Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-08-03
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

Il LONDON, Aug. Roger Easement
will be executed in the Pentonville
/ prison at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning
for high treason. Lord Robert Cecil,
minister of war, today made known to
| the Associated Press that it was the
British governments determination not
| to reprieve Sir Roger
Beyond the statement of Lord Rob-
ert, which was in defense of the gov
ernments determination no formal an
/ nouncement to the effect that the ex-
ecution will be carried out tomorrow
has been made public.
| While the government maintains
silence as to the final efforts made on
behalf of Sir Roger, it is known that
petitions were received as late as to-
day. The foreign office says no com
munication has been received from the
state department at Washington re-
questing a reprieve.
The whole subject surrounding Sir
/ Rogers case has been seriously con-
sidered by the cabinet and tie de-
termination to let the law take its
course proved unalterable The de-
oision Of the government will cause
some surprise as the opinion had
become widespread that the sentence
Of Sir Roger would be committed at
the last moment to life Imprisonment
The Associated Press to state that
Roger Caseemnt will be executed to-
morrow. There win be no reprieve.
Lord Robert declared.
Gavin Duffy. counsel for the former
knight is responsible FOR the state
ment that the condemned men has
embraced the catholic religion since
the passing Of the death sentence.
having received instructions and daily
ministrations from priest visiting
his cell.
Mr.. Duffy declared also that the
prisoner had now seen and babe fare
well TO his nearest relatives VINO
called and spent some time with him
at the Jail. The doomed man is re-
ported Is unusually cheerful. bearing
himself as one unconccrued
The execution will he private
In explanation of the government
refusal to rcprieve Roger Easement
Lord Robert Cecil parliamentary un-
Ger secretary for foreign affairs ant
minister Of war trade gave The As.
ISOLATED Press. the following state
ment:
, No doubt of Easements guilt ex
: lists. No ore doubts that the cour
], and jury arrived IT the right verdict
- The only ground for reprieve woul
/, he political cXnediency, a Difficult
y ground TO put forward in that thi
: country never could strain the law I
: punish a man for the same reaso
= that it could not strain the law /
let one off
The Irish rebellion began with tn
r1urder Of unarmcd people both sol
ciers and police. No grievance justi
fled it and il WAS political NOV
, organized by a small section of Iris
nh. It'll
r. was assisted by Germany
= There was and is in this countr
J. the greatest possible indigatio
> against these people
n There is no doubt that Caseme1
10 did everything possible tn assist tn
re- rebellion in cooperation with Il
> Germans There can be no doul
pr that he was moved by enmitv for tn
a country The contention that he lanI
ic ri in Ireland for the purpose Of PR
p venting the rebellion is demonstrab1
so false. No such assertion was mao
ne by counsel M the trial
1e Easement was much more malls
nant and hostile to this country tina
were the leaders Of The rising vi
were caught with arms in the
hands. He visited military prisons
Germany with the intention OF pc
he spading Irish soldiers to throw 0
nj their allegiance All sorts Of pTomis'
m were made for the improvement
n the conditions Of the men to io
is. TIC Irish legion. An enormous m;
err iority thus approached refused ~
to therefore were subjected to increas,
es ho rdshiDs hv the Germans
~ from among these Irish soldiers
number has since ncen repatriated
or homeless iuvalidS and they ssubs
IN, quently died. Thev look upon Cas-
C: ment as their murderer.
le, "Ncr is there anv ground, public
a. private 81 far We know which CO
en- he Quoted in mitigation Of Easement
n. crime and I DO not think any rn'
eminent doing its duty could inte-fe
with the sentence which has he
nassed on him