Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-16
EASEMENT TRIED
TO ENLIST IRISH
HELD IN GERMANY
Evidence of Attempt by Sir Roger to
Get Prisoners to Join the Irish
Rebellion Comes Out at
the Trial.
BUT FEW JOINED HIS BRIGADE
Daniel J. Bailey, Who Was Captured
With Easement, is Placed on
Trial with Him
STATEMENT OF CROWN LAWYER

London. May is.-Sir Roger Case
ment, who only a few years ago
achieved international fame for the
services he rendered his government
in the exposure Of the Putumayo rub
her atrocities, today faced the bar IN
an ordinary police court for a pre-
lminary examination 70 determine
whether he should be held for trial
on the charge Of high treason against
the same government in connection
with the rebellion in Ireland Beside
Easement stood Daniel Julian Bailey,
who faced a similar charge.
Not III many years has so much
popular interest been manifested IN
case before the courts. This is
not due only, to the prominence OF
/ Easement and TO speculation as 10
his ultimate fate. but also because it
/ has been expected evidence would be
/ produced which would lay bare a
widespread plot resulting IN the re-
/ volt
4 There was an unexpected number
I Of applications for seats IN the little
court room. but admission was re-
I strictcd 10 about 100 persons, includ-
! ing representatives Of the press
Sir Horace Plunkett Attends.
\ Among the earliest arrivals in the
\ courts was Sir Horace Plunkett OF the
I department OF agriculture ~ Ireland
/ He took seat near the magistrate
4 Ii was understood Sir Horace was
merely a spectator and would take no
\ part in the days proceedings A
number OF relatives and friends Of
/ Easement, including seven hand.
somely gowncd women, also reached
court at an carly hour and were pro.
yided with seats we'll to the front.
\ Sir John Dickinson, who presided.
the lawyers and the witnesses all had
taken their places before Easement
arrived at l0.40 o'clock and entered
the dock Every face was turned in
his direction
Sir Roger maintained much OF his
Characteristic compiaisance. He
smiled and nodded as he saw friends
4 in the court room With him was
Daniel Bailey, an Irish soldier cap
tured by the Germans carly in the
war who went from Germany to Ire
land with Sir Roger.
Given Green Uniforms
In his story OF the manner in
which Easement set about raising an
Irish brigade among prisoners IN
Germany TO fight against England,
the attorney general said the pris-
oncr had met with little success
Such men as he won over were set
free, provided with green uniforms
and received rewards.
When the attorney general de
clarcd that one OF the Irish prisoners
had struck Easement in the face on
being asked 70 join the brigade, Case
ment smiled disdainfuly. Bailey was
one Of the prisoners seduced by
Easement, the attorney general said,
and was made an officer OF the
brigade
Second Prisoner in Dock
The spectators we're considerably
surprised when second prisoner
was placed beside Easement in the
dock This man was Daniel Julian
Bailey a private soldier whose home
. is at Wembley, a village near Lon
don. Bailey was arrested near Ira
lee, Ireland, April II. He was jointly
charged with Easement with high
treason. but his exact connection
with the Sim Feiners has not so far
been made public.
In the formal charge Easement is
described as of no occupation and no
fixed abode The charge against both
defendants reads, Tor that they did
on the LIST day OF November, 1914.
and on divers other occasions be-
1 tween that dag and tho 2lst day of
/ April, 1910, unlawtully, maliciously
I and traitorously commit high treason
within and without the realm OF Eng
land IN contempt OF our sovereign
lord, the king and his laws 10 the
. evil example Of others in like case
aud contrary to the duty aud alliance
oi the said defendants
I Attorney General Sin Frederick f
Smith. A. li Rudkin and Travers
4 Humphreys appeared ior Tie ptoseCus
iion aud Prot ] II Morgan aud Art
emus Jones laf the defendants Sir
. John Dickinson presided
Worked Among Irish in Germany.
lu tht opening ~ the case Gov the
crown ihe attorney general charged
tbat Easement sad conducted 4 syste
matte campaign among ihe lfishmrs
aHvf b. HefmaHE nish lhs enFpass Ell
tdueing lbew ltom their allegiance
ilailev hr said had BEEN stdgced ia
1hs manner and had made state
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