Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
Sir Roger Is ArTaigned Be
fore Police Magistrate
Of Bow Street.
LEADER OF REVOLT.
Prisoner Is Charged With
Being the Instigator of
Irish Rebellion.

London, May IS, t10:45 a m.)-Sir
Roger Easement, the supposed head
and prime instigator of the Sim Fem
rebellion in Ireland, was arraigned to-
day in the Bow Street police court and
charged with high treason.
The few spectators who were per-
mitted to enter the famous old police
court were considerably surprised
when second prisoner was placed be-
side Easement in the dock. This man
was Daniel Julian Bailey, private
village near London. Bailey was ar
rested near Aralee, Ireland, on April
q. He was jointly charged with
Easement with high treason, but his
exact connection with the Sim Fem
ers has not so far been made public.
In the formal charge Easement is
described as of no fixed abode. The
charge against defendants reads:
Charged With High Treason.
For that they did between the first
day of November, 1914 and on divers
other occasions between that day and
the 21st day of April, 1916, unlawfuIly.
maliciously and traitorously commit
high treason within and without the
realm of England in contempt of our
sovereign lord, the king and his laws,
to the evil example of others in like
case and contrary to the duty and al
Iegiance of the said defendants" Case
ment is reported to have made long
statement to the authorities and it is
cd of ct al will
siderably shorten the hearing before
the magistrate. The police court hear
ing is merely preliminary TO the real
trial, which will take place later be-
fore panel of the judges of the high
court of justice.
Easement Greatly Changed.
Attorney General Sir Frederick E.
Smith, A H. Bodkin and Travers
Humphreys appeared for the prosecu-
ton and Professor J. H. Morgan and
Artemus Jones for the defendants. Sir
John Dickinson presided.
Shortly after the magistrate had
taken his seat, Easement and his fell
low prisoners were shown into the
dock. Easements appearance was
vastly different from that of the man
who gained fame in 1912 by his ex-
posture of the cruelties practiced on
natives in Putumayo by British rub
Der company. He sat in the dock
resting his chin on his hand and oc-
casionally looking toward the magis-
trate.
When the attorney general. in open
ing the case for the prosecution, men
bo nf n
knighthood on Easement the prison.
err dropped his head. The attorney
general then outlined the prisoners
career.
Bailey Tells Leaders Role
In opening the case for the crown.
the attorney general charged thai
Easement had conducted a systematic
campaign among the Irish prisoners
in Germany with the purpose Of Sc
duCing them from their allegiance.
Bailey, he said had been seduced in
this manner and had made state
ment explaining Easements actions III
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 and
was honorably discharged. On the
outbreak of the European war Bailey
was called out as reservist and
sailed with the original expediuonarp
force to France. He was takaQ pris-
oner in September, 1914.
The attorney general said Bailey
had related how large number Of
Irish prisoners had been collected
from various prisons in Germany md
placed in a large camp at Limburg.
There they heard addresses by Case
ment, who tried to inflame their minds
against the British government and
persuade them to break their oaths Of
allegiance and support him in his
projected expedition to Ireland.
The attorney general said Easement
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