New Britain herald., 1916-06-29
Sir Roger Must Pay
 With His Life for At-
 tempting to Foment Rebellion--Bailey His Accomplice, Released

London, June 29, 1O:55 a. m.-Ser- geant Sullivan, the brilliant Irish bar rister upon whom has rested the chief burden of the defense of Sir Roger Easement in his trial for high treason, was unable to appear in court today and finish his argument in behalf of the prisoner. Sergeant Sullivan collapsed under the strain of excitement and emotion while de- livering an impassioned speech in court last night.
 Artemus Jones, assistant counsel, announced to the court when it con- vened this morning that Sullivan had been forbidden by his doctors to con- tinue the argument. The chief jus tice expressed his sympathy and said that it had been evident that Sergeant Sullivan had been laboring under a heavy strain. MT. Jones then ad- dressed the court.
 Aided Kings Enemies
 MT. Jones admitted that at first thought it seemed an outrage for olI IaOSoI lO go lO NST1ndny, put the insisted that the defendant had at tempted merely to organize an Irish brigade for use against the Ulster volunteers recruited by Sir Erward Carson. MT. Jones was proceeding to argue that this did not constitute treason when the chief justice inter posed. He explained he would direct the jury that the law was that giving ,iI I foyt +o emies meant assisting the Kings enemies in the war with this country and that any act that strengthened or tended to strengthen the enemy in the conduct of this war against us would be giving aid and comfort to the Kings enemies, and that any act which weakened or tended to weaken the power of this country to resist the attacks of the enemy was aiding and comforting the Kings enemies. ;"
 MT. Jones contended that the work Sir Roger did in Germany was pre- cisely the same sort of work he car ried on in Ireland before the war. While the importations of arms was a wrongful act, 1t did not constitute treason but an offense against the de- fense of the realm act. He reminded the jury of the responsibility resting upon it., saying:
 Irishn1en Don't Fear Scaffold.
 This trial may mean a tragedy to the prisoner on account of the re- sponsbility resting upon you. The ancient and valiant race from which this man springs has produced men who do not shrink from going to the scaffold for what they think are the rights of their country.
 MT. Jones' speech occupied a little more than half a hour, after which the attorney general, Sir Frederick Smith, began summing up. He argued that even if the defense, which Sir Rogers lawyers had attempted to set up, was a valid one, the evidence n the case had in no way supported It. Tn days before the war Sir Rogers defense might have had some weight but ''one circumstance not insfgnif1- cant had intervened~ ~-the greatest military power the world had ever seen was trying to destroy the British empire.'
 Object of Sir Rogers Trip.
 The attorney general dwelt on the truce between the Irish parties. He said the question he asly1 at the be- ginninG-why Sir Roger had gone to Germany-had never been answered. because no answer was possible Sir Roger had gone to make arrange ments to raise ''the hideous spectre of insurrection" in Ireland.
 The Germans, Sir Frederick con- tinued, were not people who gave much for nothing. They were not going to keep soldiers of the Irish brigade as their guests so that they
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