El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-22

=ument might be good for English sol
dfers. hut that IL did not apply to Bel
l-iau 1-oun.- men, who would have been
perfectly free TO remain in tine country
without danger TO their lives
n frsrheu Makes Good Plea
Herr KiTsahen made good plea for
Miss CavelIc. says the report. but the
military prosecutor asked the court Tor
q death sentence for Miss CaVelie and
eight others on trial The court did not
seem TO agree and Judgment was post
poued- Tic trial lasted two days. end
Ing oct =
Mr.. DeIavau's request on the 10th FOR
permission for an English clergy man
10 see Miss Cavelle was denied. the re-
port says. lie was told she could see
the three protestant clerEymen attached
to the prison
WhitIock'S Earlier appeal To Governor.
The letter sent by Mr. Whitlock to
baron Won der IauCkeu by Mr. Gibson
on the night of the ilth tolioWs-
Your exccllency-
81 have lust learned that Miss Cavcnc.
who is an English subject and conse-
quoHty under the protection OF my en-
basSy. was this morning condemned to
death By sentence OF court martial
Without going into the causes which
led TO such "a severe sentence and one
which all the reports which have
reached me are correct IS more severe
i'm this ease than in all others which
nave LtEA LIl-A Nl tliN sneAAAlH e. lAe-AAe-a-
hope TO be able to appeal TO the senti-
mentS of humanity and generosity OF
his eNcelleucy. the governor general on
behalf of Miss Cavellc. IN order that the
sentence Of death which has been
passed against her may be committed
and that this unhappy woman be not
executed
AIDED Germans and Others.
Miss Csvelle is the head nurse Of a
surgical institute of Brussels She has
aE.rH sr.~- h.. co.
ings Of others. and at her school have
been trained numerous nurses. who
throughout the world. in Germany as in
Belgium, have kept at the bedsides OF
patients. At the beginning OF the war.
Miss Cavelle gave her services 10 Ger
man soldiers as Wen as TO others
Failing other reasons. her humani-
tartan career is Of a nature to inspire
pity for her, and in advance to secure
her pardon
Admitted Facts Frankly
"Tr the Information given me is cor
rect. Miss Cavelle, Tar from hiding her
self with laudable frankness admitted
all the facts laid to her charge and the
Information she supplied was the cause
OF asEravatinE the sentence passed
1t is with confidence and hope OF its
being favorabIy received that 1 pray
your eNcellency to present TO the gov
ernor general my request for grace IN
4 take this occasion to renew to your
exceIiency assurances OF my high con-
Brand WhitIock-"
in a report 10 Mr.. Page at London, Nj
WhitlOck wrote:
Friends Made Every Effort
"T know that YOU will understand
without my telling YOU that we have
exhausted every possible effort to pre-
vent the infiictiOn Of the death PEN
atty. and that our failure has been felt
by us a very severe blow I am con-
WINGED. however, that no steps were
neglected which could have had any
effect
From the date We first learned of
Miss Caveile's imprisonment we made
frequent injuries OF the German au-
thorities and reminded them Of their
promises that We should be fully in
were under no misrepresentation as 10
our interest in the matter
Britain Thanks L. :. Legation.
The British foreign office, IN note
TO ambassador Page asking him to eN-
press to Mr. WhiUOck and his staff the
British governments grateful thanks
for their efforts in behalf Of Miss Ca
velle SAYS
sir +. Grey. the British foreign min
lister. IS confident that the news OF the
execution OF this noble English woman
viii be received with horror and dis
gust not only in the allied states. but
throughout the civilized world
Miss Cavelle was not even charged
with espionage. and the fact that she
had uursed numbers Of wounded Ger
man soldiers might have been regarded
as a complete reason in itself for
treating her with lenieucy"
The attitude of the German officials
is revealed by the disclosure of efforts
successfully made TO conceal the fact
that the sentence had been passed and
would Ice carried out Immediately.
Wanted to Avoid m Appeal
These efforts. were. no doubt,
prompted by a determination to carry
out the sentence before an appeal from
the finding Of the court martial could
be made 20 a higher authority and show
in the clearest manner that the German