New-York tribune., 1922-12-09
vorvoCOnnor, Liam Mel
nU,s '"yes and Aids Executed d
'Vae sf,er Murder of Dali
Member From Ambush
Victims Led Attack
On Dublin Courts
proc,amatiOn Points to
'1SSf Yale Of Men as Solemn
Warning TO others
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80 fc-dfy cnteieN - a.
fsa ,sli.y Of reprlsals designed TO
ef','. .!,-sr, s in kind Cor every drop
fre fp tsfsse blood shed by repuoi-
~ lse..ssisrs. The execution THIS
tal - on the republican leScers'
nolr - 80onnor aud Liam Mel ,wes,
eey ioseph McKelvey and Richard
s.-..s w thei- aids, following upon the
~ ~ the assassination YESTERDAY o.
~" Hsles, Dali deputy. was the ifrst
~. h enforcing this new Poiiey.
p,.<ismation by General Richard Null
- commander Of the Free State
% 80. announced that summary tria
IA srecution henceforth awaits every
,.n,on arrested aud convicted Of pos
uffng arms.
fsis mornings executions open a
rs chapter in the history Of the bit
4, and bloody conflict between the
y,,s state and the republicans. They
~ IN a different category from the
s,eeution Of Erskine Childers and
chas who have been taken under
Ems since the previous proclamation
waning irregularS that the possession
a AIMS would be considered ground
=, imposition Of the death penalty.
Drastic RepriSal Plans
0conuor and Mellowes and their
"A. had all been prisoners since the
81, Courts surrender after lombard
..rs last July. and therefore they were
sa liable TO the jurisdiction Of the
,.at,rv courts since established By
..sslsnation. Their execution, as the
Ssiai announcement states, marks a
~ departure in the governments pol
,.y aimed at the suppression Of the
.sssblesn uprising, and initiates a
ssfni.e plan Of official repriSals for at
ads On Free Staters.
Ths executions we're followed up by
sie issue Of drastic new proclamation
Szred by General Richard Mulcahy on
b,saN q the Army Council, whereby
any tsrson arrested In possession Of
rms a am iind will be liable 10 sum-
usry rlsf snd execution. Suspected
-srens VIZ b charred befoIe COM
1ifiee Of oEcers and Sentence will be
c.uied ors as soon as confirmed by
ssv two Members Of the Army Council.
~ slefresi measures are necessary 70
snierusrd the lives Of the people .
letuniatives and the life Of the ma
~ i.self," declares General MUleahy
he PROCLAMATION.
iNItt Iflebth icetW
Ikre priests we're n attendance
Eien the four men were led out to the
5fwn yard this morning 20 die. They
rre lined up, blindfolded. in row
bfisp the frfpg party, and four graves
rsp dug before the volley was fred.
0Connor had TO be assisted TO the
nate OF execution. Il was said. De-
d5on 70 execute the four was reached
Aa night following the murder OF
Esu and the wounding of Patrick
0N,lle. deputy speaker of the Dali.
0Connor and MellOwes we're both
laaers Of the Independent republican
any both before and after the di-
Vision In the Sim Fein forces. 1t was
ptder their direction that the Four
Courts was seized and held for several
isys against the Free State troops.
0connor. who first came into promi-
renee for this exploit, formerly was the
Independent Republican Army d rector
oi engineering and was responsible Tor
The tstabllshmeut Of secret arsenals
Tor carrying on guerilla warfare
against the British.
Disguised as Woman
Mellowes led the uprising In Gal
way In 1915, ro4cning Ireland dis
euised as Awoman. He escaped 70 the
United States when his followers dis
persed. After the armistice he re-
turned 70 Ireland. and as a member
q the Dali was one of the treatys
b.tterest opponents.
The Dali discussed the executions
ior Tour hours this afternoon. The
Laoorite leader Johnston described
them as THE fouiest sort Of murder"
after General Muleah had spoken
along. the lines Of his proclamation
rresident Cosgrave, winding up the de-
oa'e, said the government realized the
unWty Of the mornings action, but
~ confronted by q situation where
w must meet terror. The Presi-
revealed that only a few days
.eno General Muleahy had agreed
l., W umo fOr clemency had arrived,
text day Hales was struck
ne diabolical conspiracy 20
~. ~ deputies was revealed.
r,a ~ way 70 meet this and
70 show the republicans
~ ERROR" declared Cosgrave.
n,, vending az medical students, a
armed men visited MERGERS
cA this morning, and a Free
IA. entry was shot In the course Of
af.l which followed. II was first
s~ ihis was a republican reprisel
,,.,.I IA mornings executions, but It
,. sn attempt to rescue wound
~. publican prisoner. The attempt
usuated. Dublin, however, was
-N OF extreme tension tonight,
~ vas feared the executions will
as. -" 'uFtaer action by the republi-
~ ,soLlA. Dec. s.-Another train at
~ sueh a. have been common In
si,lT recently, was carried out to-
tsn,,s Liney Junction, near Dublin,
,s,,s.oiiing the lives Of fifty pas
1 among them Ave women.
"A WIZ OF rcn with revolvers held
1sn.s @sii train from the west, COM
,rs"- ne engineer 20 alight and
fbs- q the passengers 20 the rear car.
n 'aen poured Kerosene on the rest
~ tlsln' set fire 70 It and started
fn. 'ssg'ne. Other men, In the mean
~. sned' but failed, to uncouple the
" ssnr' which was carried along at
~. ~ OF the blazing cars. Seeing
ne last car was still attached to
= sSn, the attacking party shouted
~, :, passengers 70 Jump. All OF
- MUS fnV0l thai ltvoa kt,t soapr