Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-29
Defendant in Trial for Trea-
son Makes Earnest Plea to
Correct Four Alleged Mis-
statements,
COUNSEL C0LlAPSES
WHILE SUMMING UP
During Heated 0utburst of
Gaelic 0ratoy, Sergeant
Sullivan SwayS Heavily
Against Bench and Drops.
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London. June rs, p. ma day
filled with sensational incidents at
the trial of Sir Roger Easement for
treason was brought 10 a sudden and
dramatic close this afternoon when SER
geant Sullivan. Sir Rogers leading at
torney. collapsed In the midst of an
impassioned summing up.
Mr.. Sullivan, who himself is an
freshman, was painting a picture of
the wrongs he declared were suffered
by Ireland. and maintaining that the
prisoner had committed no treason
when he attempted to raise an Irish
brigade in Germany for the purpose
of protecting the rights of the people
of Ireland against unlawful tyranny"
II was during one of his most heated
oatbursts that the speaker suddenly
paused, swayed heavily against the
bench and then collapsed into a seat
Motion TO Quash Overruled.
Mr. Sullivan argued today that the
indictment should be quashed on the
ground that no man could be tried
for treason committed outside the
kings realms, was folled by an adj 4
dress by Professor J. II. Morgan, of
counsel for the defense. who entered
into an arg1imentative discussion with
the judges.
The court overruled Mr. Sulivans
motion
Mr. Sullivan said the prisoner de-
sired to make statement. This was
postponed Until afternoon.
Sir Rogers Statement.
Sir Roger said:
MY lords and gentlemen OF the
jury: desire to say few words
only with reference TO some illusions
made by the prosecution.
las to my pension and the honor of
knighthood conferred upon me, | shall
say only one word. The pension |
had earned by service rendered and il !
was assigned by law. The knighthood !
IL was not in my power to refuse.
Denies Four Statements.
BIT there are in especial four mis- !
statements given in the evidence !
against me, which l must refute.
First. never at any time advised !
Irishmen to fight with the Turks !
against the Russians or to fight with /!
the Germans on the western front.
Second, | never asked an freshman ,
to fight for Germany. | have always |
claimed that he has no right to fight |
for any land but ireland.
Third, the horrible insinua,ions
that got my own peoples rations re-
duced to the starvation point because
they would not join the Irish brigade !
is an abnominable falsehood. The rs-
tons were necessarily reduced
throughout Germany, owing to the
blockade. The other suggestion that
men were sent to punishment camps |
at my instance for not joining the
irish brigade is devoid of all founda-
lion.
Fourth, there is the widespread inn
putation of German Gold | owe it
TO those in Ireland who are assailed
with me on this very ground. to nail
the lie once and for all. 1t was pub
lished by newspapers in America |
think. originating in this country, and [,
l cabled to America instructing my ,
American lawyer, Mr.. Doyle, to pro- |
coed against those papers for libel.
l
the continent until came home again
to ireland, | never asked or accepted |
a single penny of foreign money, Ell
Their for myself or for any Irish
cause or for or any purpose whatso-
ever. Il
Refused Money Offers. II
Money was offered to me in Ger
many more than once and offered lib
orally and Internationally, but ! re-
jected every suggestion of the kind and
] left Germany a poorer man than
when l entered it. Money ! could al
ways obtain from my own countrymen
and / am not ashamed here to ac-
knowledge the debt of gratitude ] owe
TO many an Irish friend and symDa-
thizer who did freely and gladly help ,,
me when I was on the continent.
The attorney general of England
thought it consistent with the tradi-
lions Of which he is the public repre-
sentative, to make a thinly yelled al
fusion in his opening address to the
rising in Ireland of which he brought !:
forward no evidence in this case from
FIRST to last and which therefore, you ,
ana |. gentlemen. as laymen, would ,
have supposed that he would scrupu- ,
iously refrain from mentioning.
Not made in Germany" |,
Since the rising has been men
uoned. however, | might say categor-
icaliy that the rebellion was not made
IN Germany. that IL was not directed p,
from Germany, that it was not in !
spired from Germany and that not one I
penny OF German gold went to finance i
or assist il. /,
Gentlemen, | have touched on