Arnon St Affair
Parksinson and McDermott say that the ‘Arnon St Affair’ arose from the killing of Constable Turner – see April 3rd. He says that following this killing, RIC men from his Brown Square barracks charged up Stanhope St. to the site of the killing and entered the home of 40-year-old John McRory (or Joseph McCrory)) and shot him dead in his kitchen. They then proceeded to Park St. and shot Bernard McKenna (42) in his bed. Next they killed William Spallen (70) in his Arnon St home in front of his grandson Gerald Tumelty. They then went next door and killed Joseph Walsh and his seven-year-old son Michael – Mr Walsh was killed by a sledgehammer. Later in the evening, John Mallon (60) was killed in the north of the city in Skegoniel Av when the gang found that their original target – his son – was not at home. McDermott says that the Arnon St massacre effectively killed the Craig/Collins Pact before it be operated properly.
Parkinson says that S/Con Hill and his companion were badly beaten by a crowd before being shot. He also gives the dates as the 30th March.