El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-22
To SAVE
GIRL UNWILLING
American Legation Officials
in Belgium Tell Of Pleas
to the Germans.
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whether he had already ratified the
sentence and whether there was any
{ chance for clemeucy-
lie returned iu about half an hour
, and stated that the military governor
said he had acted i'm the case OF Miss
Cavelle only after mature deiibcra-
lion, that the circumstances iU her case
/ We're of such character hhat he con-
sidered the infliction Of the death pen
atty imperative.
Even after baron Won Lanckeu's very
positive and definite statement that
there was no hope. and that under the
circumstances even the emperor him
self could not intervene We continued
to appeal TO every sentiment to secure
delay
Spanish Minister Becomes FOrcibIe-
The Spanish minister even led baron
Won Der Lancken aside in order TO say
very forcibly a number Of things which
he would have felt a hesitancy IN say 20
ing in the presence Of the younger Of
ficers and of Mt Delavau, a Belgium
subject. Delavan and I presented to
the younger officers every argument
we could think OF. I reminded them OF
our UntiTinS efforts on behalf OF Ger
man subjects at the outbreak OF the
war and during the siege Of Antwerp
7 pointed out that while our services
had been gladly rendered and without
any thought OF future favors, they
should certainly entitle YOU to some
consideration for the only request Of
this sort you had made since the begin
Unfortunately our efforts were una
signature "FIugE Gibson"
Counsellor Net Allowed TO Aid.
Counsellor of the legation Delavan
represented TO Mr. Whitlock that on the
failure of the German authorities to re
ply to Mr. Whitlock's request on August
81. that Ar Delavan be permitted to
see Miss Cavelle i'm order TO have all
necessary steps taken Tor her DEFENCE
another letter was dispatched Septem-
be- 10 to which a German reply on the
18th refused the request. but referred
him to attorney Kirschen. who had been
assigned for the defence
llr. Delavans report SAYS that attor-
ney Kirschen assured him repeatedly
that the military court OF Brussels was
perfectly fair and that Herr kirschen
would keen him informed OF all devel-
opments i'm the case. but that herr
Kirschen failed TO give him any infor-
nation and that after the trial Mr. De
lavan learned from other sources the
following
Charges Against Woman.
Miss Cavelle was prosecuted for haF-
ing helped English and French soldiers.
as well s Belgian young men, 10 cross
the frontier and 80 TO England. She
admitted by signing a statement before
the trial and by public acknowledges
in court that she was guilty OF the
charges. not only that she helped these
soldiers to cross the frontier. hut also
that some OF them had thanked her IN
writing when arriving in England
Made Her own Case Worse
This last admission made her case
more serious because if IL had only been
proved she had helped soldiers 10 ira
verse the Dutch frontier and no proof
was produced that these soldiers HAD
reached 2 country at war with Ger
many. she could have only been SEN
fenced for an attempt to commit the
crime and not for the crOime being
duly accomplished
As the case stood. the sentence fixed
BIZ the German military law was the
sentence OF death
The report Of Mr. Delavan says that
Miss Cavelle. in her oral statement be-
fore the court. disclosed all the facts OF
the prosecution
wanted 10 save Mems Lives
She spoke without trembling and
showed clear mind and often added
some greater precision 10 her previous
dispositions.
When she was asked why she helped
these soldiers TO 20 to England the
report Of Mir. Delavau continues she
replied that she thought II she had not
done so they would have been shot by
the Germans Therefore she thought
she only did her duty TO her country IN
trying TO save their lives
The military prosecutor said the ar