IRISH REPRISALS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16911, 9 December 1922, Page 14

IRISH REPRISALS.

TWO MEN SHOT FOR HALES'S MURDER. A GRIM WARNING. By Telegraph —Press Association— Copyright Australian and >*.Z. Ca"»le AbSin iation. • Received December 9. p.m.) LONDON. December 8. O’Connor and Alellows, who were captured at Four Courts, Dublin, in July, were courtmartialled durng the mgm on of being in unlawful possession of arms and sentenced to death. The sentences were carried out afc Afountjoy prison this morning. O’Connor was one of the most prominent leaders of the I.R.A. and was responsible for the seizure of .Four Courts. Alellows was an ex-member of the DaiL and participated in the 1916 rising, after which he escaped to America, where he was one of the roost bitter opponents of the treaty. An official announcement states that the executions were a reprisal for the assassination of Air Hales and a solemn warning to those engaged in the conspiracy of assassination against the representatives of the Irish people. The Free State Army council has issued a proclamation that all persons found in possession of arms and ammunition will he immediately courtmartialled. and the sentences, including the death penalties, will be carried out immediatelv.