1 22 Harolds Cross Road June 1st 1916 Dear Madam I trust you will excuse the
liberty I take of writing to you in
your bereavement I am sincerely
sorry for your loss His geniality
won for him the affection and
respect of all who came in
touch with him may he R. I. P.
my Husband thank God was
released on 26th of May. he got
home here on Saturday morning
in a deplorable condition.
He was wounded when in action in 2 the S. D. Union. and remained a patient
there for a week. when two G.men
called for him on the 6th of May and
actually pulled him out of the bed, and
his boots could not be found, so
they gave him a horrible old pair of
boots, with nails in them and about
4 sizes too big for him and they
could not get his overcoat or hat.
so they took him away to Kilmainham
in torrents of rain. he was not able
to walk so they had to help him. and
then they put him in a cell to himself
and left him there for 5 hours in
his wet clothes without even looking
at him or giving him a drink. he
was then removed to Richmond Bkgo
he was not so bad there as he was
with 24 of his own sort. he was
deported on the 8th of May to Wandsworth
3 the treatment there was cruel. until
some of the M. P.'s. went to interview
the prison and then they got a little
better. it is miraculos my husband
being released it was all through
prayer. A. Byrne the M.P. did a lot
for him. He was very much the worse
of what he went through and come
home to me a complete wreck.
his suit he could not wear it
any more. and he has no boots.
The boots he got in the Union remain
here we intend to keep them as
a memento. and his overcoat also
gone. His place of Bussiness was
was badly looted. and they are
not started yet. He was charge
of the Hat dept. in Mr McEvoy's of
Redmonds Hill. I think Mr McEvoy
4 will take him back as he was
with him for a number of years.
but his appearance has to be
seen too, so I thought it best
to write and ask you if you could
influence any committee or charitable
ladies who would help to get him
fixed up until he gets back to
work, and he will do what he
can to help his fellow country-
men who are deported when he
gets settled in work. Thanking you for your past kindness
may the The Lord reward and comfort
you. Mr Evans also send his very
deep sympathy Respectfully Yours Julia Evans