MURDER GOES ON.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1922, Page 5

MURDER GOES ON.

CAMPAIGN IN IRELAND. MORE BRUTAL CRIMES. RAIDS IN BELFAST, By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Received May 7, 5.5 p.m. London, May Notwithstanding heavy sentences, including the “cat,” imposed on armed robbers in Belfast, the raiding of offices continues. The military are stopping all traffic in and out of Belfast and searching everyone. Several armed men drove up in the early morning to a hotel at Dungat, Tyrone, and shot dead the proprietor, John McCracken, a former district councillor. Armed men removed John Caro tan, a school teacher, and Denis Kilmartin, his nephew, from their beds in Dungiven, Derry, and shot them on the roadway. They then threw them in a flax-hole, from which Kilmartin crawled, dying from five wounds. Neighbours later recovered Carolan’s°body. An armed party held up John Mcßride, a -former I.R.A. officer, on the roadside at Donemana, Tyrone; they shot him and left him dying.

UNITY OF THE ARMIES. HOPES OF PROGRESS. Received May 7, 5.5 p.m. London, May Messrs. Rory O'Connor, Mulcahy and Collins attended a conference of higher officers of the Republic Army to-day. Hopes are high that progress towards unity is being made. The Dail Eireann’s peace committee adjourned till Monday, after making a statement that the commanders on both sides had been instructed to arrange for the prolongation of the truce. MORE~BANK RAIDS. Received May 7, 11.5 p.m.. London, May 6. Armed men in motors raided banks at Baillieborough, Kilnaleck, and Ballyjamesduff, all in County Cavan, and escaped with a large sum in each case. A similar bank raid was carried out at Pontypass, County Armagh.—Aus.-N.Z. Assn. BREACH OF TRUCE. BY REPUBLICAN FORCES. London, May 5. Mutineers and Free State troops dashed, at Newton Cunningham two hours after the truce was signed, me Free Staters were aware of the truce, and halted their motor lorries in the village. .Suddenly a murderous fire came from behind the walls of houses commandeered by the Irregulars. Three Free Staters were shot dead, and others wounded. The Free Staters returned the fire. COLLINS’ MESSAGE TO AMERICA. Washington, May 5. Mr Michael Collins has sent a message, through the Irish diplomatic mission. appealing to Irish friends abroad to take no part in assisting or encouraging the element in Ireland whose object is to destroy the rights of free speech, free assembly, the free Press, and free election.