The Mayor of Cork, when we write on Thursday, is
still alive be Brixton gaol. The reports of his condition are extraordinarily confusing. Some lead us to believe that he may die at any moment and others speak of his improved state. One report, published on Thursday morning, said that the authorities con- templated removing him to Parkhurst prison. Surely this would not be possible if the patient was at such a point of col- lapse as was described a couple of days ago. Quite as unin- telligible as these reports is the attitude of the Roman Catholic clergy who are attending upon Mr. MacSwiney. It seems that they regularly administer the Sacraments to him although on his and their confession he is committing suicide. We are not quite sure under what category of suicide as defined by the Roman Church Mr. MacSwiney's misguided act ought to be placed.
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