▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁murder ▁but ▁ins ane , ▁and ▁det ained ▁for ▁twenty ▁months ▁at ▁Broad mo or . ▁Public ▁and ▁political ▁pressure ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁public ▁inqu iry , ▁which ▁reached ▁similar ▁conclus ions . ▁Major ▁V ane ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁" ow ing ▁to ▁his ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁S ke ff ington ▁murder ▁case ". T own sh end , ▁p . ▁ 1 9 3 Y e ates , ▁P ád ra ig . ▁A ▁City ▁in ▁W art ime ▁– ▁Dublin ▁ 1 9 1 4 – 1 9 1 8 : ▁The ▁E aster ▁R ising ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁Gill ▁& ▁Mac mill an , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁p . ▁? . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁incident ▁was ▁the ▁' N orth ▁King ▁Street ▁Mass acre '. ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 8 – 2 9 ▁April , ▁British ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Staff ord shire ▁Regiment , ▁under ▁Colonel ▁Henry ▁Taylor , ▁had ▁burst ▁into ▁houses ▁on ▁North ▁King ▁Street ▁and ▁killed ▁ 1 5 ▁male ▁civ ili ans ▁whom ▁they ▁accused ▁of ▁being ▁reb els . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁shot ▁or ▁bay on et ed ▁the ▁vict ims , ▁then ▁secret ly ▁buried ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁cell ars ▁or ▁back ▁yards ▁after ▁ro bb ing ▁them . ▁The ▁area ▁saw ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁fier c est ▁fighting ▁of ▁the ▁R ising ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁had ▁taken ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁for ▁little ▁gain . ▁General ▁Max well ▁attempted