THE SINN FEIN PLOT

Evening Star, Issue 16783, 11 July 1918, Page 6

THE SINN FEIN PLOT

ARREST OF THE LEADERS.. The 'lrish Timesi' of May 20 says that the arrest of the hum i'&iu leaders on culm-day, -uay its, was ehecuxl quiuay and (jaiL'iiy. Dublin presented an un'usuuliy quiet aiKt peaceable appearance on ciu uruay uiyiit, and also on iyuuany. The customary promenaxlcrs were about tna streets, out Liie- ordinary iii'e of the city went oil a.s if nouuing unusual hau occurred. Policemen went auout tne streets m pairs, instead of sniyiy, and numerous plain-clothes oinoers imn&ied with trie crowds. All tne points 01 .supposed danger wore on the Saturday unuer careiul guard, either of military or pouiee. The fe i uneiai , ra.ii,y,e.iiw;nts wore continued on trie iuucuiy, hut no breaches of the peace occurred.

'The supplemental incidents on the Saturday e.ueiiy consisted of the arrival of. prisoners :lium the -country districts, and two raids by military ajid police on premises in Dublin. The first of these took place at 8 o'clock in the morning, wneu too hinn Fein lieaiiquarte>rs at o Harcourt street were thoroughly searched, and a large cpmntjly of documents, cheque books, correspondence, hsia of manuners, etc., wero sin/x-'d and removed in a military lorry. The caretaker was the otuy occupant of the premises, and he was left m pussession.

The accond mid took place about halfpast 2 o'clooic in the afternoon, when, the ojiccs of an orga.uisatioii known as the National Aid Association, situated in Bachelor's Walk, wore visited. This, it is understood, is an organisation rounded with the object of assisting the relatives of some of the persons who lost their lives in the rebellion of 1015. The appearance of a military waggon, accompanied by armed soldiers aiKt a body of poJico, attracted a huge crowd of spectators, end when the police appeared on the public street, carrying parcels of documents, they were greeted wtih disloyal cries and booing. No active interference was attempted, and the police and military took no notice of tho vocal demonstration. Tho captured documents having been stowed in tho -waggon, the party drove off to the accompaniment of noisy cries.

-Seventy-three of the'Sinn Fein prisoners | wore deported from Kingstown 'on the evening of .May 18. A Government ship had come in overnight, and moored by tho Victoria Whaif " lht id\ent oi trie prisoners to Kingstown did not give ri: » to \n> gioat rudiment L\en until the ship left at about 6 o'clock in the even in.g- tho number had not grown to anv thing \ry i vti undum.i liom oulj in tin? Ja\ niniu'i, Miingus, «,if m'e i dtneo, and tin so pel son-, e-wd<ntl> t\ i > uJ i i h< jh I to s e jxiMHij thc\ )uie\\ Lien the tally bu<h veif lite, foi most t )i t it i) i oi t i> 1 id lie p emr>iiked in the taily lotus, of the. unimiig They heeyn to urnt it 1 in Ink m tho mouniu m Imotrj Imi I 1 ( n u tided by «okheis \ th li%.d bin mis ,nd tt omp tilled b> polite Iht uu\ il i liiimp, contmiK 3 at niton Us tlno ijiuut th< da\ md tne tiu\ <1 of bi. tUeis intre i<!{d J lie bw 1" 'l'lf 1 !k< Mi He \dkiA., Mi ( i>nuh and <tntrs urU Known to Dublin md dis tint hid lon bt n abotrd, nhile ihjbo 1,1 ' ' lf \' M hnfl it >m the < oun try aw\ unknoMi to in, <.t peonle r (heio «u hran.i p <pi \1 j (hit td thin ' i< \ ii mi a 1 s urn t nui thtre vteie tll(S Of Mtll'l lUUfll il tio« ' oti to huh tii-> jui > n s sonittimis re°p<Wod b\ nuiiy hinds oj n mdkcrchiofi or (Is 1 11v him Itineis htd been em b ' "r ' II itl , k Mioitli befoit r i ' il> 1 th last ihn . were dui n or to the i 1 u find put ihoaid \ batch of ' iji in (I. \\pst The tiam < >ti i tul it <-c\en Afidl md Paih v lathes- and imtmitd hi-.ids tho pu »ner In i ,„d Thn 1 insn f oust dm 11 " it tn -11 tin nneil V « local |littoimol Kingstown i ult. a\ station \ as tal en mli i i \ ► ( t id-d \r r o smontl id ' 'I "d Mi Thn () Mthonv \er 'll I I til IjikK 1)1 JlllhOl on 'MI jf r 11 ' '> I' so in A i d, r Js t' ' nd !<1 (In ii in u id * tlev wt"o, mi t hod to the \' ,i chi ii s \ Pr -> i a i»i| No ill In hn ct otiuiifd dunlin th <h\ '" 1 'I l i thu t> 1, t tbirt t tie duo ilii tr ait | 5 o( ] rM \_ U}) of t it roi i in t) ,n e th ""S ,! <^ Ul s -\a ' Ihopt in t pi oif th di p i'id thim ant' t l mii h i tei d «t n lMnw id tl it.,' , ,1 () |r f rill , , \ tl i li| ct' ) ttu (i ih ,eV * ff the hirbrr cinii a tml I tl rn <nh "• i nrl i t i ] tin -in ',, t IK , | of t' jni Ol da o ill 1 1 { || I' I li 1 i < n t ,'1 U t,.t i Hi id i i i r i th nn in s ii re |r ' i r> I) \ , t,i ■" d at \ithni (iiitlnii \ i i r rf tl in 1i in I* in i I Mr I m i 'tt 'ii iii 1 in t ' th int 'in t U 1 sni >» i i j r , f o nn dil ill t ( i\ n T i r t * i i ii t ! on n i i C< ■> - n T, , | , 1 H n\ i I 1 t ii l i ' v. i J i ;ui] at \ i i i I ' 1 hn fopr iit u Io 1 l t ti |ii t ii tit hi i in in Kn ii in ii n li (i i I ft-I \h hj en, i,i, It 1 i M ? tin in ff \ti 's 11 i imi 1 it a 1 loi hft li i riM\ nt 0 Mill M 1 l \ / r i I _ ' ti _ p 111 11 t It on in v Mil ti i. nii ' t i t t»n ■> ' l I Itc p II M 1 it 11 hj f il lit \ I i 1 I f I i l I r if ) ] f 1 I I l I II in 1 tl ' - t d ijiter 't th htt Mr TT p 'nw li i. IM K , I i_ x ' ' Hm ni I'lniih X \te 1 I I tl i is 111 H d ni oi < i ** II i I cruiis ition and n> Up 1 id ti 'm r Imd Dif (td tin % li i t tl u in Noith Ho i im e m Oi i t \is i\ tut d foi pii it ip i i In 'i bellion. L»r lianas Pi in \ in in 1 i r ( hj Snn 1 i \in i\ <fnl th j ii it 1 n ttd ft l a tmr a '.tnt tut v son m J t\ t i ( unit Phi i T) Hi hud Tl iv' 1 I i 0 1 nrs' p nil sir it id > hi ta 1 n „ i n m the i l>ehl in i> \ iih ( nr» i ' i ■>* f= 5 nn Jim lit. \ V n em! it l l n I in ietntive

Dan el FL"ns. —Joint hnn 'Vi-'iit. with Mr An;«Lu St ok. ot (he Sum l-ein oteani ation. Dopopied to I'lir-land ••> l'\b juarv. 1917. and subsequent k relet, u. A novelist. . John Milrnv.—Member of the Sinn Y'-m evorutive. Deported to Eniz'und HIT tin lebcllion. Per-ently contend' Ea-,t I>icno air-.b st. Mr ITavbistn. M.P.

' L. Cole.—One of tho founder of the Sinn Fein movement in Dublin An ex-aldennan of the Dublin Corporation. Herbert Mellowes.—Deported to lined and alter tho rebellion. Employed as clerk at the Sinn Fein headquarters. I Joseph M'Ouinness.—Member of thel-nin Fein executive. Released last year when uriderjzoinp three rears' penal servitude for participation in the rebellion. Mect-d as Sinn Fein-er for South Longford while in prison. , i George A. Lyons.—Deported after tne rebellion, but released prior to granting of amnesty in December, 1916. Patrick O'Keffe.— Deported after the rebellion. A paid official at Sinn Fern headquarters. , John M'Garrv.—Santencert to death lor participation in the rebellion. Sentence commuted to 10 years' penal servitude. Released on amnesty. . i Frank Fn'hv.— Was a teaener at Gastie- : knock College. Sentenced io penal sevvitud» for life (commuted to 10 years) lor participation in the rebellion. Released in June la-it. | Thomas Hunter.—Sentenced to death for participation in the rebellion, senleru-o j commuted to penal servitude for life. Sab- ' sequontlv released on amnesty. I Joseph M'Grath. —Deported after t:ie rebellion, and subsequently released. I Arrest* were also made in Cork, Skib- ' bere-sn, CLonmel. Oashcl, Clare, Tralee, Killarnev, Dingle, Droarheda, Dtindalk, Kilkenny, ' Atlilone, Tullamore, Gorey. I Sli'jo, Galwav. Lousrhrea, Westport. Ro;ccmmoii, Cavf.ii, Strabane, and Belfast