Arizona republican., 1915-10-22
BRAND WHITLOCK
 MAKES APPEAL
How Hugh Gibson Sought German Governor Late at Night Before Execution
 and Pleaded for Wonnan's Life Graphically Related
fAssoc1ArFn PRESS DISPATCH

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH LONDON. oct 2I.-Tle British government has issued d full reporr of condemnation of the execution of Miss Edith Cavell English. head of the Iraining school at Brussels for helping English. French and Belgian soldiers escape from Belgium. made by Brand Whitlock. American minis ter at Brussels, to Ambassador Page.
 How Hugh Gibson, secretary of the Iogat with the Spanis: minister. sought the German governor late the night before the execution and pleaded for the woman's life. Is graphically related
 In Gibson's memorandum, tEe dOcU- ment makes reference to the appar. cnt lack of good faith on the part of the German authorities to keep their promise to inform Whitlock fully If the trial and sentence.
 Whitlock's final appeal was in the form ot note sent by messenger Jn the German governor the night of oct. II, reading:
 T am too sick to present this re- quest myself I appeal to your ger- erosity to save from death this un- happy woman. Have pity on her. Whitlock stated that the woman also nursed German soldiers
 Prior to the execution on Oct. r., the woman was visited by an Eng fish clergyman. She told him she knew that according to law she was guilty and was happy to die for her country. f2&+
 Gibson's report said that Conrad. the official German in the civil branch. gave positive assurance that the American legation would be fully informed as to developments in the case It continues:
 Despite these assurances We made repeated inquiries during the course of the day and at the last one, Con rad stated that the sentence had nor been pronounced. and specifically re neweC assurances they would not fail to inform us as soon as there was any news Later we learned from outside sources that sentence had been passed in the course of the af- ternoon before the last conversations with Conrad. and that the execution would take place during the night"
 Gibson sought the Spanish minister with Whitlock's mote asking fo" clemency. and Mir. Delavan went to the German governors quaters. Find ing him and his staff absent, ie teIe- phoned He asked them to return on a matter of the utmost urgency. They returned at ten and expressed disbelief that sentence had actually been passed.
 Gibson's report continues:
 The circumstances of the case were explained to him and your note pre- Sented. He read it aloud in our pres encc and expressed a disbelief of the report that sentence had been actually passed. He manifested surprise that we should give credence to any report not emanating from official sources. He was quite insistent on knowing the exact source of our information. but thi5 I did not feel at liberty to com municate to him.
 He stated it was quite improbable that sentence had been pronounced and even if so it would not be executed in SC short a time and any event it would be quite impossible to take any action before morning.
 Tt was pointed out to him that even if the facts were as we believed them to be- action would be useless unless taken at once. We urged him to as certain the facts immediately. This, after some hesitancy. he agreed to d"- He telephoned the presiding judge Of the court martial and returned to say that the facts were as we had pre- scented them and that ii was intended
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