Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-09
CONVICT REBELS ON
PROVEN FACTS ONLY
Justice Is Being Done Sim
Feiners in Court Mar
tial Activities.
JUDGES CONSIDER
TESTIMONY WELL
Execution Carried Out as in
Field; Firing Squad
Shoots.

DUBLIN. May ,via London. May
., 1O:4J "A. m.J-.lustice is being
dealt out to the Sim Feincrs on the
pure facts proved 10y noontestible
testimony regarding their active par
lticlpation IN the recent rebellion.
Suspicion Is not enough Tor court
martial to condemn any man and ven
geance for the killing of soldiers or
the destruction OF property does not
enter the minds of the military
judges. There is no "drlgooning to
death of the rebels.
The Associated Press wat placed in
"A position today to obtain tirst hand
| information of the entire system of
| charge, evidence, trial and sentence
| in the cases of the men captured dur
| ing the fighting or who surrendered
alter the collapse of the rising. AS
soon as "A rebel fails into the hands
| of the authorities his identity is cs-
tablished and the evidence is record
ed of the circumstances in which he
is taken. Thc reports OF officers and
soldiers concerned IN The capture are
written down. The prisoner is plac ID
lin confinement. Then IA preliminary
is held and lawyers draw up tire
charge.
| Field Court Martial.
The next process is the formation
of a field general rt-mariial. of
which three are sitting to dispose Of
cases rapidly. Each court is com
posed of three superior army off
GERS. only one OF the nine judges
participated in the suppression Of
the rebellion. so it cannot be alleged
that the officers actirg as judges
VIII bring prejudice to bear arisins :
from personal feelings.
I.afOr,, tho nriSonpr is br1ll,ht lac
fore the cour. the charge against him
is read in full in order that the ac
cused may prepare TO defend him
SELF when facing the Judges. He ha'
lno legal defender. but should he dc
sire to call witnesses the court imnedi
ately calls them to testify in complet,
freedom.
sits In Barracks.
, The court sits in a barricks roon,
lunsurrounded by the wigs. gowns o
ceremonial of the usual civil courts
The first proceeding il the reading o
the charge. Then comes testimon.
, for the prosecution, after which thu
} prisoner pleads in defense if he wishe
, or admits his guilt
The judges then consider the fact
and deliver Judgment should sen
. tcnce on a reoel be the supreme oen
: atty of Death, as has been the cas-
, in a nUmt at OF instances, tnc pils
oner is asked whether there are an
? relations or friends he would like I
, see If so, they Immediately ar
, brought to his place of confinemcnI
He also is permitted to have the serN
ices of clergyman. who remain
with him until Just before the sen
tence is carried out.
Sir John Maxwell Decides.
Meanwhile the judgment is 'a'
before Sir John Maxwell the COM
mander- in chief in ireland, for con
tirmation. General Maxwell is Yer
humane, but he has a strong wi
! combined with judicial mind and
strict sense Of duty to his country
lie never has failed to peruse tn
evidence himself before putting Tn
final seal on a sentence, out then II
decides quickly. He is inclined I
lleniency in cases where the fact
hermit him to exercise 1t, as is sho"
j in a number of instances since III
s trials OF the rebels commenced.
, The confirmed judgment is promu'
gated by an army officer ard IN
1 following morning the condemne
|, prisoner is snot. The execution
9 carried out in the same way as
Q the field. The prisoner IS b'lno
folded and placed in front OF fir
. ing suiad whose first volley Is al
fatal