The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-04

Using learner.
All hopes Of an eleventh hour re-
prleve were dashed to Garth Yesterday
with the statement of Lord Robert &C.
Gil, parliamentary under secretary of
foreign affairs, that no government do
ing its duty could interfere with the
sentence. Supplementing this were the
dramatic disclosures by Lord Newton
In the House of Lords that the Ger
mans recently shot two Irish prisoners
who refused to join Easement Irish
legion.
The morning papers mostly deal in
the briefest and most matter of fact
way with the execution of Easement
The only editorial reference is in the
Daily News, which says: "We cannot
bue reafirm our conviction that the
government exhibited grave unwisdom
in exacting the death penalty. No evil
results could have followed a commu-
tation of the sentence The hanging
gives the disaffected section of Ireland
throughout the island, alienates large
and important body of American opin-
ion and enables Germany to play off
the death Of Easement against the
death of Fryatt''
Easement rose at about half past five
this morning. From then until seven
o clock when Father McCarreIl arriv-
ed he spent the time reading the in
structions of the church for assisting
at mass and the taking of the first COM
munion. After mass he ate a little
bread and butter and drank a glass of
water
He had very little to say to the priest
only making a few remarks about the
Immortality of the soul. He appeared
said Father McCarrell, like man who
had slept soundly-his nerves were
completely calm.
coroner's jury found that the SEN
tence had been carried out in accor-
dance with law and in a humane man
ner. Gavin Duffy, Easement solici-
tor, who appeared in bahalf of his re-
latives, identified the body.
Replying to question by the cor
oner, Solicitor Duffy said that Case
ment IS health at times was very bad.
He made a plea that the body be hand
cd over TO relatives -, the authori-
ties, he said, had refused. The coroner
declared he had no power to interfere
whereupon Duffy protested, saying IT
was monstrous act of indecency that
the authorities should refuse the re-
quest.'
According to one news agency Case
ment had high hopes of being repriev-
ed until the eve of his execution. He
did not hide the fact he expected his
many powerful friends would obtain
for him free pardon, because many of
them exercised no little influence in
political as well as literary circles.
Gas there was no sign of reprieve
last night,' this account says, "the
condemned man became very morose
and hardly spoke at all. He did, how
ever, inquire about the Zeppelin raids
and asked if any German airships hac
reached London. Soon afterwards h.
became resigned to his fate and aftt1
he had done a considerable amount o1
writing he retired to rest and sler
soundly.
"When aroused this morning Case
ment showed considerable nervousness
but he was quite collected and thanl
ed the warders for the many Htt:
kindnesses they had shown him Will
he occupied the death cell.'
: At the inquest the governor of tn
: prison and the chief warden testifie
{ that death was instantaneous. DR.. Man
der was asked by Solicitor Duff
whether there was any truth In tn
l statement published that Easement ha
Q been insane. He replied:
e ~ saw no evidence Of insanity. Fl
| acted in sane manner to the end. -
Practically to the very hour of Ros
e er Easements execution strenuous e:
: 1OTLS were Wy Hlo AAAShNo esiA
: svmDathizers in the United States, an
n Ireland and even in England, to secul
a a repricve. Petitions for mercy pou
! ed in upon the British government al
IL efforts were made to obtain action
President Wilson. Repeated attemp
It to pass a resolution through the Unite
II States Senate requesting the Preside1
Ii to urge Great Britain to extend mere
l. to Easement failed. This agitatit
l. was finally ended on July 27 when Il
# Senate Committee on foreign relatlo
i. ordered adverse report on all resol
l. tions proposing intercession by t
IS United States governments: The on
Id action taken in Washington was +
passage of a resolution by the Sena
n asking the President to use his go
ut Offices with the British authorities
rt obtain clemency for Irish political
st tenders in general.
s. Many prominent men, both here a
ic in Great Britain, interested themselv
RS in Easement s behalf, including Geor
We Bernard Shaw and the Irish poet, W