Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-29
Leader of Slim Fein Revolt
Speedily Found Guilty
by Jury.
PRISONER SMILES
AT DEATH VERDICT
Greets Friends Pleasantly and Makes
Statement in Court-Chief Justice
Declares Treason During State of
War 10 objectionable Crme-At.
torney Sullivan, Who Collapsed in
Court Wednesday, Unable to Appear.

!Gent, alleGed leader or the Sim Feln
revolt in ireland, was found guilty Of
high treason by a jury today and SEN
fenced to be shot. After he had been
sentenced Daniel ]. Bailey. the private
soldier who had been held as his ac-
complice. was placed in the dock. The
chief justice told the jury to return a
verdict of not guilty and Bailey was
discharged. 4
After the verdict had been returned
Sir Roger began to read a very long
sta tement.
Sir Roger received the sentence with
the utmost composure, smiling at
friends in the room. His statement.
which occupied a half hour, was plea
for the right to be tried by 1rishmen
and for Irish nationality.
Sullivan Still III.
Mr.. Sullivan, the Irish barrister upon
whom has rested the burden of the
defsnsesof Sir, Roger, was unable to
appear today, to finish his argument In
behalf 6f Sir Roger. He collapsed un-
der the strain and emotion while giving
an impassioned speech in court las.
night
Artemas Jones, assistant counsel
addressed the court. He admitted that
at first thought it seemed an outrage
for Sir Roger to go to Germany, but
he insisted that the defendant had
tried merely to organize an Irish brI
gade for use against the Ulster volun-
teers recruited by Sir Edward Carson.
He contended that the work Sir Roger
did in Germany was the same sort of
work he did in Ireland before the war.
Mr.. Jones' speech took more than
half an hour after which the attorney
general, Sir Frederick Smith, summed
up. He argued that in days before
the war Sir Rogers defense might have
had some weight but "one circun
stance not insignificant had interviewed
the greatest military power the world
had ever seen was trying to destroy the
British empire" The attorney generals
speech took an hour.
Jury Out Short Time.
Then the chief justice began his
charge to the jury.
Urea son In time Of war when all
persons are making sacrifices to defeat
the enemy is almost too grave for eX
pression,' the chief justice said. You
must dismiss from your minds all yol
have heard or read outside this court
We have heard much about politics
in Ireland. For myself, in the court Of
justice ! always feel anxiety when poll
tical passion is aroused. Pay no at
tention to what has been said about
conditions in ireland before the war, or
after all, to consider the conditions Of
this case
After outlining the law Of treason he
pointed out the facts the case were
undisputed.
The jury went out at 1855.
Appeal to Be Taken.
Viscount Reading. lord chief justice
of England, with black cloth. by ira
dition called cap. spread over his
head, and his two associates in scarlet
gowns likewise black capped, pro-
nounced the sentence Of death for high
treason on Sir Roger Easement shortly
before o'clock this afternoon. half an
houg after the foreman of the jury. in
a shaking voice. gave the verdict. An
appeal will be taken.
Sir Roger addressed the court, read
ing his final statement with the ex-
PLANTATION that he wanted 1t to reach a
much larger audience ana particularly
the people Of America, from whom had
come many messages of sympathy to
him and whose own struggle for liberty
he said. always had been an inspiration
to Irishmen.
"Not Tried by Peers"
Sir Rogers auditors, among whom
were Viscount Bryce and many other
noted men and women, listened in ST.
lence, some moved to tears.
The prisoner said he did not regard
trial by Englishmen in an English
court as trial by his peers. to which
he was entitled. He reviewed recent
events in Ireland from the beginning
Of the formation of the Ulster volun-
teers, and said:
1--WE have seen the constitutional
army refuse to obey the constitutional
and we were told the first
duty of Irishmen was to enter that
army. Small nations were to be the
first consideration I saw no reason
why Ireland should shed any blood for
any people but her own.
.'Ef II that is treason am not ashamed
to avow it here. Af the Unionists
showed the road they thought would
lead to tie he good side. knew my road
led to the dark side. Both Of us proved
right. So I am prouder to stand here