Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-02 | Page 23 | Details of Sinn Feiner's Escape Told by Delegate

of Sinn Feiner's Escape I- I Told by Delegate 1 IRIS IS Morel March While I.-While 1 L While hiIe the newspapers of the United Kingdom are re still sting over Oyer the mysterious escape from Lincoln prison prism in England I Itt r peculating c d d de Valera the Stan Sinn Fein lein leader lender the manner in which he eff ef- ef efI I f i A his bis break from from captivity February 3 has be become ome known know n h here rc It was lS tad Sa tM to the Associated Press b by Sean 0 Cc all all' ugh the prominent S Sinn Shin m r who echo bo is here Jere asking the tho peace ace conference to C the C tits the pro- pro anal government co o o of the Irish republic having crossed the channel on b subterfuge R Rrt rt secured bv by a n ago 1 the arrest of at DC De Valera alera Mr f fter ter high began no with twelve sent to Ii Lincoln coln prison was rades es V strictest watch was WS maintained i n B the tie prison No Nc friend or relative 1 him He lie was perl per per- to see sec lIe sed d allowed only three and receive e I Iera l led H d to write IS stringent cen- cen The Tho most ors era weekly week was maIn maintained t over Oyer er I 0 p possible therefore be seen scent mall maiL il It may most difficult to get word t t It was concerning his escape Valera alera beS beet bel be- be In la Ireland Is Intense me S l et e these feeling men should bo be kept In n pris- pris elections the thet l' l After the general t meeting of oC the Republican mem- mem the tho Irish parliament was h held ld and another mother a week later at atten 7 un uary r leh ten the matters of tho the prisoners was cussed ossed A committee was wag appointed take charge o of the question of ot tho the thee Incarcerated comrades the ewe II e of I the first result of or that committees committee's lolly Ity was the escape o 0 Do Vilera ra number of cf The he committee selected a n for tor the Job who would not be too tood id d In case there was gun play The Theion ion on lay In an Isolated part of or of the tho rn n. n The rear looked out on a l largo largon I ri n space pace Just outside the back gate gatea gatei i a small patch o of ground round on which p prisoners were wert allowed to exercise ler er guar guard Gaelic Tongue uc U Used cd I This his place was v surrounded by a soi so- so i of of barbed wire Ire entanglements Sev- Sev armed wardens watched the n rs while they were out and at suna sunia sun- sun ia a force of ot military was thrown at t the prison It was decided to lc beIse bels be bo boto ls Ise to rush the tho place for fear of of life lito and the probable death of or alera Valera he next move mO was to communicate De Valera which was vcr very f- f However one Sinn Feiner start- start on a garden plat of at which pe e were several se near the prison He acted eted ted De Do Valeras Valera's attention one day Inc ing-Inc ii Bing Sinn Fein songs In Gaelic he told Lold the leader lender that an at att at- at pt t would be made to rescue him warders warders' suspicions were not noted noted led ed because It was not uncommon Irish workmen to be bo about then the tho a. a n his Is man appeared again several i later and again sang a ballad In Inho h he ho told Do De Valera that the rear Hof or f the tho prison was the most feas- feas for tor the attempt and asking De Den Dera ra n rato to secure an Impression of the to the gate II e Impression of the key was so- so cured I am not quite sure sure- of the method but I presume It was the same as the thc one ono I 1 myself employed at one onetime onetime onetime time which was as making a a paste of ct I bread and soap and then distracting tho the warders warder's attention while whilo tho the big I key CP ey was- was slapped Into the paste for a second This Impression was as wrapped In paper with a steno stono and thrown to the singer in the tho garden plot While this was going on tour our Sinn escaped from tho the Usk pi prison lson In Wales and this caused the authorities authorities I ties to double the guards of or all the Jails and postponed the thc release of or DeValera Do De I Valera Tho The sentries about bollt the rear of the prison were a grave menace to the i iI j plans and arid the committee tried to find girls In the neighborhood who could be I employed to influence them This at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt was given up however ho and finally a telegram was sent to Dublin for COr two tv handsome young women both hl-hl hl highly cultured university graduates who arrayed themselves as and crossed the channel H Unknown I The Tho girls deliberately set out to toI I flirt with the tho soldiers and soon cameto cameto came camo to know most of at the guards Do Valera Val Yal- 1 era cra was Informed by code in a letter that February 3 was sot set for his escape escape and the tho procedure to be bo followed was va I outlined as S much as possible This little codo code had been arranged for Just such an emergency before Do Valera was imprisoned On the the eve of February 3 four tour motOr motor motor mo mo- tor cars packed with Irishmen were sent wandering about the countr country near Lincoln to serve er as decoys for Cor tho the po po- po- po lice At 4 o'clock the prisoners were brought in from rom their period of at exer exer- cise else They then harl had a a. three-hour three per por- lod lad for wandering about the tho prison before before be- be fore they were locked up for the the night In the thc dusk dusl shortly after ater 4 I o'clock the tho girls appeared and enticed the thes s guards ards from the tho rear of the prison as asfar asfar astar far tar as possible Then t two t Sinn Feln- Feln ers quickly cut a path through the barbed wire At At 5 o'clock De Dc Valera with McGarr McGarry McGarry Mc- Mc Garr Garry an and Millroy the two Sinn Feln- Feln ers who escaped with Do De Valera sauntered sauntered sauntered to the back gate Their friends outside crept up and opened the gate with the false falso ke key while tho the sentries continued their flirtation with the tho girls An automobile was waiting and Do De Valera was whisked away to Lon Lon- don while the police pollee chased the decoy motors Where here Is De Valera now I cannot time when state but ho he will be here on he is wanted I r