this attack did not indi-
cate whether Mr.. Collins was in the
machine at the time. The driver
was wounded and the car was wreck
ed. bomb and more than score
OF shots being fired.
Previous Attacks Made.
In Dublin, April IT. while Mr. Col
Inns was on his way home. after hav-
ing addressed a meeting at Mas,
County Kildare, he was attacked by
group OF men, some with rifles, who
rushed his car and opened fire. The
Collins party returned the fire and
one of the assailants was captured.
Collins was not injured
IMr. Collins. in addition to being
commander-in-chi OF the army, was
finance minister in the Dali Eireann
cabinet. He was one of those who
succeeded in obtaining a temporary
injunction in New York restraining
canon De Valera or his agents with
drawing funds collected for the Irish
Republican cause deposited in banks
in New York city.
Was Arieat Sim Feiner.
Collins, always an ardent Sim |
Feiner. was among those leaders,
who while holding to the fundamental
traditions for the freedom of Ireland,
still were willing to affect a peace
with Great Britain. II became nee
essary. in view of the recent opera
tions of the irregular forces, for Col
Inns to assume active charge of the
national army in the field, and for
some time past he had abandoned the
civil part of the government for the
military
Americans recently arriving in
London from Dublin declared that the
assassination of Collins was forecast
in Ireland. 1t was planned to Sc
cure the removal of the sole remain
ing outstanding figure in the provi-
sional government, and, 1t was said,
to be also. in part, measure of re-
prisal against the shooting OF Harry
J. Boland. the close associate of Ea-
mon De Valera, by Free State SOL
dlers.
Agitation had been going on for
a considerable time and the walls OF
Trinity college and Cher public
buildings bore the inscription Harry
Roland murdered, Posters on tele-
graph poles insisted that Boland was
shot by Free Skaters when he was
unarmed.
Surrounded by Guards.
As a measure OF precautlon, ex-