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Show Murder of Irish Citizens By Military Forces Claimed By Rebels LONDON, Koh. 86. Circumstance-! surrounding the "murder of defense-! less Irish citizens by the constabulary; and military," from January i to February Feb-ruary 21. are continued in a list print-1 ed by the Sinn Fein Bulletin today. Eight of those killed, according to tho list, were bos under 17. and five were men over fifty Twenly-eigh' eases are described as assassinations. Details are given to show most of the men were shot for attempting to evade I arrest or ret using to halt. TORTURE AliLEGl l With reference to two men killed' February 20, the paper says they were savagely beaten at Dublin Castle, t;-k-on to a park itherg tins were placed er their heuds. and shot at close, range. The Bulletin also gives signed statements state-ments of prisoners awaiting trial In the Wexford military burracks. where they declare they hav0 been tortured for refusing to work After being compelled com-pelled to disrobe, tho prisoners sav, a hose Was turned on them. MI5i BOAOE DETAILS DDULIN. Keb 2ii Reliable details of yesterday's ambuscade at Macroom and the flht whl.-h followed still arp lacking. It Is believed, however casualties cas-ualties reported arc exaggerated. A DUDlin Canli statement describes th pursuit of the attacking partv jester-day jester-day afternoon by twenty royal fusiliers Th Chase ras over boggy ground and rinaliy had to be abandoned because fresh hostile reinforcements were observed. ob-served. No casualties were suffered by the soldiers, but It ls claimed that two members of the attacking force were killed. Troops and police, it ls stated, were again operating today In a wide area in their attempt to round up the rebels |