The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-05-18
EASEMENT HELD
FOR TREASON
Irish Leader and Companion
Committed For Trial.
BAILEY TURNED |NFORMER
Told Police of the Projected Uprising
and the Arms Ship Sent From Ger
many.


and the Arms Ship Sent From Ger
many.
London, May 1S.-Sir Roger Case
ment and Daniel ]. Bailey, solClcr,
were committed for trial for nigh trea-
son, at the end OF the preliminary
hearing in Bow street police court.
The decision was announced by Sir
John Dickson, sitting as committing
MAGISTRATE. The date of the trial anu
the court before which it will be held
have not been announced.
The prosecution had little evidence
to introduce at the last days proceed
ings against the alleged head of the
Sim Fem revolt and the former Brit
ish soldier whom he is accused OF Sc
ducing from his allegiance while in
a German prison camp.
/ When the case was reOpened, Car
ter, constable of the royal Irish con-
stabulary, was recalled for cross-ex-
animation at the request of the de-
( fence The trend of the OF the ques-
tons indicated that at the time or MS
arrest Bailey tried unsuccessful!y 10
! i've information to the police in regard
to the projected uprising.
! Carter was asked whether he had
heard Bailey say after his arrest that
he had a statement for the authorities,
and that an officer should be sent for
/ The constable said he did not hear
this. but at another time he did hear
Bailey say: Il have important in!or
nation which will give you police
something to do"
/ A Russian colonel, Nicholas Belaiew
who is in England on special work foI
his government, identified rifle pro
duced in court, which was taken by q
diver from the wreck OF the German
steamship Aud, as one made In TIE
Russian Poula works in 1918. The
cartridges were not of Russian make
The inference drawn was that part OF
the war materials shipped from Ge'
Il many consisted of captured RUSSIA
rifles, ammunition for which was made
in Germany.
Sergeant Brestwick, of the roya
Irish consta buiary, who was in charge
of the Ardney barracks when Bal e!
was arrested, said he asked the PRS
oner for the address of some pes
to whom he should communicate. The
prisoner declined to give this informa
ton, but later said he would tel the
sergeant part of the truth Tbs
witness continued:
Bailey then said: I came owe
from America under false colors.
Joined a society there, but do not wan
any one to know who | am.
When told he would be detained IN
til after the war, Bailey asked wheth
CT he could go free If he told the
truth. The sergeant said he could no
promise him that, but would guaran
tee him protection. Subsequently
Brestwick said, Bailey asked tina
Bricker, a district inspector, be sen
for Immediately, insisting that thu
next day would be too late.
This was on April %, Easter Sun
day. Br;cker went to Bailey who
after receiving guarantee OF protec
ton, told the inspector the name
the boat which he said was to lant
arms the next day. Sergeant Brest
wick said he then left the room.
Bricker testified that Bailey toll
him a Wilson line ship captured b.
the Germans at the beginning of TIN
war was to put into Tralee the mex
> morning, or perhaps that night, to LAM
10000 rifles, more than 1,Opo,Oo'
rounds of ammunition, ten machine
guns ready for action and supply o
bombs.
He added that there would be gen
eral rising in Ireland simultaneously
Bailey described the lights which tn
pilot boat for the steamship woul'
carry.
81 knew at the time" said Bricker
that the vessel had been sunk ant
remarked: Surprising l told you thu
boat had been sunk?' He said tina
could not be, as the boat was not com
ing until Monday. He then told mi
: who he ewas, and said he had LANDED
with Easement and Monteith, ant
that they had come from Germany IL
German submarine"