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The Detroit times., 1916-05-15
ENGEL LOSES
S43 BY WINNING
TWO-DOLLAR BET

In the future Clyde II. Burroughs,
secretary Of the Detroit art museum
will be careful 10 specify the exact
price. shape. size and color Of the
hat he wagers with Controller
George Engel Burroughs lost a
wager to the controller on the out
come Of the recent art museum suit.
Being burdened with An artistic
temperament. Secretary Burroughs
Is not supposed to know the funda-
mental principles OF wagering a.
laid down In Hoyle.
80 when he lost, he wrote out
an order for -ons hat" and sen, II
20 Controller Engel who careiessiy
left It where his wife found II. The
house that the order was on car
ried women's as we'll az mems hats.
Mrs. Engei cashed the order for q
S45 hat. Secretary Burroughs re-
ceived the bill At the end OF the
month. He called up Engel 10 ask
since when the controller had taken
to wearing lowered bonnets. Ex-
plantations followed, and the con
troiier spologixed. Secretary Bur
roughs insists the joke II on him.
but the controller says he will 70
fund 34s. the difference between the
cost of his wife's hat and the one
that he viii buy.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15
DEEP MYSTERY
IN SHOOTING
Police Baffled by Case Of Nicolo
Cappola, Found Dying On
Porch

The killing OF Nicolo Csppola, IS
years old on the porch OF his homo
az No Sis LAfayette-ave.. late Sat
urday night. 10 one Of the
deepest mysteries with which the
police have been confronted In con.
nection with an Italian slaytnS In
years, according to Detectives Ros.
gers, wandrie and Oldanl
Cappola was found dying from .
fractured skull and two bullet
wounds on the second story porch
OF the house In which he boarded.
Al the time OF the shooting no one
was home. Joseph MesstnA. the
landlord. returned homo at il:So
o'clock and found Cappola slowly
bleeding 70 death. Later several
other roomsrs returned and the 20
lice were called.
Six persons were arrested. They
are; Joseph Messina. 81 years old:
James Roco, %. No. IFS Russell-st.:
John Messina. Is: Angelo Maltease.
50. and Joseph Casta. IS years old.
The police say that Roco was pre-
pairing TO leave the city when he
was arrested.
AS far as the police can deter.
mine the death was not the result
OF feud between Italian factions,
II Is not known that he had any
enemies in this country. All In
vestigstions 10 find a motive for the
killing have been futile.
When the police searched the
yard in the rear OF the home. a
long .bsrreled 3s-csliber revolver was
found
A few minutes before the body
was found FIRE was discovered In
the barn of vittorio Capratta. Of
No 49, Lafayetteave. east, a short
distance from Cappola's home. II
is the custom OF the Italians 10 dis
charge firearms into the air as q
FIRE alarm, and the police think IL
barely possible that stray bullets
struck Cappola when he stood on
the porch looking at the fire. That
theory. the police hold, IL barely
possible. but improbable.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15

ander was slain at the hands OF
Frank oligschiaser. WARMERS com,
panion, clears away all shadow OF
doubt. the police say, surrounding
the case.
Oligschlager and wartner made
full confessions. the police say. 10
Assistant Prosecutor Harry Keidan.
Detective Inspector Fox and Detec.
lives Black and Mite. late Sat.
urdsy evenink. Krupa. who was
no, actually responsible for the
shooting. told the complete story
earlier in the day, and through his
statement the confessions of the
other two were obtained.
wartner was taken 20 Grace hos
pital Saturday. where Pstrolman
Ryan could not positively identify
him. Sunday morning he took the
ofrcers 10 a barn near the scene OF
the shooting. where he obtained the
overcost he was wearing when he
shot the oficer. Another trip was
made 10 the hospital, Warmer wear
ing the overcoat
Ryan Immediately recognized the
overcoat and declared positively
that wartner WAS the man who shot
him.
Mr.. Ryan" wsrtner said as he
stood by the oticer's cot IN the hos
pital. ct wish to Apologize for shoot
ing you"
Didn't you know that Was
shooting over your head 10 brighten
you and that | could have shot you
al any time" Ryan asked Wartner.
II was afraid you would shoot
me and I couldn't run much farther.
turned around and saw you near
me, so / shot" wartner replied. Il
am very sorry did IL"
After maintaining stolid indiffer.
ence 10 the officers questions near.
ly all day, Saturday. wsrtner was
placed in a cell in the central sta
ton. aPuolman Herbert Erke. sta
toned in the cell block. engaged
him In conversation. and IL devel-
oped that both OF them came from
Alpena.
After a long talk Wartner told
Erke TO call Inspector George Lar.
kins downstairs, that he wanted TO
tell them both something. II was
then. the police say. that Wartner
made his FIRST real confession OF the
shooting.
So many patrolmen and detectives
visited Ryan in the hospital Sun
day. that some OF them were denied
by hospital authorities
who declared he was too weak TO
talk 10 all Of them. Many sent
floral pieces.
The funeral OF Patrolmsn Leland
10 whose staying Frank
has confessed. will be
held Tuesday morning al s:l5 from
the residence, No. 1880 lroauois-ave.,
and at 10 o'clock from st. An
thongs church.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15

trees OF the Old Orchard. II he
found some eggs well and good. and
II he found the owners OF the eggs
at home 80 much the better. He
had had no success and when he
reached the big hollow which had
been the old home OF Drummer the
woodpecker he had curled up In Il
for a snap, for he was tired He
had walked at the sound OF Chat
terer's claws "a he climbed the tree
and when Chatterer had poked his
head In at the doorway he had AZ
most poked II into the mouth OF Mr..
Blacksnake. DO you wonder that
Chatterer had tumblcd out of the
tree?
Once he had reached the stone
wall Chatterer hurried home. Some.
how he didn't want eggs. The very
thought OF eggs gave him a sick,
shivery feeling. He had no desire
to explore any more holes In the
trees OF the Old Orchard. He was
perfectly content with other food.
OF which he had plenty The very
thought OF eggs made him shudder
and gave him a creepy feeling. As
for Mr.. Blacksnake he once moro
curled up for a nap and chuckled
a. he thought OF the fright he had
given Chatterer the Red Squirrel.
To him 1t had been very. very
funny.
Next story: winsome Blueblrd's
Joke on Peter Rabbit.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15
BIliversity Student Ac-
ped Of Killing Boy
hood Sweetheart
BAYS SHE TOOK
HER OWN LIFE
Lake Forest Tragedy
Finally In Hands of
Courts
BY UNITED PRESS.

81 VrAUKEGAN. H., May l5.-wil-
Ham n. Orpet went TO trial today
~ the staying OF Marian Lambert.
~ mystery that surrounded the
sIoeo and dea.h OF Marian. the pretty
sh1oh fchcm girl. whose body was
'1cand FEB. 10 in Helms woods, al
.4ate Forest, has resolved itself
'Doeo 3he question of homicide or sui
80, which mus, be answered by
~ jury which viii try orpet as the
lf1rrs slayer.
orpet, . junior az the University
~ Wisconsin. has steadfastly main
1olned his innocence since he was
$500. Feb. IL. II Is his contention
~ Marian committed suicide.
& Ulaee'a Attorney J. Dady. who is
1Gn11ng the prosecution, bases his
49, 81 the theory that 0rpet gave
nsjan cyanide OF potassium. pre-
o6n1lng 70 her that IL was something
80 Marian was IS. She and
ttHg Orpet had been friends since
nunhooG
0epet was II only . few weeks
81 He had planned TO marry Miss
xotnDtfa Youker. daughter Of mir
oog et harrington. Ill. After ar
11ennng IN alibi to conceal the fact
~ fsd LEFT Madison, Orpet
1 - Lake Forest on the night OF
1A1 To next morning Orpet met
oG1Dn by appointment in the
0IS. told her to was Through
= wns eeing to MARY Miss Tcd-
| hn1nn. 0eDst declared. sobbed.
W m haeks and evidently swal
oG $500 whsn he refused to
6. - aay rsxs, he declares
= - - ~ ground and when he
n6 hsr ride. she was dying.
ro1na 6isx In his arms. orpe.
3Ao ~ cxiynitted that - red
~ @ lca1jooa and maee every et.
30 81 oonoeal HE departure.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15
VESSEL PASSAGES

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II 30: North Sea. IL so. calcits. AIS
q m; Ashley. 40 Bixby. $50; Me-
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Down: M.rts,n, $40 .. m: COL
Pontiac. io'sc; Bali. lilo; Hart IL
midnight: wyandotts, . a m: p: W.
$50: Amazon. ostes. Magma. $50:
smith. Thompson. Cornell Krupl, .;
poIyns::!a,,. 40; Pinhsy' sac; Kay
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Xmsrica. Wsitsrs. sSsrv,n. 7:se; Ev.
inEstons. 3; Harvard Bryn Mawr.
. 10; Superior City, 10: Lyman Smith,
I1.}asbonAl xtAH, Squire. l1;So: Path
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s ma,an's,H o xSSs'f ss:.: i.ss NJ
Jones .; Rssm, >; Hssaba. !:!e:
ai sSnr w:rrsssr ,'s a,ssst 'Ai .:rsss sH.
william Roger:. nerlinsI 9; .pslavase.
Z; Xsga, 10: Hgrisut emlth. RessTt
c' bS.n x.:so msssn'i I.ss sirAs nov
ard Hanna, Henry Roger. S:SS; Diek.
1910: Butler. Wisssk icEon, nidSieSt
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maker, Central wet !:94: NtlIia
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cost. Mitcheli. Empire City. 81 yseacn
sS di.niis.s = .%R'Hfi: sss Sis: sSs
vel Morse, Il HorOas. Jr. Nys. s:se;
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15

hgsclU6 reform chailengers have
S o1ou1oA bodily form booths In
0 q the more notorious pre-
Our chalIengers will not be
~ Int az the booths without a
We mean to see every vote
1H1. n the crowd en- the other
1hlak they are lighting lot Of
NJ A the dry organizations
Sonr they ara mistaken"
d = lnn0hal continued:
%NT 80 tat some Of the vets are
0HG % ret q little consolation
go Blshop Williams said at
1S66DGnt mlnlsterisi luncheon in the
- = rev crumbs Of consolation.
Xk10y che bishops influence. hts
- h16 vote for prohibition. for
40 = What he bishop promised In
. = ssSrscists the Bishops fair
80 that's being run by the
R0G6 1ndustrfaly professional and
~ IGfkloUman'e interests and with
nf0k6o ~ the foundation OF the
y - loa't care whether a man
r. - l}loalst or whether he be-
61m time. He certainly cant stand
ID 1ko saloons ID Detroit. and the evil
10Ioeo (hey have over politics.
" the man that drinks that r.
@~ ~ make Michigan dry. FOR he
~ balance Of power, II liant
o(1on Of personai liberty with
~ oompeusation, nor whether
-G01opo0 nay be the poor man =
INT the question. shall the ea-
4tlene to Influence. control
UU1ly the politics OF Detroit and
81, - Mlchigany Prohibition
~ ~ the only remedy. and he
- % use that remedy in order
1 might smash the saloon.
t "a friends still talk about regule-
hov would be ASHAMED To bring
specially here in Michigan.
~ last 10 years the saloons
Dlo4o and especially of Detroit
~ repeated warnings TO regu-
mo1erate and eleau up. The
~ Nave becn going dry with
&Gx have absolutely refused to
4t6lng 20 do with the pet ar
NJ az fheir crowd. and in fact
n&1go(y forgotten until just be-
ne110n: then those old ghosts
6R4o1 out and Haunted before
<n0DJoo eyee on the suprositiOr
HI can blind and fool great
Nit here I'm Detroit IL not
~ eoIopnkeeper or the fglan
~ buoInees II In against
1n1oo4 trafnc itself. We do say
0ooe any msn who makes hts
~ he expicitation of other
@onkneee and vices IL in an
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15
FLYING ACROSS
j. s. PLANNED
Aero Club to Offer 100000 In
Prizes to Stimulate
Interest

NEW YORK, May Ito stImu.
late interest in aviation and develop
ment Of aviators. the Aero club, OF
America, today announced a trans
continental aeroplane contest to be
conducted annually hereafter, tho
hrst competition to be for prizes az.
gregating 100000.
Ralph Pulitzer has offered a silver
trophy and the club has decided 10
set aside $4,000 for brst prize.
Contributions from cities to be
visited by the aerial racers are ex-
pected TO raise the total to 800 900.
No date has been selected for this
years race.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15

II
| told them that the revolver will
which he shot PatrolnIan Ryan wai
stolen from a butcher shop on Ora
tiot-ave.. recently burgiarized by the
gang"
While John Pershon, saloonkeeper
at No. 72i ST. Aubin-ave., was call
ing Patruiman Alexander. Friday
night, on the last trip he was 10
make, the gang" was plotting 10
rob north-epd candy store, say the
police.
The police hope 20 clear up the
robberies of more than IS places by
the confessions Of Wartner, dig
schlager and Krupa-
According TO older members Of the
truant squad and police department.
these youths have been In mischief
almost continually since their school
days. All of them were before the
late Judge Morse Rohnert, while
he preSided over the juvenile divs-
SIGN OF the court, first for not at
tending school regularly and later
for petty thievery.
Warmer was under parole TO
Capt. Mcdonnell for one year after
having been arrested Feb. s, 1916.
and later convicted OF robbing a
dwelling. His previous record shows
q number Of arrests and fines.
oligschlager was under parole to
Probation on,cer William ". venn.
Mr.. yenn declares that his behavior
was good until several weeks ago,
when he neglected TO make his re-
ports and was acting badly.
II went TO him a week ago Satur-
day" Mr. venn said, and gave him
a chance TO come TO my once 10
make his already delinquent report
AT first be acted sullen and then
promised he would come that night.
He did not come, however.
II don't think he II a bad boy AZ
heart" Mr.. yenn continued. HE
has fallen In with evil companions
and has met with the inevitable re-
suit His association with improper
characters is responsible for his get
ting the reputation OF being addicted
to the dope habit"
Ofgschlager and Warmer admit.
ted 10 Detective Black and Mite
that within the last two months
they have broken into and robbed a
grocery on the corner Of Division
and Rivard-sts., another grocery n
Alfred and Rivard: a candy stole Al
Hastings and Brewster: a combina
ton saloon. grocery and barber shoI
at Ellery and Hendricks; a ciga
store az Garfield and Brewster; |
candysfore at Mack and Pennsylva
mia: another store at Mack and Ora
tiot: tailor shop on Sixth nea
GRIND River: a butcher shop nesl
the latter. and after the killing o
lPatrolmsn Alexander, Friday night
that they broke into a candy stor'
belonging TO Aaron Rosen on Green
wood and cigar store on 1rird be
longing 10 man named Menkie whf
fired several shots at them.
Patrolman Cornelius Ryan's posi-
| tive Identification OF Edward Wart
ner a. the man who shot him II
the shoulder at Beaubien and iii
aoIs-sts., Saturday morning, sil
hous1 after Patrolman Leland Alex
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
Chatterer Loses His Appetite for Eggs
,copyrish. 1915 OF r W. sursss.J
ey THORNTON w. BURGESS.

When Chatterer the Red Squirrel
thrust his head In the hole In the
old apple-tree In the Old Orchard
without nrst making sure that IL
was a safe thing to do, he received
one OF the very worst surprises of
his whole life. Yes. sir. he did. II
isn't often that Chatterer Is really
badly frightened. but he was this
time. He Was SO frightened that
he screeched a. he pulled hts head
back out OF that hole and at the
same time he quite forgot that he
vas up IN q tree and tried TO Jump
backward. The result was that
Chatterer fell In the most undigni-
fed way. He fell from that old
apple tree to the ground. and the
instant he touched the ground he
raced for the old stone wall a. fast
as his legs could take him.
His fall from the tree hurt him
not at all unless II was In his dig
nifty. and at the time he was too
frightened to think of this. He had
just one thought and that was to
get away ~ soon rs possible. From
the doorway OF Drummer the Wood
pecker's old home. which was the
doorway In which Chatterer had
so carelessly thrust his head. an
other head was now thrust out. II
was q Dat. smooth black head and
from the mouth . slender. forked
tongue kept darling out and In. Two
sharp eyes which never winked nor
blinked watched Chatterer and II
ever there Is laughter In eyes It was
In those.
Old Mr.. Toad happened to be
under that old apple tree and Chat
terer very nearly fell on him. 1t
gave him such . start that he lost
his temper for just = minute. He
opened his mouth to tell Chatterer
his opinion Of him, but before he
could ind his voice Chatterer was
too FIR away to hear him. Then
Old Mr.. Toad glanced up TO see
what had frightened Chatterer so.
when he saw that black head thrust
out from the old homo Of Drummer
the woodpeckef he seemed to Just
shrink right up. His big pop-eyes
popped oct more than ever. He
nattened himself down close to the
ground and held his breath. He
knew now Why Chatterer had fallen
from the tree and then run with all
his might. He wished with a
mighty wish that he could run N
Ohsttsrer can.
Presently that black head disap-
peared back inside the hollow In the
tree. Old Mr.. Toad waited Q few
minutes. Then, with his eyes rolled
up st the hole where the head had
been. he stole softly back Of the
tree. Once sure that he couldn't be
seen from that hole ne began TO
hop for All he was worth. and those
hops would have been q credit to
Grandfather Frog. All the time he
kept his eyes rolled back and in
them vas just such fright a. had
been In the eyes Of Chattsrsr whom
he fell from the tree. At last Old
Mr.. Toad had to stop for breath.
He crawIed under q piece OF board.
"As live that was Mr.. Black
snakei" he CAPPED.
He was right, was Ola Mr.. Toad.
chatterer was not the only one who
had taken II into his head that some
fresh eggs would taste good that
day. Mr.. Blacksnake knew Just a.
well a. did Chatterer that II was
high time that winsome Bluebird
should have set up housekeeping.
Being . very good tree climber ne
had decided that he would have q
look In some Of the holes IN the
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15
DOREMUS TO
PRESIDE AT
LANSING MEET

Congressman Frank Il. Doremus
vim be Temporary chairman Of the
Democratic state convention In LAns-
Ing, Wednesday, and II also slated
to deliver the Keynote" speech.
Judge William y. Connolly and
State Senator James Murtha arc ap
parently the choices for delegates
to the &. Louis national convention
from the First district, and Percy
Crosse and Edwin Henderson from
the Thirteenth. A. D. Stevenson, Of
Port Huron. u mentioned TO succeed
I'd. Shields, Who wants 70 retire
from the chairmanship Of the state
central committee.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15

on the British coast. Several sx.
changed English prisoners will tee.
tify to this effect. he said.
As the attorney-Eeneral proceeded.
the prisoner became ndgety and
twisted In his chair. When Smith
referred 10 the fact that he had been
knighted because OF his service In
behalf of the British government.
Sir Roger hung his head.
The sttorney-general outlined In
q brief way Easements arrival on
the Irish coast with q German sub
marine and auxiliary. his landing
and capture. Than he reverted 10
the prisoners activities In Germany.
mentioning particularly his visit to
prison camps where he endeavored
to wean imprisoned Irish soldiers
away from the British.
Easement smiled at this refer.
ence and wrote on q pad on which
he had been taking notes:
They did so At their own re-
quest"
Smith said the vast majority OF
Irish prisoners IN Germany treated
Easements overtures with con.
tempt.
"As a result added the attorney
general. they were punished and
reduced A few. unfortunately.
were seduced- Among these were
the soldier Daniel Bailey. Who oe-
cupies the prisoners dock with
Easement today"
Two women who arrived 1t 1 a.
m. we're the frst In line at Bow-st.
but by o'clock large crowd had
assembled. The police supplied the
women who arrived before dawn
with coffee.
Sir Roger was brought TO court
from the tower In . taxicab, closely
guarded. and WAS In the court room
before many persons knew OF his
arrival
After concluding his preliminary
outline OF the case against the pris-
oner. Atty. Gen. Sintth read state
ment by the second prisoner. Dan
lei Bailey.
The letter corroborated reports OF
Easements attempts to seduce Irish
soldiers imprisoned in Germany.
The letter showed that the Ger
man submarine in which Easement.
Bailey and others made the trip 10
Tralee. Ireland. was the U-le.
The first witness for the crown
was Police Inspector Parker. Park
er testified that when Easement was
first arrested. he made no attempt
TO save himself. but insisted that
Bailey was innocent.
John Robinson. an Irishman. for
merry a corporal in the British
army. was the next witness. Rob
inson was a prisoner In one OF the
German military camps visited by
Easement. He testified that Case
ment visited 900 Irisnmen In his
camp, offering $50 TO each one who
would desert the British colors. Rob.
inson said he refused.
About so OF the 200 Irishmen &C.
cepted the offer and enlisted in the
German army. Robinson said. His
testimony was corroborated by John
Cronin. another exchanged prisoner.
He said he was promised that after
the war. the German government
would pay their transportation TO
America.
When not engaged in making
notes, Easement traced roses on his
pad. II was noticeable that both
Easements and Bailey's shoes were
without strings. The shoe strings
were removed by guards in the
tower of London, who feared the
Irishmen would attempt suicide.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15
LONELY LOVER
TAKES POISON

Disappointed because be could not
return TO his sweetheart In faraway
Finland, Arthur Passed, 20 years old,
ended his life IN his room, No. %
Sherman.st, Monday morning, BY
swallowing poison. Other roomers
In the house told Coroner Rothacher
that Passed had been hrooding over
troubles. real and imaginary. for sew
eral weeks. Last week he lost his
job at the Victor Manufacturing
Co.'S plant.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-15
EASEMENT
SQUIRMS IN
HEARING

II
.expedition to Ireland and with Case
ment went ashore from the U-is
In collapsible boat. Bailey was
arrested on the charge OF high trea.
son April 81, but his arrest was
kept secret.
At the conclusion Of a formal ac-
cusation against Easement. who
squirmed nervously throughout most
OF the session, Atty.-Gen- Smith Ell.
hibited o flag OF the Irish repub-
lie" which he said Easement car
ried ashore with him when he land
ed. and had buried In the sand near
Tralee.
Atty Gen. Smith presented a
statement from Bailey. who con
fessed details Of the plot. After de-
sorting the British army, Bailey
said. he was summoned TO Berlin
and ordered to accompany Sir Rog-
er aboard the submarine.
The collapsible boat in which they
left the submarine on approaching
the Irish coast overturned. Bailey
said, and be and Easement reached
shore with some diniculty. They
went TO shop In Traiee. where Sir
Roger was TO meet q rebel leader,
but learned that he had not arrived.
Bailey said he was arrested a. he
entered a motor car that was TO
drive them TO Q rebel meeting place.
LONDON. May 1S.-Clad IN a
seedy. dark suit, with frayed
sleeves. Sir Roger Easement went to
his examination today on the charge
of high treason. punishable BY hang
ing.
SIR Roger entered the court room
smiling, and nodding To some Of the
men who knew him before he was
knighted. His face was covered with
a stubby. greenish-gray beard that
gave his best smiles q CHASTITY look.
He wore q pair OF shoes requisi-
toned from the stocks of the Brit
ish army.
Bov-st. was packed. II vas the
FIRST high treason trial held In the
old court room since Arthur Lynch
was placed on trial as an aftermath
Of the Boer war. Legal disnitaries,
old friends OF Sir Roger and news
papermen filed the diminutive
court room and TANNED so closely
about the prisoner that he could
scarcely move. The seat assigned
the United Press, for instance. was
within three feet OF Sir Roger.
Easement was accompanied 10 the
prisoners dock by Daniel Bailey, a
soldier. arrested in ireland, April
81, also on the charge OF high Urea.
son.
Sir Roger was calm when Attor
nc y-General Sir r. y. Smith began
reading the formal charge agains
| him and reviewing his life history
Fills eyes roved about the room. rest
| ing at intervals upon the presiding
| magistrate justice and then turning
upon the spectators.
In his opening statement. Attor
ney-General Smith declared the
crown would prove that Sir Roger
plotted not only the Irish rebellion
but planned 20 land expeditions in
| ireland and at several other places