Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-03
Provisional President of Ire
land, Patrick Pearse,
One Executed.
OTHERS SENTENCED
Three Signers of Rebel Proc
lamation Are Given
Prison Terms.

London, May 3, (3:40 p.
n.y. - Four signatories to
the republican proclamation
in Ireland have been tried by
court martial and found
guilty and were shot this
morning.
Patrick II. Pearse. the "proyi.
sional president OF Ireland.- was
among those shot.
Three other signers of the proc.
lamatiOn were sentenced to three
years imprisonment
Premier Asquith made an an.
nOuncement to this effect in the
house Of commons this afternoon.
Another of the rebels shot this
morning was James Connolly, who
was styled
of the Irish republican army"
Other signatories of the republi.
can proclamation, found guilty and
shot were Thomas J. Clark and
Thomas MacDOnagh.
Dublin, Tuesday, May 2, (via Lon
don, May 3, 1888 p. m)-An official
statement issued here today said:
Rebels considered suitable for trial
are being tried by a field general court
martial under the defense of the realm
act. AS soon as the sentences have
been confirmed the public will be in
formed as to the result of the trial.
Others are being sent to places in
England Their cases will receive con-
sideration later. The cases of women
taken prisoners are under considera-
ton.
THE work of dealing with these
trials is being proceeded with all dis
patch"
A London dispatch on April 80 gave
the text of the proclamation issued
by the insurgents at Dublin at the
outbreak of the revolt with the sigma
lures of Thomas J. Clark, S. MacDer-
mid, Thomas MacDonagh. P. H.
Pearse, E. Sinnett, James Connolly and
Joseph Plunkett.
Holyhead, Wales, May 3. - Three
hundred more prisoners from Ireland.
of whom 20 were wounded, were land
ed here early today. The prisoners
included considerable number of
persons evidently of somewhat higher
station than those landed two days
ago. Some of them have been identi-
fed mainly with the Irish literary
movement Others were clerks, sports
men, tradesmen or farmers. Most of
them appeared to be greatly exhausted.
Although the prisoners wore mems
clothing it was reported that several
were women, thirty or forty of whom
have been made prisoners. Only about
five per cent of the prisoners wore the
Sim Fein uniform.
There are undoubtedly many pris-
oners who are truthful in saying they
knew nothing of the impending revolt
when they modified. Whether that
will in any way mitigate their treat
ment by the government is Tot known.
A number of the prisoners indicated
their willingness to turn states evil
dence and it is stated that some start
ling information will come TO the gov
ernment from this source.
Dublin, May 3. The situation in
Galway resulting from the Irish re-
volt has been serious. according to
advices just received. On Tuesday
April %, 1900 rebels were within three
miles of Galway when naval vessel
shelled them from Galway Bay, COM
polling them to retire to Moyard Gas.
tie at Athenry.
On the following day another naval
vessel landed 100 soldiers who forced
other rebels to retire towards that cas-
tie. Encounters between the rebels
and small bands of police resulted IN
number of casualties, Among those
arrested were Professors Steinberger
Walsh and McEnri, all OF the univers-
ity of Galway.
Dublin, Tuesday, May ., via Lon-
don, May 3. l:2l a. min an order
of the day thanking the troops en-
gagged in the suppression of the re-
bellion here, Lieutenant General Sir
John Maxwell the military command
err, says that owing TO the tireless ell
forts OF the soldiers all the rebels IN
this CITY have now surrendered.
The order says further;
II especially wish to express my
gratitude TO the Irish regiments which
have SO largely helped to crush the
uprising.