The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-04

little group fell on their knees. ana
with bowed heads remained for some
moments. silently PRAYING for the re-
2 20 - tia soul az their dead FELLOW
countryman,
,ft.n.--.t.ly after the execution
n ee notice were posted on the
prison door The first, signed hv the
urdef sheriff of London the governor
Il nc prison and Father James ME-
Jarrett Easements confessor read
Judgment Of death was this day ex-
ettted an Roger David Easement IN
feStY $ vssun 81 FentonNile in
cur presence" 4 similar notice was
1aeA ny t, under sherlff of Mid
i esex County. The third bore The
r. 11e Of + II. Mander. tho prison sur
> on. who certified that he had exam
.noi the body OF Easement and found
HE extinct
A cornner's jury found that tho sen
sonce had been carried out IN accord
nrce with law and IN humane man
ner Gavin Duffy Case meut's solicitor
Mo appeared in behalf % relatives,
Identified the body
: Al the inquest the governor Of the
prison d. the chief warden testified
that death was stautaneous
pr Mander was asked by Solicitor
Duffy whether there was any truth In
the statement published that Case
ment had been insane, He replied
Il saw no evidence OF insanity, He
acted In a same manner TO the end.
Replying 10 ~ question by The ccro-
rer, Solicitor DUFFY said that Case
ments health at times was very bad
He made a plea that the body be
harded over to relatives. which the
authorities. he said. had refused. The
coroner declared he rad no power 10
W.T.. Va T1ffy r1rnfaSf af
saying II was a 'monstrous act Of in
decency that the authorities should
refuse the request"
Ellis, the executioncr. arrived In the
prison early last evening and immedi
stely made his preparations He ex-
amined the trapdoor In the execution
shed and tested 1t thoroughly with a
bag exactly the same weight as Case
ment's Ellis remained In the prison
all night.
Easements Last Hours
Easement showed not the slightest
concern over his fate. He ate well and
chatted freely and cheerily with two
wardens In his condemned cell. Al
himself for the last time of his con-
vict clothes and went to bed ne wa>
notified that he would be allowed to
wear his own civilian clothes for the
execution, though he would not be
permitted to wear a collar.
According to one news agency Case
ment had high hopes of being re-
prieved until the eve Of his execution.
He did not hide the fact that he ex-
pected his many powerful friends
would obtain for him a free pardon.
because many OF them exercised no
little influence In political as we'll as
literary circles.
LAS there was no sign o. reprieve
last night" this account says. the
condemned man became very morosc
and hardly spoke at all. He did. how
ever. inquire about the Zeppelin raids
and asked IL any German airships had
reached London. Soon afterward he
became resigned TO his fate, and after
OF writing he retired 10 rest and slept
soundiy.
when aroused this morning Case
- ent showed considerable nervous
s-ss. but he was quite collected and
taanked the wardens for the many
l'tle kindnesses they had shown him
while he occupied the death CELL"
Receives Church's Last Rites.
All the members of Easements
family were Professionals and he was
brought up In that faith but became
4 convert to Roman Catholicism with
In the last few weeks. On June 20 he
was registered member OF the
Roman Catholic Church. and since
that tmc Fathers McCarrelI and
Carey. Of Hdin Grove Church, near
ths prison, have been ministering to
him. He received his first and only
communion at o'clock this morning.
when he assisted at mas in his cell.
One Of his attendants said that his
overpowex1nx love for God and Ireland
waa most striking.
Absorbing to this attendant the last
words OF tho condemned man. apart
from hin prayera were: II die for my
country" Father McCarreii said that
- 1oSpnd Easement 20 be . beautiful
character Ard that he never instruct
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