O’DUFFY’S PROTEST
PROTECTION NOT GIYEN (Rec. 8.5 p.m.) ... London, October 7. General O'Duffy referring to the Tralee riots, said: "I was left completely at the mercy of the mob by the police. One depraved looking- creature with a hammer in his hand walked up and struck me a blow on the head from behind. I can identify him and so can my associates. I was struck a second time but the Civic Guards did not arrest or interfere with the
man. "The Government had seized my revolver and I was unarmed, but5 I am now taking steps to protect myself. I prefer the sentence of a military tribunal to assassination." The disorders continued long after General O'Duffy's departure. Angry crowds paraded the streets and occasional shots were fired. As a climax, in the early hours of the morning, rifles, revolvers, and machine guns were used for 10 minutes against the police barracks. Events are arousing great concevn owing to the intensity of political feeling. Stone-throwers shouting "We want O'Duffy, dead or alive" were dispersed by the military using tear gas bombs.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 657, 9 October 1933, Page 5
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