THE CORK MURDER

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 156, 27 March 1920, Page 7

THE CORK MURDER

4 ALLEGED IMPORTANT FIND POLICEMAN'S BUTTON IN LORD MAYOR'S HOUSE ■■ ■ _ & / (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright .... - . London, March 21. "'The adjourned inquest'into' tho deatfi of, Air. MaeCurtain, tho murdered lord Altiy.or of Cod;, was-resumed .at.7.30.at night. Forty constables armed \with rifles guarded the. Court.. Sinn Fein volunteers had charge :of Hie nrraugeniflnls.- iukl 'regulated ' tlie admission 'to tho inquest chamber.. The Crown Sol.icil.ir applied for an'adjournment',' sayiiiK that' Ilio authorities desired to assist to (hi) utmost' iiV elucidating the murder, but the constabulary could not guarantee the pe.iee'oV the'city if the inquiry was held at night., ' . . Mr. I\ Lynch, K.C., representing the nexl-ol'-kin, 'inViled the jury to' attach great-, importance to the fact that .'• 'a policeman's' iiliifortu "b'til ton was found in' Mr. iiacCurtnin's hcu.se." He demanded that the authorities should produce the names of the .police .who were absent from the barracks ■nt the time of tho murder.—Aus.-N.Z. .Cable. Assn. CAMPAIGN OF OUTRAGE VIGOROUS-PROTEST FROM BENCH. . / -. London, March 23: lord Justice O'Connor, . in a.-, striking address'to a .Grand Jury in Coi'i', appealed to the better public spirit of Ireland against ,the campaign of outrage. "There is neither beauty nor virtue" .he said, "in liberty Which comee: dripping with innocent blood. ■ The folly of tho whole Ijusines is apparent. There .will bo. a rudo awakening-, for those who imagine they , can- break down the splendid courage of the Irish Police, .'or continue with impunity the .attacks on barracks against -scientific, implements of ivarfnre. Assuming that the police were dimi'nated,. would-Ireland be happier or. freer.-with English' '.soldiers' instead?": Referring- to.-.ths Cork- murders, the lordJustice. asked-where it would all end. Only public v "6pihiori : .cou!d. stop it,.'- The vast maioritv of the. population condemned outrages'.'but'did not givp the Government active support. This' attitude was due to historical, political, and social causes. Intimidation was a powerful factor, deterring people -from assisting in the Drevention .and -detection of crime.' Nevertheless, he did not regard the position as-boneless.,- The boldness, wantonness.: and frequency of. murders, coupled with, the ■ tendency to chaos, must strengthen public, opinion, against the forces of disorder—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. diblFfracas .TROUBLE OYER. NATIONAL, . ' - - ANTHEM. ... „ . . •• -London,-March 23. Prior to the ' recent conflict between troops-and the-crou'd in''Dublin, soldiers Imd resented;the orchestra _'in the' theatre refusing to play the National Anthem, ind sang it. v They then went-into tho streets ;and smashed shop windows .with their belts, and a crowd' of ■ nboiit ' : a thousand assembled'.' - The soldiers, after entering the/■Portobello barracks, reappeared and fired -two volleys,-causing.,the totalities. The. ■ crowd became panic-stricken,'biit-reassembled later,, aiul the soldiers again appeared, and a further ten shots were' fired. 'An ex-soldier was wounded, -and, several persons wore trampled •underfoot; An .armoured ear then emerged from- the barracks and. fired liftv rounds. This added 1 to the'panic; but' eWnsed no ' ■ Cable Assn. • AN .OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. •• London;' March 23. Vn official account of the Dublin shootin? affair slates that 120. soldiers ..of'the Berkshire. Regiment;- .none .aimed,• -.were ™nMg" fro'in *'tlie Hippodrome. .singing "God 'Save' the King." ■ The crowd resented this, and'conflicts commenced in which a man and a woman were killed bv revolver shots, and a soldior was shot iii tho chest, 1 and four other soldiers were tt'O.lMided. • When the call for assistance was received a patrol was sent out to extricate the soldiers, and tho.cwd attacked it, firing shots.at the; patrol. ,An iiflieer gave a warning and ten shots were fired, and tho patrol charged the mob. Three people were seen to fall. The mob was eventually driven nwa.v • 'and • di& pei'sed.— Cable Assn. . WARNINGIETTERS "PREPARE FOP DEATH.".' ' ... " London; ■'March .23. ; '"The Mayor of Limerick'has received a typewritten letter, posted at Clomuel, with a cross underwhich, are the words.: "Prepare for death; you are , a doomed man,"' and signed-"Rory of the, Hill". Mr. llacCnrtain, the lafe Sinn ,Fein lord .Mayor of Cork, received a similai letter wii'h a cross a few days before he was'inuuiered.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SINN IjETNERS CAPTURE POLICE BARRACKS; ffiee.- March ■ 26,-5i5 p.m.) ■ ; London, March 21- '' Sinn Feiners 'captured- the police bar rricks" neat. Tuam. Gnlway —Aus.-iJj.Z Cable"As'sri. '- . ■-