The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-05-17
TELLS HOW ARMS
SHIP WAS SUNK
Carried Ammunition For the
Irish Revolt.
RETOlD At EASEMENT TRIAL
Diver Saw the Rifles and Ammunition
In the German Vessel Destroyed by
Crew.

Diver Saw the Rifles and Ammunition
In the German Vessel Destroyed by
Crew.
London, May 17-Testimony tend
ing to show that the German ship Aud,
which was sunk by her German crew.
the morning OF the day on which Sll
Roger Easement landed near Fralee.
Ireland, carried arms and ammunition
for the insurgents OF the Sim Fem
revolt, was given during Easement S
hearing on charges Of treason, in Bow
street police court.
A diver who examined the Aud,
which is said to have carried 10000
rifles for the Dublin insurgents was
one OF the witnesses.
''The Aud lay in about eighteen
fathoms of water" COS feeD he said.
''She had the Norwegian flag painted
on her hull. l found hole in her
side twelve or fourteen feet In diam
eter. On the bed of the sea, saw a
lot of rifles and ammunition"
The witness identified one rifle,
parts of several other rifles. Nbayonet
case and cartridges which had
brought away with him.
Virtually all the testimony was
given over to features OF Easements
case which followed Easements arriv-
u in Ireland.
One of the interesting points
brought out was the testimony OF the
constable who took Easement from
Tralee to Dublin. The constable ties
titled that the prisoner heard motor
car had run into a stream near Castle
maine, and two of the occupants were
drowned, whereupon he said: Il am
sorry for these poor men. 1t is on my
account they came here. They are
rood Irishmen.'
The motor car referred to was one
which, it is supposed, was on the way
to meet Easement when he landed.
The chauffeur told of having been sent
for some men, one of whom gave
the name Mulcahay, but whom the
chauffeur now recognized as Daniel ],
Bailey, who was arrested with Case
ment and is his co-defendent.
Possibly the most interesting testi'
mOny was the recital of the fate OF
the Aud, which was sent out from
KEEL to fulfill promises of assistance
said to have been made by the Ger
mans The Aud was held up, on sus-
picion. OF the west coast of Ireland
Details of the capture and sinking
were given by Sidney Waghorn. sig.
nal man On the Bluebell.
early Good Friday morning" Wag-
horn testified, 1.-The Bluebell was on
patrol duty off the southwest coast of
ireland when we sighted ship flying
the Norwegian colors. We signalled
her, and asked who she was, and
where She was bound. She replied
that she was the Aud, bound from
BERGEN for Genoa. At that time we
were $50 miles west of Queenstown.
. I'VE ordered the Aud to follow US,
lint she did not do SO until we fired a
~ Thea she proceeded with us.
- Got near Daunfs ROCK the
! atoppeG her engines. The Blue
ban was lien cables length away,
Ind We saw white smoke coming from
her after hold.
RTwo German ensigns we're run up
her masthead. The Aud lowered
two boats, which were rowed toward
the 7luebell. We fired around these
boats. They flew flags Of truce, and
the occupants put up their hands. They
we're made prisoners. They proved
to be nineteen or twenty German blue
jackets. with three officers. Ten min
utes later the Aud sank, about mill
: and q quarter from the lightship."
The prosecution produced several
interesting exhibits. Among them
was q handbag, which was found burr
ed on the shore where Easement and
his companions landed.
This bag contained the green insur'
gent nag shown at Mondays session.
q considerable amount of ammunition
g and several maps of Ireland. 1t is al
legged that these exhibits show the pur
pose of the prisoners in visiting Ire
IAN dwas to participate in the uprising