The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
Easement Given Preliminary Hearing in London Police COurt-Another Man to Be Tried With Him
NERVOUS STRAIN HAS
 LITTLE EFFECT ON
 PRISONER AT THE BAR
Begins Taking Notes When Evidence Is Offered-Of- fers to Employ Counsel for Fellow Prisoner

London, May 15.-The writing of a new rebellion was begun today when Sir Roger Easement, knighted in 1911 for services to the British government and Daniel Julian
 Bailey, and Irish private soldier, one of his companions on the ill-fated submarine trip from Germany to Ireland, were
 placed in the dock of the Bow street
 on the charge of high treason.
 While considerable testimony was in-
 troduced intended to incriminate
 Bailey the main attack of the prosecu-
 tion was directed against Easement in
 an endeavor to enmesh him in a net
 of evidence which would establish the
 leading part it is claimed he played in
 the conspiracy whose notifications ex-
 tended even to America.
 Easement was the center of all eyes during the day. It was evident that no
 ordinary prisoner was before the bar. for, except the unkempt condition of his clothing, he made striking figure with
 neatly trimmed beard and hair brushed well back from high forehead under meath which were the deep set eyes of ! the dreamer.
 BASEMENT TAKES NOTES | Easement busted himself taking notes, 1 indicating that he intended to have hand in the presentation of his defense. He was always self-possessed. and. as the case wore on, displayed considerable self-assurance.
 The testimony today developed few thrills, the prosecution devoting its at- tention to showing how Easement carried on the alleged recruiting for his Irish brigade in German prison camps The
 most dramatic part of the whole pro ceeding was the address of the attorney general, Sir Frederick E. Smith, who out lined Sir Rogers former services to his country, told of the honors bestowed upon him by his King and then shifted
 abruptly to the details of the conspiracy
 matched in Germany.
 It was during his address that the att torney general introduced letter writ
 ten by Basement thanking Sir Edward
 Grey the British secretary for foreign af- fairs, for the knighthood conferred upon
 him in recognition of his Putumayo serv- ices In this letter Easement said: "I am indeed grateful to you for this | singular assurance of your personal in-. terest. am very deeply sensible of the honor done me by his majesty and would beg that my humble duty may be presented to his majesty when you can do me the honor of conveying to him my deep appreciation of the honor that he | has been so graciously pleased to confer upon me-.
 1 PRODUCES REBEL FLAG ! The attorney general introduced an- other striking feature when he paused l in his speech to produce in court the 1 flag which it is asserted Easement and 1 his companions brought from Germany | to Ireland. This was the emblem of
 revolt-a green flag with yellow castle
 upon it and under the castle the motto: .Urbs antiqua fuit studi isque asperima beln.'
 | Easements attorneys made little at i tempt at cross-examination today, but 1 several times questioned the witnessed | as to why Easement wished them to join 1 the Irish brigade The point of the ques- I tions seemed to be to show that the l freedom of Ireland was the only thing 1 involved and that the brigade was not to attempt to assist Germany. 1 Further testimony will be introduced iby the crown tomorrow.