17 JANUARY 1920, Page 2

The leader then broke away from Mr. Slattery and, crying

eta "You are the man I want I" fired a pistol at Serjeant Sullivan. Three bullets narrowly missed Serjeant Sullivan. Serjeant

Sullivan dropped on his knees to help Mrs. Slattery, who had fainted. Apparently the visitors supposed they had hit him and hurriedly made off ; but not before Serjeant Sullivan had recognized in the leader of the men one whom ho had publicly denounced in Court that afternoon for shooting a horse. Ser. jeant Sullivan expressed his belief that the outrage on himself was "not connected with Sinn Fein." But we are not easily convinced on this point. If we are to believe what is said in Ireland, nothing is ever connected with anything else !