El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-03
PAYS
DEATH PENALTY
Former Knight Unconcern-
edly Ascends Gallows and
Hanged as a Traitor.
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Hanged as a Traitor.
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q retrieve. Petitions Hor mercy poured
in rpon the British government anu
efforts were made TO obtain acloh pS
president Wilson
The only action taken IN ashlnS-
ton was the passage OF resolution
h.. the senate asking the president 70
1se MS good offices with the brltlSh
authorities TO obtain ciemencH loI
Irish political offenders III general
Thu. homes Of the condemned man ;
friends were extinCuished when lord
Robert Cecil, minister of war trace. q u
rounced on Wednesday that the BRUSH
government was determined not 10
grant reprieve.
shorn of KnighthOOd.
Pocer Easement. for such he mas
-, sine he was shorn OF his knight
hood title by king George IN JuAe, n
been an outstanding character on -
free Ireland Of Englands rule ana II
z.as while engaged i'm an enterprise
toward that end that he brought on MS
own downfall r r-;sb
Easements plans IN peh..ll u -
freedom were Matched partly in litS
United States and partly IN 'seIIlall
but II was III the latter country thal
the scheme came TO hedu-
Arrested ON Irish GOass
He was arrested on the souihNeSt-
~, cossf of ireland IN April - last.
after he and two companions had HeeH
landed from the German supiiaL -liS
l--Ig. which had taken them 10 lte-
1.Dd from Germany The submarine
- baen accompanied ny a German
steamer disguised as the NorWeSleilL
freishter Aude. which was conNe- lll@
"a 600 rifles ana ammunition lot -
H. the Sim Fem rebels with NholH
haE
before leaving Germany heSe III I'M
tons IL developed had Deen u u, u.s., So,
by the German government allHoL51i
- se~7eur afterwards. Wnlle on II la--
,lF1lf..g5 mat Germany had had anything
10 do with the fostering OF the pot
He Attempted Escape: Failed
After his arrest easement a. zen -
f. gain his freedom through the IS
f pretending TO be an EngilSn Wallet'
INT the scheme failed ana he Was tdheH
20 London and lodged IN the lower oli
the charge Of high treason .z
on Nav l.. Easement was arfalslleu
n, Pow Street police court for preIlin-
mary examination. and then IL vas
learned for the first time lhat one "L
his companions on me v9S@Se ned ~ ed
germany a former irish soldier naineu
Daniel Julian Bailey, had also oeeh
worked on Irish Prisoners.
Bailey gave important information
- rb4 Gown about the activities OF
regards his efforts TO persuade ILlsH
T-isoners of war TO enlist IN pat
TALON to fight for Irish freedom. anu
vas afterwards given ms ireeioil-
- 1T5,e ,,-sl5rninarv hearing lasted three
5avs and the whole story Of CaSelnell )
plotting was then brought 70 llShl ~
Nav l. both Easement and BalleE We
hold Cor trial in the high court on ne
cba-ge Of high treason. the speciIlc
accusation in the Indictment being
For that they did between the llrsL
dav Of November. 1914 ana on ulNr-
orber occas between that day ana
The e1st Of April 1915, unlaWfullN,
ruaIiciously and traitorously comm
high treason within and without tAe
rfaIn Of England in contempt OF our
sovereign lord. the king, and ms laws
10 the evil example Of others IN me
like case, contrary 10 the duty anu
allegiance of the said Defendants
Il was brough out At me -raI.ils
that the third man landed IRON me
I--1q. Nonteith by name, was sun d
large ,.--,.-.,-
ard Bailey began in Old Bsliey coI[-
The alleged traitor was brllllaIllH u
fcrda5 nv Alexander sullivan aSslSleu
H. Michael F. Doyle. Of Philadelphia,
and others the contention nelhS tlld-
the law did not cover lhe olIe-e a.
f-5rsa easement had not given ald OF
comfort 10 the kings enemies ana thdl
fr,a wrong doing. if any, took place
outside Of the Jurisdiction Of the Bit
points Brought Out in Trial.
These were the principal points
brought out -.-=.z --i.o-
camps in Germany where 5risn pi - -se5is
ers Of war were detained ana mace
speeches asking them TO enlist IN ms
mat Easement promised to see
+f,a- the members OF his battalion were
sent "a the United states II Gel many
1ne+ the war
3 That it was proposed to set NJ
ar independent government IN IT.
land. Easement having Droushl M
proposed new governments nag WIN
him from Germany on the C--S-
That Easement and his compan-
ions were to join forces with the Slnh
rein rebels who rose IN revolt IN DuO-
lin on April 26-
Plans Went Wrong
The nlans went awry from the IlrSt-
THE Aude was captured on AP.lt -
bv the British sloop Bluebeu ana W.
sunk with her cargo OF munitions ~
ber own crew OF German sailors Wnlle
being taken into port
O1 lime % Easement was 1ouna
entity after one Of the most s7ectacIla
friaIs in the history Of England I'M
r1ediatelv after the verdict was re-
turned Easement was sentenced T.
fcatb b,- baron Reading, the lord cnle
Justice but the date of execution wa
rot set until some time later
Made Plea to Court
After the return OF the NeIn-ctr 49,
r,sut addressed the court and made
Militant plea in which he denied IN
right of England TO try NAM lie de
MED that Germany had alded MN an
declared that his acts contained Il.
reason. Easement spoke with Srea
feeling Of the condition Of Ireland an
ssid mat all he had done had bee
accomplished for the good OF the Iris
people.
On July Il five justices in tn
,-,-,iTa1 court of appeals heard a
meal from the high treason verde
hut it was rejected and then Aug u.s.
I-as SET as the date for the executor
The appellate justices sat again -. o
JuIv aS to hear any applications tha
might be made in Easements oeha
mi none was forthcoming
Efforts ut Cfemency Fall.
In thu meantime powerful eftorl
were made in both the United hlnsdoi
ard the United states 70 secure r.
1rieve for Easement 4 great petltlo
vas circulated in England, lrelah'
scotland and Wales and many prom
nent names were attached 10 It