New Britain herald., 1916-05-15
SIR ROGER'S TRIAL
 OPENED IN LONDON
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and it is believed that this statement will considerably shorten the hearing before the magistrate. Tho police court hearing is merely a preliminary to the trial, which will take place la ter before a panel of the judges Of the high court of justice.
 Attorney General Sir Frederick E. Smith, A. H. Bodkin and T"avers Humphreys appeared for the prosecu- ton and Prof. J. H. Morgan and Ar temus Jones for the defendants. Sir John Dickinson presided.
 Shortly after the magistrate had taken his place, Easement and his fel- low prisoner were shown into the dock. Casem ment's appearance was vastly different from that of the man who gained fame in 1912 by his ex- posure of the cruelties practiced on natives in Putumayo by a British rub Der company. He sat in the dock, resting his chin on his hand and occa- sionally looking towards the magis- trates.
 When the attorney general, in opening the case for the prosecution mentioned the conferring of the or der of Knighthood on Easement, the prisoner dropped his head. The at torney general then outlined the pris- Oner'S career.
 Campaign in Germany Alleged.
 The attorney general charged that Easement had conducted a systematic campaign among the Irish prisoners in Germany with the purpose of se- ducing them from their allegiance. Bailey, he said, had been seduced in this manner and had made a state ment explaining Easements actions In detail.
 According to the attorney general, Bailey was born in Dublin and joined the Royal Irish Rifles in 1904. He served with his regiment in India ana was honorably discharged. On the outbreak of the European war Bailey was called out as a reserv1st and sailed with the original exped1tionary forcc to France. He was taken prisoner in September, 1914.
 The attorney general said that Ball. ey had detailed how large number or Irish prisoners had been collected from various prisons in Germany ana placed in a large camp at L1mburS. Here they heard addresses by Case ment who tried to inflame thelr | minds against the British government and persuade them to break thelr oaths of allegiance and support him lin his projected expedition to Ireland. Easements Plan. The attorney general said Basement l described himself as the organizer of the Irish volunteers and impressed up- on the Irish prisoners in Germany l that everything was to be gained for 1 Ireland by Germany's winning the war. Those prisoners who joined a hrieade he was attempting to form were promised by Easement, the at ] tornev general asserted, that they wo,1d be sent to Berlin as guests of l tbe German government. In the event That Germany won sea Oattle ne would land the brigade h Ireland to defend that country agalnsc Englano and if Germany lost the war the ter man government would give each man +a, nounds to twenty pounds and free passage to America. This is the plan conceaVeo III A'lo | said the attorney general, oy tlle hh0l
 who in 1911 was begging SIT Eo" ei
 Grey to convey his deep appreclaUioi'
 to the king of the honor Of hn1SnI-
 hood, which had just been conIerreo
 on him."
 When the speaker added that case
 ments Offer was treated with con
 tempt by vast majority of the lr1sh
 prisoners, Easement smiled and | glanced toward Bailey.
 Sir Frederick Smith followed the